Coca-Cola Company
Environmental Sustainability of Beverage Products
Environmental Sustainability Goals
- Safely return the amount of water back to a community that was taken from it
- Improve water efficiency
- Recover and recycle 75% of bottles
- Reduce the Carbon footprint of Coca-Cola products by 25%
- Sustainably source our agricultural sources
Sustainability Efforts
- Balanced 94% of water used in their beverages
- Improved and decreased water use by 10% since 2010
- Currently recovers 61% of bottles
- Continued cooperation with the WWF
Coca-Cola's Bottles are composed of 30% plant material
This bottles design reduces potential carbon dioxide emissions from Coke's PET plastic bottles and reduces dependence on fossil fuels, like petroleum, when compared to traditional PET plastic.
The Coca leaf is still used in Coke
Through the management of Coca Planters, Coca-Cola is able to reduce environmental impact by only buying from select environmentally friendly growers.
Coca-Cola Donates 28 million dollars
Coca-Cola has donated 28 million dollars to community initiatives to ensure environmental well-being.
Coca-Cola Cool Facts!!!
First Beverage in Space!!!!
Coca- Cola became the first beverage in space in 1985!
Who knows Coca-Cola's Secret Formula?
No one! No one knows the formula; instead, several people know parts of the formula and are never at the same place at the same time.
Coca-Cola is the second most understood word!
Behind "ok", Coca-Cola is the most understood word in the world!!!
Bibliography
Sources:
http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/stories/history/heritage/coca-cola-fun-facts-infographic/
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/plantbottle-technology/plantbottle-frequently-asked-questions
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/sustainability/our-sustainability-commitments
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