Environmental overview

Our aim is to continuously reduce the direct impacts of our operations on the environment, as well as the indirect impacts of our suppliers and partners.

Our approach to environmental protection is based on innovation and constantly finding new ways to achieve sustainability, as well as looking to reduce our negative impacts on the environment.

Bearing in mind the most significant impacts of our business on a global level, and in Serbia, we are focused on and want to be a global leader in the following areas:

• Sustainable use of water and energy
• Climate protection
• Recycling
• Packaging 

We are fully compliant with applicable laws and regulations on environmental protection. In 2015, as in previous years, we did not receive any penalties on these grounds. In addition, no complaints were made directly to our business.

Environmental policies and standards

We enforce the internationally recognised system ISO 14001, as well as a series of internal procedures and policies, including:

• Environmental policy
• Climate change policy
• Post-consumer packaging waste management policy
• Water stewardship policy
• Fleet safety policy

Our approach involves making sure all our employees understand their responsibilities. Induction training for new starters at Coca‑Cola HBC Serbia includes an element about protecting the environment. During 2015 we also held a series of training courses to improve our employees’ competencies in this area.

Environmental performance