Packaging Corporation of America | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on Packaging Corporation of America

Location: United States

Industry: Manufacturing

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Description Packaging Corporation of America

Packaging Corporation of America specializes in the production of containerboard and corrugated packaging products, serving a diverse range of industries.

Packaging Corporation of America Sustainability Performance

Climate

38%

Renewable Energy

Packaging Corporation of America obtains 62,4% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Packaging Corporation of America emits 37,4 times its CO₂ budget of 81,628 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, Packaging Corporation of America emits 81,2 times its CO₂ budget of 81,628 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

Packaging Corporation of America recycles 64% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

54%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

Packaging Corporation of America issues 41% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Mark W. Kowlzan earns 189 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

Packaging Corporation of America has an employee turnover rate of 20,7%. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

Packaging Corporation of America meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

54%

Women on Board

Packaging Corporation of America has 26,3% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

No data available for Packaging Corporation of America. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

Packaging Corporation of America employs 19,4% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at Packaging Corporation of America is 121% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	189,1	RATIO	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	53
CEO name	Mark W. Kowlzan		2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	90
Employee Turnover Rate
Number of employees	16 795	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Employee turnover	3 476	Employee	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Glass Ceiling
Women in management	6	Number	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
People in management	31	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Women in workforce	16	%	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Number of employees	16 795	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Scope 1 emissions	1,95	million metric tons CO2e	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	79
Scope 2 emissions, location based	1,1	million metric tons CO2e	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	79
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	PCA_Code_of_Ethics.pdf	10
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	PCA_Code_of_Ethics.pdf	9
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	10
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	10
Renewable Energy
Total renewable energy consumption	72,4	million GJ	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	25
Total energy consumption	116,1	million GJ	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	25
Supply Chain
Number of employees	16 795	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Scope 2 emissions, location based	1,1	million metric tons CO2e	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	79
Scope 1 emissions	1,95	million metric tons CO2e	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	79
Scope 3 emissions	3,58	million metric tons CO2e	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	79
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	41	%	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	77
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste recycled	64	%	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	41
Women on Board
Supervisory board size	10	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Executive board size	9	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Women on executive board	2	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Women on supervisory board	3	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
Women in Management
Women in management	6	Number	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78
People in management	31	people	2025	PCA_2025_Responsibility-Report.pdf	78

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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