Coca-Cola has weakened major sustainability targets across plastic, agriculture, and carbon while facing active greenwashing lawsuits and remaining the world's #1 plastic polluter for six consecutive years. Scope 3 emissions are rising, absolute progress stalled, and the company shifted baseline years without disclosing new reduction percentages. Water replenishment is the sole credible programme.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Water Impact (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Controversies & Red Flags (2/10, 3/10).
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Among the 35 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, The Coca-Cola Company sits 31st of 35.
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The Coca-Cola Company is a global beverage manufacturer headquartered in Atlanta, producing soft drinks, juices, water, and other non-alcoholic beverages. It operates through a franchise bottling model and is the largest plastic packager in the food and beverage sector by volume.
Peer beverage company; also named in LA County plastics lawsuit; comparable carbon and packaging challenges.
View breakdown →Largest global food/beverage conglomerate; higher absolute emissions; also faces plastic and supply-chain criticism.
View breakdown →Large FMCG company with similarly complex supply chain and history of greenwashing allegations and weakened targets.
View breakdown →Franchise model comparable to Coca-Cola; significant Scope 3 emissions; less detailed sustainability disclosure.
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