Experience of successfully applying ISO 14001 at Coca-Cola Company

Applying ISO 14001 standard, the environmental improvements that Coca-Cola Company achieved are very impressive. Typically, it is to ensure that the water source is sustainable, the amount of “source” water decreases while production increases.

The problem of plastic waste pollution has been going on for a long time and needed a solution. Coca-Cola has stood out and found its own solution and came up with creative and very practical ideas. The company has introduced many measures to improve and apply management systems to improve production capacity while protecting the environment.

For the management system, the company aims to apply ISO 14001 to all its factories around the world. Mr. Gary Brewster – Sustainable Development Director of Coca-Cola Hellenic said: “For us, the initial step of implementing ISO 14001 is a revolution. We must implement a structured system that identifies environmental responsibilities related to a centralized approach, mandatory rules, management review, training and required requirements. response. Another benefit when we apply ISO 14001 is the trust of our partners who understand the value of this management system.”

Since the application of ISO 14001, the environmental improvements that the company has achieved are impressive. To ensure sustainable use of water, each bottling plant conducts a water risk assessment and as a result, the “source” of water decreases while production increases. By the end of 2010, up to 99% of wastewater would be treated.

ISO 14001 is an international standard for environmental management systems issued by the international standards organization, which sets out the environmental management requirements to be met by the organization. The purpose of the standards is to help environmental protection production / service organizations prevent pollution and continually improve the environmental management system. The environmental management system is part of an organization’s overall management system that addresses the environmental aspects of its activities, producing environmentally friendly operating results for continuous improvement.

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