World Environment Foundation Confers Golden Peacock Environment Management Special Commendation to Coca-Cola's Varanasi Unit

Golden Peacock Environment Management
Hon'ble Minister for Power & Environment, Himachal Pradesh, Smt Vidhya Stokes giving away the Golden Peacock Award to Mr Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Area Operations Director, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.

The World Environment Foundation (WEF) conferred the “Golden Peacock Environment Management Special Commendation” for the year 2006 by a Jury headed by Justice P N Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India and Chairman UN Human Rights Commission to Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Mehandiganj, Varanasi.

The Special Commendation was presented by the Chief Guest Smt. Vidhya Stokes, Hon'ble Minister of Power and Environment, Government of Himachal Pradesh at a special ceremony on 10th June 2006 at Agricultural University Auditorium Palampur (HP).

This prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Special Commendation for the year 2006 is given in recognition for following world-class environment practices. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Varanasi, is ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and HACCP based Food Safety Management System* certified bottling plant in UP. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Varanasi unit was adjudged as winner by an eminent jury of experts after a thorough evaluation of the plant’s compliance with a WEF prescribed program assessment format related to environment management system implementation. The assessment covered a period of one year from 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2006.

More About Golden Peacock Environment Management (GPEM) Special Commendation

The GPEM Special Commendation is designed to encourage and recognize effective implementation of environmental management system and this achievement has been made possible by the plant’s adherence to Coca-Cola’s total quality program called The Coca-Cola Quality system (TCCQS). TCCQS encompasses management system (Total Quality) covering environment management and other business aspects such as Safety and Loss Prevention (SLP), product quality, packaging quality, process capability improvement and customer satisfaction.

World Environment Foundation is a non-profit NGO, which strives to foster partnerships and improve links between industry and environmentalists for developing innovative strategies to minimize the environmental degradation.

Cola-Cola India wins the bhadigari award from the delhi government for its efforts in community development

Coca-Cola India won the 'Bhagidari award' on February 25, 2006,in New Delhi, for its contribution in water conservation & environment management programmes and for its contribution to community development, from the Delhi Government. This is the third year in a row that the company has won this award. Mr. Atul Singh, President & CEO, Coca-Cola India received the award from the Honble Chief Minister of Delhi, Ms. Sheila Dikshit on behalf of the company at a function during the Bhagidari Utsav at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Coca-Cola India is supporting several rain water harvesting projects spread across 17 states with nearly 200 rain water harvesting structures. The company plans to take up another 40 such projects by the end of the year.

The company is currently engaged in such projects in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. In addition to this, the company has also undertaken various projects in the areas of Paper & PET recycling and Education & clean environment in partnership with local communities in different states.

On receiving the award, Mr. Atul Singh, President & CEO, Coca-Cola India, said, Water is a subject that is loaded with urgency and even emotion. It is a critical global challenge and it will take a wide variety of efforts, most of them at a local level to overcome the problem. At Coca-Cola we have undertaken numerous projects across the country in partnership with local communities for their development and we continue to look for areas where private-public partnerships can bring about good results. We are honoured to get this award and we are thankful to the government and to the residents of the state for giving us an opportunity to partner them in some truly path breaking community development initiatives.

The Coca-Cola Company has always placed high value on good citizenship. At the heart of business is a mission statement called the Coca-Cola Promise. It says, quite simply, that The Coca-Cola Company exists to benefit and refresh everyone who is touched by our business". This basic proposition means that the companys business should refresh the markets, protect, preserve and enhance the environment and strengthen the community. Coca-Cola India provides extensive support for community programs across the country, with a focus on education, health and water conservation.

Laurels for Coca-Cola India, Kaladera unit, for efficient use of water

The winning Bhubaneswar Team with their trophy
Mr Anupam Sharma- Asistant Production Manager recieving the award on behalf of the company


Coca-Cola India, Kaladera unit has been recognized as a ‘Water Efficient Unit’ across Industries at the ‘National Award for Excellence in Water Management’ held at CII-Godrej GBC, Hyderabad on December 19 & 20, 2005.It has been adjudged as one of the 27 most water efficient units for its Water Management practices.

It has also been recognized as one of the top three units across industries in India for ‘Innovative Project Award’.
Both the awards were presented by Dr K S Jawahar Reddy, IAS, Managing Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board.
Mr Anupam Sharma- Asistant Production Manager, received the award on behalf of the Company

The various facets of water management highlighted at the CII competition were water conservation efforts for reduction in Specific Water Consumption, reduction in waste water discharge, road map to achieve zero waste water discharge, Sustainability Projects, rain water harvesting and Community Involvement in Water Conservation.




Environment Appreciation Award to Coca-Cola, Jalpaiguri Unit.

