Transformational Company Case Study: Solutions-Oriented

Solutions-Oriented - Working with key stakeholders, adopt business models and strategies that address systemic social, economic and environmental problems; scale solutions in all aspects of the company, including relationships with customers and suppliers.

Coca-Cola is the world’s largest beverage distribution company with consumers in more than 200 countries consuming the company’s beverages at a rate of 1.8 billion servings a day.  Coca-Cola is working with its partners to address the growing social issue of obesity.  This is a world-wide problem.  According to the World Health Organization, worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980.  Over one billion adults are overweight today and 11% are obese, while obesity levels continue to rise.

Coca-Cola has developed programs and policies to address obesity because “the health of our business is interwoven with the well-being of our consumers, our employees and the communities we serve. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is one of today’s most critical health concerns.”

In its obesity campaign, Coca-Cola drives home the sentiment that "beating obesity will take action by all of us, based on one simple, common-sense fact: All calories count, no matter where they come from. ... And if you eat and drink more calories than you burn off, you'll gain weight."

In 2012, Coca-Cola developed “Our Position on Obesity” which outlines the company’s commitments to addressing obesity. These commitments include promoting active healthy living, marketing responsibility educating around choice, and informing with transparency.

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