Coca-Cola Europacific Partners — Ethics Grade C

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners receives an overall ethics grade of C (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Food & Beverage. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 55
• privacy: 85
• consumer: 40
• environment: 35
• humanRights: 60

Documented incidents (3)

• World's Top Plastic Polluter (high, 2023) — For the sixth consecutive year, Break Free From Plastic identified the company as the world's leading producer of plastic waste found in global beach cleanups. Efforts to transition to reusable packaging lag behind stated timelines.
• IRS Transfer Pricing Dispute (medium, 2020) — The company was involved in a long-running legal battle with the IRS over claims it underpaid billions in taxes by shifting profits to foreign entities. A federal court ruled the company owed $3.3 billion in back taxes.
• Funding Anti-Sugar Tax Lobbying (medium, 2018) — Leaked documents revealed systematic efforts to lobby against public health measures and sugar taxes in various countries, while funding research that downplayed the role of sugary drinks in obesity.

Documented good deeds

• 100% Water Replenishment Achieved — The company claims to have safely returned to communities and nature an amount of water equal to what is used in their beverages.

Ethical alternatives

• Guayaki — B-Corp focusing on rainforest restoration and fair trade sourcing.