ATHENS, Greece, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Against a challenging economic background, Coca-Cola Hellenic,
one of Europe's leading bottlers
of non-alcoholic beverages, is reaffirming its commitment to
sustainable manufacturing across the 28 countries in which it
operates.
Today the company published its ninth Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) report highlighting the measurable
progress it has made in a range of environmental indicators to
conserve some of the planet's most precious resources. An online
version of the report is available at
http://csrreport.2011.coca-colahellenic.com/
In preparing the report the company worked to the most stringent
criteria and robust international standards and for the second
consecutive year, has been independently audited to reach an 'A+'
rating according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
WATER STEWARDSHIP
Water stewardship is critical to the company's ability to grow.
"No Water, No Business" was the challenge Coca-Cola Hellenic set
for itself in 2008.
Three years later Coca-Cola Hellenic has passed a significant
milestone in its comprehensive programme on Water Stewardship.
In 2011, the company met its longstanding goal to ensure that
100% of all wastewater in its 28 countries of operation is treated
to levels that support aquatic life. To achieve this, it operates
44 purpose-built on-site effluent treatment facilities.
In addition, absolute water use declined in 2011 for the third
consecutive year, and has decreased by 6% since 2004.
Consequently, the company's operational water footprint today is
58% smaller than it was in 2004 - despite increasing sales volume
of 55% in the same period. By 2020, we aim to reduce our relative
water consumption by 40% and our operational water footprint by 75%
vs 2004.
Source Vulnerability Assessments to analyse the risk of supply
and water quality (to the bottling plants and the local
communities) have also been completed at all plants.
The company also works to raise awareness of water
sustainability, tackle water use in its supply chain and protect
its watersheds. A range of water stewardship programmes are in
place in communities in partnership with governments, NGOs and
conservation groups. In 2011, 5000 volunteers from its operations
and in the local community cleaned more than 750 kilometres of
river banks, beaches and waterways, reforested more than 200,000
square meters of land and other similar projects.
These achievements across its operations are complemented by
alternative energy programmes such as the construction of nine
Combined Heat and Power units, the installation of 5.2 MW of solar
energy rooftop panels on its Italian bottling plants as well as a
geothermal energy recovery project. 87% of production waste is now
recycled or recovered, and landfilled waste has dropped 65% despite
a 55% higher production volume.
Looking beyond its own operations, Coca-Cola Hellenic works with
suppliers and other business partners to address wider
sustainability issues. Across its supply chain, packaging is
lighter, contains more recycled content is being increasingly
recovered. Coolers are being made more energy-efficient and
increasingly use HFC-free refrigerants which do not cause global
warming. Suppliers in the agricultural sectors are also being
engaged to address their impacts.
In the Community, the company invested €8 million in a host of
projects and engaged more than 3 million people in sports and
fitness programmes. It continued to actively participate in
long-term partnerships, maintaining its status as a Notable
Reporter of the UN Global Compact (UNGC), and partnerships with
agencies such as UNDP, UNEP and UNESCO.
The company maintains its listing on the FTSE4Good Index for the
tenth consecutive year and on the Dow Jones Sustainability World
and European STOXX indexes for the fourth year running.
SOURCE Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co SA