2006 Sustainability Report - Coca-Cola Amatil

The four global pillars
Environment
Marketplace
Our commitment:
To conduct business in ways that protect and
preserve the environment and to integrate
principles of environmental stewardship and
sustainable development into our business
decisions and processes.
Achievements 2006
• Water Savings Action plans submitted to the NSW,
Queensland, South Australian and Victorian governments.
• Installed “dry lube”or waterless line lubrication into
12 operations in Australia saving 40 megalitres of water
(or 40 olympic swimming pools).
• Production of all carbonated and non-carbonated
beverages (including soft drinks, water, sports drinks
and juice) in Australia achieved a ratio of 1.55 litres of
water used to make one finished litre of beverage –
considered world’s best practice.
• Established a Water Strategy Team in Australia to
analyse and evaluate all aspects of water use and
launched a Water Policy for Australia.
• Lightweighting of PET bottles resulted in the saving
of approximately 18,000 tonnes of PET since 2003.
• New cardboard trays “Crays”resulted in a 53% reduction
in cardboard and a 63% reduction in glue.
• Sydney Water “Every Drop Counts”joint winner
Innovation category.
• Finalist in Queensland Environment Protection Agency’s
Sustainable Industry Awards.
• Winner of Packaging Evolution Awards’ Community
Partnership Action category.
Our commitment:
To provide products and services that meet the
beverage needs of our consumers. In doing this,
we provide sound and rewarding business
opportunities and benefits for our customers,
suppliers, distributors and local communities.
Achievements 2006
• Australian and New Zealand sales of Coca-Cola with
no sugar (diet Coke and Coca-Cola Zero) reached 34%
of total cola volume.
• Introduced smaller portion size bottles and cans
in Australia.
• Initiated “thumbnail”Daily Intake (DI) nutrition labels
on the front of Coca-Cola brand cans and bottles in
Australia and New Zealand.
• SPCA lodged anti-dumping applications with the
Federal Government against cheap imported processed
fruit and tomatoes.
• Entered into an agreement in December 2006 to phase
out sugar soft drinks from New Zealand high schools. (In
2004 CCA voluntarily removed all carbonated soft drinks
from primary schools in Australia and New Zealand.)
• Continued the reduction of net energy density in CCA
beverages in Australia.
• Since 2001, revenue generated from non-carbonated
beverages and food has grown from 5% to 32% of
total revenue.
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