Environment
We conduct our activities while respecting the environment, valuing natural resources and taking into consideration the needs of future generations.
As The Coca-Cola System we realize that our promise to preserve our environment does not only come with being a good corporate citizen but also comes with conducting our business well. We sincerely believe that our success is only possible with the sustainability of our natural resources. With this approach, effective environmental management becomes an inseparable part of our planning and decision making processes and daily operations. By applying effective environmental management at every stage of our business that extends to include production to distribution, we aim to hinder potential problems that may arise and find solutions to the ones that do. In order to ensure our success we apply innovative approaches and are in constant support of development.
In accordance with TCCS, CCI focuses on three main fields regarding the environment: water stewardship, sustainable packaging and effective use of energy, protecting the environment and climate change.
The fundamentals of CCI’s environmental policy are reusing, recycling and disposing of waste without harming the earth. CCI attempts to reduce its suppliers' impact on the environment by increasing their awareness.
We believe it is important to report our impact on the environment and relevant performance on a regular basis in order to establish this awareness. With this purpose in mind, we disclose carbon emissions in our corporate social responsibility report.
Water Stewardship
As water is the main component of our products, it is also the one resource that is needed for the continuity of life. The world’s population tripled in the course of the previous century, and it is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, a 50% increase. Water consumption per capita is six times more than it was a century ago.
Water is a necessity for all industrial activities; 20% of the world’s water resources are used for these purposes. Precipitation has decreased in many regions of the world, and water resources are stressed because of climate change.
Governments, civil society organizations and the business world are concerned about the planet’s water problem. The sustainability of industrial activities depends on using and conserving water resources efficiently, encouraging reusing and recycling through innovation, and preventing natural or human-related loss of usable water.
CCI aims to maximize water efficiency and to set an example by improving water quality and wastewater management and supports efforts aimed at conserving water reservoirs and considers the concerns of the local communities throughout its operating regions.
CCI’s motto, “Less water, more beverage,” represents the goal of reducing as much as possible the water consumed for each case of beverage produced.
Waste Management
Waste management is one of the most important environmental issues for CCI operations. Waste management costs around the world are increasing daily, and responsible packaging has become a key performance indicator in the business world, not to mention reuse, recycling and responsible disposal methods. In addition, CCI customers’ expectations and sensitivities about this issue are increasing every day. Expectations regarding production processes and packaging in compliance with environmental standards are becoming more of a priority for all stakeholders.
Climate Change
In trying to reduce our impact on the environment by developing new technologies and raising stakeholder awareness, our attention to global warming and climate change increases every day. Using resources more efficiently, reducing emissions, reusing packaging waste, finding new solutions for recycling and controlling our carbon footprint by reducing business trips not only help us reduce costs but also help us fulfill our responsibilities on issues causing climate change.
Climate change continues to be one of the biggest risk factors not only for the beverage sector but also for the global business world. We also know that our efforts to reduce our impact on the environment create new opportunities for us and for our peers. All stakeholders now consider environmentally friendly production processes to be more important than they did in the past. CCI works toward meeting these expectations.
Energy Management
CCI’s energy management policy is based on three basic principles: reduction, recycling, replenish.
Energy consumption is analyzed in detail at every CCI plant, and objectives are set for each plant. In addition, a coordinator responsible for energy management is assigned to each plant. Energy consumption reduction programs are managed and evaluated using the 6 Sigma method. Energy management performance is one of the key performance indicators, and CCI’s senior management monitors the results regularly.