Coca-Cola Bottling Ghana wins Sustainability Award

On Jul 14, 2011

Coca-Cola_Award — Picture shows Conrad Van Niekerk, (4th left ), with Ahmet Bozer (3rd right) and executives of The Coca-Cola Company and the ownership of Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company at the Awards ceremony.

The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana is the winner of The Coca-Cola Eurasia & Africa Group President’s Environmental Award for Most Improved Energy Use Plant in 2010.

The company came up tops in a competition among 98 countries from parts of Europe and Asia, the Middle East and the entire continent of Africa, a press release from the company announced.

The General Manager, Conrad Van Niekerk, received the Award on behalf of the company.

Speaking at awards ceremony, the Group President, Mr. Ahmet Bozer commended the Ghana bottling business for being the most effective in energy use per product produced and in limiting their carbon footprint. He also recommended Ghana for having an effective waste water management system that ensured the protection of the environment.

By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi