Our Progress

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2006 & 2007

Our People
According to the 2006 Employee Insights survey, 96 percent of associates agreed that the Company has established diversity as an important component of its business strategy.

DiversityInc
The Coca-Cola Company came in at No. 4 on The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity® list and performed well in two DiversityInc specialty categories -- Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention (No. 5) and Top 10 Companies for Asian-Americans (No. 6). A total of 317 companies competed for a spot, a 100 percent increase in corporate participation in the Top 50 competition over the last three years. Now in its seventh year, The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list is determined solely from a comprehensive survey of diversity management that measures CEO commitment, human capital, corporate communications and supplier diversity.

Human Rights Campaign
For the second straight year (2007), the nation's largest lesbian and gay rights organization, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has given The Coca-Cola Company a 100 percent rating for its workplace policies for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) associates. The HRC's Corporate Equality Index measures the extent to which employers promote workplace fairness for their GLBT employees, measuring factors like non-discrimination policies, diversity training and benefits.

Hispanic Business
The Company also ranked No. 17 on Hispanic Business magazine's "Diversity Elite 60." The annual ranking, featured in the publication's September 2007 issue, is determined by more than 30 variables that measure companies' commitments to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy and supplier diversity. According to Hispanic Business, companies on this year's list went beyond workforce diversity initiatives and implemented strategies to reach more Hispanic consumers and increase their businesses with minority- and Hispanic-owned suppliers.

Essence
The Coca-Cola Company made Essence magazine's 2007 list of the top 25 employers for African-American women. Essence compiled this year's list by asking more than 60 business insiders -- headhunters, human resources representatives, research firms and nonprofit organizations -- to nominate companies with solid reputations for hiring, retaining, supporting and promoting African-American women. The magazine's editorial staff then conducted additional research to find exceptional programs and policies within these organizations geared toward African-American women.

TASK FORCE REPORT
On December 1, 2006, an external body that provides oversight to The Coca-Cola Company submitted their fifth comprehensive assessment of our progress against the initiatives that we have implemented since the discrimination lawsuit settlement with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in November 2000.

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