WATER

Essential to people, ecosystems, and is the main ingredient in our products.

We aim to promote water stewardship within our business to increase water use efficiency and treat and return safe water to communities.

Community programs to support access to water & sanitation

Together with The Coca‑Cola Foundation, our partners and co-funders, we helped support millions of people gain access to water, sanitation and hygiene and recovery during crises and natural disasters.

Water replenishment

Since 2015, we have met or exceeded our goal to return more than 100% of the water used in our finished products globally, on an aggregate level, to nature and communities with support from The Coca‑Cola Foundation, owned and independent bottling partners and independent suppliers and partners.

Great Barrier Reef Foundation partnership

The Coca‑Cola Foundation (TCCF), the global philanthropic arm of The Coca‑Cola Company (TCCC), and Great Barrier Reef Foundation are reviving the Great Barrier Reef’s seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life. It’s a lifeline for the Reef’s marine species that rely on this critical ecosystem and the communities who have cared for them for generations.

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Taking a local approach

We have operations around the world. And because we source water locally, we also aim to reach 100% replenishment in each of our more than 200 high-risk locations* across the Coca‑Cola system by 2035. These locations represent almost a third of our locations* globally.

Explore our 2023 progress – PDF

Our global partners making a difference

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

In collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UN Environment, we're focused on the New Plastics Economy initiative that aims to stop plastic waste at the source, moving toward a reuse model for plastic packaging and innovation to help ensure 100% of plastic packaging can be recycled.

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World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership

World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership aims to foster collaboration between governments and stakeholders in coastal communities to tackle plastic waste issues.

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World Wildlife Fund

For over a decade, WWF and Coca‑Cola have partnered to improve the health of freshwater basins and the environmental performance across Coca‑Cola’s supply chain, emissions and packaging. Together, we help create a more climate-resilient and water-secure future.

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Circulate Capital

We partner with Circulate Capital, an investment management firm dedicated to incubating and financing companies and infrastructure that prevent the flow of plastic waste into the world's oceans and advance the circular economy.

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Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance®

Since 1995, The Coca‑Cola Foundation has supported Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, which has removed millions of pounds of trash from beaches and waterways around the world. The Foundation is also a member of Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance®.

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation
World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership
World Wildlife Fund
Circulate Capital
Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance®

Frequently asked questions

A: Since 2015, we have returned more than 100% of the water used in our finished products globally, to nature and communities. Moving forward, we will also seek to return 100% of the total water used.

A: Together with The Coca‑Cola Foundation, our partners and co-funders, we have helped support millions of people gain access to water, sanitation and hygiene and recovery during crises and natural disasters.

Where we’re making a difference

All of our plastic bottles under 1 litre in NZ are made from 100% recycled plastic (excluding caps and labels) All of our plastic bottles under 1 litre and all of our water bottles in all sizes are made with 100% recycled plastic (excluding caps and labels)

In 2024 65% of our packaging globally was collected for recycling*

^{*The collection rate represents a weighted average of national collection rates or returnable bottle collection rates for select primary consumer packaging to the Coca‑Cola system’s sales in units to express the percent of equivalent bottles and cans introduced into the market that were collected and refilled or collected for recycling for the year.}

~1 in 2 Coca‑Cola® purchases in New Zealand have no sugar

99% of our packaging globally is recyclable*

^{*Includes our primary consumer packaging, which includes caps and labels, but excludes cups for fountain and dispensed solutions that are purchased by our customers. The Coca‑Cola Company defines a package as recyclable when:}

^{(a) a system and practice is in place for recycling and}

^{(b) multiple regions have a 30% or higher post-consumer recycling rate and collectively represent at least 400 million inhabitants}

Returned 163% of the water used in our finished beverages globally to nature and communities in 2024

All of our plastic bottles under 1 litre in NZ are made from 100% recycled plastic (excluding caps and labels) All of our plastic bottles under 1 litre and all of our water bottles in all sizes are made with 100% recycled plastic (excluding caps and labels).
62% of our packaging globally is collected for recycling**
~1 in 2 Coca‑Cola® purchases in New Zealand have no sugar
90% of our packaging globally is recyclable
Returned 148% of the water used in our finished beverages globally to nature and communities in 2023.

Our sustainability progress (PDF)

Essential to people, ecosystems, and is the main ingredient in our products.