GRI Index

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a framework of internationally accepted guidelines and principles for companies and organizations to report on corporate responsibility and sustainability performance.

This year, in 2011, The Coca-Cola Company has set out to report against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that measure economic, environmental and social performance. We have done so within the scope of our Company's wholly owned operations. Where we have reported information on behalf of the Coca-Cola system (The Coca-Cola Company and our bottling partners), we have flagged this information within the body of the text.

For 2011, and the 2010/2011 Sustainability Report specifically, our Company has self-declared a grade B+ against the GRI G3.1 Guidelines. This year's Sustainability Report has also received verification by a third-party external verification agency, FIRA Sustainability BV. Their verification is evidenced by a "+" sign next to our grade B, which reflects their verification and approval of our tracking systems.

To see the list of KPIs against which we reported, please see pages 5 through 15 of our 2010/2011 GRI Report.