The Power of Good 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

101 Oakley Street | Evansville, IN 47710 | 1.877.662.3779 | berryglobal.com The Power Message from Tom Salmon Approximately 10 years ago, as part of an acquisition, I joined Berry. of Good Since then, I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of capacities throughout the Company. No matter which position I held, or in which division, I have been able to witness first hand the power “that good can have. Be Good Feel Good For nearly 30 years, in honor of Earth Day, Berry’s Evansville, , manufacturing facility has hosted As a global leader in packaging and protection solutions, we believe we have a responsibility to play a positive role in the communities and third grade students from area schools. Students tour environments in which we operate and serve. From the way we the facility, learn about sustainability, and are operate our facilities, to the industry partnerships we have developed, presented with a sapling. to our community education programs, Berry is committed to our role as a responsible corporate citizen. Pictured on the cover is Alex Schaefer, who visited the We hope you enjoy this report and the glimpse it offers of the good we facility 9 years ago, as part of the Earth Day student are doing and the power it is having. Tom Salmon, CEO of Berry, tours. Upon returning home, Alex planted her tree answers questions after and today it remains part of her family’s landscape. reading to a group of Now a Senior in high school, Alex plans to attend children at a daycare ” facility near Berry’s global Purdue University and study engineering. headquarters. Do Good On the Cover 1 About Berry

At Berry, we are committed to our mission of ‘Always Advancing to Protect What’s Important,’ and proudly partner with our customers to provide them with value- added customized protection solutions.

Our products include engineered materials, nonwoven specialty materials, and consumer packaging. * With world headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, we have approximately 130 facilities across the globe.

Berry is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BERY.

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The trends of healthy lifestyles, fresher and healthier We are also expanding our Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Delivering customer preferred products foods, and increased focus on healthcare continue facility by 150,000+ sq. ft. By updating and investing with lower resource requirements is a to drive our customers’ businesses. To be prepared in this northeastern U.S. facility, we can better serve critical part of our Sustainability and for the growth in these markets, at Berry, we are our global healthcare customers. “Social Responsibility efforts. In the doing the following: Health, Hygiene, and Specialties In May, we announced a significant capital Division, we are very proud of our work We continue to develop new offerings in our investment in our Health, Hygiene, and Specialties to reduce environmental impact. healthcare product lines. For packaging, that business that will increase our capacity by over We’ve delivered incredible results that translates to easy-to-open and senior friendly, but 16,000 metric tons. The products from this division were more than double our 2016 also child resistant packaging. are used in items such as diapers, incontinence energy intensity reduction targets. pads, and other healthcare products. In addition, our nonwoven business continues to Scott Tracey, President of Berry’s innovate in areas such as softness and durability, to Extending shelf life is a good way to help fresh foods Health Hygiene, and Specialties” Division deliver incontinence and feminine care products stay viable longer. In support of this, we continue to that meet and exceed consumer expectations. develop new types of barrier packaging that can help with shelf life extension.

4 5 Innovation Blueprint

At Berry, innovation is not just about creating new products; it is also about advancing our processes and platforms.

Jason Paladino, the Executive Vice President of Innovation for the Consumer Packaging Division at Berry, manages a team of talented Engineers, Scientists, Technicians, Designers, and Marketers all focused on the common goal of innovation through the use of our Innovation Blueprint. The Innovation Sustainability is a fundamental design principal considered during the "Envision" stage of any project at Blueprint is designed to focus on the end-consumers needs as we move Berry. Optimizing designs for the lowest cost, selecting environmentally responsible materials, and through the product development stages: Envision, Develop, Scale, and choosing efficient production methods while still meeting functional requirements are part of our Launch – all with validation touchpoints throughout. “considerations . These decisions at the very onset of a project ensure that the final product has low material impact and that 'end-of-life' meets the desired sustainability objectives. One example of this is Jason Paladino Versalite®, which was conceptualized during "Envision" as an insulating material that was also recyclable. Executive Vice President, Berry commercialized this innovation, and now offers it to the market as an environmentally responsible, Innovation recyclable, polypropylene, insulated cup. Jean-Marc Galvez, President of Berry’s Consumer Packaging Division 6 7 Feel Good

