TORONTO, ONTARIO. - March 2, 2009 - The Coca-Cola system in Canada - Coca-Cola Ltd. (CCL) and Coca-Cola Bottling Company (CCB) - has issued its first, joint Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Report. The report can be accessed by visiting www.cocacola.ca/corporate_responsibility_report.htm.
"The Coca-Cola system in Canada is committed to embedding Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability into every aspect of our business," said Nikos Koumettis, President, Coca-Cola Ltd. "This report details our progress, and outlines the long-term goals that guide our journey."

"Our commitment to Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability is grounded in operational reality," said Kevin Warren, President, Coca-Cola Bottling Company. "Within these challenging economic times our CRS efforts will help to capture operational efficiencies, drive effectiveness and eliminate waste while reducing our environmental footprint."

The report is a comprehensive look at both companies' operations in Canada, and details progress and plans in five strategic CRS focus areas: Water Stewardship, Sustainable Packaging/Recycling, Energy Conservation/Climate Change, Product Portfolio/Well-being, and Diverse and Inclusive Culture. The report follows the G3 guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and focuses on workplace, marketplace, environment and community.

The Coca-Cola system in Canada has established a goal and targets for each of its five strategic CRS focus areas, including:

• Water Stewardship: Establish a water sustainable operation in which we use one liter of water for every liter of product we produce - what we call water neutrality.


• Sustainable Packaging/Recycling: Maximize our use of renewable, reusable, and recyclable resources, ultimately recycling the equivalent of 100 percent of our packaging.


• Energy Conservation/Climate Change: Reduce carbon emissions in our manufacturing, fleet, sales and marketing equipment, and facilities.


• Product Portfolio/Well-Being: Offer every consumer the right product and package in the right place, at the right moment, in the right way.


• Diverse and Inclusive Culture: Establish a diverse, winning, and inclusive culture.

• Introducing 22 heavy-duty, hybrid electric delivery trucks to CCB's Canadian fleet - and the first in Canada - with improved fuel efficiency of 32% and less noise and emissions when stopped in traffic.


• Reducing CCB's water usage by more than 20% between 2005-2007, using 1.69 litres of water to produce one litre of beverage.


• Avoiding the use of 835 metric tons of packaging through initiatives such as reducing the weight of Dasani PET bottles and using a first-of-its-kind, shorter closure on PET bottles.


• Launching Supplier Guiding Principles, which detail expectations of suppliers with regard to labour standards, workplace health and safety, business integrity, and environmental practices.


• Receiving five Supplier Awards and Recognitions in 2007 and 2008.


• Improving CCB's electrical use ratio by 13% in 2007.


• Investing more than $1.5 million locally through programs, sponsorships, and in-kind and charitable contributions in 2007.

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Coca-Cola Bottling Company (CCB) is the primary Canadian bottler responsible for manufacturing, sales and distribution of most Coca-Cola brands in Canada. CCB is an indirect, wholly-owned division of Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world's largest Coca-Cola bottler, and operates in all ten provinces and employs 5,500 associates in 65 facilities across Canada.

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