Talk:The Coca-Cola Company/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/07/coca-cola-pepsi-and-nestle-named-top-plastic-polluters-for-third-year-in-a-row

John Cummings (talk) 22:01, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

While interesting, I am unclear why we are going to look beyond the hands of the individuals that put the polymer into the environment. If we were, wouldn't we want to tag the packaging makers instead? Or onward to the polymer-producers? Or onward to the refiners, the oil producers, or drillers, or property owners who allowed the oil to be pumped?Shajure (talk) 20:42, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

largest plastic polluter

deleted line regarding this as there was no source — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.225.137.190 (talk) 06:04, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

"Advertising" section written from a subjective point-of-view

I take issue with the "Advertising" section as written as of April 5th, 2021. It reads like paid corporate promotional content and is highly effusive in praise, potentially indicating a conflict-of-interest edit.

It should be removed entirely, folded in to the "Coca Cola" (soda) article, or at the least reworded to remove such bias.

I would say "hype"... I hacked a lot of it out, as well the bullet points (too many 1-sentence-bullets).20:28, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

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Vintage bottle value says U-LY-KIT on side an bottom says property of Coca Cola BOT.CO. Superior wi. Can’t find it to know it’s value thank you Rodney miller Millsey001 (talk) 05:37, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

" The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest producer of plastic waste" in the lead

This was restored. I see that a single environmental group Break Free From Plastic made this call. Why does this one environmental group rate a lead mention on this article? This problem is global, and applies to all packaging producers. It is not lead material... it is not specific to the company, the industry, the type of product. I am going to remove the lead reference now. Please explain why it belongs in the lead if restored. I expect to remove it again if not.Shajure (talk) 17:42, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Unless other, more-well-known environmental groups agree, I believe this reference should be removed... https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/ does not rate a WP article...Shajure (talk) 17:48, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

No other sources, no concerns given, taking it out.Shajure (talk) 01:33, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Easily source.....should put in some effort before editing. That said not all that not important. Moxy- 01:48, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

"Easily source" - Interestingly, you are entirely correct. I was attempting to be civil instead of saying "That is BS propaganda and does not belong in the encyclopedia, yet foolish people just keep quoting it! It masks the real problems that can actually be solved and focuses on something popular, reducing support for real environmental efforts."

One source, for example "Environmental activists have previously laid the blame for plastic waste at companies such as PespiCo and Coca-Cola. However, this study suggests that a group of petrochemical companies are actually the source of the crisis — one that has devastating ecological, social and environmental consequences." The sources for the "worst" (not largest... for worst I could make an argument as litterbugs and bad trash-handling are a huge problem) mostly point back to one another or this bogus "award". I have to wonder if some of the bigger polluters encouraged the propaganda to keep attention off them... but that falls into the tinfoil-hatting a bit too far for serious thought. It is hard for many folks to conceive of the *STUNNING* amount of industrial waste.Shajure (talk) 18:39, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

American - maybe US... but why say it is a multinational while stuffing the nationalist bit in S1?

I saw this was put back in, though I don't see an explanation. Where it is incorporated and headquartered is right there. Very US-centric view of the universe here.Shajure (talk) 04:49, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Since at least one anon editor *strongly* desires to have "American"... should we put that in and remove the "multinational"? Because really it is one or the other.Shajure (talk) 00:56, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

The linked article says that a multinational corporation is a corporation that "owns and controls the production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country", so it can be both. Dan Bloch (talk) 15:21, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Leaving Ukraine

I think there could be mention about Coca-Cola leaving Russia or something due to Ukraine conflict with Russia. https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-rebranded-russia-vkusno-tochka-menu-food-burgers-big-mac-2022-6 is one such example; not sure if this mention about Ukraine leave needs more than this reference, but good to have a try, I guess? Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 09:28, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

I certainly see nothing in wp:lead that would support adding the date of incorporation of the predecessor of Coca Cola in S1

Please discuss this addition on the talk page.Shajure (talk) 17:40, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
The 1886 date *MIGHT* be worth listing in S1... but even then... that is not what S1 is for. Again, see wp:leadShajure (talk) 17:43, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
The 1919 date is also certainly not S1 material, but would be more accurate.Shajure (talk) 17:46, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Further, the data is right there in the infobox for those interested "Founded January 29, 1892; 130 years ago". Shajure (talk) 17:50, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

