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Sustainability Report 2009
Latin Center Bussiness Unit
Coca-Cola Latin Center Business Unit
John MurphyPresident of the Latin Center Business Unit
Why Live Positively?
Message by John MurphyPresident of the Latin Center Business Unit
The mission of The Coca-Cola Company is to refresh the world….inspire moments of optimism and happiness….create value and make a difference. To help fulfil this mission, my colleagues and bottling partners across Latin Center are guided each day by our Company’s Global 2020 Vision, A Roadmap for Winning Together. This vision is clearly expressed through six key lenses – Profit, People, Portfolio, Partners, Planet and Productivity, and for each lens we have clearly defined success metrics. We are not only focused, however, on what we do and deliver successfully, we are equally passionate about how we do things. In fact, we are so passionate about excelling in both the “what” and the “how” that we have created a platform called Live Positively to guide our entire system to achieve both in a sustainable manner.
It is with great pleasure that I share with you in this inaugural report Coca-Cola Latin Center’s accomplishments to date on our Live Positively journey towards our 2020 Vision. While we believe we are on the right track, we also recognize that there is much work ahead. My colleagues and I look forward to this journey, and to having the opportunity to making a difference in the communities where we have the privilege to operate.
Saludos,
John Murphy
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Water programs
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The Coca-Cola Company | 2009 Ecuador Performance Highlights
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Ecuador has maintained a good indica-tor since 2004
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The Coca-Cola Company | 2009 Venezuela Performance Highlights
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More than 3200 children were been benefited during 2009 with programs that pro-mote values.
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The Coca-Cola Company | 2009 Colombia Performance Highlights
We contribute to the development of
more than 50,000 children, who learn new skills through play
* SGP Supplying Guiding Principles * EMS Energy Management System Improvement vr 2004
Improvement vr 2004
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The Coca-Cola Company | 2009 Caribbean Region Performance Highlights
* SGP supplier guiding principles * EMS Energy management system Improvement vr 2004
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* Data for Dominican Republic
HIV education support networks for over 4500 youngsters in Haiti and Jamaica
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ACTIVE HEALTHYLIVING
These are our commitments to sustainability:
We aim to continue being a global company with local roots in every community where we do business, through satisfying the specific needs of each location by means of wide-ranging programs.
We consider emotional health as important as physical well-being. For that reason, we invite people to enjoy life with an optimistic, positive attitude.
We aim to be the beverage industry leader, and grow our business but not the carbon emissions.
We work to foster open work environments as diverse as the markets we serve, in which labor rights are respected, and people are inspired to create positive results, and contribute to make a positive difference for the world.
We aim to satisfy every consumption need in the market, to offer and tailor beverages for every lifestyle, life stage and occasion, based on individual needs, and on a strict sense of quality that consumers can trust always.
Our packaging will be seen as a valuable resource to be reused.
We want to return to nature in a safety way an amount of water equivalent to our production processes.
We aspire to bring to end sedentary lifestyles, and encourage active living. Our goal is to raise physical activity standards worldwide by supporting and sponsoring physical activity programs.
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We are a global company with local roots in the communities where we do business.
We are committed to building sustainable communities, through programs oriented to develop economy, improve people lives and create opportunities.
Recovery after natural disastersEl Salvador
We have provided support to the communi-ties hit by natural disasters in our region in 2009. Some of our initiatives include the donation of water and necessities to the victims of the heavy rains that affected the community of Apulo in El Salvador, where more than 500 people were benefited with these programs.
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“ Un techo para mi país”Ecuador
As part of the celebration of Ecuador’s bicentennial of independence, the Coca-Cola System launched a social marketing campaign aimed at fostering solidarity among population, and providing hope and homes to underprivileged families.
In partnership with “un Techo para mi país”, we donated 200 homes, of which ten were built by employees of The Coca-Cola System.
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Our projects Earthquake in CinchonaCosta Rica
The Coca-Cola System partnered with “Un techo para mi país” organization in the construction of emergency homes for the families affected by the earthquake that hit Cinchona in 2009.
Employees of the Coca-Cola System participated in this program as volunteers, building 25 homes.
