Corporate Social Responsibility Press Release
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6.30.2008 - 09:39am ET
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Ball Corporation
Ball Issues Sustainability Report
(CSRwire) BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Corporation
(NYSE: BLL) today issued the company's first sustainability report.
The 42-page report, titled "Toward a Sustainable Future," identifies
Ball's sustainability successes, goals and related data about the
company's operations.
"Our prosperity is clearly linked to the prosperity and success of
others," said R. David Hoover, Ball's chairman, president and chief
executive officer. "Ball's economic success allows us to fulfill our
obligations as a responsible employer, manufacturer and neighbor. We are
committed to doing our part in protecting the environment for future
generations and to being a responsible citizen of our shared global
community."
Ball's sustainability report identified five areas of focus for the
company: - Advance Sustainable Packaging
- Reduce Our Environmental Footprint
- Care for Our Employees and Communities
- Create Prosperity for Us and Others
- Strengthen Stakeholder Relationships
"We realize that we can make
more progress on some of our goals by collaborating with others -- our
suppliers, our customers, consumers, governments, local communities and
other stakeholders," said John A. Hayes, executive vice president and
chief operating officer. "Our report is a catalyst to reach out to those
constituencies to determine areas of mutual interest, concern and
opportunity."
Ball's comprehensive 2007 Sustainability Report is available online at http://www.ball.com. A
summary brochure and the company's responses to the Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI) reporting framework are also available online.
Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality metal and plastic
packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and of
aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S.
government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 15,500
people worldwide and reported 2007 sales of approximately $7.4 billion.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking" statements concerning future
events and financial performance. Words such as "expects," "anticipates,"
"estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied. The company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Key risks and
uncertainties are summarized in filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including Exhibit 99.2 in our Form 10-K, which are available
at our Web site and at http://www.sec.gov. Factors that might
affect our packaging segments include fluctuation in product demand and
preferences; availability and cost of raw materials, including recent
significant increases in resin, steel, aluminum and energy costs, and the
ability to pass such increases on to customers; competitive packaging
availability, pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather;
crop yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve anticipated
productivity improvements or production cost reductions, including our
beverage can end project; mandatory deposit or other restrictive packaging
laws; changes in major customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major
customer or supplier; and changes in foreign exchange rates, tax rates and
activities of foreign subsidiaries. Factors that might affect our aerospace
segment include: funding, authorization, availability and returns of
government and commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical
uncertainties affecting segment contracts. Factors that might affect the
company as a whole include those listed plus: accounting changes; changes
in senior management; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions, joint
ventures or divestitures; integration of recently acquired businesses;
regulatory action or laws including tax, environmental, health and
workplace safety, including in respect of chemicals or substances used in
raw materials or in the manufacturing process; governmental
investigations; technological developments and innovations; goodwill
impairment; antitrust, patent and other litigation; strikes; labor cost
changes; rates of return projected and earned on assets of the company's
defined benefit retirement plans; pension changes; reduced cash flow;
interest rates affecting our debt; and changes to unaudited results due to
statutory audits or other effects.
For more information please contact:
Ann T. Scott, Investors
Ball Corporation
+1-303-460-3537
Scott McCarty, Media
Ball Corporation
+1-303-460-2103
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