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2019
BUSINESS &
SUSTAINABILITY
REPORT
HIGHLIGHTS
THE   COMPANY
                 BETTER SHARED
BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS - 2019 BETTER SHARED
JAMES QUINCEY
                           Chairman and
                           Chief Executive Officer

“In 2019, we laid out our vision to craft
   the brands and choice of drinks that
   people love, to refresh them in body
   and spirit.”

   REFRESHMENT IS

   BETTER
   SHARED
   The Coca-Cola Company is here to refresh the
   world and make a difference. We craft the brands
   and choice of drinks that people love. We do this
   in ways that create a more sustainable business.
   It’s about working together to create a better
   shared future for our people, our communities
   and our planet.
BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS - 2019 BETTER SHARED
OUR PRIORITIES
& PROGRESS

2019 SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS

~350,000 TONS
of added sugar removed on
                                     24% REDUCTION
                                     of the carbon footprint of the
                                                                         88%
                                                                         of our packaging is recyclable
                                                                                                          10.6M+PEOPLE
                                                                                                          provided access to clean
an annualized basis through          “drink in your hand” toward our     globally.                        water and sanitation globally
product reformulations in 2019.      2020 target of 25% reduction                                         since 2010.

                                                                         60%
                                     against a 2010 baseline.

                                     Set a Science-Based Target
                                     to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2
                                     and 3 GHG emissions
                                                                         of the equivalent bottles and
                                                                                                          160%
                                     25%
                                                                         cans we introduced into the      of water used in manufacturing
                                                                         market in 2019 were refilled,    returned to communities and
                                                                         collected or recycled.           nature in 2019.

                                     by 2030 from a 2015 base-year.

                                                                                                                  THE

                                                                                                             F O U N D AT I O N

54%                                  92%                                 4.6M+                            $125M
                                                                                                          Contributed nearly

                                     of bottling partners and
                                                                                               WOMEN

                                     91%
of our priority ingredients volume                                       empowered through our 5by20
was sourced sustainably in 2019,                                         initiative, on track to reach
                                                                                                          from The Coca-Cola Company
compared to 44% in 2018.                                                 5 million women by 2020.
                                                                                                          and The Coca-Cola Foundation
                                                                                                          to directly benefit 294
                                     of direct suppliers that achieved                                    organizations across 129
                                     compliance with our Supplier                                         countries and territories.
                                     Guiding Principles.

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EXPANDING
OUR PORTFOLIO
REDUCING
ADDED SUGAR

TRANSFORMING OUR PORTFOLIO
We’re offering more choices with less sugar, reducing packaging
sizes and providing clear nutrition information.

                        People’s tastes and preferences are changing, and we’re changing too
                                              through four key actions:

     REDUCING ADDED                 MAKING SMALLER                      OFFERING MORE                  GIVING PEOPLE
         SUGAR                        PACKAGES                             DRINKS                     THE INFORMATION
                                                                                                          they need to make
                                                                                                           informed choices

                                                                                    ~42%
REDUCING ADDED SUGAR WHILE                                                          Today

INCREASING SALES GLOBALLY                   Average calories per pack
                                            dropped by 1.7% in 2019 and
Sugar - vertical
 UNIT CASE VOLUME GROWTH
                                            1.8% in 2018.
 AVERAGE SUGAR PER 100 ML

                                          18 OUT OF 20
                                                                                    of our sparkling soft drink
                        2019                                                        brands come in packages
          2018          2.2%                                                        of 250mL (8.5oz) or less.
           1.6%
                                          top brands are low- or no-sugar
                                          or have a low- or no-sugar option,
                                          and ~45% of our beverage

                                                                                    100%
                                                                                    Nearly
                                          portfolio is low- or no-sugar.

                                           ~350,000 TONS
          –1.7%

                                                                                    of our products globally
                                          of added sugar removed on                 provide front of pack
                                          an annualized basis through product       energy/calorie information.1
                        –4.0%
                                          reformulations in 2019.

                                                                                    1.	Calorie information (expressed as calories,
                                                                                        kilocalories, or kilojoules) is provided on the front

                                          ~275 GLOBAL
                                                                                        of our packages, with the exception of returnable
                                                                                        or refillable proprietary and multipurpose bottles
                                                                                        (glass and plastic) with permanent printed

                                               PRODUCT                                  labels; and unflavored and unsweetened still or
                                                                                        sparkling bottled water, including mineral water.