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A strategic alliance with USAID and Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social made possible the creation of an aqueduct to supply water to the community of Citronela in Honduras. The program included the construction of toilets, and the development of a training system for the community to take care of the aqueduct. Besides, employees of the Coca-Cola System participated in a volunteer journey to refurbish the school. Today, more than 250 families have access to water thanks to this program.
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“Agua y mi Comunidad” - Honduras
The Coca-Cola System endorses the nutri-tion program by the American Nicaraguan Foundation ANF, which supplies food to dis-advantaged school children in Nicaragua during the school year. Thanks to this initia-tive, over 10,000 school children have en-joyed a daily meal throughout the school year, thus contributing to their nutrition needs and allowing them to continue attending school.
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“ Nutrition program for schoolchildren”, “Un plato, una sonrisa”Nicaragua We support AyA (Water and Sewerage
Company) in Costa Rica in implementing Vigilantes del Agua. The goal of this program is to lower water consumption levels in schools through learning modules and the adequacy of the facilities of beneficiary schools.These changes include replacing pipes, faucets and toilets with water saving systems. Employees of the Coca-Cola System participated in a volunteer journey to change pipes and embellish one of the beneficiary schools.
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The Juan Bosco Obrero Training Program seeks to provide working skills in gas-tronomy to young Colombians displaced and demobilized from armed conflicts.
Thanks to the program, implemented in an underprivileged area of Bogota, 42 young people graduated in 2009 as gastronomy technicians. This initiative has helped rein-sert these citizens to society in a productive manner.
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“Juan Bosco Obrero program” Colombia
The Coca-Cola System, together with Fundación Junior Achievement of Ecuador, executed Aprender a Empren-der con el Medio Ambiente, a program aimed at raising awareness among students in terms of their relation to the environment, the importance of solid waste and water management, in addition to generating active change agents in the communities.By using different playful materials and activities, over 60 volunteers of the Coca-Cola System trained more than 950 children on environmental topics.
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“AEMA: Aprender a Emprender con el Medio Ambiente” - Ecuador
The Caribbean Bottling Company is committed to building sustainable communities, with a primary focus on projects that protect the environment. In order to support this initiative to keep Bahamas beautiful, CBC has donated 37 garbage dumpsters to the Government of the Bahamas. These dumpsters are located in places that are frequented by Bahamians and tourists, thus facilitating the collection of garbage as an alternative to littering in our coastlines and immediate environment. Also, as part of this commitment, CBC worked together with Dolphin Encounters on the Dolphin Encounters Synergy Program, in which 100 children at Blue Lagoon Island were taught on site of the importance of participating actively in maintaining the Bahamas environment clean and healthy.
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Our projectsBlood donation campaign for the Red Cross - Ecuador
The Coca-Cola System in Ecuador donated a vehicle to the local Red Cross.
This car will allow doubling the daily amount of blood donations. This initiative has been endorsed through an awareness-raising communications campaign about the importance of donating blood.
In 2009, over 2000 blood units were collected.
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This program main objective is to combat the scourge of HIV/AIDS in local communities, reduce the transmission of HIV and mitigate the impact of this condition on high school aged youth.The program consists in two strategies: 1) school and community based behavior change through youth peer educator training and club formation and 2) mass communication through community activities, material distribution and mass media broadcast.In 2009, more than 4593 youth were directly reached by the project, and 250,000 through mass media messages in Haiti. In the case of Jamaica, a total of 1250 youngsters were trained.
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HIV Program - Haiti and Jamaica
The Coca-Cola Company, in partnership with the local sugar industry, TechnoServe and Cassa, created a pilot program for the development of informal education centers that promote literacy and fast education, together with rural schools, in order to drive school reinsertion. In addition to this, the program provides income-generating opportunities through the possibility of learning skills for growing other crops that don’t involve any dangerous activity. In 2009, 30 youngsters were removed from sugar cane cut activities. This initiative will be also implemented in Dominican Republic and Honduras.
Child Labor Eradication ProgramsEl Salvador
The Coca-Cola Company is committed to restoring to nature an amount of water equivalent to the total used in the production of our beverages.
These are our corporate guidelines to accomplish our commitment:Water
Recycle: The Coca-Cola Company will align our entire system with stringentwastewater treatment standards which require returning all water thatis used in our manufacturing processes to the environment at a levelthat supports aquatic life by the end of 2010.
