This index assesses the performance of the world's leading companies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria and is used as a good indicator for investors who integrate a sustainability criteria in their investment choices.

Coca-Cola HBC AG was in competition with 30 companies from the beverages sector in DJSI World and 10 companies in DJSI Europe. In addition to improving its global score (reaching 89% compared to 81% last year), it achieved industry-best scores across the environmental and social dimensions, and more specifically in the areas of health and nutrition, supply chain management, environmental policy, environmental reporting, social reporting, talent attraction and retention, and human capital development.

Following the release of the ranking, Coca-Cola HBC CEO Dimitris Lois expressed his satisfaction:  “We are delighted to be recognized as an industry leader by this renowned benchmark of corporate sustainability performance. Our substantial improvement this year confirms how committed we are to the sustainability agenda. It remains a key strategic priority for the business and our focus will be on making further progress in order to maintain our leadership position.”

In the context of corporate social responsibility, in segment of environmental protection, Coca-Cola HBC AG is one of the founders of  the system operator for packaging and packaging waste management in all 28 counties of its business. There by Ekopak has the first - hand information about good experiences that Ekopak is successfully  applying in our country, in order to develop a transparent and sustainable system of separate collection and recycling of packaging waste, at the lowest sustainable costs for the benefit of the whole community.