Coca-Cola HBC sustainability score: 52/100
Better than 92% of Food & Beverage (non-meat)
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Coca-Cola HBC is a Swiss beverage bottler and distributor operating in 19 countries across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Founded in 2000, it is one of The Coca-Cola Company's largest independent bottling partners, producing and distributing a portfolio of non-alcoholic drinks.
More about Coca-Cola HBC
The company operates manufacturing, logistics, and commercial infrastructure at scale.
Head office SwitzerlandStaff ~30,000Revenue ~€11.6BWebsite ↗
Coca-Cola HBC delivers credible emissions reductions in operations—61% since 2010, verified third-party—but Scope 3 from ingredients is rising and total value chain decoupling from growth remains incomplete. Renewable energy targets were downgraded. A 2023 greenwashing complaint over recyclability claims remains unresolved.
Coca-Cola HBC scores 52/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified August 2026.
That places Coca-Cola HBC joint 109th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 4th of 51 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
Limited evidence. This score rests on 12 sources, 100% of them published by the company itself. Every source cited here passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
What is Coca-Cola HBC doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (6/10, 6/10).
Where Coca-Cola HBC lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- How clean its energy isShow at least 90% of its energy is renewable.
- Its effect on natureVerify restoration beyond its own footprint and map its supply chain for nature risk.
- Its record on controversiesDeal with the findings under question 10, in public.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- How it uses materials and handles waste7/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water7/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Coca-Cola HBC's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Coca-Cola HBC's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
100% of them were published by Coca-Cola HBC itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 12 sources, 100% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
“science-based targets related to carbon emissions, the NetZeroby40 target, biodiversity and others”
“2025 marked the fifth consecutive year our emissions remained aligned with our NetZeroby40 roadmap”
“187 significant suppliers in the CDP of which 119 have already set or committed to set science-based targets”
“Overall absolute GHG emissions reduction of 31% or 1.8 million tonnes of CO2e”
“packaging, ingredients and coolers representing over 90% of our scope 3 emissions”
“Reaching 50% renewable energy across our operations by 2035”
“No conversion of natural habitats, Land Occupation reduction, Water withdrawals reduction, Water quality improvement”
“achieve a net positive impact on biodiversity in critical areas in our operations and supply chain by 2040”
“all 19 of our identified water-risk areas had active community water initiatives (up from 16 in 2024)”
“3040 tonnes represents the total chemical oxygen demand discharged from CCH plants into the environment”
“All our direct or indirect advocacy is aligned with our commitment to achieve NetZero by 2040”
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How does Coca-Cola HBC compare with other food & beverage (non-meat) companies?
Where Coca-Cola HBC sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 51 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Coca-Cola HBC is tied =4th of 51, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Food & Beverage (non-meat)?
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