Reduce:
20% improvement in water efficiency by 2012(compared to baseline year 2004).
Replenish:
On a global basis we will expand support of healthy watersheds andsustainable community water programs to balance the water used inour finished beverages.
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We are committed to reducing the amount of water used in the production processes of our beverages.Between 2004 and 2009, we were able to save 3, 7 millions of cubic meters. This equals the amount of water required by 4,100 families in the same time period.
Our goal for 2012 is to use 2L/L of water, which represents an improvement of 46% compared to 2004.
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Coca-Cola is committed to ensure that by the end of 2010, all our bottling partners have wastewater treatment plants.
Our achievements to date:• 23 plants in operation• 8 plants under construction• 9 plants under planning
In 2009, 4 million cubic meters were treated and restored to nature with safe conditions to support life. This equals the amount con-sumed by 22,222 families, approximately.
Waste water treatment plants
The environmental stewardship of the Coca-Cola System also includes the conservancy of water sources through reforestation and education pro-grams that involve topics such as agriculture, use of resources and environmental conservancy.
In 2009, we participated in the following initia-tives:
• Reforestation program El Carmen in Ecuador: 50,000 native species were planted, thus con-tributing to the conservancy of Reserva Ecológica Antisana, and of the major water-sheds that supply Quito.
• Program in Municipio La Calera in Colombia: 12,000 native species were provided to be planted in the region.
• Río San Antonio in El Salvador: more than 8000 edible species and a 500 meters “natural fence” were planted.
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Alliance with WWF and The Coca-Cola Company for watershed protectionEl Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
Thanks to the joint work with WWF, the Coca-Cola Company has promoted water programs in Guate-mala, Honduras and El Salvador. These initiatives are of great significance for the region since Guate-mala and Honduras are part of the Mesoamerican Reef, the world’s second largest coral reef.
These programs have helped to promote the active participation of the community and the integrated management of the watershed, by means of conservancy efforts, teaching agricultural sustainable prac-tices, reforestation, and the protection of natural resources, while enhancing the quality of life of the communities through new development models.
More than 1,800 families in Santa Rosalía de Mármol in Guatemala, Río San Antonio in El Salvador and El Chamalecón in Honduras have been positively impacted by these programs.
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“Agua y mi Comunidad” - Honduras
A strategic alliance with USAID and Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social made possible the creation of an aqueduct to supply water to the community of Citronela in Honduras. The program included the construction of toilets, and the development of a training system for the community to take care of the aqueduct.
Today, more than 250 families have access to water thanks to this program.
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The Coca-Cola Company, together with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and government organizations sponsored the “Foro Empresarial de la Competencia en nuevos mercados mediante la reducción de huella ecológica” in Costa Rica, and the “Congreso de Transformación de Mercados y Reducción de la Huella Ecológica” in Guatemala.
These forums sought to analyze the market opportunities that arise from reducing the ecological footprint as an element of competitiveness, and share sustainability efforts and initiatives for water management throughout the region.
Sponsorship of major environmental activities – Costa Rica and Guatemala
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“Vigilantes del Agua” – Costa Rica
We support AyA (Water and Sewerage Company) in Costa Rica in implementing Vigilantes del Agua. The goal of this program is to lower water consumption levels in schools through learning modules and the adequacy of the facilities of beneficiary schools.
These changes include replacing pipes, faucets and toilets with water saving systems.Employees of the Coca-Cola System participated in a volunteer journey to change pipes and embellish one of the beneficiary schools.
In 2009, more than 50 million liters of water were saved. This equals to three times the water used by our concentrates plant in Costa Rica, or to 11.7% of the water used in our bottling plant.
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This project includes the construction of an aqueduct and a sanitary system in a school of the community of Guaranito in the province of Elías Piña.
The program, implemented by Save the Children organization, provided also six workshops about quality and water system maintenance, in order to teach the community how to use and save water.
More than 210 people were benefited (teachers, parents, children and teenagers) .
Water Stewardship Program, Dominican Republic
“AEMA: Aprender a Emprender con el Medio Ambiente” - Ecuador
The Coca-Cola System, together with Fundación Junior Achievement of Ecuador, executed Aprender a Emprender con el Medio Ambiente, a program aimed at raising awareness among students in terms of their relation to the environment, the importance of solid waste and water management, in addition to generating active change agents in the communities.By using different playful materials and activities, over 60 volunteers of the Coca-Cola System trained more than 950 children on environmental topics.
