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partnerships or community-based replenish projects.

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 By 2011, about 35% of the water used in 

finished beverages was replenished.

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It is noteworthy that Coca-Cola publishes, in addition and separate to the sustainability reports, an 

annual water report. In these reports the company publishes assessments of and the progress in its water 

initiatives. Some of the assessments are made by the Global Environment & Technology Foundation, an 

American NGO experienced in facilitating the creation of public-private partnerships.

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Also in 2007, Coca-Cola entered into a partnership with WWF. Its core objectives are increasing 

understanding on watersheds and water cycles to improve Coca-Cola’s water usage, working with local 

communities in various locations worldwide, and developing a common framework to preserve water 

53  Coca-Cola India, ‘Towards Sustainability’, 2008, <

http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/pdf/india_env_rpt.pdf

> (last visited 

14 November 2012).

54  See Anandana at <

http://www.yatn.net/aboutfoundatiom.html

> (last visited 21 March 2012).

55  See Coca-Cola India, supra note 53, p. 12. 

56  The Coca-Cola Company, ‘The Water Stewardship and Replenish Report’, 2012, p. 21, <

http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizen-

ship/pdf/TCCC_WSRR_2012_FINAL.pdf

> (last visited 3 April 2012).

57  A. Wright (Global Environment & Technology Foundation), ‘Quantifying Water Access Benefits in Community Water Partnership Projects’, 

2009,  <

http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/pdf/sustainability_reports/2009_water_access_benefits.pdf

>  (last  visited 

3  April 2012).

58  See The Coca-Cola Company, supra note 56, p. 27.

59  Ibid.

60  See Wright, supra note 57.

61  See The Coca-Cola Company, supra note 56, Appendix A. 

62  Ibid., p. 27 

63  See Wright, supra note 57, p. 2. 

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 Finally, and also in the same year, the company became a member of the public-private initiative 

CEO Water Mandate, which is a public-private initiative that assists companies in the development, 

implementation and disclosure of water sustainability policies and practices.

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