Ball Listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for Sixth Consecutive Year

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Sep 14, 2018, 09:07 ET

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) is listed on the 2018 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World and North America for the sixth year in a row, further validating its progress in making the can the most sustainable package.

"Packaging is critical to delivering consumer products safely, conveniently and in good condition. And cans truly are the most sustainable package—economically and environmentally—relative to glass, plastic and other substrates, enabling a circular economy," said John A. Hayes, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We are making meaningful progress in implementing sustainable business practices, further enhancing the sustainability credentials of metal packaging along the value chain, and transitioning to a low carbon economy, including our recently announced science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction target."

Ball achieved industry leading scores once again on criteria such as product stewardship, occupational health and safety, codes of business conduct and environmental reporting, emphasizing the importance of our 2018 sustainability report, which was published in August.

The results of the annual DJSI review were announced today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, an investment specialist focused exclusively on sustainability investing. The assessment is based on an extensive review of financially material economic, environmental and social factors. The assessment methodology is adapted each year to better reflect recent trends in corporate sustainability management and capture the sustainability performance of companies.

Ball also is included in the MSCI World ESG Leaders Index, the Euronext Vigeo US 50 and World 120 indexes and has been listed on the FTSE4Good index since 2009.

For more information on Ball's sustainability efforts and its recently published 2018 sustainability report, please visit www.ball.com/sustainability.

About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 17,500 people worldwide and 2017 net sales were $11 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

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