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BeverageBenefits
Our commitment is to satisfy every consumption need in the market, to offer and tailor beverages for every lifestyle, life stage and occasion, based on individual needs, and on a strict sense of quality that consumers can trust always.
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We launched a training pilot program for teachers in order to teach them basic, modern concepts about nutrition, hydration and physical activity, as a basis to encourage healthy life styles among their students.
The plan reached 1,600 teachers in 50 public schools in that Country.
Basics for a Healthy LifestyleEl Salvador
Participation in medical congresses, forums with nutritionists, media, athletes and specialized audiences to promote topics such as hydration, beverage benefits, sweeteners, physical activity, balanced diets, among others.
In 2009, 5 forums were held, reaching more than 2000 health experts and athletes.
Participation in Specialized Forums
In Costa Rica, media representatives were invited to a guided visit to the Bottling Plant. The purpose of this activity was to present to them the Coca-Cola System, the manufac-turing process, our ingredients, our fleet, and environmental and community prac-tices.
A total of 30 media representatives (directors, information chiefs, editors of local media and representatives of foreign media) joined the activity.
Meet the media – Costa Rica
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Our product labels help us communicate the different initiatives by the Coca-Cola System. They also represent a channel to invite con-sumers to take actions for the environment and for healthy, active lifestyles.
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Through the creation of communication campaigns we presented to our consumers the Company’s platform. This campaign included communication materials in mass media, magazines and other activations.
Communication Campaigns
Our commitment in Latin Center is to provide a beverage portfolio for every lifestyle, stage in life and occasion of our consumers.
Besides, we have a portfolio that includes over 44 brands among regular and light soft drinks, energy drinks, isotonic beverages, juices, teas and waters.
In 2009, we launched nine brands, including Nestea and Del Valle in Ecuador, Nevada flavored water in Venezuela, Brisa water in Colombia, and Del Valle and Aquarius in Central America.
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Our purpose is to make the business grow not the ¨carbon" in our operations; to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the greenhouse effect emissions in the cold drinks equipment.
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We are committed to reduce our carbon footprint. Therefore, we are introducing intelligent coolers to the market which have an Energy Management System that allows saving energy up to 30%.
In 2009, 51,200 coolers with this new technology were installed at the Business Unit.
Cold Equipment in 2009• Central America 13,000 • Ecuador 4,000• Venezuela 7,000 • Colombia 25,000• The Caribbean 2,200
The energy savings reached with this equipment equal the energy required by 9,500 homes.
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Project of adaptation to the impact of the accelerated retreat of glaciers in the Tropical Andes in partnership with care- Ecuador
Its main purpose is to reinforce the capacity of ecosystems and local economies to face the impact of the retreat of glaciers by implementing activities related to preservation, reforestation, management of micro basins, and moors in three local communities of the Napo province.
In 2009, some socialization activities with the community and coordination activities with the Ministry of Environment were organized. The implementation of the program will continue in the next 4 years.
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The energy management and the climate protection are a priority for the Coca-Cola System. Therefore, we have developed some initiatives that allow us to minimize the consumption of energy and identify opportunities in the manufacturing process, the fleet, and the sales and packaging equipment.
• From 2004 to 2009 the Company has reached a reduction of 14% in energy savings. In regards to the Concentrates Plant in Costa Rica from 2008 to 2009, it reached a reduction of 5% in its consumption.
• Regarding our fleet, we are including trucks with electronic engine control in order to have lower and more efficient energy consumption. Besides, chip cards have been included to store performance data of the fleet units in order to keep better control of each unit.
With this initiative a reduction of 850,000 liters of fuel has been possible in the last 3 years, and a reduction of CO2 emissions as well.
Initiatives for savings and climate protection
The Earth Hour
At a world level, The Coca-Cola Company supported the WWF’s initiative to promote the environmental awareness and a change of attitude in regards to global warming. Earth Hour invites communities around the world reduce their energy consumption for an hour one day a year.
Coca-Cola supported this initiative through the sponsorship of events, communication material, turning off signs, reduction of operations of the bottling facilities, and activations to our employees.
