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Role of Private Sector for Susutainable Communities. Dr. Kadri ÖZEN Coca-Cola Eurasia Public Affairs and Communications Manager. OECD World Forum 29 June 2007, Istanbul. Coca-Cola Business. Operations in more than 200 countries More than 300 bottling partners Over 400 brands
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Role of Private Sector forSusutainable Communities Dr. Kadri ÖZEN Coca-Cola Eurasia Public Affairs and Communications Manager OECD World Forum 29 June 2007, Istanbul
Coca-Cola Business • Operations in more than 200 countries • More than 300 bottling partners • Over 400 brands • More than 1000 factories • Over 50,000 employees (TCCC) • Offering over 1,400,000,000 servings of product every day
Partnership experience • UN Global Compact • UNICEF • UNDP • UNEP • UN Decade of Water for Life • IFRC • Greenpeace • WWF • CCF • Universities, local NGOs, municipalities • etc
Fields of contribution inSustainable Communities • Water • Energy • Environment • HIV-AIDS • Disaster Relief and Recovery • Cultural Heritage • Education • Active Lifestyles • Charity • Celebrating • Etc..
Partnership experience in Eurasia Group • Turkey Region Youth Fund (LIFE +): • Connecting with the teens by providing them an opportunity to contribute to their living environment • Strengthening locality of the brand by addressing a local need • Flexibility to implement projects everywhere • EMED Water Initiative (EVERY DROP MATTERS): • Perfect match with TCCC strategic priority area • Relevance with the Global Water Risk Assessment • Practicality: Regionwide coverage on 20 Countries with one single partner • Potential to create working relationships with State Institutions (governments, state planning organizations, local administrations, civil society, media, local communities, etc) • Potential to involve bottling partners/ leverage TCCC resources in projects • Opportunity to position TCCC as a caring company for water which is on the agenda of everyone
Thank You Dr. Kadri OZEN Coca-Cola Eurasia Public Affairs and Communications Manager kozen@eur.ko.com