Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Coca-Cola, eco-friendly water management objectives Pyeongchang Winter Olympics



[Korea financial newspaper sinmijin News] Coca-Cola sets out the joint management of water resources aiming to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee, Gangwon-do, Korea National Park Service, Eco Green campus and 'eco 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics held.

Coca-Cola had these organizations and "Integrated Water Resources Management Project signing ceremony in Seoul, Korea 21 days pereom tower.

Held a day ahead of the 'World Water Day (March 22) This ceremony aims to collectively manage yuyeokgwon of the Olympics in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province. Government and civil society to the community win-win development, the project is significant in that the company is involved with.

The project will be conducted for the first time as part of the water reduction project "Coca-Cola has been conducted for 71 countries around the world with WWF in South Korea. "Water Reduction Project is a global water conservation project to give back to society again, the total amount of water used in the production process.

Coca-Cola has achieved over the last year already 115% 100% water reduction target. Cora Cola was involved in this water reduction program as Korean Olympic official partners with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Through constant activity until 2025 it said it aims to achieve 100% water reduction.

Project study area is about 1.3㎞ is located within the downstream total area of ​​approximately 0.5 hectares (ha) in Songcheon water quality and moeneup flowing from the Odaesan National Park area sohwangbyeongsan. In particular, the quality is moeneup was designated as a 'Ramsar' under protection. Designation of Pyeongchang's composition is a diverse ecosystem that is the best description of the WWF site of the project.

Yichangyeop Korea Coca-Cola CEO, said: "This project will meet this vocation conscious of doing the government, civil society practice and social responsibility towing companies," said "The ongoing management of the yuyeokgwon as after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, of course, in our country situation I will continue to fit a variety of eco-friendly project, "he said.

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