We believe in the importance of continuous improvement. This year, we are moving toward reporting information on a broader range of topics and doing so We strive to ensure that our actions help our employees according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework. This will provide additional information feel good about knowing they are working in a safe and which interests many of our stakeholders. We are disclosing this information in hopes of being a sound ethically-sound environment; our communities feel good corporate citizen and to ensure that all of our stakeholders feel good about our transparency. As this is as we implement initiatives to minimize our environmental our first year in working towards full GRI reporting, we are beginning with a limited scope of GRI footprint; and our investors feel good knowing that we disclosures. As with everything we make solid business decisions to protect their investments. do, we plan to continuously improve our efforts in this area and In this same vein, we continuously strive to advance our increase our disclosures in the sustainability reporting. Two years ago, we published our coming years. first Corporate Social Responsibility report, which included “goals for reducing our environmental impacts in several “ These additional disclosures will key areas: electricity, natural gas, water, greenhouse gas, be published in a separate GRI and landfill waste intensity. Index found on berryglobal.com. Last year, we published our second report, which, for the Robert Flores, ” * This data represents year-over-year performance for manufacturing sites first time, included year-over-year performance in each of Director of Sustainability operated by in FY2015. It excludes FY2016 acquisitions. This data the aforementioned areas. 8 8 has not been audited by a third party. 9 Energy Reduction

As our facility footprint continues to grow, we are conscious that our energy use Homer’s most impactful improvement came through analyzing their HVAC will increase as well. Energy is an aspect of the business that Berry is focused chiller performance. They replaced old, inefficient chillers with modern, high- on to maximize our efficiency globally. efficiency systems. Chiller loop system piping improvements helped to better utilize chilled water. In addition, several key components on the chillers were Provided as an example are the results achieved by one our Engineered upgraded, repaired, and replaced. Moreover, programmable touch screen Berry’s Homer, Material Division facilities in Homer, Louisiana. This year's energy conservation controls were upgraded. Louisiana, facility actions reduced their electrical intensity from 1.92 kWh / lb (2015) to 1.59 kWh / has reduced lb (2016). The combined impact of all of these changes allow Homer to cycle off their electrical cooling circuits more frequently and avoid running un-needed compressor intensity by 17% Plant Engineer, Darin West, helped drive Homer's energy intensity reduction capacity for about eight months of the year. With the exception of the hot activities with several projects including chiller system improvements, lighting summer months, Homer has reduced 465 tons of chiller capacity through retrofits, and eliminating phantom load by implementing energy management these actions. Darin West system controls. Engineering Manager Homer, Louisiana

10 11 Diversity & Inclusion A Journey

We know the best path for creating a strong future for all of our stakeholders is My team and I are often asked, ‘What does good look like in regards to through embracing and understanding the importance of diversity and safety.’ Statistically speaking, Berry’s safety is good – our incident rate is far inclusion. below the industry average. But at Berry, we do not view safety as a mere “statistical comparison with our peers. We view good safety as a journey By doing so, we are able to learn from the unique talents and perspectives that where together we are continually improving our practices to help us each of our employees brings to the organization. This, in turn, fosters further ensure the safety of each other and the safety of our products. innovation and supports our drive for continuous improvement. A key tool is our EHS framework, which consists of 20 key elements around which each of our facilities conduct a self audit. Through this process, the In support of this, we launched Plugged In Diversity and Inclusion network at our facilities are able to identify their strengths and areas for improvement. Evansville, Indiana, and Charlotte, North Carolina, facilities. Plugged In And, by having the framework as a global tool, our facilities are able to regularly hosts programming and resources to ensure that our employees are Jim Alexander is Berry’s collaborate with each other, share best practices, and together make equipped with the best skills and knowledge to grow personally and Vice President of EHS and Berry an even safer place for our employees. professionally. In 2017, we will be making the programming available to all of Operational Excellence. Jim is pictured here at a our facilities. ” facility discussing their self audit within the EHS framework.

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Doing good is connecting beyond ourselves for a larger purpose. Doing good is giving back and reaching globally.

At Berry, we are proud of the partnerships we have with our communities and the good that we can do together. A few of the initiatives that Berry and its employees participated in during 2016 included, environmental beautification, hosting informational sessions so students and teachers could learn about careers in manufacturing, conducting community safety awareness programs, participating in blood drives, assisting with disaster relief efforts, and much more.

1014 15 Earth Day Scholarship Living United While Live United is a slogan for the United Way – Living United is also how In 2016, we held our first annual Global Earth Day Scholarship Program, we feel we should interact with the communities in which we have facilities. through which we awarded six deserving high school students a one-time $1000 scholarship. As part of the program, each student prepared and In that spirit, Berry has chosen the United Way as an organization in the United States for which we match employees’ monetary donations. By executed a sustainability project and submitted a report of their efforts, as doing so, we are able to assist a variety of charities across the nation, who detailed below. in turn provide a hand up to those in need. Jacob Muller collected used clothing and plastic bread wrappers to make In addition to monetary donations, through the United Way, employees strips of materials necessary to weave rugs that will be donated to non-profit volunteer their time by assisting with the preparation of taxes for low- community organizations. income residents, serving on the Agency’s allocations committee, Emily Paul started a recycling program at her high school football games. participating in the organization’s Day of Caring, and much more. Hannah Philpott revitalized an area at her high school grounds to create a In Evansville, Indiana, Curt Begle, President of our Engineered Materials butterfly garden honoring students who have perished. Division, chaired the United Way of ’s (UWSWI) 2016 Curt Begle (right), President of Sydney Tungate assisted Waterfowl USA (a national non-profit) by building and Campaign. Through this campaign, the UWSWI raised more than $4.6 Berry’s Engineered Materials Rory Harris, organized a team million. Division, participates in a and led the efforts to replace installing wood duck nesting boxes near lakes in her community. Conner Voegel transformed an area of land on his parents’ property into a plot television interview to a dilapidated bridge to allow promote the UWSWI’s for safe access to hiking trails for a vegetable garden, and he plans to donate the harvested vegetables to campaign. in his community. a local shelter where he volunteers.

