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1-24B Identify sustainability efforts as impacting people, planet, or profit ITY Learning Objective 5) Sustainability involves more than just the impact of actions on the environment. The triple bottom line recognizes that a company has to measure its impact on its triple bottom line for its long-term viability. Following are examples of green initiatives recently undertaken at The Coca-Cola Company. For each example, indicate whether this initiative would pri- marily impact environmental, social, or economic factors. a. Increased the number of countries where reduced-, low-, or no-calorie products rep- resent more than 20% of the local product lineup. b. For the twelfth consecutive year, improved overall water efficiency in manufacturing. c. Achieved a 21% improvement in energy efficiency as compared to 2004 d. Generated a profit for Coca-Cola's shareholders worked with partners to recover and recycle the equivalent of 48% of bottles and ans used for finished beverages Exceeded the 2014 goal of 89% of direct suppliers' compliance with Coca-Cola's Sup- plier Guiding Principles (for human and workplace rights). By 2014, Coca-Cola reduced the weight of its products sold by 15% since 2008. By the end of 2014, 98% of Coca-Cola-owned facilities had achieved compliance with its Human Rights Policy. Replaced a significant portion of the plastic used in its bottles with a plant-based material As of the end of 2014, 43% of Coca-Cola's U.S. workforce was multicultural. Generated a positive economic benefit in every community in which Coca-Cola has facilities in the United States By the end of 2014, almost 80% of Coca-Cola's plants had achieved both the ISO 9001 Qual- ity Management standard and the FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System standard f. g. h. k. I. m. Reduced emissions from manufacturing in developed countries by 13% since 2004. n. Lost-time incident (accident) rate fell from 4.1 incidents per 200,000 hours worked in 2010 to 1.9 incidents per 200,000 hours worked in 2014

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Solution:

a	Social
b	Environmental
c	Environmental
d	Economic
e	Environmental
f	Social
g	Environmental
h	Social
i	Environmental
j	Social
k	Economic
l	Social
m	Environmental
n	Social

Working: The three pillars of sustainability includes economic, social, and environmental. The economic sustainability states maintaining the economic value out of whatever decision or project you are undertaking. Thus the decisions should be made in the most equitable and fiscally sound way approach while considering the other aspects of sustainability. Social sustainability is based on the approach that a project or decision should promotes the betterment of society. In a truly sustainable environment, the country's ecosystem would maintain biodiversity, populations, and overall functionality over an extended time period.