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02 Water

Maximize the value of our shared water resources by being responsible of our use of water inside the business and by helping our communities to access and better manage their water resources.

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Water plays a pivotal role in our operations at Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC), serving as the primary component in our beverages, a vital resource for our production activities, and an indispensable element in cultivating the agricultural products we depend on. The evolving climate crisis is intensifying issues related to water, including scarcity and stress, alongside the increasing occurrence of droughts and floods. These challenges are evident in several regions crucial to our production and procurement processes. In response to these pressing concerns, ECCBC is committed to a comprehensive approach to water stewardship. This strategy emphasizes enhancing water efficiency across our operations and dedicating efforts to safeguard the water sources essential to our business, the well-being of our communities, and the sustainability of our supply chain. Through these initiatives, we aim to mitigate our environmental impact and contribute to the resilience of the ecosystems we operate within.

  • Goal #1

    Improve water use efficiency by 20% by 2030

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    Water efficiency projects

    Continue optimization of our operational processes to reach 1,2L/L beverage in all our plants.

  • Goal #2

    100% local replenishment of water used in our beverages by 2030

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    Access to clean water

    Facilitate access to safe and drinkable water to the communities around us.

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    Water Treatment Plants

    Leverage our WWTP to recycle and reuse water whenever possible, to give back treated water to local communities

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    Borehole Provision

    In collaboration with PMSU-UNICOF, ECCBC supported water and sanitation improvements for 710 pupils at the Mampong School for the Deaf, strengthening health, hygiene, and educational conditions.

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    Piped Water Access

    In São Pedro Latada, ECCBC partnered with Águas de Santiago (AdS) to deliver drinking water access to approximately 20 families, improving basic service provision in a vulnerable community.

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    WasteWater Treatment Plants

    In order to pursue our goals to improve water use efficiency and use 100% local replenishment of water in our beverages by 2030 and preserve the watershed we conducted a feasibility study to further reuse our treated effluent.

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    RAIN Project

    One of the projects that Equatorial Coca-Cola has invested in is the Coca-Cola Foundation’s Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN), which aimed to improve access to clean water for 6 million people in Africa by 2020.

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03Climate

Preserve our shared environment by driving efficiencies and innovation, so that we create more value with less energy, both inside the business and in our communities.​

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