NGOs
We rely on NGOs and public-private partnerships to inform and guide our policies and initiatives, as well as challenge us as we work on complex and fast-changing issues such as climate change.
Some of our key stakeholders and partners include:
- World Resources Institute
- World Wildlife Fund
- Carbon Trust
- Carbon Disclosure Project
- Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
- Beverage Industry Environment Roundtable (BIER)
- Water Footprint Network
- International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
- United Nations Global Compact and CEO Water Mandate
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
The WRI is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives. Coca-Cola Enterprises has been working with the WRI on one of its key focus areas - "People and Ecosystems."
WWF and The Coca-Cola Company are working together in partnership to:
- Conserve some of the world's most important freshwater basins
- Improve water efficiency within the company's operations
- Reduce the company's carbon emissions
- Promote sustainable agriculture
- Inspire a global movement to conserve water
As the largest bottler in the Coca-Cola System, Coca-Cola Enterprises works with WWF on a number of projects with contribute toward replenishment of water and protection of watersheds. For more information, see our Water Stewardship page.
We have been working with The Carbon Trust in Great Britain and in the U.S. to help us calculate the carbon footprints of several of our products.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an independent nonprofit organization which holds the largest database of corporate climate change information in the world. The CDP sends out annual Information Requests, issued on behalf of institutional investors, purchasing organizations and government bodies. Coca-Cola Enterprises has responded to the CDP survey every year since 2006.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
WRAP is a UK-based nonprofit company established in 2000, and backed by government funding from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. WRAP works with local authorities, businesses and households to prevent waste, increase recycling and develop markets for recycled and sustainable products. Coca-Cola Enterprises has worked with WRAP and European Can Suppliers on a can liightweighting project.
The Beverage Industry Environment Roundtable (BIER)
BIER brings together leading global beverage companies to define a common framework for environmental stewardship, drive continuous improvement in industry practices and performance, and inform public policy in the areas of Water Conservation and Resource Protection, Energy Efficiency, and Climate Change Mitigation. Coca-Cola Enterprises participates in the BIER meetings alongside The Coca-Cola Company.
The Water Footprint Network is a nonprofit organization founded to promote the transition toward sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide. Coca-Cola Enterprises engages with them through The Coca-Cola Company.
International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
The IBLF works with businesses and governments to enhance the contribution that companies can make to sustainable development. Coca-Cola Enterprises is a corporate partner of IBLF, and CCE Chairman and CEO John Brock serves as Chairman of the
The United Nations Global Compact
Launched in July 2000, The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
The two main purposes of the UN Global Compact are to:
- mainstream the ten principles of the Compact in business activities around the world
- catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.
Coca-Cola Enterprises has signed the UN Global Compact and fully supports its ten principles. Our annual CRS Report forms our annual Communication on Progress (COP). We provide a full index of the ways in which we support each principle of the UN Global Compact.
Launched in July 2007, the CEO Water Mandate is a public-private initiative which assists companies in the development, implementation and disclosure of water sustainability policies and practices. Participation in the CEO Water Mandate is restricted to existing corporate endorsers of the UN Global Compact. The Mandate convenes two working conferences per year and develops and disseminates research and intelligence on sustainable water use. It covers six areas: Direct Operations; Supply Chain and Watershed Management; Collective Action; Public Policy; Community Engagement; and Transparency.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a network-based organization that has pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide. This framework sets out the principles and indicators that organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance.The GRI’s vision is that disclosure on economic, environmental, and social performance is as commonplace and comparable as financial reporting, and important to organizational success.
Coca-Cola Enterprises has developed a working relationship with Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in Washington DC. For the last two years we have worked with a group of MBA graduate students to develop our CRS report. We allow the students to review and critique our CRS report and give feedback prior to publication, helping the students to understand about CRS reporting requirements and our CRS issues and concerns. This provides us with valuable insights into our reporting from an informed audience and ideas on where we can improve.