1 Coca-Cola Social
1 Coca-Cola Social
1 Coca-Cola Social
Water stewardship,
Sustainable packaging, and
Energy & climate protection.
The implications of climate change for our planet are profound and wide-
ranging, with impacts on biodiversity, water resources, public health,
agriculture, and much more.
a) Plant Performance
b) Watershed Protection
c) Community Water Initiative
d) Global Awareness and Action
E.g. : Water is the main ingredient in all of our beverages and is essential
to our manufacturing processes. Reducing water scarcity and enhancing
water quality for our operations and communities we serve are direct and
vital business concerns. The world has a finite amount of water but, if
managed properly, there is enough to meet our personal, agricultural, and
industrial needs, as well as those of nature.
2. Sustainable packaging - strategy focuses on three key areas:-
a) Package Design
for the future. From developing packaging designs that use less material
business.
3. Energy & climate protection.
The implications of climate change for our planet are profound and wide-
areas:
1. Refrigeration Equipment
• water stewardship,
1. Plant Performance
2. Watershed Protection
On June 5, 2007 at WWF's annual meeting in Beijing, China, our Chairman and
CEO, E. Neville Isdell, announced our goal to return to communities and to
nature an amount of water equivalent to what we use in all of our beverages and
their production. This means reducing the amount of water used to produce our
beverages, recycling water used for manufacturing processes so it can be
returned safely to the environment, and replenishing water in communities and
nature through locally relevant projects.
This aspirational goal will be a multi-year journey for our entire system, but it is a
journey we have begun and will continue to pursue. Together with our bottlers,
we hope to establish a water-sustainable business on a global scale.
1 Package Design
For more information about our sustainable packaging performance, please review our
2006 Environmental Report, go there »
The Coca-Cola Company has invested more than $60 million to build the world's largest
plastic-bottle-to-bottle recycling plant and support recycling in the U.S. These
investments are part of a comprehensive goal to recycle or reuse 100 percent of the
Company's PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles in the U.S.
Energy & Climate Protection
The implications of climate change for our planet are profound and wide-ranging, with
impacts on biodiversity, water resources, public health, agriculture, and much more.
Across the Coca-Cola system, we recognize that climate change may have long-term
direct and indirect implications for our business and supply chain. Our business system
has a role to play in ensuring we use the best possible mix of energy sources while
improving the energy efficiency of our manufacturing and distribution processes.
The Coca-Cola Company's climate protection strategy is focused on four key areas:
1. Refrigeration Equipment
In 2007, we signed the UN Global Compact's "Caring for Climate: The Business
Leadership Platform." The Platform, which was announced in conjunction with the Global
Compact Leaders Summit, is a global call to businesses and governments to speed up
action on climate change. As a signatory we have committed to work to increase energy
efficiency and reduce emissions from our operations. We also have committed to
engage our global supply chain to work toward the common objective of advancing
practical climate change solutions.
The three largest components of our system's energy consumption are manufacturing,
fleet/transport, and vending machines and coolers.
Coca-Cola is committed
to sustainable and responsible growth, and we
recognize the health of our business is directly
linked to the health of the environment. That
is why we’re working to address challenging
environmental concerns by focusing on where we
have the most significant impacts and also the
most potential to make positive contributions:
water stewardship, sustainable packaging, energy
management and climate protection.
Last year, we set an ambitious goal for our global
system: to return to communities and nature
an amount of water equivalent
to what we use in all of our
beverages and their production.
We also are working to reduce
the environmental impact of
our packaging by helping
advance efforts that turn our
packaging into a valuable
resource for the future. And we
are addressing climate change
by working to grow our business,
but not our carbon footprint in
our manufacturing operations.
Through 2008 and in the years to
follow, we will share progress on
our global efforts.
Energy Management
and Climate Protection
Our Commitment...in China
Coca-Cola China works closely with its distribution
network to reduce emissions. We have pledged
to increase fuel efficiency and control emissions
by gradually replacing older vehicles with a newer
and more fuel-efficient fleet. We plan to expand
our efforts to increase fuel efficiency through
improved driving techniques and practical energysaving
tips. Where possible, we invite not only our
bottling partners but also third-party carriers to
join our training sessions on energy-saving driving
techniques. In Beijing, our new software system
is helping our fleet managers plan more efficient
delivery routes, measure fuel consumption and
execute preventive maintenance.
Around the world, more than one million coolers
feature our proprietary energy management
system (EMS), and we are working to expand the
use of EMS technology in China.
Sustainable Packaging
Engagement at the Olympic Games
We expect more than 26 million of our PET bottles
to be used at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Coca-Cola China is working closely with BOCOG
to understand the entire waste management
process throughout the venues, from serving
to recycling facilities. Coca-Cola is promoting
recycling with signage on the catering uniforms
and beverage displays in all Olympic venues and
recycling bins in all Coca-Cola-operated venues.
To demonstrate the high
value of PET bottles and
how they can be turned
into desirable products, we
have introduced a line of
merchandise made out of
recycled PET bottles. Every
Olympic and Paralympic
athlete as well as hospitality customers and all
Coca-Cola staff at The Games will receive exclusive
items made out of recycled PET plastic, such as
shirts, lanyards and hats, to help raise awareness
about the many ways plastic can be reused.
Olympic Torch Relay
To help underscore
the message of
environmental
stewardship and
recognize those who are dedicated to
pursuing positive change, several local
environmental champions were selected
by the Company to join the ranks of
Torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame.
In mainland China, Coca-Cola China
has dedicated slots for Environmental
Torchbearers who are making a difference in
society through environmental stewardship.
Wang Yongchen, a reporter for China
National Radio and president of Green
Earth Volunteers, one of China’s oldest
civic organizations, served as one of our
Environmental Champion Torchbearers.
Forward-Looking Statements
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constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined under
U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,”
“intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will,” and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which
generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from The Coca-Cola Company’s
historical experience and our present expectations or projections.
These risks include, but are not limited to, water scarcity
and quality, changes in the nonalcoholic beverages business
environment, the ability to maintain good relationships with our
bottling partners, changes in laws and regulations applicable to our
business, and litigation and legal proceedings. You should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements.
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