We have expanded the list of climate policies we assess company engagement with to incorporate land-use related policy, referring to legislative or regulatory measures to enhance and protect ecosystems and land where carbon is being stored. Assessments under this category are currently underweighted in terms of their contribution to the overall company metrics. This weighting will be progressively increased over the next 6 months.
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca-Cola described some engagement with the Business Roundtable in its 2020 Business & Environmental, Social and Governance report. "In 2020, we took steps to support several policy positions that align with our climate reduction targets. We were part of the working group that developed the Business Roundtable’s (BRT) updated climate position announced in October 2020. The statement outlines high-level climate actions U.S. federal policymakers can take and calls for public/private partnerships to achieve the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions outlined in the Paris Agreement. We also joined a coalition of companies in successfully petitioning the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to update its policy on climate change. We sent a letter encouraging the Chamber to embrace the BRT statement and continue to play an active role in both the Chamber’s Climate Task Force Advisory Group and Climate Solutions Working Group."
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of Business Roundtable (as of December 2022)
James Quincey
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca-Cola described some engagement with the Business Roundtable in its 2020 Business & Environmental, Social and Governance report. "In 2020, we took steps to support several policy positions that align with our climate reduction targets. We were part of the working group that developed the Business Roundtable’s (BRT) updated climate position announced in October 2020. The statement outlines high-level climate actions U.S. federal policymakers can take and calls for public/private partnerships to achieve the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions outlined in the Paris Agreement. We also joined a coalition of companies in successfully petitioning the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to update its policy on climate change. We sent a letter encouraging the Chamber to embrace the BRT statement and continue to play an active role in both the Chamber’s Climate Task Force Advisory Group and Climate Solutions Working Group."
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of Business Roundtable (as of December 2022)
James Quincey
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Coca-Cola is a member of the National Association of Manufacturers (Correct as of December 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Coca-Cola is a member of the National Association of Manufacturers (Correct as of December 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Coca-Cola appears to be a member of the International Chamber of Commerce, though InfluenceMap did not find recent evidence of participation in committees (as of December 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
A Senior Executive of Coca Cola is Chair of an ICC National Committee (July 2015)
Noke Kiroyan
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Coca-Cola appears to be a member of the International Chamber of Commerce, though InfluenceMap did not find recent evidence of participation in committees (as of December 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
A Senior Executive of Coca Cola is Chair of an ICC National Committee (July 2015)
Noke Kiroyan
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca-Cola is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce (Correct as of December 2022)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca-Cola is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce (Correct as of December 2022)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
In October 2020, a Coca-Cola executive sent a letter to the US Chamber of Commerce urging it to adopt several climate policy positions, including on a US net-zero target and federal government regulation (correct as of August 2020)
Joanna Price, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability North America Unit
We encourage the Chamber to review the BRT statement and consider how it can continue to enhance its own climate position statement, as well as foster dialogue among its diverse membership to more closely align with where the mainstream business community has landed on the necessary ambition of climate policy in the U.S. Specifically, as a next step we encourage the Chamber to survey its membership on the above key principles to understand the extent to which these principles can serve as a foundation for the Chamber’s future policy engagement on all aspects of climate change as it is addressed in legislative and regulatory efforts at the federal and state levels.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca-Cola described some engagement with the US Chamber of Commerce in its 2020 Business & Environmental, Social and Governance report. "In 2020, we took steps to support several policy positions that align with our climate reduction targets. We were part of the working group that developed the Business Roundtable’s (BRT) updated climate position announced in October 2020. The statement outlines high-level climate actions U.S. federal policymakers can take and calls for public/private partnerships to achieve the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions outlined in the Paris Agreement. We also joined a coalition of companies in successfully petitioning the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to update its policy on climate change. We sent a letter encouraging the Chamber to embrace the BRT statement and continue to play an active role in both the Chamber’s Climate Task Force Advisory Group and Climate Solutions Working Group."
