Coca-Cola Enterprises Publishes First Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Review

Published 08-24-06

Submitted by Coca-Cola Refreshments

ATLANTA- Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), the world's largest marketer, distributor, and producer of Coca-Cola products, has published its first company-wide Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Review for 2005.

The Review, a comprehensive look at Coca-Cola Enterprises' business and its impacts on local communities throughout the eight countries in North America and Western Europe where it does business, is guided by the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The company reported on 92 of the indicators, and will increasingly strive to improve its reporting ability to include all of the GRI indicators in the coming years.

The Review focuses on five areas of corporate responsibility: corporate governance, workplace, marketplace, environment, and community. It spotlights two challenges of great importance that the company responded to in 2005 - health and wellness and the hurricane devastation along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Some other highlights in the Review include:

Corporate Governance:

In 2005, CCE established a Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Advisory Council, comprising a cross-section of management from North America and Europe.

This Council guides and manages Corporate Responsibility strategy, was led in 2005 by Chairman of the Board Lowry Kline, and will be led in 2006 by President and CEO John Brock. The Council reports to the Public Issues Review Committee of the Board of Directors.

Workplace:

Joint Worker-Management Safety Committees are operating in all company locations.

Since 2000 CCE has employed an Ombuds office to provide alternative and confidential forms of conflict resolution.

Since 2000 employee engagement surveys have been administered in every country and policies and initiatives were established in response to survey results.

Marketplace:

Since 2001 the company has significantly broadened its choice and variety of beverages, adding 287 new product offerings.

In 2005 CCE made a number of voluntary changes to nutritional labeling as a result of consumer research and stakeholder engagement.

The company played a leadership role in 2005 in developing new U.S. school vending policies with the American Beverage Association, which have now been strengthened in 2006 with the announcement of the company's partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

Environment:

Since 2001 CCE has reduced the amount of packaging used in its products by more than 20%.

Since 2004 the company has saved an estimated 1.53 billion liters of water per year through conservation measures.

Water-use ratio in production facilities improved companywide in 2005 by 0.2%.

14 of the company's 15 European business operations have adopted ISO 14001, with the remaining site to be certified in 2006.

Community:

In 2005 CCE invested nearly $28 million in community relations programs worldwide.

The company continued to support active lifestyle programs and encouraged physical activity in all 8 countries.

CCE Europe contributed approximately $20 million toward local recycling efforts in 2005.

Coca-Cola Enterprises will continue to work to improve its reporting capabilities and data-gathering systems. The company is committed to developing greater transparency in reporting and improving the quality and quantity of the data reported.

The Coca-Cola Enterprises Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Review is available online at http://www.cokecce.com/srclib/corporate_responsibility/index.html. Comments, feedback, or requests for hard copies of the 2005 Review are welcome at crsreview@na.cokecce.com. To review supporting Corporate Responsibility publications from specific CCE territories in Great Britain and the Netherlands, visit http://www.cokecce.co.uk or http://www.coca-colaenterprises.nl.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. is the world's largest marketer, producer, and distributor of bottle and can liquid nonalcoholic refreshment. Coca-Cola Enterprises sells approximately 80 percent of The Coca-Cola Company's bottle and can volume in North America and is the sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company in Belgium, continental France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Monaco, and the Netherlands.

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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands.

Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's most valuable brand, the Company's portfolio includes 12 other billion dollar brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply and Georgia. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate of 1.7 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. For more information about our Company, please visit our website at www.thecoca-colacompany.com.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Publishes First Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Review

Coca-Cola Enterprises Publishes First Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Review

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