Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

Lobbying Transparency and Governance

Sign up to access all our data and the evidence and analysis underlying our overall scores. Once you've created an account, we'll get in touch with further details:

Direct Lobbying Transparency
Overall Assessment Comment Score
Comprehensive Coca-Cola Europacific Partners provides an unusually full picture of its climate-policy advocacy. It identifies a wide range of specific measures it works on – from the "EU Circular Economy Action Plan," the "Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation," the "European Climate Law" and the "Fit-for-55 Package" to Indonesia’s "Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation regarding the installation of Rooftop Solar Panels" and the drive for an "ambitious, legally binding Global Plastics Treaty." The company also describes how it tries to influence those files. It reports direct dialogue with "EU institutions such as the European Commission," in-person meetings and written correspondence with the Indonesian utility PLN, representation at INC negotiations for the plastics treaty, and routine engagement through named industry groups including UNESDA, EUROPEN, the Corporate Leaders Group and the Indonesia Employer Association; it even discloses that €706,436 was spent on direct advocacy in 2023. Finally, CCEP spells out the concrete results it seeks, backing "well-designed Deposit Return Schemes" with "DRS minimum requirements," calling for reuse targets that include an "environmental break-even point," opposing "blanket packaging taxation," urging EU leaders to cut emissions by "at least 55% by 2030," and, in Indonesia, "encourag[ing] the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to have a clear and firm stance to promote the usage of Rooftop Solar Panels." The breadth of named policies, the detailed description of both direct and indirect engagement channels, and the clear articulation of desired legislative outcomes demonstrate a comprehensive level of transparency around the company’s climate-related lobbying activities. 4
Lobbying Governance
Overall Assessment Comment Score
Strong CCEP has established a structured governance process for climate lobbying, with “Within our Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability (PACS) function, our Chief PACS Officer is the ELT member with overall management responsibility for our ESG Committee” and with the Board’s ESG Committee having “primary ownership of sustainability issues and [being] responsible for monitoring CCEP’s progress against our sustainability action plan 'This is Forward' targets.” The company “actively engage[s] with our trade associations to align advocacy relevant to climate with our support for the 1.5oC ambition and the delivery of the Paris Agreement,” and it ensures that “any changes to policy which could influence CCEP’s climate policy or commitments, is discussed in weekly PACS Leadership Team meets.” Any “inconsistencies in our methods to influence policy in relation to these would be highlighted through discussion with them and decisions made in this forum,” indicating formal review and oversight of both “direct advocacy or campaigns” and indirect trade-association engagement. However, we found no evidence of a dedicated, publicly available climate-lobbying audit or third-party review assessing its alignment with climate goals, suggesting that while roles, processes and oversight bodies are clearly defined, the company does not disclose an explicit audit mechanism for its climate lobbying activities. 3