                                          reformulations in 2019.

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CLIMATE

TAKING ACTION
The impacts of climate change are already felt across our business.
And we are increasingly aware that our ability—and responsibility—to contribute
significant solutions on this urgent global agenda must play a role in the
shape of our business going forward.

We have cut our                                A BOLD NEW CLIMATE GOAL                                     CARBON TRANSPARENCY

24%
carbon footprint by
                                                                                                           FOR PROGRESS
                                               This is a time for collective, ambitious
                                               and positive climate action on one                          We are using the framework developed
                                               of the most pressing global issues.                         by the Task Force on Climate-related
                                               To that end, in 2019 we published                           Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
toward our 2020 target
of 25% reduction against                       a Science-Based Target for the
a 2010 baseline.                               Coca-Cola system, which aims to
                                               further decrease our carbon footprint                          Achieving reductions will
                                               across the system.                                             require us to continue the
                                                                                                              progress we have already made
                                                                                                              while building new programs,
                                                                                                              focusing on:
  We set our “drink in your hand”
  goal in 2013 to include
                                                                                                              •	Ongoing efforts with water,
  our full value chain in
                                                                                                                 World Without Waste, sugar
  our GHG emissions
                                                                                                                 reductions and sustainable
  reduction efforts.
                                                                                                                 agriculture

                                                                                                              •	Increasing renewable
                                                                                                                 energy usage
PROGRESS TO “DRINK IN                               NEW GOAL

YOUR HAND” GOAL                                                                                               •	Innovation and adaption
                                                                                                                 on topics ranging from
Drink In Your Hand
Estimated percentage reduction of
the carbon footprint of the “drink in your
                                                  Science-Based Target                                           cold drinks equipment,
                                                  aligned with the                                               ingredient or packaging
hand” since 20101
                                                  Paris Agreement Goals                                          sourcing and more
                                   2020 GOAL
                                      25%                                                                     •	Increasing supplier
                                                  Reduce absolute Scope
                                                                                                                 engagement programs
                                                  1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions
16 14%
                                                  25% by 2030 from a
17 19%                                            2015 base-year.
18 21%

19 24%

                                               1.	The calculation of progress toward our “drink in your hand” goal has been internally vetted using accepted
                                                   and relevant scientific and technical methodologies, which are aligned with GHG Protocol Scopes 1, 2
                                                   and 3. Due to the nature of our franchise bottling system, our manufacturing emissions are normally split
                                                   between Scopes 1 and 2 for company-owned facilities and Scope 3 for bottling partner facilities. However,
                                                   in our “drink in your hand” calculations, we consider the full Coca-Cola system (including franchise bottling
                                                   partners) in the calculation of our manufacturing, distribution and refrigeration emissions, in addition to
                                                   the emissions from our ingredients and packaging.

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WORLD
WITHOUT
WASTE

RECYCLING AND BEYOND
We believe a World Without Waste is possible by recycling
our packages and our packaging material as well as delivering
our beverages through new, virtually package-less solutions.

DESIGN                                          COLLECT                             PARTNER
Make 100% of our packaging                      Collect and recycle a bottle        Bring people together to
recyclable globally by 2025—and                 or can for each one we sell         support a healthy, debris-free
use at least 50% recycled material              by 2030.                            environment.
in our packaging by 2030.

                                                60%
  16 markets offered beverages
  packaged in 100% recycled PET
  bottles, with more to come.

                                                of the equivalent bottles
                                                and cans we introduced
Our packaging is                                into the market in 2019
                                                                                      We joined PepsiCo and Keurig

88%
                                                were refilled, collected
             RECYCLABLE                         or recycled (+4% vs. 2018).           Dr. Pepper, the American

             GLOBALLY,                                                                Beverage Association and key
                                                                                      NGO partners to announce
up from 85% at                                                                        the “Every Bottle Back” initiative.
the end of 2017.

