We are globally working to create a World Without Waste, which means:
Packaging
- Continuing to designrecyclable packaging.
- Collecting and recycling theequivalent of100% of our cans and bottles by 2030.
- Reducing the amount of new plastic, we use – including all our bottles under one litre being made from recycled plastic across our range of beverages, such as co*ke, Fanta, Sprite, Mt Franklin and Pump. Our caps and labels are not currently made from recycled content, but we are exploring technology options to help us address this. By using recycled plastic we avoid using around 10,000 tonnes of new plastic each year. This was the largest commitment to use recycled plastic in the Australian beverages industry.
- We are strong supporters ofcontainer deposit schemes acrossAustralia.Not only do they reducelitter,they alsogive our bottles and cansthe best chance of another life. Our bottling partnerCoca-Cola Europacific Partners, formerly Coca-Cola Amatil, has a 40-year history of operating the collection scheme in South Australia, and also helps operate the schemes in Queensland, NSW and the ACT.
- Partnering with organisations that can help usscale solutions. Since 2017, together with the Coca-Cola Foundation, we have invested over $6 million in environmental partnerships focused on reducing the impact of plastic pollution, recycling, collecting marine litter and water replenishment. This includes our support for The Seabin Project to collect and track theimpact of ocean pollution, andEcoBargeon theGreat Barrier Reef, who collect and upcycle marineplastic and Earthwatch. Read more on our environmental partners here https://www.coca-colacompany.com/au/news/coca-cola-environment-partners.
- We are a founding member of the Australia New Zealand Pacific Plastics Pact (ANZPAC) which is the first time organisations throughout the region has come together to look at tackling the causes of plastic pollution.
Climate Change
Climate change is a critical global challenge and thereis an urgent need totake action.
- Our bottling partner, CCEP (formerly Coca-Cola Amatil), has pledged to be ‘netzero’ by 2040, and achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025 in Australia.
Water
Wateris also at the heart of our business, yet weknow there is not enough freshwaterto support our planet.
- This is why more than a decade ago, we set a pioneering goal to replenish – or ‘give back’ - the water we use in our drinks. Notonly did we meet this goal but wemet it five years early. In Australia we give back more than twice as much water aswe use each year.
We support water partnership across the world, providing communitieswith access to safe drinking water and protecting local ecosystems, including the Great Barrier Reef. In Australia, we’re proud to partner with WWF to support Project Catalyst that works to preserve the Great Barrier Reef through innovative cane sugar farming.
