A message from the leaders of our business
Welcome to the 2010/11 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report for the Coca-Cola system in Great Britain.
At Coca-Cola we are absolutely committed to making a positive
difference - to the health of our planet, our consumers and the
communities we serve.
We're working hard to reduce our impact on the environment in
everything we do - growing more while using less - and using our
brands and expertise to encourage consumers to make more
sustainable choices.
We have ambitious goals and recognise there is a lot more we can do. But on key issues such as recycling, energy and water use and waste reduction, we believe we are moving in the right direction.
Corporate responsibility and sustainability is at the heart of the way Coca-Cola does business. In this report you will read about some of the innovative ways we are building and creating a legacy of sustainability.
This report includes data from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. Some information on our projects and initiatives goes up to June 2-11.
"Welcome to the 2010/11 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report for the Coca-Cola system in Great Britain.
The economic, environmental and social implications of business are more important than ever. In a world where populations are growing, natural resources are stressed, communities are forced to do more with less and our consumers' expectations are rising, we understand that sustainability is core to our business continuity and how we create long-term value.
Corporate responsibility and sustainability are not optional extras to make us feel good about ourselves. Nor are they marketing ploys to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. They are at the very heart of our business and our approach - central to everything we do and how we operate.
Sustainable growth is about making more with less. In our last report we shared progress on our journey towards long-term sustainability as we worked to embed corporate responsibility and sustainability into the heart of our business.
We are making good progress, growing our business while achieving absolute reductions in our carbon emissions and the water we use. We have also aligned our sustainability activities so that we can have a sharp focus on the areas where our system can make the greatest difference.
In this report we highlight some of the steps we are taking to help ensure the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are truly sustainable events. We intend to use our sponsorship of London 2012 to make a positive difference in the UK and one that lasts long after the Games are over.
Already our involvement in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a catalyst to accelerate our efforts to become a more sustainable business here in Great Britain. One recent development of note is our new joint venture recycling facility with ECO Plastics, which will more than double the amount of food-grade recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic available for use in our bottles - allowing us to meet our ambition of incorporating 25% recycled content in all our plastic bottles by 2012.
We have a clear vision and direction with increasingly robust
systems and strategies in place to help us achieve these, but it is
a long road and we know there will always be more to do.
If you have any comments or thoughts about this report we hope that you will share them with us at corporateresponsibility@eur.ko.com"
Jon Woods
Country Manager, Coca-Cola Great Britain &
Ireland 
Managing director. Coca-Cola Enterprises Limited
