ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coca-Cola Foundation donated USD $84.5 million to nearly 300 organizations in 2015. These grants will directly benefit communities across more than 70 countries and territories, with approximately 95 percent of the grants focused on The Coca-Cola Company’s core sustainability priorities of women, water and well-being.
“Since 1984, The Coca-Cola Foundation has given back more than $820 million to communities in more than 200 countries across the world,” said Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Coca-Cola Company. “As the Foundation begins its 32nd year of giving back, we are proud of the increasingly diverse range of projects we support that make a meaningful difference for communities and the environment.”
In 2015, the Foundation awarded approximately $5.5 million to support women’s empowerment initiatives, $26.5 million to support water and environmental initiatives, $48 million to support community strengthening initiatives including education, youth development and HIV/AIDS, and $4.3 million for other important programs that support community improvement, arts and culture, and humanitarian/disaster relief rounding out to total of nearly $85 million given back to communities in 2015.
In Canada, grants totaling $440,000 (approximately CAD $562,633*) were given to the following organizations:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada - $150,000 (~CAD $191,807)
Support
for the expansion of the Triple Play program to local Boys & Girls Clubs
throughout Canada
Ducks Unlimited - $100,000 (~CAD $127,871)
Resorting water
through wetlands conservation, specifically 121 acres of land in the
Prairie Pothole Region
EPODE International Network - $90,000 (~CAD $115,084)
Supporting
expansion of community-based obesity prevention programs in Canada
George Brown College - $50,000 (~CAD $63,936)
Awarded Coca-Cola
First Generation scholarships of $2,500 to 20 students who are the first
in their families to attend college
The Nature Conservancy of Canada - $50,000 (~CAD $63,936)
Restoring
the Bow River Watershed and supporting watershed conservation efforts
near Calgary, Alberta
For a full list of 2015 grantees, please click here. Learn more about how Coca-Cola is Giving Back.
*Canadian exchange rate based on the Bank of Canada’s Year Average of Exchange Rates, 2015.
About The Coca-Cola Foundation
The
Coca-Cola Foundation is the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola
Company. Since its inception in 1984, the Foundation has awarded more
than $820 million in grants to support sustainable community initiatives
around the world. For more information about The Coca-Cola Foundation,
please visit www.coca-colacompany.com/our-company/the-coca-cola-foundation.
About The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO)
is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more
than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola, the world’s most
valuable brand, our Company’s portfolio features 20 billion-dollar
brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater,
Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia and Del Valle. Globally, we are
the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, and
juices and juice drinks. Through the world’s largest beverage
distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy our
beverages at a rate of more than 1.9 billion servings a day. With an
enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is
focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support
active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for
our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities
where we operate. Together with our bottling partners, we rank among the
world’s top 10 private employers with more than 700,000 system
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