WestRock | Sustainability Performance

https://www.westrock.com

Produces and markets paper and packaging solutions for various industries.

2015

United States

10,001+ employees

Packaging & Containers

$10B+ in revenue

Not profitable

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#10052

Overall

#2260

in United States

#124

in Packaging & Containers

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

40 out of 144

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactClimate risk

Social

Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

7.7M CO2e tonnes, 2023

Critical

Renewable energy

61% 2023

Waste generated

1.2M tonnes, 2023

Critical

Female employees

31% 2024

Laggard

Externalities

1.1B $, 2023

Critical

Market cap

13.2B $, 2024

Revenue

20.3B $, 2023▼4.7% YoY

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)

Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)

Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)

Industry Benchmark

516.9

B/M 164.7

1.2K

B/M 702.9

80.0

B/M 20.0

Controversy level

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Severe

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WestRock Company (now Smurfit Westrock plc post2024 USD 11.2 billion Smurfit Kappa merger), US/Irish major paper packaging, has faced sustained class actions over the contested 2024 USD 11.2 billion Smurfit Kappa merger integration challenges, plus periodic US EPA enforcement at multiple WestRock pulp/paper production facilities affecting US institutional shareholders amid global paper packaging market normalization.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Water management

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Land use

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees

Total sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

Download Controversy Analysis

WestRock Company (now Smurfit Westrock plc post2024 USD 11.2 billion Smurfit Kappa merger), US/Irish major paper packaging, has faced sustained class actions over the contested 2024 USD 11.2 billion Smurfit Kappa merger integration challenges, plus periodic US EPA enforcement at multiple WestRock pulp/paper production facilities affecting US institutional shareholders amid global paper packaging market normalization.

WestRock | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Carbon certificate projects

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Waste management

Water management

Air pollution

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

WestRock | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

View similiar companies

Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Carbon certificate projects

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Waste management

Water management

Air pollution

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

Available in
Scale package

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