In 2009, the Coca-Cola system contributed as follows:• Turning off- Reduction of operations. In Venezuela, the bottler turned off 25% of lights at all its facilities. In Honduras, the Plant reduced
operations in 25%, and in Costa Rica, the Concentrates Plant operated at 30% of its full capacity during the entire day.• Turning off lighted signs. Venezuela, Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador turned off the most representative signs in the city.• Support to WWF’s initiatives. We participated in the local activities of WWF in Colombia and Costa Rica. • Mass Media. Negotiations with mass media in the entire region to have press coverage.• Our human resources. We invited more than 1,500 employees of the system, companies and other organizations to be part of the activity.
EmotionalHealth
The Coca-Cola Company has always been characterized for being a brand related to optimism, and which takes the positive aspects of life in any situation. Through our messages we aim to promote the importance of the consumer’s emotional health.
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This campaign reflected the importance of finding happiness in the simple things of life, thus sending an optimistic message in a year of economic crisis. By means of a TV commercial and advertising material, an elderly man tells a newborn why it is worth living.
The Campaign also included the visit of Patch Adams in Colombia as ambassador of happiness, and the presentation of a group of well-known Salvadorian singers who got together to invite people to experience ¨Un poco de felicidad¨ (“A Little Happiness”).
Open Happiness – Central America and Colombia.
Communication Campaigns – Ecuador and Colombia
With our local Brands we contributed to foster identity, pride and those values that characterize the Ecuadorian and Colombian citizens. With initiatives such as the 130th Anniversary of Fioravanti and Premio in Colombia we were part of life in these South American countries.
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The concentrates plant in San Jose develops educational and recreational work-shops to encourage activities to have spaces to learn with employees and enjoy as a family. Some of the activities were workshops for preventing accidents in the house, first aid, and others.
The purpose of recreational gatherings is to bring the employees and their fami-lies together, and it is also a way to thank the employees’ families their support.
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Konvive Plan - Colombia and Ecuador
This initiative is carried out by Colombia and Ecuador to encourage the celebration of special dates and to promote emotional health, optimism and initiatives to foster a better workplace among employees.
PhysicalActivity
We want to end our sedentary life and promote active and healthy life styles.
Our goal is to increase physical activity standards worldwide through programs to foster sports.
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This social marketing program provides baseball clinics to encourage passion for physical activity, and reinforce values such as committed work, optimism and cooperation.
In addition, it promotes joint work among communities, NGO’s and Community Councils in order to en-courage the continuity of sports programs in communities nearby the Company facilities.
In 2009, more than 1.700 children and teenagers were benefited by the 17 baseball clinics, and 272 coaches were trained.
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“Caimaneras Coca-Cola” – Venezuela
Promoting Physical Activity through Sport Events and Sponsorships
The Coca Cola Company promotes sports in communities where it operates through initiatives such as el Reto y el Desafío Powerade in Costa Rica (The Powerade Challenge), the Maratón Últimas Noticias in Ecuador and the sponsorship of athletes in Colombia and Costa Rica.
In 2009, more than 23,000 sportspeople were benefited by the different sports events organized by the Company.
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This program promotes the physical activity in children during their first school years, through the donation of sport material, the development of an activity manual, and the training for teachers in regards to the use of the stuff donated.
Apúntate a jugar has been expanded to 7 countries of the Business Unit: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
By 2009, more than 155,000 students and 2,810 professors in 302 schools were benefited by this program that is authorized by the Ministry of Education in each country.
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“Apúntate” a jugar (Let’s play)
We promote in our employees the development of active and healthy life styles through the promotion of internal initiatives.
Reto Vive más (Live Longer Challenge) in the concentrates plant and Fit and Rich for the Business Unit.
The purpose of the Reto Vive más is to foster sport disciplines through friendship and companionship. Each registered participant should choose a pair and then coordinate that both of them had some physical activity at least twice a week.
Regarding Fit and Rich, employees received for two months, some advice to improve their eating habits and promote physical activity, while they competed to lose weight.
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The Coca-Cola Cup has become one of the most important youth soccer tournaments at a Latin American level because it promotes love for sports, team work and fair play among young people. The program also provides them with the opportunity to know about new cultures and be open to new possibilities as well.
