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World Environment Foundation Confers Golden Peacock Environment Management Special Commendation to Coca-Cola’s Varanasi Unit

The World Environment Foundation (WEF) conferred the  “Golden Peacock Environment Management Special Commendation” for the year 2006 by a Jury headed by Justice P N Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India and Chairman UN Human Rights Commission to Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Mehandiganj, Varanasi,.

The Special Commendation was presented by the Chief Guest Vidhya Stokes, Minister of Power and Environment, Government of Himachal Pradesh at a special ceremony on 10th June 2006 at Agricultural University Auditorium Palampur (HP).

This prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Special Commendation for the year 2006 is given in recognition for following world-class environment practices. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Varanasi, is ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and HACCP based Food Safety Management System* certified bottling plant in UP. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Varanasi unit was adjudged as winner by an eminent jury of experts after a thorough evaluation of the plant’s compliance with a WEF prescribed program assessment format related to environment management system implementation. The assessment covered a period of one year from 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2006

More About Golden Peacock Environment Management (GPEM) Special Commendation

The GPEM Special Commendation is designed to encourage and recognize effective implementation of environmental management system and this achievement has been made possible by the plant’s adherence to Coca-Cola’s total quality program called The Coca-Cola Quality system (TCCQS). TCCQS encompasses management system (Total Quality) covering environment management and other business aspects such as Safety and Loss Prevention (SLP), product quality, packaging quality, process capability improvement and customer satisfaction.

World Environment Foundation is a non-profit NGO, which strives to foster partnerships and improve links between industry and environmentalists for developing innovative strategies to minimize the environmental degradation.

About Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola Company has always placed high value on good citizenship. At the heart of business is a mission statement called the Coca-Cola Promise. It says, quite simply, that” The Coca-Cola Company exists to benefit and refresh everyone who is touched by our business". This basic proposition means – that the company’s business should refresh the markets, protect, preserve and enhance the environment and strengthen the community. Coca-Cola India provides extensive support for community programs across the country, with a focus on education, health and water conservation.

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