Refrigeration
 

Our bottling system around the world has approximately 10 million coolers and vending machines in place today. Our refrigeration equipment is the largest contributor to our climate footprint. The cornerstone of our climate protection and energy management efforts is building a sustainable refrigeration program.

We are working to improve the efficiency of our refrigeration equipment and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by this equipment.

• We’ve set a goal to improve the energy efficiency of our cooling equipment by 40 to 50 percent by 2010 and we are well on our way to reaching that goal. A large part of our progress is due to our work developing an energy management system that delivers energy savings of up to 35 percent when placed on our equipment. To date, we’ve placed more than 2 million of these systems globally. We also are using more efficient fan motors, better door gaskets and low energy lighting systems to further improve the efficiency of our equipment.

 
• We’ve transitioned to HFC-free insulation foam for new equipment, eliminating 75 percent of direct GHG emissions as compared to traditional refrigeration equipment.

 
• We’ve identified a natural refrigerant gas to replace HFC refrigerant gas and are phasing out the use of HFCs in all new equipment by 2015.

In December 2009, the Coca-Cola system announced its expectation that 100 percent of their new vending machines and coolers will be HFC-free by 2015. We're hopeful our aggregate demand will encourage supply as a means of accelerating the transition to HFC-free refrigeration equipment. This announcement is a direct result of work with Greenpeace that began in 2000. Read more.

The Coca-Cola Company co-founded the Refrigerants, Naturally! initiative in 2004. This food and beverage industry alliance addresses global climate change through promotion of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) -free alternative refrigeration technologies that protect the Earth's climate and ozone layer. Learn more about this unique partnership.