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce (updated January 2022, company disclosure based on 2019 dues)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US-Iraq Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US-Turkey Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US-Pakistan Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca-Cola is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce (Correct as of December 2022)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca-Cola is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce (Correct as of December 2022)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
In October 2020, a Coca-Cola executive sent a letter to the US Chamber of Commerce urging it to adopt several climate policy positions, including on a US net-zero target and federal government regulation (correct as of August 2020)
Joanna Price, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability North America Unit
We encourage the Chamber to review the BRT statement and consider how it can continue to enhance its own climate position statement, as well as foster dialogue among its diverse membership to more closely align with where the mainstream business community has landed on the necessary ambition of climate policy in the U.S. Specifically, as a next step we encourage the Chamber to survey its membership on the above key principles to understand the extent to which these principles can serve as a foundation for the Chamber’s future policy engagement on all aspects of climate change as it is addressed in legislative and regulatory efforts at the federal and state levels.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca-Cola described some engagement with the US Chamber of Commerce in its 2020 Business & Environmental, Social and Governance report. "In 2020, we took steps to support several policy positions that align with our climate reduction targets. We were part of the working group that developed the Business Roundtable’s (BRT) updated climate position announced in October 2020. The statement outlines high-level climate actions U.S. federal policymakers can take and calls for public/private partnerships to achieve the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions outlined in the Paris Agreement. We also joined a coalition of companies in successfully petitioning the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to update its policy on climate change. We sent a letter encouraging the Chamber to embrace the BRT statement and continue to play an active role in both the Chamber’s Climate Task Force Advisory Group and Climate Solutions Working Group."
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce (updated January 2022, company disclosure based on 2019 dues)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US-Iraq Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US-Turkey Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US-Pakistan Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Coca Cola is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. is a member (Correct as of December 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. is a member (Correct as of December 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Coca-Cola Hellenic Northern Ireland is a member of CBI Northern Ireland Council (As of November 2020, Most recent CBI Publication of Member Companies)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Coca-Cola Hellenic Northern Ireland is a member of CBI Northern Ireland Council (As of November 2020, Most recent CBI Publication of Member Companies)
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In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
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Climate Lobbying Overview: Coca-Cola demonstrates positive engagement with climate change policy in the US and EU, though its activity is mostly limited to top-line support for global climate action without commenting on specific policies in detail. Most recently, Coca-Cola did not take a clear position on either the Inflation Reduction Act or Build Back Better Act. It disclosed lobbying on Build Back Better’s climate provisions in its federal LDA reports without stating a position.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Coca-Cola has positive top-line massing on climate policy. On its corporate website, accessed in December 2022, the company states support for collective action involving the government to combat climate change in the US. Coca-Cola did not endorse the Build Back Better Act. In October 2021, in response to request for comment on its lack of engagement from Fast Company, the company still did not take a position on the bill. In an April 2021 joint letter with the We Mean Business Coalition, Coca-Cola supported US policy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Furthermore, in a December 2021 Politico op-ed, the President of Coca-Cola Europe Nikos Koumettis strongly supported the EU's Green Deal and 2050 targets and made the case for a wide range of policies in the EU to respond to climate change. Coca-Cola has also consistently advocated for the Paris Agreement, as evidenced in its 2020 Business & Environmental, Social and Governance report, released April 2021, as well as sign-on letters from September and April 2021.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Coca-Cola has not disclosed climate policy positions as of December 2022. The company did not take a public position on the Inflation Reduction Act, although its Q3 2022 Lobbying Disclosure 2 lists that it engaged on the bill. On its corporate website, Coca-Cola states its advocacy in favor of a US emissions reduction target of 50% by 2030. Similarly, Yahoo News reported in July 2022 that Coca-Cola encouraged the UK to maintain its net-zero target under the change in leadership.
Positioning on Energy Transition: In its Q4 2021 Federal Lobbying Disclosure, Coca-Cola reported lobbying on the Build Back Better Act, including several sections with clean energy and transportation provisions, but did not disclose its position. Through various sign-on letters, such as a We Mean Business letter in April 2021, Coca-Cola appears to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. That letter mentions the need for sustainable infrastructure and zero-emissions vehicles and buildings, among other policy measures, to advance decarbonization in the US. Beyond these top-line statements, InfluenceMap was unable to locate evidence of engagement with specific measures or policies related to the energy mix.
Industry Association Governance: In March 2022, Coca-Cola disclosed on its website a list of the trade associations of which it was a member in 2021 with no details of its engagement with these groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The company has not published an audit of its industry associations as of January 2023. Coca-Cola is a member of several influential associations that frequently obstruct climate policy, including the National Association of Manufacturers and the US Chamber of Commerce. Coca-Cola is also a member of the BusinessRoundtable, which engages with more mixed positions. In October 2020, Coca-Cola sent a letter urging the Chamber to adopt positive climate policy positions, including a US net-zero target and comprehensive federal regulation on climate.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q4 2022.