Coke and sustainability: How the right thing to do became the smart thing to do
Geoffrey PrecourtWarc
Coca-Cola – long an advocate for a healthier, greener, more equitable planet with its emphasis on women, water and well-being – began its latest corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative when will.i.am, the rapper/singer/songwriter/entrepreneur/actor/DJ/record producer/philanthropist, arrived for a meeting with Bea Perez, who at that time was Coke's North American cmo.
"I wasn't sure what to do with it. And, he said, 'Well, what we're gonna do, Bea, is we're going take your [recycled] Coca-Cola bottles and turn them into something...