by Shane Henson — July 15, 2011—Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE) has released its sixth company-wide corporate responsibility and sustainability (CRS) report, Committed to 2020: Shaping a Sustainable Future in Europe. Coca-Cola Enterprises employs 13,500 employees and operates 17 manufacturing facilities across Western Europe, where the company distributes a wide range of beverages, including regular, no- and low-calorie sparkling, energy and sports drinks, waters, juices and juice drinks, coffees and teas.
The CRS report is Coca-Cola Enterprises’ first as a European-focused company and provides a detailed overview of its progress towards Commitment 2020, the company’s CRS targets and goals in its focus areas: energy conservation/climate change, water stewardship, sustainable packaging/recycling, product portfolio, active healthy living, community and workplace.
According to the report, Coca-Cola Enterprises:
- Reduced overall carbon footprint by 4% from 2009, while growing business volume by 4%;
- Invested $8.1 million in making cold drinks equipment more efficient and installed 2,800 doors on open-fronted coolers;
- Reduced water use ratio to 1.42 liters of water per liter of product, down 6% from 1.51 liters in 2009;
- Announced $5 million investment in a joint venture with ECO Plastics to develop a new purpose-built recycling facility in Lincolnshire, Great Britain;
- Reduced the amount of packaging used by 35,000 tons, meeting the target the company set in 2008;
- Recovered 99.5 percent of waste at manufacturing facilities;
- Launched PlantBottle in Norway and Sweden;
- Invested $4.3 million to support a range of community initiatives aligned with CRS focus areas; and
- Held its second Supplier Sustainability Summit, bringing together its top 50 suppliers to discuss how best to work together to innovate and reduce impacts throughout its value chain.
- Invested $8.1 million in making cold drinks equipment more efficient and installed 2,800 doors on open-fronted coolers;