MOS:LEAD says, "[The lead] should identify the topic, establish context, explain why the topic is notable, and summarize the most important points". The date of founding both establishes context and is one of the most important points about a company. It's like a person's date of birth. And, like a person's date of birth, by general agreement it almost always appears in the lead, usually in the first paragraph. See IBM, Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo, Google, etc. Dan Bloch (talk) 19:11, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Edit Request

Hello all. I represent Coca-Cola and I would like to place an edit request in the queue, as I have a conflict of interest. Here are my proposed edits:

1.Under the Criticism header, Plastic Production subheader, after the sentence "The head of sustainability Bea Perez has said they will continue to use plastic, noting "customers like them because they reseal and are lightweight" could someone please add:

"However, in 2018, Coca-Cola pledged to make 100% of its packaging recyclable by 2025. It also pledged to use 50% recycled materials in its packaging and to recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030."

Supporting sources: Bloomberg, CNBC,  BBC, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

"The company rolled out a universal bottle initiative in Brazil in 2018, which allows consumers to earn discounts on future purchases when they return their finished plastic bottles to the point of sale. The bottles are then washed, refilled, and relabeled at a Coca-Cola bottling facility for future sale and consumption. Coca-Cola produced 1.8 billion fewer bottles in Brazil in 2019 through this initiative, and the initiative was later implemented in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama"

Supporting sources: Beverage Daily, Packaging Europe, Packaging Europe, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

"In 2019, Coca-Cola announced it would be switching to fully recyclable packaging for all of its products in Sweden, and in 2021, it began introducing 100% recyclable plastic bottles in the United States."

Supporting sources: Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Forbes

"Coca-Cola partnered with Carrefour and the reusable packaging program Loop in 2020 to launch a circular shopping system that allows customers to return empty packages to supermarkets to be cleaned and refilled for future purchase."

Supporting sources: Forbes, Beverage Daily, Packaging Insights, Packaging News, Packing Europe, Green Biz, Packaging News

"The company also partnered with Burger King and TerraCycle to launch a pilot program that offers reusable containers and cups at Burger King restaurants in select U.S. cities."

Supporting sources: Waste Today Magazine, Plastics Technology Online, Beverage Daily, Packaging Insights

" In 2022, Coca-Cola pledged to sell at least 25% of its beverages in reusable plastic, glass, or refillable fountain containers by 2030."

Supporting sources: Reuters, Consumer Goods

2. Under the same section, there is a sentence that reads, "As part of Coca-Cola's global initiative in UK "World Without Waste", the company has started rolling out new versions of plastic bottles featuring an attached cap." We feel like this wording is a bit confusing, so could someone please adjust it to:

"As part of Coca-Cola's global initiative, “World Without Waste,” the company has started rolling out new versions of plastic bottles featuring an attached cap in the U.K."

3. After the sentence, "This is a small change that we hope will have a big impact, ensuring that when consumers recycle our bottles, no cap gets left behind." Could someone please add:

"In 2021, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) began rolling out KeelClip™ technology in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Austria, and Switzerland. The “Grip&Go” packaging replaces plastic wrap on multipacks. The company projected that the technology will lead to a reduction in more than 3,000 metric tons of CO2 and 2,000 metric tons of plastic per year in its European Union Markets."

Supporting sources: Packaging World, Metal Packager

"After implementation in Europe, Coca-Cola partnered with Graphic Packaging to launch the KeelClip™ technology in the U.S."

Supporting sources: Packaging News, Beverage Daily

Thank you all for your help. It is much appreciated. PolarBear1886 (talk) 16:07, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

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COI Edit Request

Hello @Spencer. I represent Coca-Cola and I would like to place an edit request in the queue, as I have a conflict of interest. Here are my proposed edits:

1.Under the Criticism header, Plastic Production subheader, after the sentence "The head of sustainability Bea Perez has said they will continue to use plastic, noting "customers like them because they reseal and are lightweight" could someone please add:

"However, in 2018, Coca-Cola pledged to make 100% of its packaging recyclable by 2025. It also pledged to use 50% recycled materials in its packaging and to recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030."

