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“ Dynapack is also our partner in the social foundation non-profit organisation that we built to support the collection of used PET Coca-Cola bottles ,” says Karina . “ In addition to that , they are really helping us to provide a more efficient system for plastic packaging . They also have sustainability principles , which means we can work together and close the loop for plastic beverage packaging in Indonesia .”
In Karina ’ s experience , the key ingredient to a successful partnership is to have the same core principles . “ I think that ’ s number one – to have the same principle . For us , it was on sustainability and human rights .
At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners , we believe that if we are going to grow , we have to grow together . To do that , we need a partner that has integrity and who can offer a new solution to help us achieve our future objectives . That is , for me , most important .”
For Karina and her team , the next 12 months at Coca-Cola will be spent focusing on their sustainability agenda .
“ We are ready to commit to achieving the objectives that we have presented to our board and external parties ,” Karina explains . “ We aim to reduce our water use in manufacturing and we want to find a way to recycle the water in our plants ; we have to make sure that this water fulfils international standards .”
As a system , the company hopes to achieve 100 % water replenishment , planning to work together with The Coca- Cola Company and local communities to manage this and other initiatives , such as reforestation .
“ We ' re planting trees and educating the local community to maintain the water so that when they use it , they make sure that it remains at a good quality ,” explains Karina .
Coca-Cola is working with the local government to manage a reduction in water stress in Indonesia , but reducing its greenhouse gas emissions remains one of its strongest commitments .
“ Beyond 2023 , we are working closely with our vendors and our employees on how we can achieve renewable electricity by 2030 . We also aim to make our primary packaging 100 % recyclable by 2025 and achieve 100 % plastic collection by 2030 .”
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Indonesia ’ s ambitions don ’ t just include the emissions and the environment , but place a focus on people , too – specifically on supporting female staff . sustainabilitymag . com 93