Overall impact
C (54)

Commentary

Coca-Cola is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 53.8 for overall impact (49th percentile compared to all companies), Coca-Cola ranks 13th out of 28 industry peers, behind Primo Water, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Reed's and 9 others, and ahead of Ito En, Cott, Osotspa and 12 others. On top material causes for Coca-Cola's industry (Beverages), Coca-Cola performs well in Equal Pay and Opportunity (95.7 score), Racial Justice and Civil Rights (80.8), Quality Primary Education (96.0) and 2 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Humane Treatment of Animals (33.4 score), Improved Mental Health (35.2), Child and Maternal Health (34.8) and 6 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1886
Employees
79,100
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Beverages
Sub-industry
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages
SASB industry
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Headquarters
Ga, United States
Share classes
KO
Mission
To refresh the world in mind, body and spirit. To inspire moments of optimism and happiness through our brands and actions. To create value and make a difference.
Description
The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, caffeine free Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Fanta Orange, Fanta Zero Orange, Fanta Zero Sugar, Fanta Apple, Sprite, Sprite Zero Sugar, Simply Orange, Simply Apple, Simply Grapefruit, Fresca, Schweppes, Thums Up, Aquarius, Ayataka, BODYARMOR, Ciel, Costa, Dasani, dogadan, FUZE TEA, Georgia, glacéau smartwater, glacéau vitaminwater, Gold Peak, Ice Dew, I LOHAS, Powerade, Topo Chico, AdeS, Del Valle, fairlife, innocent, Minute Maid, and Minute Maid Pulpy brands. It operates through a network of independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, as well as through bottling and distribution operators. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Coca-Cola, based on its industry sub-industry Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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