                                                                                      This will help improve sorting,
                                                                                      processing and collection of

                     20%
                                                                                      plastic bottles for reuse as well
                                 RECYCLED                                             as launch a consumer education
                                 MATERIAL                                             campaign, which includes a $100
                                                                                      million industry fund managed
                   in our packaging globally.
                                                                                      by Closed Loop Partners and the
                                                  We accelerated refillable
                                                                                      Recycling Partnership.
                                                  packaging growth in Brazil
                                                  and focused on PET collection

10%        RECYCLED                               by working with 233 recycling
                                                  cooperatives. The volume of
           MATERIAL                               recycled materials processed by
used in our PET plastic                           the co-ops more than doubled
packaging globally
                                                  to over 106,000 tons.
(+1% vs. 2018).

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WATER
LEADERSHIP

PURSUING WATER SECURITY
We are working in our own operations, across our value chain
and in watersheds worldwide to support water security.

                                                                           5
                                                                                                                                      2020 GOAL
    GOALS                                                                                                                                25%

                                                                                  YEARS          16 13%

                                                                           we’ve met and         17 15%
                                                                           exceeded our water
                                                                           replenishment goal.   18 16%

                                                                                                 19 18%

                                                                                                 While we have made significant progress on water
                                                       We’ve replenished                         efficiency in production, we recognize that we

                                                       1.5+
                                                       a total of                                will not fully meet our goal of 25% improvement
                                                                                                 by 2020.

  Replenish all the water we use
                                                                       TRILLION
  in our drinks and their production                                   LITERS                        During 2019, we continued
  by 2020.                                             of water since 2012
                                                                                                     to improve the efficiency of
                                                       through about
  Improve our water efficiency                         300 projects each year.                       our water use. We now need
  by 25% by 2020.                                                                                    only 1.85 liters of water per
                                                                                                     liter of final product, an 18%

                                                                        160%
                                                                                                     improvement compared
                                                                                                     to 2010.
                    2020 GOAL
                     100%

                                                                                                                    A–
16 133%                                                                 of the water used in
                                                                        our finished beverages
17 150%                                                                 was safely returned
                                                                        to communities and
18 155%                                                                 nature in 2019.                             Our 2019 CDP Water
                                                                                                                    disclosure placed us in
19 160%                                                                                                             the leadership range
                                                                                                                    of scores.

As estimated working with our many external
partners and using generally accepted,                   Since 2010, our community
independently peer-reviewed scientific and technical

                                                                                                     1 RANKING
                                                         water programs with our
                                                                                                 #
methods. External assurance of 100% annual
replenishment rate. Finished beverages based             partners worldwide helped
on global sales volume. Water in production based
on total system consumptive use.                         to provide access to safe
                                                         drinking water and sanitation
                                                                                                 on water risk management
                                                         to 10.6 million+ people.                in 2019 Ceres report among
                                                                                                 beverage company peers.

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SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE

CULTIVATING INGREDIENTS BETTER
Since 2013, our goal is to source all our priority ingredients—
including our main natural sweeteners, fruit juices, coffee,
tea, soy and timber products—sustainably, according to our
Sustainable Agriculture Guiding Principles.

                                     2020 GOAL
                                                     PROGRESS TO OUR SUSTAINABLE
                                       100%
                                                     SOURCING GOAL
13 8%                                                Sustainable Agriculture
                                                      2018 SAGP COMPLIANCE
                                                      2019 SAGP COMPLIANCE
18 44%

19 54%
                                                                             100%     We have achieved sustainable
SAGP compliance data is based on supplier                                             farming certification or external
reporting according to our assurance requirements,                                    assurance for:
which is consolidated and                            MANGO 15% I 19%
internally verified.
                                                                                      •	All coffee used in Costa Coffee
                                                     CANE SUGAR 25% I 32%
                                                                                         (Rainforest Alliance)

                                                                                      •	All sugar used in Australia
                                                     GRAPE 35% I 41%                     (Bonsucro/Smartcane BMP)

                                                                                      •	All soybean used in our plant-
                                                     ORANGE 29% I 44%                    based drinks (Roundtable for
                                                                                         Sustainable Soy)
                                                     APPLE 27% I 50%

                                                     CORN 57% I 67%

                                                                                    21
54%
                                                     BEET SUGAR 76% I 69%

                                                     PULP & PAPER 75%
                                                                                            STUDIES
                                                                                    completed on human
                                                                                    rights in key countries
                         VOLUME                      LEMON 52% I 79%                supplying sugar to
                                                                                    our company.
of sustainably sourced
PRIORITY INGREDIENTS                                 TEA 95% I 82%
in 2019, compared to
44% in 2018.
                                                     COFFEE 94% I 90%

                                                     SOYBEANS 100% I 100%

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5by20

EMPOWERING WOMEN
In 2010 we made a commitment to enable the economic
empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across
our global value chain by 2020.

