The Coca-Cola Company

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Affiliated Orgs:	California Water Action Collaborative (CWAC)
Projects:	American River Headwaters Bolsa Floresta Program Community Water Connections and Health Improvement in Beni Suef Connect the Drops Construction of Check Dams in Bundelkhand Every Drop Matters Health of the Guarani Aquifer Improving River Management Practices in the Yangtze Improving Wetland and Watershed Management in the Chi River Basin International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) Mlalakua River Restoration International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) Rwizi River Catchment Kibera Water Services District Mackinaw River Watershed Continuous Improvement Grain Program Protecting Freshwater Resources while Improving the Livelihoods of Disadvantaged Sugarcane Growers in South Africa Rainwater Harvesting Projects Across India Restoring the Floodplains and Improving the Habitat Along the Danube Restoring the Rio Conchos San Gabriel Watershed Restoration Santa Ana Watershed Site Water Targets Pilot Strategic Water Partners Network's "No Drop" Programme Tahoe Headwaters Restoration Water Harvesting and Soil Conservation Techniques in the Mountains of Syria Water Stewardship at CCEP's Production Sites - Rhone Water Stewardship at CCEP's Production Sites - Scheldt WWF-Coca Cola River Replenishment Project
Resources:	Quantifying Replenish Benefits in Community Water Partnership Projects, Corporate Water Stewardship: Achieving a Sustainable Balance
Countries:	Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Iraq, Mexico, Romania, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand
Regions:	Amazonas, Bravo, Danube, Ganges - Brahmaputra, Huang He (Yellow River), India, Mekong, Nile, Orange, Rio Salado, South Africa, Tigris & Euphrates, Vaal, Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
Organization SDGs: Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the organization and its locations.	Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2) Water Quality (SDG 6.3) Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5) Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6) Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4)
Org. Type:	Business
Industry Sectors:	Food and Beverage
Language:	English
Org. Website:	www.coca-cola.com
Org. Source:	User
Profile Completion:	69%

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We are becoming more efficient in our water use by reducing the amount we use per liter of product, even as we increase our production volume. We are recycling wastewater, sometimes returning it cleaner than we found it, and we are replenishing, or offsetting, the water used in our finished beverages

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Projects

American River Headwaters (Project)

cawateraction.org/actions

The Nature Conservancy and partners are implementing a landscape-scale forest restoration and research project on the property and adjacent Forest Service lands, referred to as the French Meadows Project. The Project aims to increase the pace and scale of ecologically-based ... Learn More

Bolsa Floresta Program (Project)

Conserving the Amanzonian forest through payment for maintenance of environmental services, this program aims to curb deforestation and improve the quality of life for the local population. Specifically, this program finances incentives which allow for the education of the local ... Learn More

Community Water Connections and Health Improvement in Beni Suef (Project)

Providing household water connections to 1,500 impoverished families or approximately 7,500 people, this program is increasing access to safe drinking water in communities of Beni Suef. The project is also building the capacities of community development associations to become active ... Learn More

Connect the Drops (Project)

www.ceres.org/connect-the-drops

Currently, California is in the midst of a drought of historic proportions, with severe impacts on ecosystems, communities, farms, and businesses. Connect the Drops is a business-led campaign, elevating the voice of California businesses in favor of resilient water supply ... Learn More

Construction of Check Dams in Bundelkhand (Project)

Constructing four check dams in the Bundelkhand region of Central India, this program is bringing access to water to this drought-stricken area. As much as 46% of the population lives below the poverty line, which is exacerbated by declining water ... Learn More

Every Drop Matters (Project)

www.everydropmatters.com

Every Drop Matters (EDM) is a unique partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Company, which works across Europe and the CIS, the Arab States and Asia. Since they joined forces in 2006, the partners have ... Learn More

Health of the Guarani Aquifer (Project)

www.agua.org.py

Preserving the Guarani Aquifer in Paraguay, this project aims to promote conservation of precious water resources. This project is expanding the knowledge of water as a natural resource and the current situation in Paraguay through training for community leaders, a ... Learn More

Improving River Management Practices in the Yangtze (Project)

Inspiring governance and sustainable river management, this program is working across the Yangtze River basin. This project involves training local residents to use a scorecard to track environmental indicators over time. Additionally, the project is developing and distributing materials on ... Learn More

Improving Wetland and Watershed Management in the Chi River Basin (Project)

Reducing the impacts of agriculture on ecological functions in the Chi River sub-basin of the Mekong River Delta, this project is improving management of wetlands and watersheds, focusing on the production and use of organic fertilizer on sugarcane, cassava, and ... Learn More

International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) Mlalakua River Restoration (Project)

www.giz.de/en/worldwide/27890.html

International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) seeks to initiate multi-stakeholder partnerships with the private sector, the public sector and the civil society in order to formulate and implement measures to improve water security for all parties. The Mlalakua River is a ... Learn More

International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) Rwizi River Catchment (Project)

www.giz.de/en/worldwide/27890.html

The International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) seeks to initiate multi-stakeholder partnerships with the private sector, the public sector and the civil society in order to formulate and implement measures to improve water security for all parties. A partnership with CocaCola ... Learn More

