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Environmental & Social Review Summary

Project Number

37922

Company Name

COCA COLA BEVERAGES PAKISTAN LIMITED

Date ESRS Disclosed

Jun 29, 2016

Country

Pakistan

Region

Middle East

Last Updated Date

Jan 28, 2026

Environmental Category

B - Limited

Status

Completed

Previous Events

Approved : Sep 1, 2016
Signed : Dec 21, 2016
Invested : Jan 19, 2017

Sector

Soft Drink

Industry

Agribusiness and Forestry

Department

Regional Industry MAS MCT

Project Description

Proposed IFC investment is a long-term senior unsecured A Loan up to EUR 75 million equivalent to Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (“CCBPL”, or “the Company”). CCBPL is owned as a Joint Venture between Coca-Cola Icecek A.S. (“CCI”, or the “Sponsor”) of Turkey, and The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”) of the U.S. CCI is TCCC’s fifth largest anchor bottler globally, and fully consolidates the CCBPL business due to its operational control of CCBPL.

The proposed loan will contribute towards CCBPL’s funding need for the following initiatives: (i) capital expenditure investment program; (ii) working capital need; (iii) upcoming maturities of the loans; and (iv) other general corporate purposes (the "Project").

Headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan, the Company produces and distributes carbonated soft drinks (CSD), fruit juices, and bottled water.

Overview of IFC's Scope of Review

IFC’s due diligence consisted of appraising technical, environmental, and social information submitted by the sponsors. IFC’s environmental & social (E&S) appraisal included a visit to the Company’s HQ in Lahore (Pakistan) on April 18-19, 2016 along with a site visit to one of the plants located in the outskirts of Lahore. In addition, IFC visited the sponsor’s Corlu Plant in Turkey on April 19. E&S appraisal included the following:

Meetings with key Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCBPL) staff including key staff of the HR (Human Resources), EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) teams, Logistic/Distributions/Procurement teams, Territory Operational Finance Manager, and meetings with Coca-Cola Icecek-Istanbul (CCI) Corlu Plant operations manager and;

Review of technical documents provided by CCBPL, including (i) post 1997 Environment Protection Act Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Initial Environment Examination and No Objection Certificates for all the industrial activities, Certifications (ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, FSSC/ISO 22000 and ISO 9001, HACCP, Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) Management System Certification, (ii) various EHS data (sustainability report, audit outcome reports, stack emission control report at Lahore Plan, wastewater quality measurement reports at Karachi plant, WUR (water usage ratio) plan for 2015, energy and water efficiency projects list for Lahore plant, E&S Audit Summary Report Lahore Plant May 2015, risk assessment process and procedures for Pakistan operations, details of distributors training in use of PPE, Training Program for 2016-2017, Incident and accidents reporting and investigation, Pre-work assessment, Fire Prevention Instructions, management review meeting minutes, (iii) HR related policies and procedures, Charter of Demand/Collective Bargaining Agreement July 2015, a sample agreement with a distributor, Contract Management (Instructions for Contractors, SOPs for contractors and visitors management, contractor performance evaluation Form, incident and accident reporting format, club distribution criteria), (iv) Legal Due Diligence of land purchased by CCBPL for a plant at Haripur in 2014, (v) Suppliers Guiding Principles (SGP), Active Suppliers SGP Compliance Audit Summary 2016, (vi) GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).

E & S Project Categorization and Applicable Standard

Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures

Stakeholder Engagement

Broad Community Support

Environmental & Social Action Plan