People
Valuing people is at the core of who we are as a company. Our dedicated and talented teams of professionals share an ongoing commitment to excellence and are the driving force behind our success. Their collective dedication, creativity, passion and initiative enable us to innovate and grow.
We believe in supporting and empowering our employees through recognition, health and welfare benefits, fair compensation, flexible, paid time off and development opportunities. For example, since 2022, we have launched:
- Leading the Pack for front line leaders
- Developing the Pack for mid-level leaders
- Inspiring the Pack for senior manager and director-level leaders
Leading the Pack and Developing the Pack focus on teaching the foundational skills of leading other people, while Inspiring the Pack concentrates on developing skills to promote positive culture and sponsor initiatives that boost loyalty to the organization's mission and values.
The protection and well-being of our employees, contractors and visitors are core to living out our company values. We maintain a focus on improved performance by setting goals, measuring progress and communicating results to employees and the public.
Pactiv Evergreen’s Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Management System (EMS) aims to provide a means for effective management of environmental and safety matters throughout all of our locations. The EMS is designed to enable and assist in complying with regulations, maintaining a high standard of performance and minimizing the impact of our operations. These elements are aligned with both the ISO 14001 and 45001 standards, which are the foundation of our program.
We bring the EMS to life by empowering our employees to be accountable for their own safety and the safety of others is key to safety success. In this way, we are building a safety culture.
- Our hazard identification program allows employees to report unsafe conditions or behaviors throughour our facilities. Reports are tracked and analyzed to develop appropriate action plans to prevent further occurrences.
- Our successful Gemba walk-through process brings leaders and employees on the floor together to assess the health and safety needs. This collaboration encorages commitment and accountability at all levels for the prevention of injuries.
Equity and inclusion are the key to unlocking the true power of diversity. We are committed to being a company where people are respected for who they are, and everyone feels a sense of belonging — both within and outside our walls. We are building an innovative culture where diversity is celebrated, equity is realized and inclusion is embraced.
Employee Inclusion
Our culture is built on a variety of backgrounds, experiences, personalities and thought perspectives. We focus on attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce because we understand the value of having diverse experiences and voices at the table. Our diversity, equity and inclusion principles are also reflected in our employee training and policies.
We proactively conduct outreach to support our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce. When posting our vacant positions, we make sure to include job boards for veterans, females, people with disabilities and people of color. Throughout the year, we participate in community job fairs and partner with organizations in support of these groups.
Driving Inclusivity Beyond Our Walls
Looking beyond our own employees, we require vendors to certify whether they are a diverse supplier – a business owned and operated by an individual or group that is part of a traditionally underrepresented or underserved group – and conducted an analysis to better understand the diversity of our existing vendors.
All Pactiv Evergreen suppliers are expected to adhere to our Supplier Code of Conduct, which imposes important obligations consistent with our company values. Our policies require compliance with all applicable laws and employment regulations and that we not engage or participate in forced labor. We expect the same from all suppliers doing business with us.
Third-party audits help us understand standards of labor, health and safety, environmental performance and ethics within our suppliers' sites. We audit our Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to gain visibility into labor, health and safety, environmental and business ethics practices in our supply chain.
We partner with many organizations to create stronger communities and more sustainable economies.
- Our Give Back Month of Action supports employees living our Pactiv Evergreen values by volunteering in their communities. Every September, thousands of our employees jump in to support their local communities and engage in a little friendly competition among colleagues.
- Our Give Back Grants let employees apply for grants for the nonprofits they support during their free time, including nature preservation, veteran support, ending hunger and ending homelessness. Pactiv Evergreen also recently started a matching gift program to further support the causes dear to our people's hearts.
