Environment protection

We are committed to using energy necessary for our operation efficiently while we are reducing the carbon-dioxide emission of our energy consumption.

Efficient energy consumption

Our core activities, production and the related transportation of our products, would be impossible without significant energy consumption. Consequently, we are committed to increasing our energy efficiency while reducing the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) resulting from our activities.

We run an unified energy-control system (ISO 50001) countrywide, set yearly objectives and prepare action plans aimed at reducing energy consumption and improving efficiency.

Procurement of the raw materials of our products and our suppliers’ performance have a large impact on the size of our economical, operational and environmental footprint.

We cooperate with responsible suppliers

It is highly important for us that our suppliers are selected according to independent criteria, free of manipulation. All our new suppliers have to go through quality risk assessment so that we can ensure that they comply with our high quality standards. With an independent party involved, we regularly conduct supply chain audits where we examine not only compliance with the law but the policy of Coca‑Cola HBC Group.

We also require impeccable operation from our partners. Our General Contractual Conditions and our Supplier Guidelines contain the rules and principles they are required to follow while working with us.

Raw materials from sustainable resources

A significant portion of our raw material needs consists of natural resources, whose availability and security are influenced by various global challenges. Our suppliers' performance in this area directly impacts our own performance. We are committed to collaborating with suppliers within the Coca-Cola system who can reliably and verifiably source their agricultural raw materials sustainably, supporting the sustainable production of our products right from the raw material stage.

Our commitment to responsible water use has permeated all our processes and supply chain.

Water is the primary component of all our manufacturing processes, it is indispensable for making our products and for the production of the agricultural raw materials used in our plants.

We take steps for a more efficient water consumption

We monitor our water consumption with our environment management system ISO 14001. We set goals for water usage every year and prepare action plans and projects to reduce water consumption.

Although our production facilities in Hungary are not located in water-stressed areas, reducing the amount of water used in our production processes remains a key objective. In 2023, we closed the year with a result of 1.74 l/lpb instead of our target of 1.70 l/lpb. Besides the impact of production volume, the higher water usage ratio was influenced by shorter production runs (due to more frequent portfolio changeovers), additional cleaning efforts required after storm-related flooding, microbiological risk mitigation, and a pipeline rupture.