Supporting sources: Bloomberg, CNBC,  BBC, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

"The company rolled out a universal bottle initiative in Brazil in 2018, which allows consumers to earn discounts on future purchases when they return their finished plastic bottles to the point of sale. The bottles are then washed, refilled, and relabeled at a Coca-Cola bottling facility for future sale and consumption. Coca-Cola produced 1.8 billion fewer bottles in Brazil in 2019 through this initiative, and the initiative was later implemented in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama"

Supporting sources: Beverage Daily, Packaging Europe, Packaging Europe, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

"In 2019, Coca-Cola announced it would be switching to fully recyclable packaging for all of its products in Sweden, and in 2021, it began introducing 100% recyclable plastic bottles in the United States."

Supporting sources: Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Forbes

"Coca-Cola partnered with Carrefour and the reusable packaging program Loop in 2020 to launch a circular shopping system that allows customers to return empty packages to supermarkets to be cleaned and refilled for future purchase."

Supporting sources: Forbes, Beverage Daily, Packaging Insights, Packaging News, Packing Europe, Green Biz, Packaging News

"The company also partnered with Burger King and TerraCycle to launch a pilot program that offers reusable containers and cups at Burger King restaurants in select U.S. cities."

Supporting sources: Waste Today Magazine, Plastics Technology Online, Beverage Daily, Packaging Insights

" In 2022, Coca-Cola pledged to sell at least 25% of its beverages in reusable plastic, glass, or refillable fountain containers by 2030."

Supporting sources: Reuters, Consumer Goods

2. Under the same section, there is a sentence that reads, "As part of Coca-Cola's global initiative in UK "World Without Waste", the company has started rolling out new versions of plastic bottles featuring an attached cap." We feel like this wording is a bit confusing, so could someone please adjust it to:

"As part of Coca-Cola's global initiative, “World Without Waste,” the company has started rolling out new versions of plastic bottles featuring an attached cap in the U.K."

3. After the sentence, "This is a small change that we hope will have a big impact, ensuring that when consumers recycle our bottles, no cap gets left behind." Could someone please add:

"In 2021, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) began rolling out KeelClip™ technology in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Austria, and Switzerland. The “Grip&Go” packaging replaces plastic wrap on multipacks. The company projected that the technology will lead to a reduction in more than 3,000 metric tons of CO2 and 2,000 metric tons of plastic per year in its European Union Markets."

Supporting sources: Packaging World, Metal Packager

"After implementation in Europe, Coca-Cola partnered with Graphic Packaging to launch the KeelClip™ technology in the U.S."

Supporting sources: Packaging News, Beverage Daily

4. Our company recently had some changes in leadership. To reflect this, under the “Staff and management section,” can you please remove these people from the leadership list, as they are no longer with the company as of 2023:

• Ronald W. Allen
• Howard G. Buffett
• Richard M. Daley
• Bobby Kotick
• Sam Nunn

Can you please also adjust the rest of the copy to read:

The following are key management as of March 2023 (excluding VP positions and regional leaders):

• James Quincey (Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer)
• Manuel Arroyo (global chief marketing officer)
• Henrique Braun (president, international development)
• Jennifer Mann (president, North America operating unit)
• Lisa Chang (global chief people officer)
• Murat Ozgel (president, Bottling Investments Group)
• Monica Howard Douglas (general counsel)
• Nancy Quan (chief technical and innovation officer)
• Beatriz Perez (chief of communications, sustainability & strategic partnerships officer)
• John Murphy (president and chief financial officer)
• Roberto Mercade (president, The McDonald’s Division)

The following are all directors as of March 2023 [Coca Cola]:

See also: Category:Directors of The Coca-Cola Company

• Herbert A. Allen Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Allen_Jr.)  
• Marc Bolland
• Ana Botín
• Christopher Davis
• Barry Diller
• Carolyn Everson
• Helene D. Gayle
• Alexis M. Herman
• Maria Elena Lagomasino
• Caroline Tsay
• David B. Weinberg

Supporting Sources: Coca-Cola (I know this is a first-party source, but hoping it's acceptable for the leadership list, as that's what's already used on the page.)

