The Coca-Cola Company
Beverages (Coke, Fanta, Powerade, Dasani, etc.)
Sustainability Goals
- Return amount of water used in beverages and in their production to the environment
- Improve water efficiency in manufacturing 25% by 2020
- Recycle 75% of cans and bottles sold in markets
- Reduce overall carbon footprint 25%
- Sustainably source ingredients used in products
Prior Sustainability Changes
- Between 2005 and 2014, Coca-Cola balanced 94% of the water used in its products
- Coca-Cola has improved its water efficiency in manufacturing by 10% since 2010
- The company has worked with the World Wildlife Fund since 2013 to conserve natural resources
Current Sustainability Efforts
- Actively helping sugar suppliers comply with sustainability guidelines
- Beginning to use wind turbines to use a more sustainable source of energy
- In the process of "lightweighting" packaging (using less materials)
Wind Turbine
Logo of World Wildlife Fund
Coca-Cola Manufacturing Plant
By the Numbers
- 12.4% of packaging materials currently in global market are made from recycled and reused materials
- Has placed more than 1,400,000 HFC-free coolers around the world
- 153.6 billion liters of water replenished to the environment
- 14 workshops in 8 regions around the world to teach sustainable agriculture methods
Environmental Concerns
Actively working to reduce its carbon footprint by:
- Switching to wind energy
- Reducing amount of materials used in packaging ("lightweighting")
- Distributing HFC-free vending machines and coolers worldwide
- Reducing overall emissions from manufacturing
Cool (Facts,) Dude!
- Coca-Cola was invited to the United Nations Climate Summit where it agreed to phase out HFC products
- The company is currently developing a PET bottle that will be recyclable and made completely from plants
- Famous rapper will.i.am has collaborated with Coca-Cola on Ekocycle (a project aiming to turn recyclable waste into a resource)