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The partnership could help to significantly reduce the 650,000 plastic bottled drinks used at University of Reading’s campus each year

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The investment will help further increase efficiency across the supply chain and support CCEP’s goal to reduce the carbon footprint of the drink in the consumer’s hand by one third by 2020

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Initial 2020 commitments by Coca-Cola HBC were to reduce carbon emission intensity by 50% and to cut water use by 30%.

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Coca-Cola and its bottling partners improved water use efficiency by 2.5% between 2014 and 2015, adding to a cumulative 27% improvement since 2004

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Coca-Cola Enterprises has already begun implementing part of the sustainable factory vision, with £356m spent over the last six years

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The 114 companies have committed to set science based target reductions

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RE100 has released estimations claiming that when the 53 companies are operating with 100% renewable energy they will create demand for 90.1TWh of renewable electricity

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General Mills made a commitment to sustainability, in 2013, to source its 10 priority ingredients from sustainable sources

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Since 2010, Coca-Cola has improved its water efficiency by 10%

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The announcement from the White House represents $140bn in planned low-carbon investment

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The partnership comes as part of the Uk-wide 'Love your clothes' campaign

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Coca-Cola is collaborating with Cranfield University to investigate the future needs of sustainable manufacturing

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Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has released the first results from its partnership with Cranfield University, outlining six key themes in sustainability for the industry in the coming years.

Joe Franses is director of corporate responsibility and sustainability at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE)

How CCE plans to meet its most ambitious sustainability targets yet

Joe Franses, director of corporate responsibility and sustainability at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), explains how the bottling firm is planning to spritz up its green efforts over the next five years.

CCE aims to use 1.2l of water per 1l of product by 2020.

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