The Coca-Cola Company 2003 Summary Annual Report
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Our Promise
Our organization is more than the sum of its products and services. Ultimately, a company’s identity is measured by how it connects with people and with the world around it. That is why The Coca-Cola Company’s mission is articulated as a promise.
The Coca-Cola Company exists to benefit and refresh everyone it touches.
All of our success, both past and future, is a product of this promise. Our growth hinges upon our ability to build and nurture relationships—with consumers, customers, bottling partners, suppliers, government agencies, communities, employees and share owners. Further, as we help to build thriving communities all around the world, we seek to ensure a healthy and sustainable marketplace for our beverages—today, and far into the future.
Our Strategies
In order to fulfill this promise, our Company is guided by six strategic priorities and four principles of citizenship. Our strategic priorities outline how we seek to create value as we continue to pursue growth.

Our six strategic priorities are:
1. Accelerate carbonated soft-drink growth, led by Coca-Cola 2. Selectively broaden our family of beverage brands to drive profitable growth 3. Grow system profitability and capability together with our bottling partners 4. Serve customers with creativity and consistency to generate growth across all channels 5. Direct investments to highest-potential area across markets 6. Drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness everywhere
At The Coca-Cola Company, sustainable success means operating responsibly and creating enduring economic value that serves our business and our share owners well. As we continue to listen, learn and build, we strive for a model that is relevant, industry-specific, systematic and as attainable as it is accountable. The elements on which we focus are broad and varied:
Promoting ethical management
Fostering a holistic understanding of our business
Cultivating talent and diversity of thought
Developing intrinsic knowledge of the cultures and countries where we do business
Using financial resources with insight, focus and care
Helping improve the quality of life in our communities
Listening and responding to stakeholder concerns
Reinvesting to perpetuate the best of our ideas and values
Managing our environmental impact responsibly
In 2002, we organized these elements of sustainable success into four principles of citizenship:
1. Provide quality in the marketplace 2. Enrich the workplace 3. Preserve the environment 4. Strengthen the community
These principles, along with our six strategic priorities, provide us with a framework for sustainable success while enabling us to be active citizens in the communities we serve.
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