By 2009, we have benefited more than 40,000 students in all the Business Unit.
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Our goal is to promote the health of our people and our environment.
By means of sports activations, young people have the chance to play football, basketball, and baseball, win prizes and contribute to environmental conservancy. In order to participate in this initiative, consumers should present two bottles/cans, which will be recycled by Ecotech.
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By constructing an inclusive workplace, The Coca-Cola Company aims to foster its teamwork rich in diversity, talent, and ideas, to create value and profits in the market.
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Breastfeeding areasWe created a breastfeeding area for employees of the concentrates plant in the Costa Rican office. This initiative responds to the plan to support female talent, which looks for development opportunities for a balanced personal and work life.
Promotion of Spaces for CoexistenceWe created activities and programs to promote leadership, diversity among employees and the adoption of values, teamwork and companionship among them.
Internal Program of visits to the bottling plantThe purpose of this initiative was to share working experiences among the employees of the concentrates plant and the bottler in order to know more about our business.
Nursing Area and Support Program at the Concentrates Plant
We promote gender equity and equal opportunities for all of the employees.
This is why we believe in the development of our staff and in the development of female talent throughout the business unit. As an example of this, 49% of our employees are women.
Equal Opportunities
We make sure that our bottlers and suppliers do business in an ethical manner, and abide by the laws and regulations valid in each country.
Through the Supplier Guiding Principles, we communicate our values and set our expectations about our business partners.
This platform also includes advisory, development support programs, identification of opportunity areas, and follow up audits.
In 2009, we performed 119 audits to suppliers and bottlers, representing an increase of more than 300% vs 2008.
Supplier Guiding Principles
SustainablePackaging
Our commitment to the environment: to improve the efficiency of our packaging and promote their correct management and reuse.
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The Coca-Cola Foundation along with the Galapagos Foundation implemented the coastal cleanup program to support the preservation of Galapagos Islands. Some fishermen of the area and some volunteers helped collecting, classifying, and weigthing the solid waste was taken out of the seashore of the islands.
Both Foundations built and equipped the Interpretation center for waste management, and supported the Recycling Center with the donation of a crushing machine for plastic that is used to crush PET bottles and other plastics.
More than 300 volunteers contributed to the collection of 4,595 kilos of solid waste in 2009.
Strategic partners:
Coastal cleanup Galapagos Islands - Ecuador
We are committed to reduce the amount of material used in our packaging and in the production pro-cess. Therefore, throughout the Business Unit we are having different initiatives to reduce the packaging material and to reduce the weight of our bottles.
In 2009, we saved 7,956 metric tons of material, which equals the production of approximately 361 mil-lion of 600 ml PET bottles.
By 2012, our goal is to reduce the weight of our PET packaging between 17% and 20%, which equals 14,550 metric tons or 800 million 600 ml PET bottles.
Reduction of material used in our packages
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The Latin Center Business Unit joined the “Coastal Clean up World day” leading different initiatives in the region to benefit beaches, rivers, and wetlands.
In 2009, more than 52,000 kilos of garbage were collected and more than 800 volunteers of the Coca-Cola System and their families joined the initiative.
Clean up of coasts and water bodies
Eco Bolsas (Eco Bags) campaign- El Salvador
Coca-Cola El Salvador partnered the local chain Súper Selectos to launch the environmental campaign “Eco-Bolsos.” This effort transforms the billboards we do not use anymore into shopping bags in order to use them in a different way and help the environment.
The purpose of this campaign consists of developing the consumers’ ecological awareness and inviting them to contribute to the planet’s sustainability by trading plastics bags by a ¨Eco-bolso¨.
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Our purpose is to implement recycling programs in all of our markets by 2015, through alliances, the creation of new recycling plants or by improving the existent ones.
Misión Planeta Program- Costa RicaSince its beginning in Costa Rica, the Misión Planeta program has been committed to recycling and to the efficient management of PET. In addition, the program has been included in educational programs for schools and organized groups in order to promote a recycling culture.
In 2009, this program recovered 26% of PET packaging, and transformed it into material to be used as textile fiber, among others.
Creation of recycling plants
Concentrates plant
In 2009, 338 kilos of PET bottles and cans and 165,000 kilos of packaging material were recycled at the concentrates plant.