Coca-Cola Enterprises Deploys Hybrid Truck Fleet
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Stan Meiburg joined Coca-Cola Enterprises Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John F. Brock to announce the deployment of the largest hybrid electric delivery trucks in North America. As part of its overall commitment to energy conservation and climate change, CCE plans to deploy an incremental 185 hybrid electric trucks across the United States and Canada in 2009, bringing their total number of hybrid electric delivery trucks to 327, the largest such fleet in North America.
"Coca-Cola Enterprises has long been responsive to the needs of our local communities, and the continued expansion of our hybrid electric fleet here in our hometown of Atlanta and across North America demonstrates our commitment to energy efficiency and climate change," says Brock. "With the deployment of our newer, larger hybrid delivery vehicles, CCE is continuing to explore ways to help our customers and communities through our corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts. These efforts help us capture operational efficiencies, drive innovation and effectiveness, and eliminate waste while simultaneously protecting the environment."
CCE has established five corporate responsibility and sustainability strategic focus areas, three of which (energy conservation/climate change, water stewardship, and sustainable packaging/recycling) are related to the environment. In addition to the hybrid electric delivery trucks on the road in Atlanta and across North America, CCE facilities are focusing on becoming more sustainable with the activation of Coca-Cola Recycling. This subsidiary is focused on developing recycling solutions for its business and communities, and the installation of water-saving technology and energy-efficient lighting in its facilities. Just last week, CCE earned the Orion Energy Systems Environmental Stewardship Award for its commitment to energy conservation and climate change in California.
"Coca-Cola Enterprises has long been responsive to the needs of our local communities, and the continued expansion of our hybrid electric fleet here in our hometown of Atlanta and across North America demonstrates our commitment to energy efficiency and climate change," says Brock. "With the deployment of our newer, larger hybrid delivery vehicles, CCE is continuing to explore ways to help our customers and communities through our corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts. These efforts help us capture operational efficiencies, drive innovation and effectiveness, and eliminate waste while simultaneously protecting the environment."
CCE has established five corporate responsibility and sustainability strategic focus areas, three of which (energy conservation/climate change, water stewardship, and sustainable packaging/recycling) are related to the environment. In addition to the hybrid electric delivery trucks on the road in Atlanta and across North America, CCE facilities are focusing on becoming more sustainable with the activation of Coca-Cola Recycling. This subsidiary is focused on developing recycling solutions for its business and communities, and the installation of water-saving technology and energy-efficient lighting in its facilities. Just last week, CCE earned the Orion Energy Systems Environmental Stewardship Award for its commitment to energy conservation and climate change in California.