Sustainable operations remain a central element of our strategy: they contribute to our growth while creating long-term value for our communities, partners, and the environment.

Our Key Sustainability Commitments

CLIMATE PROTECTION

Achieving net zero emissions by 2040

We remain committed to the goal we set in 2021. Our Net Zero by 40 target has been validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi): we aim to achieve net zero emissions across our entire value chain by 2040 – from production and logistics to packaging, cooling equipment, and raw materials.

As part of this, we plan to reduce emissions across the full value chain by 30% by 2030. In addition to reducing emissions from our own operations, we are working with our suppliers and partners to decrease indirect (Scope 3) emissions.

BIODIVERSITY

Balancing our impact on biodiversity by 2040

This commitment, introduced in 2022, aims to ensure that by 2040 we have a positive impact on biodiversity in critical areas and eliminate deforestation from our supply chain.

WATER MANAGEMENT

Our goal is to replenish 100% of the water we use by 2035

As part of this, we responsibly manage our water resources and replenish the water used in beverage production at our high-risk sites (a total of 12 facilities).

COMMUNITIES

We are good neighbors to our local communities

Our goal is to create shared value at the local level: supporting employment and skills development, collaborating with communities, providing a safe, inclusive, and healthy workplace, and protecting the local environment.

Sustainability remains at the core of our strategy. It enables growth while creating value for the communities we serve, our partners and the environment.

Recognition of our progress continued, and for the ninth time we were ranked as the world’s most sustainable beverage company in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook. We are among the leaders of the global beverage industry across major benchmarks, including CDP’s A list for Climate and Water, ISS ESG, MSCI ESG, Morningstar Sustainalytics’ ESG and FTSE ESG.

For the fifth consecutive year, our emissions remain aligned with our NetZeroby40 roadmap and delivered strong progress against Mission 2025 goals over the past eight years.

By year end 2025, we had met or made significant progress on 15 of our 18 targets. Within this overall performance, seven goals were overachieved and nine were delivered ahead of the target year.

Our strongest achievements were in enhancing packaging collection and increased rPET usage, reducing our direct emissions ratio, expanding renewable and clean energy and electricity, and scaling our community support. This progress gives us a solid foundation for the next phase of our sustainability journey.

In 2026, we introduced Mission Refresh – a focused set of renewed flagship commitments and measurable targets that builds on our learnings to date. It opens the next chapter after Mission 2025. We will continue creating value for our communities, partners and the environment, while progressing as a responsible and resilient business. 

We invest in people and development:

• By 2035, we will train more than 3 million young people through our #YouthEmpowered (#ÉnJövőm) program (baseline year: 2017).
• Women will represent 45-50% of leadership positions.
• We are committed to ensuring that no fatal accidents occur at our sites.

At Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary, we proactively seek opportunities to engage individuals and organizations that are directly or indirectly affected by our operations. We identify our stakeholders in alignment with our business and sustainability strategy. Continuous dialogue and partnership with our stakeholders are an integral part of our sustainability efforts.

Our goal is to create shared value at the local level by supporting employment and skills development, collaborating with communities, providing a safe, inclusive, and healthy workplace, and protecting the local environment.

Coca‑Cola HBC company group is included in the most reputed international sustainability lists and benchmarks.

At Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary, we are committed to being at the forefront of sustainable practice and performance in the beverage industry. 

Our performance has been externally recognised with leading scores from major ESG rankings, including Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices, CDP and MSCI.

EUROPE'S CLIMATE LEADERS

Our work to reduce emissions has been recognised with the announcement that we’re one of Europe’s Climate Leaders 2024.

It’s the fourth time we’ve been named as a climate leader in the @FinancialTimes and @Statista survey.

We’re pleased that our efforts have been independently recognised and we continue to focus on our journey to being NetZeroBy40.