Water Stewardship at The Coca-Cola Company

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Water Stewardship atThe Coca-Cola Company

• Bruce Karas Director
• Sustainability, Environment Safety
• Coca-Cola North America
• March 6, 2006

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Sustainability in North America

• Invest In and Support the Growth of
• Sustainable Communities and Ecosystems.
• Implement Global Water Stewardship programs to
  enable sustainable growth in North America
• Optimize environmentally effective packages
  without impacting quality
• Reduce CCNAs carbon footprint
• Provide a safe and healthful workplace for all
  associates
• Implement sustainable management systems

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Water is the Key to Our Global Agenda
REPLENISH Watershed
Aspirational Pledge June 2007 Replace every
drop of water we use in our beverages and their
production."
Water Source
RECYCLE Wastewater Treatment
Water Treatment
REDUCE _ Efficient Water Use
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Plant Performance
Goal Best in class at water management both in
water use efficiency and wastewater management

• Water use ratio improved 4 in 2005, 3 in 2006
• Overall 19 since 2002
• Peer benchmarking study
• Annual Reporting on water use, efficiencyand
  wastewater management
• Comprehensive efficiency training andresource
  tool developed with WWF
• Wastewater design and operations toolsdeveloped
• Working to develop region-specific
  waterefficiency strategy

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Atlanta - Water Efficiency Improvements in 2007

• Global Water Stewardship Initiatives
• Water Balance Study - December 2004
• Fix the Basics leaks (pumps, valves, pipes),
• Replaced incoming and outgoing water piping to
  minimize losses
• Plant water efficiency tracked monthly already
  very good
• Acceleration of efficiency initiatives
• Non-essential water use landscape irrigation
• Optimize, automate sanitation processes
• Accelerate implementation of select water
  projects
• Short term production adjustments

• Coca-Cola Campus
• GA Tech. Innovation Institute Energy Water
  Assessment
• Headquarters water conservation kits to all
  associates
• Employee Water Education Event
• Water Fountain pool used for delicate plant
  irrigation fall plantings eliminated
• Installation of Waterless urinals, low-flow
  faucet aerators and showerheads
• Investigating harvesting and storage of rainwater
  

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