Our sustainability

action plan
Updated November 2022
This is Forward is our sustainability action plan. It sits at the heart Supporting Principles:
of our long-term business strategy and sets out the actions we are
taking on six key social and environmental topics, where we know This is Forward is underpinned by a set of supporting principles
we can make a significant difference and what our stakeholders that reflect our commitment to:
want us to prioritise:
• Responsible advertising and marketing – promoting our products
• Climate action responsibly through our Responsible Sales and Marketing Principles.
• Sustainable packaging • T
 ransparency and disclosure – reporting our progress on an annual
• Water stewardship basis and disclosing information about our greenhouse gas
emissions and the climate risks we face.
• The wellbeing of our people and those working across
our value chain • S
 upporting our communities through employee volunteering –
enabling our employees to spend up to 2 working days per year
• Consumer health and wellbeing
volunteering for local charities and community causes.
• Our contribution to our local communities
• Supporting innovation and new technologies, through our investment
engine CCEP Ventures – helping to fund and foster transformative
Our success is built on great people, great service and great
solutions to the biggest sustainability challenges we face.
beverages. We want to deliver sustainable growth, create value for
all our stakeholders and build a better future for our business, our • Powerful partnerships with brand owners to inspire and engage.
communities and the planet.

This is Forward is closely aligned with The Coca-Cola Company’s

global sustainability ambitions. It includes our 2030 GHG emissions We have made strong progress since This is Forward
reduction target1, which is approved by the Science Based Targets was first launched in 2017. However, the social
initiative as being in line with a 1.5°C reduction pathway and our and environmental challenges we face – including
commitments align with the targets which underpin the United climate change and the plastic waste crisis – are
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). greater than ever. We still have a long way to go
to meet our long-term targets and cannot stand
This is Forward has now been extended to cover our markets in still. We must continue to use our business and our
Europe, Australia, the Pacific and Indonesia. It is a unified action brands to build a better shared future for people
plan that we will work towards in 29 countries across the world, and the planet.
and includes ambitious, time-bound sustainability commitments.

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 urope only versus 2019. This will be updated once our work
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Our Headline Commitments
Pillar Commitment Target
Net Zero Net zero GHG emissions (Scope 1,2 & 3) by 20401

GHG Emissions Reduction Reduce emissions (Scope 1,2 & 3) by 30% by 20302

CLIMATE Renewable Electricity

Supplier Engagement – GHG Emissions

Use 100% renewable electricity across all markets by 2030

100% of carbon strategic suppliers to set science-based targets by 2023 (Europe) & 2025 (API)

Supplier Engagement – Renewable Electricity 100% of carbon strategic suppliers to use 100% renewable electricity by 2025 (Europe) & 2030 (API)

Design 100% of packaging to be recyclable by 2025

PACKAGING
Recycled Plastic 50% recycled plastic in our PET bottles in Europe by 2023. Other markets by 2025

Virgin Plastic Stop using oil-based virgin plastic in our bottles by 2030

Collection Collect and recycle a bottle or a can for each one we sell by 2030

Water Stewardship Set context-based water targets at all manufacturing sites

WATER Replenish

Regenerative Water Use

Replenish 100% of water we use in our beverages

100% regenerative water use in ‘leadership locations’ by 2030

Sustainable Sourcing 100% of main agricultural ingredients and raw materials sourced sustainably

SUPPLY CHAIN Human Rights

100% of suppliers to be covered by our Supplier Guiding Principles – including
sustainability, ethics and human rights

Reduce sugar:
by 10% in Europe by 20253

DRINKS
Sugar Reduction by 20% in New Zealand by 20254
by 25% in Australia by 20254
by 35% in Indonesia by 20254

Low and No Calorie Over 50% of sales to come from low or no-calorie drinks by 2030 (Europe by 2025)5

Gender Diversity Management 45% of management positions to be held by women by 2030

SOCIETY
Gender Diversity A third of our workforce to be women by 2030

Disabilities 10% of our workforce represented by people with disabilities by 2030

Supporting Skills Development Support the skills development of 500,000 people facing barriers in the labour market by 2030

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Europe only versus 2019. This will be updated once our work to finalise a Group-wide commitment is completed.
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Europe only versus 2019. In addition to a 30.5% absolute reduction already achieved between 2010 and 2019. This will be updated once our work to finalise a Group-wide commitment is completed.
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Reduction in average sugar per litre in soft drinks portfolio since 2019. Sparkling soft drinks, non-carbonated soft drinks and flavoured water only. Does not include plain water or juice.
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Reduction in average sugar per litre in NARTD portfolio since 2015. NARTD – non-alcoholic ready to drink.
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Does not include coffee, alcohol, beer or Freestyle. Low calorie beverages ≤20kcal/100ml. Zero calorie beverages <4kcal/100ml.