On June 28, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. released its sixth Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Report, Committed to 2020: Shaping a Sustainable Future in Europe.

Coca-Cola Enterprises employs 13,500 employees and operates 17 manufacturing facilities across Western Europe, where the company distributes a wide range of non-alcoholic beverages.

The Report provides a detailed overview of the CCE progress towards Commitment 2020, the company’s CRS targets and goals in its focus areas-Energy Conservation/Climate Change, Water Stewardship, Sustainable Packaging/Recycling, Product Portfolio, Active Healthy Living, Community, and Workplace. The CCE’s engagement with stakeholders across its European territories to discuss what sustainability leadership entails and the implications for CCE as a European company is also reviewed.

«CRS is core to our business and at the forefront of our company’s priorities. We are committed to being the CRS leader in the food and beverage industry in Europe and are proud of our significant sustainability progress,» said John F. Brock, chairman and chief executive officer. «We recognize this is an on-going journey and believe that partnering with our stakeholders is the only way to determine how to shape our CRS commitments so we continue to be a viable part of the solution to environmental and social challenges.»

The 2010 calculation showed that company’s operational carbon footprint at 795,181 metric tons reduced by 4% since 2009, while the business grew volume by the same percent. The company has invested in carbon reduction projects, focusing on its cold drink equipment and improving efficiencies in manufacturing and distribution.

The Coca-Cola company that cares about ecology all around the world also exceeded its water use ratio reduction target one year ahead of schedule, using 1,42 liters of water to make one liter of product, down six percent from 1,51 liters in 2009.

In 2009 and 2010, CCE was named #1 in the food and beverage industry in Newsweek’s Green Rankings. CCE’s latest CRS Report has been verified by SGS and is self-assessed at level B+ in alignment with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The Report is to be downloaded on the CCE’s web site.