Kibera Water Services District (Project)

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We are forming a coalition in Kibera in cooperation with the Governor of Nairobi--Evans Kidero- and the staff of Nairobi City-County, owners of Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, to design clean water distribution, sewage and waste treatment, and flood ... Learn More

Mackinaw River Watershed Continuous Improvement Grain Program (Project)

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Because water is essential to nature, communities, and business, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched a transformational partnership in 2007 to help conserve the world’s freshwater resources. Expanding this focus and building on our progress, the ... Learn More

Protecting Freshwater Resources while Improving the Livelihoods of Disadvantaged Sugarcane Growers in South Africa (Project)

Improving the livelihoods of disadvantaged sugarcane growers while mitigating and eliminating impacts that their cultivation activities have on freshwater systems, this project is strengthening and expanding existing collaboration between commercial farmers and previously disadvantaged sugarcane farmers through a mentorship program. ... Learn More

Rainwater Harvesting Projects Across India (Project)

Installing rainwater harvesting structures across India to reduce water scarcity, this program works to combat depleting groundwater levels with simple and effective solutions. Rainwater harvesting is the process of collecting and storing rainwater and preventing its runoff, evaporation and seepage ... Learn More

Restoring the Floodplains and Improving the Habitat Along the Danube (Project)

Reconnecting floodplains to restore ecosystem services and re-establish biodiversity, this project focuses on restoring the cut-off floodplains to the Danube for the benefit of people, habitats and species. The project focuses on improving knowledge on habitat locations and conditions, helping ... Learn More

Restoring the Rio Conchos (Project)

Working with communities along the Rio Conchos, one of the primary tributaries of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo, this project provides training in soil and water conservation techniques, biodiversity conservation, development of community action plans, and distribution of educational materials comprising ... Learn More

San Gabriel Watershed Restoration (Project)

www.nationalforests.org/who-we-are/our-impact/angeles

Following the destruction of the Station Fire of 2009, the National Forest Foundation partnered with the Forest Service and engaged the local community to restore the Angeles National Forest. The Fire affected four watersheds, decimated forests, and severely damaged both ... Learn More

Santa Ana Watershed Site Water Targets Pilot (Project)

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The Pacific Institute, in its role as co-secretariat for the CEO Water Mandate, coordinated a clustered pilot for setting site water targets in the Santa Ana River Watershed (SARW) in southern California. This helped test and inform global guidance under ... Learn More

Strategic Water Partners Network's "No Drop" Programme (Project)

The No drop is a simple-to-fill score card that assesses and ranks municipalities on water losses, revenue collection and water use efficiency (amount of water used per person per day). Municipalities can be compared to each other and their performance ... Learn More

Tahoe Headwaters Restoration (Project)

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The National Forest Foundation is working with the U.S. Forest Service and partners like Coca-Cola to restore the Tahoe National Forest Headwaters to optimum health by thinning vegetation, restoring meadows and river channels, eradicating invasive species, improving water flows, increasing ... Learn More

Water Harvesting and Soil Conservation Techniques in the Mountains of Syria (Project)

Improving the livelihood of farming communities and sustaining the use of water resources in Syria, this project uses soil and water conservation techniques to help farmers in the mountainous regions of Syria. The construction of rainwater harvesting tanks and water ... Learn More

Water Stewardship at CCEP's Production Sites - Rhone (Project)

As part of CCEP’s This is Forward Sustainability Action Plan, we have a target to replenish 100% of the water we use in our drinks, where sourced from areas of water stress, used in our beverages, by 2020. We engage ... Learn More

Water Stewardship at CCEP's Production Sites - Scheldt (Project)

As part of CCEP’s This is Forward Sustainability Action Plan, we have a target to replenish 100% of the water used in our beverages, where it is sourced from areas of water stress, by 2020. In Belgium, our SVAs have ... Learn More

WWF-Coca Cola River Replenishment Project (Project)

www.norfolkriverstrust.org/p/river-nar-catchment-blog.html

Coca-Cola Enterprises is working in conjunction with the WWF-UK and Coca-Cola Great Britain as part of a partnership aimed at reducing our impact on the freshwater environment, investing in natural capital, and encouraging the supply chain, businesses and others to ... Learn More

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Corporate Water Stewardship: Achieving a Sustainable Balance (Resource)

www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jms/article/view/28896

Globally, corporations and industry are seeking to secure access to sufficient quantities of water to meet current and future needs in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible way in the midst of an unfolding global water crisis with risks that ... Learn More

Developers: The Coca-Cola Company, The Nature Conservancy

Quantifying Replenish Benefits in Community Water Partnership Projects (Resource)

www.coca-colasrbija.rs/content/dam/journey/rs/sr/private/pdf...

The Coca-Cola Company is quantifying the water-related “Replenish” benefits derived through its Community Water Partnership (CWP) projects. The work described in this report builds on previous efforts, and provides a current status of quantification results for three categories of CWP ... Learn More

Developers: GETF, The Coca-Cola Company