DS Smith, Sustainability Report 2024

In 2023/24, we made progress towards our Now & Next Sustainability Strategy,
and our Circularity, Carbon, People & Communities and Nature targets.

ESG ratings

We participate in reputable environmental, social and governance ratings that our customers and investors value
as an independent indicator of sustainability performance. We continued to perform well in 2023/24, joining the
2 per cent of the 21,000 companies scored on CDP’s ‘A List’.