Thank you all for your help. It is much appreciated. PolarBear1886 (talk) 16:29, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi, @Spencer. Thank you for your feedback. Please find a revised version of our edit request reflecting the templates. I have also updated the other page to reflect this as well. I wasn't sure if you meant to directly use the citation templates or use the in-text citation numbers, so please let us know if any other edits to these requests need to be made.

1.Under the Criticism header, Plastic Production subheader, after the sentence "The head of sustainability Bea Perez has said they will continue to use plastic, noting "customers like them because they reseal and are lightweight" could someone please add:

"However, in 2018, Coca-Cola pledged to make 100% of its packaging recyclable by 2025. It also pledged to use 50% recycled materials in its packaging and to recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030."

Elkin, Elizabeth (2021-02-10). "Coca-Cola Moves From Plant-Based Bottles to Recycled Ones". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2023-04-25. LaVito, Angela (2018-01-25). "Coca-Cola wants to collect and recycle 100% of its bottles, cans by 2030". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-04-25. "Coca-Cola pledges to recycle all packaging by 2030". BBC. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2023-04-25. "A reusable drinks bottle design for multiple brands: Universal Bottle". Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

"The company rolled out a universal bottle initiative in Brazil in 2018, which allows consumers to earn discounts on future purchases when they return their finished plastic bottles to the point of sale. The bottles are then washed, refilled, and relabeled at a Coca-Cola bottling facility for future sale and consumption. Coca-Cola produced 1.8 billion fewer bottles in Brazil in 2019 through this initiative, and the initiative was later implemented in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama" Arthur, Rachel (2022-02-15). "Coca-Cola's 25% reusable packaging goal: How will this be achieved?". Beverage Daily. Retrieved 2023-04-25. "The Coca-Cola Company pledges to achieve 25% refillable or returnable portfolio by 2030". Packaging Europe. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2023-04-25. "Reuse: a closer look at Coca-Cola Brazil's unique returnable bottle initiative". Packaging Europe. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2023-04-25. "A reusable drinks bottle design for multiple brands: Universal Bottle". Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

"In 2019, Coca-Cola announced it would be switching to fully recyclable packaging for all of its products in Sweden, and in 2021, it began introducing 100% recyclable plastic bottles in the United States." Starn, Jesper (2019-11-19). "Coca-Cola's First Market to Adopt Fully Recycled Plastic Is Sweden". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Elkin, Elizabeth (2021-02-10). "Coca-Cola Moves From Plant-Based Bottles to Recycled Ones". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Barbiroglio, Emanuela (2019-11-27). "Coca-Cola Sweden First Market To Adopt Fully Recycled Plastic". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

"Coca-Cola partnered with Carrefour and the reusable packaging program Loop in 2020 to launch a circular shopping system that allows customers to return empty packages to supermarkets to be cleaned and refilled for future purchase." Chhabra, Esha (2019-01-29). "Why Global Brands Are Backing This New Way to Recycle". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Arthur, Rachel (2022-02-15). "Coca-Cola's 25% reusable packaging goal: How will this be achieved?". Beverage Daily. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Poole, Joshua (2022-02-14). "Coca-Cola strengthens reusable bottle strategy with new target for low-carbon circularity". Packaging Insights. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Corbin, Tony (2022-05-03). "Use, clean, repeat". Packaging News. Retrieved 2023-04-25. "Carrefour becomes world's first retailer to offer Loop reuse system in-store". Packagine Europe. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Anderson, Deonna (2021-09-22). "Loop adds in-store pickup and dropoff for reusable packaging". Green Biz. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Chadwick, Philip (2022-02-11). "Coca-Cola pledges to increase reusable packaging across portfolio". Packaging News. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

"The company also partnered with Burger King and TerraCycle to launch a pilot program that offers reusable containers and cups at Burger King restaurants in select U.S. cities." Redling, Adam (2021-05-04). "Burger King rolls out green packaging pilot program". Waste Today Magazine. GIE Media, Inc. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Naitove, Matthew (2022-02-28). "Coca-Cola Pledges to Use More Refillable Bottles". Plastics Technology Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Arthur, Rachel (2022-02-15). "Coca-Cola's 25% reusable packaging goal: How will this be achieved?". Beverage Daily. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Poole, Joshua (2022-02-14). "Coca-Cola strengthens reusable bottle strategy with new target for low-carbon circularity". Packaging Insights. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

