Environment
We aim to minimize the impacts of our business on the natural environment. As part of doing so, we implement the internationally recognized environmental management system ISO 14001 and are working towards full certification across our business. In Austria we first achieved ISO 14001 in 2004 and have maintained it ever since.
Our environmental efforts are focused on the three areas where we have the greatest impact and can therefore make the most significant contribution. These are:
We set performance targets for each of these three areas and report our progress as part of a larger group in our annual Group CSR report.
Our bottling plants are also regularly audited against the environmental standards of The Coca-Cola Company.
As well as reducing our own impacts, we work with others to address broader sustainability issues. We work with government agencies, NGOs and others to support environmental conservation and education. In particular, we focus on protecting local watersheds and promoting recycling.
Young people can qualify for the Danube Challenge by participating in the big Römerquelle Hydration Check campaign, which was launched by the Austrian Ministry of Life in cooperation with Coca-Cola Hellenic Austria in 2007. The goal of the Danube Challenge is to sensitize young people to the issue of water and the responsible use of this important resource.
Since 2007, Coca-Cola Hellenic has been running a bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in cooperation with four other Austrian beverage manufacturers. PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH is a pioneering key project in the Austrian beverage industry. At this recycling facility, located in Müllendorf, Burgenland, which was built in compliance with the latest technical standards, used PET bottles are processed so the material can be used for the production of new ones.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Austria’s employees are also very committed to maintaining important habitats such as the Danube river and participate in the "Live Positively Week," an environmental-protection initiative across Europe.
In 2010, around 40 employees helped to curb the fast-sprawling population of a Chinese tree in the Donau-Auen National Park, which was endangering the area's natural flora and fauna. The year before, staff members rolled up their sleeves and invested over 350 working hours in manually removing 40 tons of stone blocks from the riverbanks of the Danube.
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