2024 Impact Awards winner: Coke Canada Bottling

Coke Canada’s sustainability action plan, Toward a Better Future, Together, began in 2023 and came out of consultations with internal and external stakeholders. 

Actions taken include the 100% rPET product launch, making Coke Canada the first bottler to launch sparkling beverages in 100% rPET in the country. 

The measure helps reduce the use of virgin plastic and lower the company’s carbon footprint compared to other types of packaging. 

Coke Canada has reached a 97% waste diversion rate for its manufacturing facilities and maintained an average of 70% recycled content in aluminum packaging. 

Another important measure of its sustainability action plan has been greening its fleet with electric trucks and biofuels. 

It became the first Coca-Cola bottler in North America to pilot the use of zero-tailpipe emission trucks, thanks to a new partnership with Volvo in the Greater Montreal Area in 2023. 

Using water more efficiently is also a key goal moving forward. 

For example, the Weston plant reduced water use by 62 million kilolitres—equivalent to nearly 25 Olympic swimming pools. 

There’s more work to be done and Coke Canada is dedicated to doing it as part of its belief that business and environmental sustainability go hand-in-hand.