SABMiller to Reduce Water Use by 14% in Sustainability Pledge
SABMiller Plc (SAB), the world’s second-largest brewer, pledged to cut water use across its operations by at least 14 percent within six years. The London-based maker of such beers as Pilsner Urquell
View ArticleCoke adds more fizz in China with smog incentives
The Coca-Cola Co is providing its employees in China with a smog-related bonus, revealing the challenges it is having in recruiting staff because of air pollution in major cities. According to The Times
View ArticleAfrica rising 2014
This book includes some early analyses of Africa by more than 150 research professionals at Bloomberg Intelligence, the research arm of Bloomberg L.P. The sampling highlights the opportunities for and
View ArticlePepsiCo targets recycling at petrol pumps to fuel packaging recovery rates
PepsiCo is to expand the number of recycling bins at petrol stations and convenience stores across the US, as part of a five-year plan to drive up packaging recovery rates. The drinks brand has teamed
View ArticleCoca-Cola expands Africa safe water initiative and invests $5bn for...
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners have announced a $5bn investment at the US-African Leaders Summit in Washington. The new funding, announced yesterday (August 5), will help with the
View ArticleFood and drinks companies respond to consumer pressure on climate change
Campaigns don’t need to be an all-dancing, all-singing affair to be a success. Over the last 18 months, over 640,000 people have spoken up as part of Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign, asking the 10...
View ArticleCoca-Cola rapped for using too much water
Coca-Cola has been labelled a 'shameless and unethical company' after being forced to abandon a new $25m bottling plant in northern India because it was extracting too much groundwater. The Mehdigani
View ArticleIndia pressures Pepsi to reduce sugar in drinks and snacks
India has urged PepsiCo, the US-based drink and snack-food company, to reduce the sugar content in its carbonated beverages, making it the latest country to formally express concern about the impact of
View ArticleMedics seek ban on sugary drink adverts
A ban on advertising sugary drinks to children has been called for by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s (RCPI) policy group on obesity. The group highlights Coca Cola’s “Share a Coke” campaign
View ArticleFarmers Fight Coca-Cola as India’s Groundwater Dries Up
Savitri Rai winces as she recounts how police beat her when she protested against groundwater extraction at a Coca-Cola Co. (KO) plant near her farm in India. A decade later, she said her water supplies
View ArticleOvercoming obesity: an initial economic analysis
A new report shows that obesity levels are continuing to soar. Researchers from the McKinsey Global Institute found that close to 30 percent of the world's population, or about 2 billion people worldwide
View ArticleCoca-Cola blasted for 'highly unsustainable' water use in India
Government authorities have declared that Coca-Cola is 'over-exploiting' the groundwater around its controversial bottling factory in Mehdiganj, Northern India. Simply put, more water is being extracted
View ArticleWorlds' most sustainable food and drink companies revealed by Oxfam
Unilever has finished first in Ofxam's 'Battle of the Brands' campaign which takes a look at the agricultural sourcing policies of the top 10 food and beverage companies. Firms are given a score out
View ArticleFeeding ourselves thirsty: how the food sector is managing global water risks
The global food sector faces extraordinary risks from the twin challenges of water scarcity and water pollution. Growing competition for water, combined with weak regulations, failing infrastructure,...
View ArticleSearching for public health law’s sweet spot: The regulation of...
In May 2012, the New York City Board of Health set a limit of 16 ounces on sugary drinks sold in city restaurants, theaters, and food carts, triggering international media attention and a firestorm of
View ArticleAfter criticism, Coca-Cola to disclose details about health, nutrition efforts
Coca-Cola says it will start publishing information about its health and nutrition efforts after it was criticized for funding a group that many felt touted the company’s message. On Wednesday evening,
View ArticleCoca-Cola to reach water goal five years early
The Coca-Cola Company expects to replenish all the water it uses to make its beverages by the end of 2015, five years ahead of its scheduled goal. The beverage giant, which manufactures brands such
View ArticleSri Lanka Environmental Authority temporarily revokes suspension order on...
Sri Lanka's Central Environmental Authority (CEA) today temporarily revoked a suspension order it imposed on the Environmental Protection License (EPL) of the Coca-Cola beverage factory in Biyagama.
View ArticleCoca-Cola’s recharge claims challenged by activists
An international campaign launched by the global beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola last week claimed that the company had reached its global water replenishment goal, which aimed to return 100 per cent of
View ArticleCoca-Cola Has Spent Millions on Health Research, Fitness Programs
Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday it has spent almost $120 million to fund scientific research as well as health and fitness programs in the U.S. since 2010, a disclosure that is part of the soda giant’s promise
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