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CCE has approximately 60,000 suppliers; therefore, the social and environmental impacts of our supply chain are considerably greater than those of our own business. To date, we have worked with suppliers to develop technologies and products, such as our hybrid trucks, that reduce our environmental impacts. However, we now want to address the environmental impacts within our supply chain itself.

In 2009, we spent more than $11 billion with our suppliers, 93 percent of which was spent in our countries of operation. At a minimum, we expect all of our suppliers to adhere to our Supplier Guiding Principles (SGPs), which follow those of The Coca-Cola Company. These include standards for health and safety, human rights and labor, environment, and business integrity. They emphasize the importance of responsible workplace policies and practices that comply with applicable environmental and labor laws and regulations, at a minimum. They are communicated in writing as part of supplier agreements as well as through the execution of an SGP assessment program focused on a validation of supplier compliance to all Supplier Guiding Principles.

During 2009, we began to include environmental criteria in our supplier relationship management process in Europe, and in 2010 we will host an EU CRS Supplier Summit. The goal of this event is to strengthen collaboration with our key suppliers and determine how we can work more closely together to help ensure a sustainable supply chain.

Our SGPs were included in contracts accounting for 87 percent of our spending with suppliers in 2009. We conduct routine assessments of suppliers’ compliance with our SGPs and ask for corrective actions to be taken if needed. Coca-Cola Enterprises works closely with TCCC to conduct supplier, auditor, and Coca-Cola system training and awareness of SGP principles.

We use a number of agricultural products, particularly sugar, in our beverages. Therefore, the sustainability of our business depends on the health of our agricultural supply chain. We are working with The Coca-Cola Company, which authorizes many of these suppliers, to incorporate sustainability criteria into our long-term ingredient-purchasing plans. Our water footprinting work (see "Our Water Footprint") will also allow us to work strategically in our agricultural supply chain to tackle our major areas of impact.





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