Coca-Cola India, Jalpaiguri unit was felicitated with the ‘Environment Appreciation Certificate, 2005’.It was presented under the aegis of ‘Environment Excellence Award, 2005”, an initiative of West Bengal Cleaner Product Centre. Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee gave away the award to Mr Rahul Sharan, Area General Manager.

The award is given in recognition of the efforts to protect & preserve the environment through proactive environmental practices. The Company has done commendable efforts in the field of Rain Water Harvesting in the water deficient areas & recycling of used PET bottles.

Bhubaneshwar Team wins 2005 Pollution Control Excellence Award!

The winning Bhubaneswar Team with their trophy
The winning Bhubaneswar Team with their trophy

The "Pollution Control Excellence Award" for 2005 has been awarded to HCCBPL Khurda unit, by the Orissa State Pollution Control Board. The award went to the Khurda team for achieving excellence in implementation of pollution control systems in the plant and for their constant efforts for protection of the environment.

The Pollution Control Excellence Award is an annual award given to industries that excel in environment protection. Khurda's multiple initiatives - PET recycling, Vermicomposting and Rain water harvesting, in addition to its Environment practices to prevent/control pollution bagged the unit this award. Khurda beat over 20 shortlisted industries throughout the state for the award.

The award was presented on the 23rd Foundation Day Celebration of the State Pollution Control Board, Orissa by S.P.Nanda, Principal Secretary, Dept of Environment & Forests Govt of Orissa on 16th September 2005. The Award was recieved by the Region - Vice President Mr. T. Krishna Kumar. Speaking on the occassion Mr. L.N.Pattnaik - PCB Chairman lauded the efforts of the company in the field of environment protection.

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Dasna unit, bags the “Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2004”

Dasna unit has won the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2004
Dasna unit has won the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2004

 

Ameenpur Unit, Andhra Pardesh awarded with Environment Management Award 2003
Ameenpur Unit, Andhra Pardesh awarded with Environment Management Award 2003

The Dasna unit near Delhi in Ghaziabad has been awarded the prestigious “Golden Peacock Environment Management Award – 2004 (GPEMA- 2004)” for excellent environment practices and effective control of environmental impact.

The Dasna unit won this award in the Food & Beverage Industry category for its environment practices among hundreds of entries received from across the country. The annual award winner is decided on the basis of a rigorous assessment procedure, which includes a visit to the facility by a team of experts.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Division President and CEO, Coca-Cola India said, “We are proud to win this coveted award. At Coca-Cola we are committed to preserve, protect and enhance the environment and this simple belief guides us in everything that we do. We will continue to further improve our systems and are confident of making a significant positive impact on our environment in times to come.”


Baddi Unit Bags
Baddi Unit Bags
Environment Management Award 2004
The award will be formally presented to the company shortly by Institute of Directors, an independent body that recognizes the achievements of manufacturing units under the categories of Environment, Quality and Corporate Governance, in association with World Environment Foundation (WEF), at an official function during the 6th World Congress on Environment Management.

The Dasna plant achieved this distinction by adhering to The Coca-Cola Company’s internal global quality program called The Coca-Cola Quality System (TCCQS). TCCQS not only covers environment management, but also takes into consideration other business aspects such as safety and loss Prevention (SLP), product quality, packaging quality, process capability improvement and customer satisfaction. Strict compliance with TCCQS, often rated as a programme equivalent to the internationally reputed ISO 14001 System, has also enabled all the company-owned bottling plants in the country to successfully get the coveted ISO 14001 Certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

The award has been granted after a thorough evaluation of Dasna plant’s compliance with a WEF prescribed program assessment format over a period of 1 year from 1st April 2003 to 31st Mach 2004 during which several environmental performance indicators were monitored and evaluated according to WEF’s stringent parameters: energy use, water use, wastewater discharge, compliance with Government regulations and resource utilization.

GPEMA has been instituted by the Institute of Directors in association with World Environment Foundation (WEF) and is designed to encourage and recognize effective implementation of environment management system. The award is given both in manufacturing and service sectors.


Government of Rajasthan invites Division President to head work group on Water Conservation

The Chief Minister of desert State Rajasthan, Ms. Vasundhara Raje, invited Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, President, India Division, to chair the Government's Working Group on Water Sector in recognition of Coca-Cola India's pioneering water conservation work in the State.

In addition to this position, the State Government has also invited Mr. Gupta to join another select group to develop a strategy for water conservation.

The Company has over the last few years initiated a large number of rainwater harvesting projects in partnership with local NGOs and the Rajasthan State Ground Water Department. The rain water harvesting initiatives, both near the Company's bottling plants and in other areas, have created a potential to recharge more water than what is drawn from the ground. These efforts have been appreciated by the local communities and recognized by the Government earlier as well.


This Government initiative is a strong reflection of the increasingly important role that the Company is playing in improving the lives of local communities and bringing joy to their lives.


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