AIJN Seminar, Antwerp, 29 September 2015

Sustainable Juice Sourcing @Coca-Cola

Ulrike Sapiro, Sustainability Director, The Coca-Cola Company

Sweeteners Juice Flavors Dairy Coffee Tea Packaging

Why Agriculture?

Opportunity…and Responsibility

GOAL: 100% of priority commodities are sustainably sourced by 2020.

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Tea

Sweeteners:

Coca-Cola 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Goals and Commitments

Sugar (Cane)

Sugar (Beet)

Corn (HFSS)

Stevia

Fruit:

Orange

Apple Mango

Lemon

Grape

Coffee Soy

Palm Oil

Pulp & Paper (Forestry products)

Other:

Human and Workplace Rights

1. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

2. Prohibit Child, Forced or Abuse of Labor

3. Eliminate Discrimination

4. Work Hours and Wages

5. Safe and Healthy Workplace

6. Community and Traditional Rights

Coca-Cola 2020

Sustainable Agriculture Guiding Principles (SAGP)

SAGP

Environmental Protection

7. Water Management

8. Energy Management and Climate Protection

10. Conservation of Natural Habitats and Ecosystems

11. Soil Management

12. Crop Protection

Management Systems

12. Harvest & Postharvest Handling

13. Reproductive Material Identity, Selection & Handling

14. Management Systems, Record Keeping and Transparency

15. Business Integrity

Sustainable Agriculture Guiding Principles • Coca-Cola System farm level requirements • Across all geographies • Across all commodities and ingredients

SAI Platform FSA SILVER

Rainforest Alliance Fairtrade (Smallholders)

Tea

SAN, ETP, Fairtrade,

Coffee

SAN, 4C+, Fairtrade,

CAFE

Forest

Products

PEFC, SFC RSP O

SAI Platform FSA SILVER Rainforest Alliance

Fairtrade (Smallholders)

Field to Market (US)

Cane Sugar

Apple Orange/Apple/Lemon Mango/Grape

Bonsucro

Simplified validation pathways

Beet Sugar

Wheat/

Corn Stevia

We understand the SAGP as the fundamental building block of our global sustainable sourcing strategy.

Compliance can be shown in many ways.

RTRS

Soy Palm Oil

Pathways for action 1

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• Direct engagement with strategic suppliers

• Joint development of sustainable sourcing roadmaps

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• Partnership with third parties and farmers on specific issues, regions or commodities

• Proof of concept/ business case for farmers

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• Working across industry in sustainable sourcing platforms

• Harmonisation of approach and sharing

Translating aspiration to field level implementation can be complex. Collaboration is key to achieve

impact and scale – with our suppliers, partners and industry peers.

1. Supplier cooperation roadmap (universal)

Embarking validation Self-assessment

Certification membership (if applicable) or audit firm identified

Validation audit Audit carried out by 3rd party auditor against approved standards or SAGP

Not in progress

Path selection Supplier select path to validate (e.g., certification or 3rd party audit

Part of supply validated Audit meeting satisfactory level has been carried out for part of suppliers volume to TCCC

Entire supply validated Audit meeting satisfactory level has been carried out for suppliers entire volume to TCCC

SAGP awareness Supplier is informed about SAGP

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Preparation Validation in progress Validated Not started

2. Demonstration Projects – (Juices)

DONANA/Spain

Direct engagement at field level through demonstration projects helps the proof of concept for new approaches,

technology and scalability. Our thematic focus lies on Women, Water and Smallholder farmers.

Orange Sicily

3. Collaboration across industry (Juices)

Solidaridad/SAI Platform

Oranges Brasil SAI Platform

Donana water efficiency strawberries

usapiro@coca-cola.com @ulrikesapiro