Sustainability

‘Clear Rivers Campaign’ hits Dirty Water Systems across SA on Mandela Day

A Mandela Day clean-up of river systems around South Africa, including drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB), could be vital to future water security in the region.

Women with disabilities get down to business with support of CCBA

The first group of 110 women in a five-year programme to empower women with disabilities to start their own retail businesses have officially begun their training, supported by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Kenya in partnership with USAID. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.