16 17 Interview with Summer Internship Program Hariharan Kalaivani Demand Planning Intern At Berry, we not only strive to advance the careers of our current Hariharan, pictured far left, with his fellow workforce, but also advance the skills of the future workforce. interns when they visited a recycling center.

In 2016, Berry hosted 93 interns in 16 different Q: What attracted you to Berry when searching for an internship in demand planning? disciplines at facilities across the globe. The A: What attracted me to Berry was their transformation into an agile supply chain in order to meet their program features not only the assigned projects, focus of maintaining a very high service level. The company’s constant quest to grow also matched my but supplemental monthly lunch and learns with career goals as I am completing my education. executives, corporate-led networking events, intern-led activities, weekly lecture series, and Q: How have your projects enhanced your education and understanding of your future career? final presentations. A: I love my demand planning team. Rather than being just managers, they were great mentors. The team gave me interesting projects, directly impacting the division’s performance. The knowledge I have Through the summer internship program, I had the garnered has instilled a confidence in me to take demand planning as a profession. opportunity apply the skills I was learning in school, in a real world setting, while also networking with Q: Outside of your everyday tasks at Berry, what has been your favorite aspect of interning at Berry? “other interns and employees throughout Berry. A: Here at Berry, there is easy access to professionals of all departments and all levels. Everyone in this family is always ready to lend a helping hand to achieve the required goal. The company and team Taylor Kluemper, Corporate Communications gives us freedom and resources to perform the required actions. ”Intern 18 19 Board of Directors Contacts The Company’s Board of Directors has Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Sustainability Corporate Communications Investor Relations committees. Each committee has operating procedures which outline their duties as a committee Robert Flores Eva Schmitz Dustin Stilwell member. 1(812)306-2277 1(812)306-2424 1(812)306-2964 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

B. Evan Bayh Ronald S. Rolfe Jonathan D. Rich Stephen E. Sterrett Forward-Looking Statements Senior Advisor of Apollo Retired Partner of the Retired CEO of Berry Former Senior EVP and CFO This report contains “forward-looking” statements concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as Global Management and Litigation Joined 2010 of Simon Property Group “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to Partner at McGuire Woods, Dept. of Cravath Joined 2015 risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. The company LLP Swaine & Moore LLP Carl J. (Rick) undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, Joined 2011 Joined 2013 Rickertsen Scott B. Ullem future events or otherwise. Key risks and uncertainties are summarized in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Managing Partner of Current CFO of Edwards including Exhibit 99 in our Form 10-K, which are available on our website and at www.sec.gov. Factors that might affect: a) our Jonathan F. Foster Thomas E. Salmon Pine Creek Partners Lifesciences Corporation packaging segments include product demand fluctuations; availability/cost of raw materials; competitive packaging, pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; crop yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve productivity Founder and Managing Chief Executive Officer Joined 2013 Joined 2016 improvements or cost reductions; mandatory deposit or other restrictive packaging laws; changes in major customer or supplier Director of Current Capital Berry Global Group, Inc. contracts or loss of a major customer or supplier; political instability and sanctions; and changes in foreign exchange or tax LLC Joined 2017 Robert A. Steele rates; b) our aerospace segment include funding, authorization, availability and returns of government and commercial Joined 2014 Former Vice Chairman of contracts; and delays, extensions and technical uncertainties affecting segment contracts; c) the company as a whole include Robert V. Seminara Health Care at Proctor & those listed plus: changes in senior management; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions and divestitures; regulatory action or Idalene F. Kesner Member of Apollo Gamble™ issues including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and other actions or public concerns Dean of Indiana University’s Global Management Joined 2014 affecting products filled in our containers, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process; Kelley School of Business Joined 2006 technological developments and innovations; litigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of return on assets of the company’s Joined 2014 defined benefit retirement plans; pension changes; uncertainties surrounding the U.S. government budget, sequestration and debt limit; reduced cash flow; ability to achieve cost-out initiatives; interest rates affecting our debt. 20 21