ON TRACK:                                    TRACKING 5by20 PROGRESS

4.6
Over
                                                                           We are on track to reach our target of
          MILLION                                                          transforming the lives of 5 million women
                                                                           by the end of 2020, with over 4.6 million
          WOMEN                                                            women empowered as of the end of 2019.
empowered as of
the end of 2019.
                                                                           TOP 5             # OF WOMEN
                                                                           COUNTRIES         ENABLED IN 2019

                                                                           POLAND            312,515
Cumulative number of women entrepreneurs
                                                                           UNITED STATES     274,796
economically empowered across our global
value chain                                                                UKRAINE           198,496

                              2020 GOAL                                    KENYA             162,248

                                  5M                                       CHINA             68,144

16 1.7M
                                                              2018         2019              % INCREASE
17 2.4M
                                                 # ACHIEVED   865,787      1,323,167         53%
18 3.2M                                          CUMULATIVE   3,278,866    4,602,033         40%

19 4.6M

   INVESTING IN WOMEN                      These programs have been                    KENYA Provided more than
   AROUND THE WORLD                        making a meaningful difference in           700,000 female entrepreneurs
                                           96 countries globally.                      with business skills training
   Our 5by20 commitment sponsors                                                       and loans to expand their
                                           UKRAINE Created a networking
   programs that address business                                                      businesses since 2010 through
                                           and mentorship program that
   barriers faced by female                                                            our external partnership with
                                           engaged nearly 4,000 participants
   entrepreneurs around the world.                                                     the Women Enterprise Fund
                                           POLAND Trained more than
                                                                                       BRAZIL Offered 11,700 young
                                           297,500 women through “Success
                                                                                       women life skills training and
                                           is ME,” a program that aims to build
                                                                                       networking opportunities since
                                           self-esteem while strengthening
                                                                                       2010 through the Coletivo
                                           business skills
                                                                                       Youth program

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DIVERSITY
& INCLUSION

BUILDING ACCESS TO
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
As both a global and local business, diversity and inclusion
are at the heart of our values and our growth strategy and play
an important part in our company’s success.

                                          WORKING TOWARD                      GLOBAL FEMALE
                                          GENDER BALANCE                      Professional
                                                                              EMPLOYEES BY LEVEL AT
                                                                              THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
                                           e aim for
                                          W
                                          The Coca-Cola Company
                                                                              Professional

                                          50%
                                          to be

                                                        DRIVEN BY             Mid-Level
                                                                              18 50.4%  Professional
                                                        WOMEN                 19 48.3%

  OUR STRATEGIC                                                               Mid-Level Professional
  PRIORITIES
                                            ur Women in Leadership
                                           O
                                           Program has helped
                                                                              Senior
                                                                              18 48.6% Leadership
  CREATE an inclusive environment
                                           accelerate the careers             19 48.4%
   by engaging diverse talent and

                                          850
                                           of more than
   influencing recruitment,
                                                                              Senior Leadership
   development, advancement
   and retention.
                                                       FEMALE
                                                       EMPLOYEES              Total
                                                                              18 32.3% Global
  ARTICULATE our D&I                      to date.                            19 33.5%
  progress through proactive
  communications.                                                             Total Global

  REGULATE and manage                       Chairman and CEO James            18 47.7%

  workplace equality and fairness.          Quincey became a founding         19 47.5%
                                            member of the New York Stock
  E VALUATE, CREATE and                    Exchange Board Advisory
                                                                              Some of the 2018 numbers listed in this chart
  UPDATE a systematic set of                Council, which launched in 2019   differ slightly from what was reported in the
  tools and resources.                      to improve diversity among        2018 Business & Sustainability Report due to a
                                                                              regrouping of the data represented here. We are
                                            corporate boards of directors.    also now including Bottling Investments Group (BIG)
                                                                              associates, who were previously not reported.

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