Poverty Footprint Study on how the Coca Cola - Oxfam America

Enabling policies and institutions
The Coca-Cola Company engages with governments
around the world on a broad range of issues.
Alongside environmental and health-related
initiatives, excise taxes and sugar tariffs are two
key areas of policy engagement in Zambia and
El Salvador. SABMiller’s bottling subsidiaries in both
countries (ILC in El Salvador and Zambian Breweries
in Zambia) take the lead on engaging in public policy
dialogue with governments. Both The Coca-Cola
Company’s and SABMiller’s bottlers also make
regular social investments in both countries.
Recommendations for follow-up action
Engage with local stakeholders to ensure
transparent communication of public
policy engagement and lobbying.
Ensure that public policy engagement is
in alignment with sustainability objectives
and core areas defined by the Live
Positively platform.
Collaborate with civil society and
government on public policies and social
investments that align with sustainability
goals and local priorities.
Conclusion
Recommendations have been made above and
at the end of each section of this report for
The Coca-Cola Company and SABMiller’s
consideration going forward. The report reflects the
three organizations’ ambitious attempt to provide
insights into the impacts of the Coca-Cola/SABMiller
value chain on local communities. It was driven by
a determination to collaborate more strategically
and create greater transparency around business
impacts on poverty. The project aimed to shine a
light on issues that both business and development
audiences want to understand better and, by doing
so, to inspire both local action and other companies
to embark on a similar journey. The initiative sought
to put people at the center of this process and forge
a new partnership between the private sector and
civil society to share expertise and build a common
agenda on these issues.
18 Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction