Coca-Cola HBC AG — Ethics Grade C-

Coca-Cola HBC AG receives an overall ethics grade of C- (42/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Food & Beverage. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 55
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 40
• environment: 35
• humanRights: 50

Documented incidents (3)

• Water Scarcity in India (high, 2021) — Local communities accused the bottling plant of depleting groundwater levels, leading to agricultural distress in drought-prone regions.
• Plastic Waste Contribution (high, 2023) — Consistently ranked among the top global plastic polluters due to reliance on single-use plastic bottles.
• Sugar Tax Lobbying (medium, 2019) — Documented efforts to influence public health policy and delay the implementation of sugar taxes in multiple European markets.

Documented good deeds

• Renewable Energy Transition — Committed to sourcing 100% of their electricity from renewable sources in EU and Swiss markets.

Ethical alternatives

• Belu Water — 100% net-profit donated to WaterAid, carbon-neutral business model.