Policy: CCI has adopted a corporate level EHS policy statement indicating the three main priority areas for the business which include: energy management & climate protection, water management and sustainable packaging. The CCI corporate EHS policy also includes the scope of application covering all CCI its subsidiary employees, contractors, subcontractors, sales and distribution agencies, third parties involved in CCI operations as well as CCI visitors and all premises where any CCI business run, the EHS standards more stringent of applicable legal requirements including local regulations, all CCI HSE standards or TCCC requirements they abide to, CCI’s 12 golden safety rules on safety, emergency procedures, traffic safety, job safety, use of PPEs, risk assessment and contractor management and roles and responsibilities as required in PS1. A shorter version of the policy statement is available to public on the website of the company
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http://www.cci.com.tr/UserFiles/pdf/2015/CCI_Environment_Policy_Statement-07072015.pdf). CCBPL has
adopted the corporate EHS policy and ensures implementation at all its operations in Pakistan. The Company has provided relevant NOCs (No Objection Clearance) against clearance of EIAs, and IEEs for post “Pakistan Environment Protection Act (PEPA) 1997” activities that include extension/expansion of already operational plans and phase II of Multan plant issued by respective Environment Project Agency. CCBPL will streamline its internal monitoring and reporting system in compliance with regulatory requirements of EPAs for Multan plant as per ESAP #3. CCPBL already has a system of internal monitoring and reporting. A copy of these reports will be submitted to IFC.
CCI’s policy also indicates commitment to certify the quality, environmental and occupational health and safety as well as food safety management systems with internationally recognized standards (i.e. ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment), OHSAS 18001 (occupational health and safety) and ISO 22000 (food safety)). In this respect, all Turkey operations are certified with ISO 9001:2008, Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 14001:2004. All the Pakistan operations (except Multan plant) have OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001. The target completion date for Multan plant to complete the certification against these international standards is by YE 2017. The Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Karachi, Lahore and Rahim Yar Khan Plants are audited in 2015 and 2016 for recertification for most of the standards. According to the audit results, there are no material non-conformities at the plants
Identification of Risks and Impacts: As part of its management system, CCI integrated a procedure to undertake an E&S assessment of all new investments. This assessment includes environment, technical and safety issues aspects. The Company retains consultancy services for undertaking these EHS assessments. Risk assessment studies were implemente
d according to the relevant SOP of the management system in place in for all the plants in Pakistan. The SOP clearly defines the details, responsibilities, method of risk assessment and the means for elaboration of the results for environmental and health and safety risks for Lahore Plant and other production facilities in Pakistan. As part of this investment, CCBPL will include social aspects in its risk assessment and broaden the scope of application to all of the operations in Pakistan as per ESAP action item#2.
Management Systems & Programs: In 2010, CCI started using the “Coca-Cola Operating Requirements System” (KORE) system, which is a management system designed by the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) improving performance at its operations. The system integrates quality, environmental, food safety and OHS issues into the key operational requirements. In the scope of this system, the global quality organization performs risk determination and conducts, quality, environmental and safety audits at manufacturing facilities around the world. Specific audits are conducted for compliance, systems, certification and surveillance. The Company shall develop and implement a time bound action plan to eliminate/minimize the risks related to the findings of the audits and risk assessments implemented regularly, as per ESAP action item#1.
The KORE system adopts several different standard operating procedures (SOPs). For the Pakistan facilities the following SOPs have been defined depending on the type of operations: ozone depletion and air pollution, spill prevention control, water resource management, storm water pollution, solid waste management, hazardous material management and wastewater treatment. With the KORE system integrating existing ISO management systems as well, the Company adopted management systems policy which indicates commitment to meet the standards determined by TCCC and make efforts to exceed the standards and stakeholder expectations while acting in compliance with all the legal requirements regarding quality, occupational health and safety, environment, food safety and energy. This is also a requirement in the “bottling agreement” with TCCC. Documentation regarding the management system including the policy statements, management programs and work instructions are all available online to the employees via the company portal.
Water management and strategy is one of the key focus areas for the TCCC as it is one of the most significant resources for its production. Therefore, TCCC is committed to improve the water efficiency through its operational advancements by 25 percent by the end of 2020 (compared to 2010 figures). CCI follows TCCC’s global water strategy focusing on improving production facility performance through water efficiency, reducing water use ratios and reuse, replenishment of used water, maintaining 100% compliance in wastewater treatment, protection of watersheds. Based on the strategies of Environment and Water
Management Work Group, the plants operational excellence groups develop and implement water efficiency projects to reduce water usage ratio (WUR).
In 2006, TCCC joined the UN Global Compact Initiative, a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. As part of the programs, CCI has implemented water conservation programs at its plants.
In the scope of TCCC policy and management programs, all of its bottling plants are required to conduct a local source vulnerability assessment (SVA) and develop a source water protection plan to mitigate water related risks. With this assessment, potential impacts of water usage and related wastewater discharge as well as vulnerabilities to community sources of water are identified. As of 31 December 2014, all CCI plants had completed their SVA studies in all countries of operations. The assessment is to be conducted in every five years.
