Business principles
How we work
Coca-Cola has an enduring mission statement. It describes our purpose and serves as the standard against which we weigh our actions and decisions:
- To refresh the world
- To inspire moments of optimism and happiness
- To create value and make a difference
Within Coca-Cola we have a Code of Business Conduct that serves to guide the actions of our employees, consistent with our Company values. The Code helps our people to do the right thing and play by the rules wherever we operate around the world. Our values serve as a compass for our actions and dictate how we behave in the world:
- Leadership - the courage to shape a better future
- Collaboration - leverage collective genius
- Integrity - be real
- Accountability - if it is to be, it's up to me
- Passion - committed in heart and mind
- Diversity - as inclusive as our brands
- Quality - what we do, we do well
Within Coca-Cola Enterprises we also follow such a code. In addition Coca Cola Enterprises has it's own operating framework and set of values.
Our vision is to be the best beverage sales and customer service company based upon values of Accountability, Customer-focused and Team-driven.
The diagram below can briefly sum up our day-to-day working principles:
Compliance
We integrate sound environmental practices into our daily business operations. We comply with all regulatory requirements in Great Britain and five of our manufacturing sites have been accredited to ISO 14001. The exception is our recently acquired site at Morpeth. Even in the absence of specific regulatory requirements, we operate in an environmentally responsible manner in accordance with our environmental standards.
Minimising impact, maximising opportunity
We conduct research and employ new technology to minimise the environmental impact of our operations, equipment, products and packages. We minimise the discharge of waste materials into the environment by employing responsible pollution prevention and control practices.
Accountability
We are accountable for our actions. We conduct audits of environmental performance and practices, document the findings and take necessary improvement actions. We are committed to continuously improving our environmental performance, including environmental reporting.
Living Positively
At Coca-Cola, we have made a global commitment. We must make a positive difference by re-evaluating the way we work and live.
Sustainability has to be part of everything we do. People have to be part of everything we do. Not just today, but tomorrow and in the future.
Our goal is simple: we will try and give back as much as we take - or, where possible, more than we take. This philosophy is what we call Live Positively.
Beverage Benefits
Quenching every thirst and need. Providing and tailoring beverages for every lifestyle, life stage and life occasion - all based on individual needs. Quality you can trust all the time.
Active Lifestyle
Helping to increase physical activity levels to enhance health. Our goal is to raise the standards of physical fitness globally, through encouragement, partnership and grass-roots programmes.
Workplace
To foster environments where diversity is encouraged, workplace rights are respected and people are inspired to create superior result - making a positive difference.
Energy & Climate Protection
Be the beverage industry leader…grow our business, but not the carbon emissions.
Water Stewardship
To safely return to nature an amount of water equivalent to that used in our beverages and their production.
Packaging
The Coca-Cola Company envisions a world in which our packaging is no longer seen as waste, but as a valuable resource for the future.
Communities
We are a global company with local roots in every community in which we do business. We are committed to the needs of our communities, with a wide range of programmes.
