• Recently, the ILO has accepted the requests independently made by The Coca-Cola Company and the IUF to conduct an investigation and evaluation of Coca-Cola bottling operations in Colombia.  Our company and the Coca-Cola bottlers in Colombia have pledged full cooperation with ILO in completing this investigation and evaluation.  With the ILO’s assessment, we are fulfilling our commitment to an independent, impartial third-party investigation and evaluation of our system’s labor relations and workers’ rights practices in Colombia.

• In mid-September, The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), an India-based nonprofit research organization, began an assessment of our Company’s current water resources management practices in India.  In addition, the evaluation will determine if any pesticides are present in the intake water and review the treatment processes designed to ensure the quality of the water used in the final products.  TERI is working with an independent steering committee that will oversee the study and provide strategic direction to the assessment process.

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Workplace Assessments in Colombia: A Report by CSCC