Energy management and climate protection are the priority areas in CCI’s sustainability strategy. For that purpose, CCI sets reduction targets for energy use and GHG emissions, identify and implement energy reduction measures and explore low-carbon technology alternatives to achieve its targets. All the plants in Turkey are rewarded with TS EN 50001 energy management system certificate. Energy reporting is divided in two categories: (i) energy consumption for core operations (i.e. bottling), (ii) all other processes at the plants. Energy usage ratio (EUR) (MJ/L) is one of the key KPIs that is tracked for energy efficiency.
The Coca-Cola system launched a global initiative in 2013 named “reduce the CO2 emissions embedded in the drink in your hand by 25% by 2020” aimed at reducing GHG emissions across its entire value chain. For Turkey operations, CCI have had its GHG emissions verified by an independent company in line with ISO 14064-3 requirements. The emissions reported include emissions from plants, offices and vehicle fleet in Turkey. For the operations in Turkey, ISO 14064-1 certificate indicating that 108,777 tCO2e (tons CO2 equivalent) is released due to its soft drinks manufacturing and distribution activities has been obtained in 2014.
In the scope of the sustainable packaging approach of CCI, the Company follows three principle of (i) reducing amount of material and energy used for packaging material and using recycled materials as much as food safety principles allow, (ii) establishment of a sustainable infrastructure for post-consumer packaging recover and recycling and (iii) exploring alternative renewable materials such as Plant Bottle. Plant Bottle is a product that uses plant-based materials up to 30% in content instead of petroleum and fossil fuels to produce key ingredient in the plastic.
Organizational Capacity and Competency: Each CCI operations and plants have their own env
ironmental and safety coordinator for managing E&S issues and they are efficiently guided and coordinated by CCI management.
In 2015, CCI Sustainability Steering Committee has been established. This committee is responsible for setting annual sustainability targets, reviewing quarterly performance on KPIs for the operations of all CCI subsidiaries, including the company, and approving data for disclosure. The functional heads of CCI at both group and country level integrate the sustainability targets into the functional objectives and ensure implementation. This committee is supported by “Environment and Water Management Working Group” and “Climate Protection and Energy Management Working Group” which are responsible for development of strategies and roadmaps for increasing efficiency, identification of annual and short-term environment and climate protection goals, implementation of improvement measures to achieve environmental goals, and conducting climate change and water risk assessments in CCI Turkey.
CCBPL provides orientation training to all newly recruited personnel. The orientation training includes job safety rules, plant hazards, food safety and health responsibilities, environmental requirements and emergency response training relevant to the employee''s job responsibilities. Refresher training is also available to relevant staff depending on the training needs identified by the functional heads in coordination with Human Resources (HR) or when changes occur to equipment, process, management system documents, environmental and safety management system requirements and roles and responsibilities. The trainings are provided internally or externally whenever necessary. The EHS mandatory training activities are identified according to the position of the employees and include EHS policy, procedures, hazard identification and incident reporting, emergency response plan, use of PPEs, types of fires and controls, whereas KORE module includes more job specific trainings such as hot work, material handling equipment, fork lift operations/lift truck, flammable liquids, fleet management, compressed gas management, work permit system, safe driving, heavy lifting equipment, risk assessment and ergonomics. The target date for implementation of the training for each module and target audience are identified in the annual training plan.
Emergency preparedness and response: The Company has implemented an emergency preparedness and response plan, including a fire safety plan, and covering all emergency aspects in line with the requirements of IFC Performance Standard 1. Drills are planned for each plant annually and include situations such as confined space entry, boiler, ammonia leakage, first aid, fire and earthquake, chemical spill, emergency response for fall from height, flammable liquid, gas cylinder leakage and fire, respiratory and security. The two of the six CCBPL plants located in the industrial zone are subject to the Industrial Zo
ne Emergency Plans and others are in relative isolation from significant human settlements. Based on CCPPL’s risk assessments, there is no potential impacts in case of any emergency.
Monitoring and Review: CCI plants are exposed to internal and external audits. Internal audits are implemented once a year unless any unusual activities (e.g. introduction of a new production line, serious incidents) happen, while ISO audits are varying according to the type of the certificate. KORE audits are always implemented as unannounced by TCCC representatives.
CCI releases Sustainability Report including information on sustainability achievements, KPIs, goals and commitments, environmental and health and safety figures in different countries, success stories, human resources policy and workplace rights policy and relevant figures. The safety, health and environmental (SHE) indicators are regularly reported to TCCC on monthly basis like specific KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) including water, wastewater generation, solid waste energy usage solid waste recycling ratio (%) and CO2 emissions. The goals and commitments are concentrated on the priority areas as energy efficiency, GHG emissions, water stewardship, packaging and waste and environmental compliance with legal and TCCC standards. The Company shall include all of its Pakistan operations into this monitoring and review program as per ESAP action item#4.