"In 2022, Coca-Cola pledged to sell at least 25% of its beverages in reusable plastic, glass, or refillable fountain containers by 2030." Russ, Hilary (2022-02-15). "Coca-Cola, criticized for plastic pollution, pledges 25% reusable packaging". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Johnston, Lisa (2022-02-10). "Coca-Cola Pledges 25% Of All Beverages in Reusable Bottles By 2030". Consumer Goods. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

2. Under the same section, there is a sentence that reads, "As part of Coca-Cola's global initiative in UK "World Without Waste", the company has started rolling out new versions of plastic bottles featuring an attached cap." We feel like this wording is a bit confusing, so could someone please adjust it to:

"As part of Coca-Cola's global initiative, “World Without Waste,” the company has started rolling out new versions of plastic bottles featuring an attached cap in the U.K."

3. After the sentence, "This is a small change that we hope will have a big impact, ensuring that when consumers recycle our bottles, no cap gets left behind." Could someone please add:

"In 2021, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) began rolling out KeelClip™ technology in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Austria, and Switzerland. The “Grip&Go” packaging replaces plastic wrap on multipacks. The company projected that the technology will lead to a reduction in more than 3,000 metric tons of CO2 and 2,000 metric tons of plastic per year in its European Union Markets." Reynolds, Pat (2020-11-19). "Coca-Cola Bottler Rolls Out KeelClip". Packaging World. Retrieved 2023-04-25. "Coca-Cola Switzerland introduce KeelClip tech". Metal Packager. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

"After implementation in Europe, Coca-Cola partnered with Graphic Packaging to launch the KeelClip™ technology in the U.S." Qureshi, Waqas (2022-08-10). "Graphic Packaging partners with Coca-Cola bottler to launch KeelClip in US". Packaging News. Retrieved 2023-04-25. Arthur, Rachel (2022-08-11). "Coca-Cola bottler removes plastic with launch of fiber-based multi-pack in the US". Beverage Daily. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

4. Our company recently had some changes in leadership. To reflect this, under the “Staff and management section,” can you please remove these people from the leadership list, as they are no longer with the company as of 2023:

Ronald W. Allen

Howard G. Buffett

Richard M. Daley

Bobby Kotick

Sam Nunn

Can you please also adjust the rest of the copy to read:

The following are key management as of March 2023 (excluding VP positions and regional leaders) "Coca-Cola Leadership". Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola Company. Retrieved 2023-04-25. :

James Quincey (Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer)

Manuel Arroyo (global chief marketing officer)

Henrique Braun (president, international development)

Jennifer Mann (president, North America operating unit)

Lisa Chang (global chief people officer)

Murat Ozgel (president, Bottling Investments Group)

Monica Howard Douglas (general counsel)

Nancy Quan (chief technical and innovation officer)

Beatriz Perez (chief of communications, sustainability & strategic partnerships officer)

John Murphy (president and chief financial officer)

Roberto Mercade (president, The McDonald’s Division)

The following are all directors as of March 2023 "Coca-Cola Leadership". Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola Company. Retrieved 2023-04-25. :

See also: Category:Directors of The Coca-Cola Company

Herbert A. Allen Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Allen_Jr.)

Marc Bolland

Ana Botín

Christopher Davis

Barry Diller

Carolyn Everson

Helene D. Gayle

Alexis M. Herman

Maria Elena Lagomasino

Caroline Tsay

David B. Weinberg

Thank you all for your help. It is much appreciated. PolarBear1886 (talk) 15:38, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

 Partly done: PolarBear1886, I've gone ahead and implemented some of the requested changes. In honoring WP:BALANCE, I have left out some details regarding the recycling initiatives and partnerships as I don't think they've received enough widespread coverage to justify the relatively large amount of text. I could not review some subscriber-only or otherwise restricted sources, so I've only added information that I could verify. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 17:38, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello, @Throast! Thank you so much for helping us with our edit request. We greatly appreciate your assistance and will take your feedback into consideration moving forward. We have tagged you on the Criticism of Coca-Cola page with another COI edit request if you are interested and able to provide assistance. Thank you again! PolarBear1886 (talk) 15:36, 18 July 2023 (UTC)