ENVIRONMENTALISTS
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Environmentalists care about more than just profits — they're tracking Coca-Cola's carbon footprint, water usage, packaging practices, and sustainable agriculture practices. They're here for the numbers behind the nature: how much is spent on eco-initiatives, how sustainable the supply chain really is, and whether the company puts its money where its recycling bin is.
Saving the planet, one spreadsheet at a time.
Greenhouse Emissions and Climate Change
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As of 2022, we reduced our absolute emissions by 7% against a 2015 baseline, making progress toward our science-based reduction target of 25% by 2030 against the baseline.
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Our ambition also includes achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
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We are working to reduce our carbon footprint in line with science to help avoid the worst impacts of climate change. We do this by analysing and prioritizing the sources of GHG emissions across our value chain and by partnering with stakeholders to drive down emissions
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Renewable electricity usage increased from 12% in 2021 to 21% in 2022
Water Usage
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We have operations nearly everywhere in the world— in more than 200 countries and territories. That means we have a responsibility to accelerate our efforts to help address water stress, protect local water resources and help build community climate resilience—communities’ ability to adapt to these changing conditions. That’s why our 2030 Water Security Strategy is focused on accelerating the actions needed to increase water security where we operate, source ingredients and touch people’s lives.
Achievements
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159% OF WATER USED IN OUR FINISHED BEVERAGES RETURNED TO NATURE AND COMMUNITIES IN 2022
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291B LITERS OF WATER RETURNED TO NATURE AND COMMUNITIES IN 2022
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10% WATER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ACROSS ALL SYSTEM OPERATIONS COMPARED TO 2015
Packaging
Sustainable Agriculture
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Our products and some of our packaging are made from a wide variety of agricultural ingredients, which we source from around the world. Our Principles for Sustainable Agriculture (PSA) communicate our expectations for environmental, social and economic performance to our agricultural suppliers at the farm level.
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Our goal is to sustainably source all our ingredients over time—such as sugar cane, corn, fruit, coffee, tea and soybeans. Sustainably sourcing our ingredients increases the resilience of our supply chain, helps to conserve nature, and empowers producers and farm workers.
