The Company will continue to reduce the amount of material and energy used in its packaging as well as continue to use both recycled and renewable content.
Since 2007, The Coca-Cola Company and WWF have worked together to conserve and protect freshwater resources around the world while helping to improve the efficiency of Coca-Cola’s global operations.
To date, the partnership has led to major conservation gains, including helping to improve the ecological health of seven of the world’s most important freshwater basins across five continents, helping improve the Coca-Cola system’s water efficiency by 20 percent, working to prevent 5 million metric tons of CO2 emissions across Coca-Cola’s global manufacturing operations, and promoting more sustainable agricultural practices in the Company’s supply chain.
Media Conference Call Coca-Cola and WWF will be hosting a conference call for media to learn more about this announcement and ask questions at 1 p.m. ET on July 9, 2013.
The conference call will be hosted by Bea Perez, Coca-Cola Chief Sustainability Officer; Jeff Seabright, Coca-Cola Corporate Environmental Officer; and Carter Roberts, President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund.
Media are invited to join the call at 1 p.m. ET. If interested, contact Coca-Cola or WWF media contacts listed below.
Twitter Chat @Coca-ColaCo will be hosting at Twitter Chat with WWF on Wednesday, July 10, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. to discuss this announcement and address public comments and questions.
The Twitter Chat will be hosted by Jeff Seabright, Coca-Cola Global Environmental Officer.
