Water Stewardship
Developing and Using Metrics to Guide Water
Management
Water Stewardship Coca-Cola North America
Coca-Cola and Colorado State U.Model of a Sustainable PartnershipAASHELos Angeles CAOctober 15, 2012
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Coca-Cola’s Environment & Sustainability Platform
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Water Stewardship Sustainable PackagingEnergy Efficiency
& Climate Protection
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Coca-Cola’s Sustainability Report: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/sustainabilityreport/NA
TCCC Global Water Stress
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2005 & 2009 Water Risk Assessment Informed Strategy
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Plant Perform
ance
Watershed
Protection
Sustainable
Communities
Global Awareness & Action
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Coca-Cola’s Water Conservation Goal
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Our water conservation goal is to return to communities and nature an amount of water equivalent to what we use in all of our beverages and their production
REDUCE
RECYCLE
REPLENISH
Water Efficiency – Improve Water Use Ratio
Stringent Wastewater Treatment Standards
Support Healthy Watersheds And Sustainable Community Water Programs
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Plant Team Replenish Opportunities
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Agriculture Best Management Practices
Variable Rate Irrigation No-Till Farming
Treatment WetlandsNutrient Reduction
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Returning Flow To Nature
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The Nature Conservancy - Northern Everglades
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• Restoration of Northern Everglades recharge area (previously drained for ranching purposes)
• Replenish Volume: 3-4 billion liters
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Coca-Cola North America’s Replenish GoalHow are we doing?
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Colorado State University (CSU)-Practicing and Promoting Sustainability within the Land Grant Mission
Sustainable in Operations
Sustainability Outreach
Sustainability Research
Sustainability Education
http://green.colostate.edu/
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CSU and Coca-Cola:Collaboration in Education
Building Capacity
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CSU and Coca-Cola:Collaboration in Research & Outreach
Replenishing Watersheds
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CSU and Coca-Cola:Collaboration in Operations
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This is where our next steps go …
CSU and Coca-Cola:Collaborating on Future Opportunities
