Environmental Leader

The Coca-Cola Company has released its 2006 Environmental Performance report (PDF). The report includes data gathered from 775 facilities around the world, representing 94 percent of the Coca-Cola system’s sales volume in 2006.

In 2006, the Coca-Cola’s total energy use increased 10 percent. Coke’s vending machines and coolers are the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions within the system and produce three times the estimated emissions of the company’s manufacturing facilities. Coke says that an increase in onA?AA¢AA¢aAA¬AA¢a?A¬Ee?site production of PET bottles in 2006 contributed to the systemwide energy use increase. “We are working to identify and implement additional measures that….

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