The Coca-Cola Company

Environmental Leadership

Our commitment to environmental stewardship extends throughout our system and is incorporated into our governance, management and business operations.

Our Board of Directors and Senior Management
At the Board level, the Audit Committee has oversight of environmental policies and performance. The Board's Public Issues Review Committee also has a role in overseeing environmental issues.

Technical Stewardship Organization
The Technical Stewardship Organization has operating responsibility for environmental matters, including water resources, as well as product quality, scientific & regulatory affairs and business process excellence.

Environment & Water Resources Department
This department, which resides in the Technical Stewardship Organization, is responsible for setting environmental strategy across our business operations, developing environmental standards and programs, and managing our performance.

Environmental Advisory Board (EAB)
This panel of experts from government, nongovernmental organizations and academia provides counsel to our management on environmental issues, the views of external stakeholders, and our environmental policies, programs and performance.

EAB Members:

  • John Gummer, MP, United Kingdom
  • Daniel Esty, Professor, Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University, United States
  • Yolanda Kakabadse, Executive President, Fundación Futuro Latino American, Ecuador
  • Ma Jun, Yale World Fellow April 2004; News Reporter and Author, China
  • Amory Lovins, Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute, United States
  • Dipak Gyawali, Pragya (Academician), Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Nepal

Coca-Cola Environmental Council (CCEC)
Our Environmental Council consists of senior representatives from the Company and some of our largest bottling partners. The Council promotes environmental management across the business system by sharing best practices and developing and validating environmental standards.

Key Council achievements include: completion of the global water risk assessment; development of a source water protection program; establishment of Community Water Partnerships that can be replicated systemwide; completion of an industry water efficiency benchmarking study; analysis of global packaging regulation and industry benchmarking; and development of draft standards and measurements for a strategic management framework.

CCEC Members:

  • Tim Copeman, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Officer and Chair)
  • Jeff Seabright, The Coca-Cola Company (Officer and co-Chair)
  • Reginald Prime, Coca-Cola Enterprises (Officer and Secretary)
  • Carlos Pacheco, Coca-Cola FEMSA
  • Atsushi Hirata, Coca-Cola West Japan Company
  • Olivia Tyler, Coca-Cola Amatil
  • Bruce Karas, The Coca-Cola Company, North America
  • Cees Van Dongen, The Coca-Cola Company, European Union
  • Severino Alvarez, The Coca-Cola Company, Latin America
  • Mark Lynch, The Coca-Cola Company, Bottling Investments
  • Vail Thorne, The Coca-Cola Company, Legal
  • Dave Katz, Coca-Cola Enterprises
  • Jeff Foote, The Coca-Cola Company