2019 Sustainability Report
Committed to using financial, natural and human resources wisely without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
About Our Company
With approximately 290 production, warehouse and office locations across the globe, Greif is a leading world producer of industrial packaging products and services. Our approximately 17,000 colleagues work in more than 40 countries, with our headquarters in Delaware, Ohio. During Fiscal Year 2019, we generated more than $4.5 billion in net sales.
Products, Services & Markets
At Greif, we produce rigid industrial, paper and flexible packaging goods as well as provide land management services. Our packaging services primarily consist of filling, blending, reconditioning, recycling, recycled fiber collection, warehousing and logistics. Soterra, our land management subsidiary, provides timberland management, consulting, wildlife stewardship and wetlands mitigation bank development. We sell to various industries including food and beverage, chemicals, agricultural, pharmaceutical, petroleum, automotive, home appliances and many more. To see a full description of our products, services and markets, please visit Greif.com.
Countries of Operation*
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North America |
Canada1,3 |
Mexico1, 2 |
United States1, 2, 3, 4 |
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Latin America |
Argentina1 Brazil1 |
Chile1 Columbia1 |
Costa Rica1 Guatemala1 |
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Asia Pacific |
China1,2 India2 |
Malaysia1 Singapore1 |
Vietnam1, 2 |
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Europe |
Austria1 Belgium1, 2 Czech Republic1 Denmark1 France1, 2 Germany1, 2 Greece1 |
Hungary1 Ireland2 Italy1 Netherlands1, 2 Poland1 Portugal1 |
Romania2 Russia1 Spain1 Sweden1 Turkey1, 2 Ukraine1, 2 United Kingdom1, 2 |
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Middle East |
Israel1 |
Saudi Arabia1 |
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Africa |
Algeria1 Egypt1 |
Kenya1 Morocco1 |
Nigeria1 South Africa1 |
1 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services;
2 Flexible Products & Services;
3 Paper Packaging & Services;
4 Land Management
*As of close of FY2019
2 Flexible Products & Services;
3 Paper Packaging & Services;
4 Land Management
*As of close of FY2019
Our Workforce
Employees by Region
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
North America
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Employees by Role
Operations
Professional
Facilities/Engineering
Transportation/Logistics (4%)
Sales (3%)
Other (0.9%)
Management (0.1%)
Permanent Employees
Female Employees
Women in Management
International Senior Executives
colleagues covered by collective bargaining agreements by Region (approximate values)
Europe, the Middle East, & Africa
Latin America
Asia Pacific
North America
290
290 sites around the world
Our global reach is near you.
17,000
Colleagues
Our people—principled, intelligent and reliable—reaffirm our reputation for integrity every day with their every action.
142
Years of Experience
For the past 142 years, the world’s most important products have travelled around the world in Greif industrial packaging.
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