GRI Index
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a framework of internationally accepted guidelines and principles for companies and organizations to report on corporate responsibility and sustainability performance. Our 2008/2009 Sustainability Review contains our most recent GRI index, based on the GRI G3 guidelines. The Coca-Cola Company will publish our first full GRI G3 Report later this year. For more information about GRI, go to www.globalreporting.org.
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Strategy and Analysis
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Organizational Profile
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Report Parameters
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| 3.1 |
Reporting period |
Company Reports
2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K: January-December 2008
2008 Annual Review: January-December 2008
2009 Proxy: January-December 2008
2008-2009 Sustainability Review: August 2008-September 2009 |
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Date of previous reporting period |
Company Reports
2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K: January-December 2007
2007 Annual Review: January-December 2007
2008 Proxy: January-December 2007
2007-2008 Sustainability Review: June 2007-August 2008 |
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Reporting cycle |
Annual |
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| 3.4 |
Contact person |
sustainability@na.ko.com |
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| 3.5 |
Process for defining report content |
Reporting & Policies |
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| 3.6 |
Report scope |
Reporting & Policies |
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| 3.7 |
Limitations on report scope |
Reporting & Policies |
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| 3.8 |
Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidaries, leased facilities and outsourced operations |
Company Reports (Listed in each report where applicable) |
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| 3.9 |
Data measurement techniques and the basis for calculations |
Company Reports (Listed in each report where applicable) |
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| 3.10 |
Explanation of any restatements of information in earlier reports |
Company Reports (Listed in each report where applicable) |
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| 3.11 |
Significant changes from previous reports in scope, boundary or measurement |
Company Reports (Listed in each report where applicable) |
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| 3.12 |
Location of the Standard Disclosures |
Global Reporting Initiative |
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| 3.13 |
Policy and practice regarding external assurance |
Verification Statement |
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Governance, Commitments and Engagement
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| 4.1 |
Governance structure of the organization, including Board of Directors (Board) committees |
Corporate
Governance |
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| 4.2 |
Indication of whether Chairman of the Board is also an executive officer |
By-Laws of The
Coca-Cola Company |
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Independent and/or non-executive directors of the Board |
Corporate
Governance Guidelines |
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Shareowner or associate mechanism to provide recommendations or direction to the Board |
Contact
the Board |
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Link between compensation for the directors of the Board and executives and the organization's financial, social and environmental performance |
Corporate
Governance Guidelines |
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Process in place for the Board to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided |
Corporate
Governance Guidelines |
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Board qualifications and expertise for guiding strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics |
Corporate
Governance Guidelines |
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Mission, values, codes of conduct, and principles |
Mission,
Vision, & Values
Code of Business Conduct |
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Board process for identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance |
Committee
Charters |
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Processes for evaluating Board performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental and social performance |
Corporate
Governance Guidelines |
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Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or priniciple is addressed by the organization |
Corporate Governance |
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External economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives |
Live Positively |
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Memberships in associations and or national/international advocacy organizations |
We have a number of memberships in industry and other associations and organizations. We do not currently have a list available on our website. |
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List of stakeholders groups engaged by the organization |
We engage with stakeholder groups where we see a value for our Company, the community and/or our industry as a whole. We do not currently have a list available on our website. |
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Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage |
We engage with stakeholder groups where we see a value for our Company, the community and/or our industry as a whole. |
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Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group |
We engage with stakeholder groups where we see a value for our Company, the community and/or our industry as a whole. |
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Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to these concerns |
We engage with stakeholder groups where we see a value for our Company, the community and/or our industry as a whole. Areas of focus for our engagement include, but are not limited to, workplace rights; water stewardship; sustainable packaging; beverage benefits; active healthy living; community; and energy management and climate protection. |
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Management Approach and Performance Indicators
Economic
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Environmental
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Labor Practices and Decent Work Performance Indicators
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Workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region |
Performance Highlights by Year |
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| LA2 |
Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region |
Not externally reported |
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| LA3 |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations |
Not externally reported |
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| LA4 |
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements |
Not externally reported |
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| LA5 |
Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements |
Not externally reported |
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| LA6 |
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs |
Not externally reported |
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| LA7 |
Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of workrelated fatalities by region |
2008/2009 Sustainability Review(page III) |
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Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs to assist associates, their families, or communities regarding serious diseases |
Engagement
HIV/AIDS
Benefits & Rewards |
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| LA9 |
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions |
Workplace Safety |
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| LA11 |
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning |
Benefits
& Rewards |
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| LA13 |
Diversity of governance bodies and workforce |
Our Progress |
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Human Rights
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| HR1 |
Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening |
2008/2009 Sustainability Review (page 37) Code of Business Conduct for Suppliers |
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Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken |
Performance Highlights by Year |
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Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained |
Human Rights Statement Employees training requirements vary by position. |
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Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor |
Workplace & Human Rights |
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Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measure to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor |
Workplace & Human Rights |
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Society Performance Indicators
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| SO1 |
Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting |
2008/2009 Sustainability Review (page 20-23) |
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| SO2 |
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption |
Anti-Corruption |
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| SO3 |
Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures |
2008/2009 Sustainability Review (page 20-23) |
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Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption |
Anti-Corruption |
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Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying |
Political
Contributions |
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| SO6 |
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country |
Political
Contributions |
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Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes |
Anti-Corruption |
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Product Responsibility Performance Indicators
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| PR1 |
Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures |
The
Coca-Cola Management System |
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Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements |
The
Coca-Cola Management System |
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Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction |
The
Coca-Cola Management System |
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| PR6 |
Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship |
The
Coca-Cola Management System |
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