Parulan, Sharmaine

Sayson, April Joyce

BSBA-FM4A
Financial Controllership

Environmental Management offers research and opinions on use and conservation of

natural resources, protection of habitats and control of hazards, spanning the field of
environmental management without regard to traditional disciplinary boundaries.
COCA-COLA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Managing Climate Change
Global climate change which is caused in part by man-made greenhouse gas
emissions has widespread implications for the planet and the communities where we live
in. Water and land resources, public health and safety, agriculture and more are at risk.
And through the Coca-Cola system, they recognize that climate change has the great
ability and potential to affect the lifespan of our organizations and the supply chain. They
increasingly focus on energy efficiency and climate protection to help reduce costs and
minimize our environmental impact. Efforts are made in order to lessen the sudden
effects of these natural phenomenon, it is already clear that it is already difficult to stop
nor obstruct these after effects of climate change, hence, preventive measures and
remedies are the one focused by the company.
When producing and distributing its products, the Coca-Cola Company aims to use
the best possible mix of energy sources while improving its overall energy use and
efficiency. It commits to effectively tracking and managing its carbon emissions and it is
taking the necessary steps to do so as a system. The company also invests in renewable
energy resources where others make sense for their business, and it is making decisions to
improve the overall energy use and efficiency of their facilities. It is also committed in
pacifying its own energy end marks. The company continually improves its energy
efficiency per liter of product produced and working to stabilize its emissions systemwide. In 2008, the Coca-Cola system set global targets for energy management and
climate protection within its manufacturing operations and to achieve around 5 percent
absolute emissions reduction in developed countries and grow its business without
growing the carbon emissions approximately by 2015.
The Coca-Cola system is working to meet each goal, and it is committed in
reporting or disclosing its progress. Tree-planting activities worldwide are also done to
increase the number of trees that saturate or neutralize the emissions in the air that
circulates. In that same time period, emissions in some countries improved by 8 percent.
The company is absolutely making progress and change in the environment, but it has
more work to do in order to meet these targets. Local tree-planting events are done in
different places where plants are located.

Recycling Water in Production and Operation

While Coca-Cola gives much effort to improve the water efficiency for each liter of
product, the company produces and increases their conservation efforts across the system
the company also recycles water. Water is a very important ingredient in the
manufacturing process, thus very vital in the operations. The goal of the company is to
return all the water used in the manufacturing processes throughout the system to the
environment at a level that supports aquatic life. Water used in Coca-Cola system
operations is recycled through a stringent treatment and cleansing process to ensure that
our wastewater meets or exceeds applicable laws and regulations before being released
into the environment, stressed Mr. Ventulan in an interview.
To understand and promote management of water resources for the Coca-Cola
systems manufacturing operations, it launched a system-wide water resource
sustainability corporate standard. This standard requires each of the more than 900
bottling plants to evaluate the sustainability of the water resources used to produce the
beverages, as well as the sustainability of the water resources used by the surrounding
community. It also requires identification of associated water risks at the plant level and
action plans to reduce such risks. All Coca-Cola system plants are required to complete
this process and be actively implementing their protection plan. These source water
protection plans address critical water challenges at a watershed level, from hydrological
vulnerabilities to local government management. As a company, Coca-Cola provides
utmost guidance, planning templates, preparation checklists and training courses to
facilitate system wide engagement with this water resource sustainability corporate
standard.
Throughout the Coca-Cola system, the beverages are produced locally and the water
used to create these beverages is sourced locally. One of the companys key water
strategies is to replenish the water used by investing in projects that include watershed
protection and conservation; expanding community drinking water and sanitation access;
example of which is when Coca-Cola Tacloban had given assistance to the victims of
landslide at Guinsaugon, Southern Leyte wherein the refugees were given free drinking
(potable) distilled water (WILKINS) because of the problem that arose wherein no clean
water was available for drinking in that said location. As the plants develop and
implement the source water protection plans, such projects will become more locally
relevant to the companys operations. By 2020, Coca-Cola intends to attain the goal of
replenishing to nature and communities an amount of water equivalent to that used in the
finished beverages.
Source: https://www.scribd.com/doc/67550249/The-Coca-Cola-Company