Coca-Cola Amatil has announced a range of 10 sustainability objectives in its 2020-2040 Sustainability Ambitions, designed to make a distinct and positive contribution between now and 2040 to the communities and markets it operates in.
Building off the achievements of its 2020 Sustainability Goals, Amatil will focus its action over the next 20 years on four priority areas – packaging, carbon reduction, water, and consumer well-being – to help deliver on its long-term Value Proposition centred around its customers, people, partners, consumers, and the environment.
The beverage giant has announced several key ambitions for closing the loop on its packaging by 2030, including:
- Pack-to-pack recycling solutions in all countries where the company operates by 2030
- Design for 100 per cent recyclability and support of well-designed infrastructure and initiatives for collection
- 50 per cent average recycled or renewable content across all packaging by 2030
- To develop the feasibility of using average of 75 per cent recycled or renewable plastic across the company’s total PET packaging portfolio by 2030.
“Amatil is committed to maintaining a leadership role in sustainability and we firmly believe that creating value for society is consistent with the delivery of value to shareholders,” says Alison Watkins, group managing director, Coca-Cola Amatil.
“We’re proud of Amatil’s sustainability achievements to date, and this bold new set of sustainability ambitions will challenge us even further to deliver more positive outcomes over the next critically important 20 years.
Amatil’s 2020-2040 Sustainability Ambitions will be underpinned by a series of roadmaps and performance indicators to provide a pathway to delivery and ensure the ambitions are embedded across the business.
The ambitions are also aligned with The Coca-Cola Company’s (TCCC) sustainability priorities and strategies, including TCCC’s science-based target of 25 per cent carbon reduction by 2030 (compared to 2015) and its 2030 World Without Waste program.
“After releasing a set of sustainability strategies and public goals in 2018 to be achieved by the end of 2020, it was vital that Amatil focus the next phase of its sustainability journey on where it can make the biggest impact,” explains Watkins.
“We’ve made solid progress against our 2020 Sustainability Goals, and through this process and extensive engagement with our many stakeholder expectations and where Amatil can make the greatest difference.”
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