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accession: "0001193125-23-274009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GBX"
cik: "0000923120"
company_name: "GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T08:24:03.661038+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Greenbrier publishes 2023 ESG report; sets GHG reduction goal, expands solar, IDEAL summit held

## Summary
- Pilot solar project in Tlaxcala, Mexico projected to save 67,000 kWh/month; established GHG reduction goal: 20% Scope 2 intensity reduction by 2027 vs 2022.
- First-ever IDEAL summit convened; two new Employee Resource Groups added (eight total).
- ISO 14001 certifications at two additional facilities, now five manufacturing facilities certified.
- Board diversity to increase: 33% ethnically diverse (up from 27%) and 44% female (up from 36%) after Jan 2024 meeting.
- Greenbrier donated $1 million to communities in 2023; introduced Dynamic Hand Safety initiative.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-274009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GBX
- cik: 0000923120
- company_name: GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312523274009/0001193125-23-274009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312523274009/d930398d8k.htm

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