Sustainability Archives - Page 13 of 22

15 Jul 2022

CCBA in Ethiopia makes a clear commitment to recycling

Continuing to be the industry trendsetter and to make its plastic packaging more recyclable, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Ethiopia has switched Ambo Mineral Water from a blue plastic bottle to a clear plastic bottle.

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06 Jul 2022

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa empowers 50 young women driving the circular economy for waste in Mozambique

Fifty women plastic waste collectors have completed training in health and safety standards, and received guidelines for collection and waste management, which in turn is expected to empower over 500 waste collectors across the country.

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01 Jul 2022

Voltic provides access to safe water for communities in need

The communities of Mmofra Nfadwene and Yahoman celebrated the handover of boreholes providing safe and reliable water recently after Voltic GH, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), funded the projects.

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29 Jun 2022

Project Lungisa saving Grabouw millions of litres of water

Project Lungisa, a partnership between the Theewaterskloof Municipality and CCBSA, builds skills and supports the rehabilitation of water infrastructure to save millions of litres per month lost due to water leaks.

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28 Jun 2022

CCBSA supports Nelson Mandela Bay efforts to counter Day Zero

In response to the deteriorating situation in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) in the Eastern Cape where dam levels have reached a critical low level, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is working with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and other key stakeholders, including Gift of the Givers, to deliver water to vulnerable and distressed communities.

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21 Jun 2022

Voltic management team visits King of Ga Mantse ahead of Homowo festival

The management of Voltic (GH) Limited, a subsidiary of Coca Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), enjoyed a warm reception from the Ga Mantse King Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, during a recent visit to express the company’s gratitude for the King’s support and CCBA’s commitment to the welfare of the people of the Ga area.

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09 Jun 2022

CCBSA spends millions towards youth development

CCBSA has spent more than R105 million towards its Bizniz in a Box (BiB) initiatives and most recently, Study Buddy Fund.

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07 Jun 2022

Building a circular economy for plastic waste key to preserving Africa’s marine resources

The African Union has called the Blue Economy the “New Frontier of African Renaissance" and with good reason. As the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has noted in a policy handbook for the Blue Economy, 38 out of the 54 African states are coastal, more than 90 percent of the continent’s imports and exports are conducted by sea, and some of the most strategic gateways for international trade are in Africa.

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06 Jun 2022

Supporting Free State and Gauteng Youth Entrepreneurs through the Bizniz in a box programme

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) in collaboration with the Free State Department of Economic, Small Business, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) and the Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) will launch an entrepreneurship competition targeted at young people during the month of June.

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03 Jun 2022

Boost for plastic waste recycling as Coca-Cola bottler partners with a PET flaking plant in Okahandja

Plastic waste management in Namibia is set for a major boost with the establishment of a polyethylene phthalate (PET) flaking plant in Okahandja. The recycling plant will transform discarded plastic beverage bottles made from PET material into PET flakes that has an international market value.

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