Coca Cola Sustainability Stats

You probably knew Coca-Cola makes some of the world’s best-known drinks. But how much do you know about how it makes the planet a better place?

The brand’s wide-ranging strategy focuses on packaging, water, society, climate and supply chain, as well as reducing sugar in its drinks. Check out the Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ (CCEP) key sustainability headliners.

97.5% of Coca-Cola’s packaging is recyclable

Half of the material used in its PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles comes from recycled plastic. The goal is to help collect and recycle the equivalent of every bottle or can sold worldwide by 2030.

82 new low and no calorie drinks launched in the past decade

Creating new low or zero sugar products has cut sugar content by almost 30% – that’s 45,000 tonnes – since 2010.

It’s proving popular, too – low and no calorie now account for 66% of all sales, a 22% increase over five years.

Replenishing 100% of water used

Water efficiency in processes has been improved by 30% in 20 years and 1.8 million cubic metres has been replenished in a year – equivalent to 133% of the water used in its drinks.

The carbon impact of each drink has fallen by 39%

Core business emissions reduced by 65% in the past 10 years and all electricity used by CCEP now comes from renewable sources, with 17% from a solar farm it helped build in Wakefield.

Invested more than £1.5m and given 5,000 hours

Supporting UK Youth, Stonewall, Special Olympics GB and Keep Britain Tidy as part of its inclusion, diversity and economic development programme.

100% of its sugar, pulp and paper comes from ethical suppliers

This is then turned into drinks at five factories across Britain. The business is committed to sourcing ingredients and raw materials responsibly.

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