Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Durga Prasad Yadav & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/12/2023. The matter related to the damage to the environment and existence of river Trilodki Ganga (Baha) caused by the construction of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International …
Drinks giant is the only Fortune 500 company to return as much water to nature and local communities as it uses for its products The world's biggest soft drinks maker Coca-Cola has announced it now replenishes all the water it uses in its products around the world, five years ahead …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 24/08/2016. Grievance is regarding discharge of untreated waste water in the pond situated behind the factory of M/s Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Counsel appearing for M/s Hindustan Coca …
On June 9, Meenakshipuram police station in Kerala's Palakkad district registered a case against Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Ltd (HCCBL) for wilfully polluting water sources near its manufacturing plant. HCCBL makes and markets multinational giant Coca Cola's beverages in India. The Plachimada plant of the company, said to be the …
Businesses have been urged to explore third party financing and take into account project benefits outside of returns on interest (ROI), after a report revealed that around half of commercially-viable energy projects are being ignored. The Curve is a collaborative project from market analysts The Crowd that has pooled 646 …
The food regulator's proposal to relax norms for carbonated juices, allowing a lower threshold for their juice content, will trigger more launches in the fizzy drinks category, officials at beverage makers Coca-Cola and PepsiCo said. Existing Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) rules require a minimum of 10 …
Palakkad: Kerala Police has registered a case against multi-national soft-drink major Coca-Cola for allegedly exploiting and polluting groundwater sources of the backward Scheduled Caste community at Plachimada here. According to the case registered at Meenakshipuram police station here, Coca-Cola's unit at Plachimada, which after being operational for some years is …
Soft drink firm to invest about Rs 1,375 crore in project. VIJAYAWADA: The AP Cabinet has allocated 100 acres of land to the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages at Krishnapalem in Visakhapatnam. The company would invest about Rs 1,375 crore in this project and 3,645 members are expected to get employment. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/04/2016 regarding discharge of effluents by Coca Cola's Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh into a nearby pond. The Applicant’s case is that the untreated effluents are being released by the …
The National Green Tribunal has appointed a local commissioner to inspect the premises of beverages major Coca Cola's Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh and probe whether it was discharging effluents into a nearby pond. The green panel directed Coca-Cola to pay Rs 20,000 as fees to the court commissioner and …
On a beach in Sydney's Botany Bay, Dave West from the Boomerang Alliance shows the small bits of plastic that get into our food chain. The beverage industry has "finally acknowledged" that four per cent of all beverage containers in NSW are littered, green groups say. The admission came when …
As we finish using an aesthetically designed tube of toothpaste, face wash or face wash, thousands of microbeads and microplastics would have mixed with the water systems, thereby causing serious environmental damage. More than 455 billion plastic microbe ads and 749 billion microplastics have been released into the Indian ocean …
The Lancet Editorial (Oct 3, p 1312) correctly identified that Coca-Cola's goals differ greatly from those of the public health and research institutions that it funds.1 All organisations concerned with public interest need to guard against conflict of interest from Coca-Cola's vast marketing campaigns to safeguard public health. One such …
Coca-Cola's bottling arm Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages may face disruptions at one of its bigger plants after environment watchdog National Green Tribunal issued a notice to the company seeking explanations on its plant's drainage and waste "polluting" the environment. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said "facts in a pollution report" it …
Police in China have detained 10 company officials for fabricating pollution data, the environment ministry said on Thursday, as the government steps up inspections of businesses amid growing public discontent over pollution. The drive follows a red alert declared in Beijing last week over acrid smog that shrouded the capital, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 11/12/2015. The Applicant is seeking restraint on the illegal discharge of untreated waste water in the pond situated behind the factory of M/s. Hindustan Coca- Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., and …
Carmaker BMW and soft drinks producer Coca Cola Enterprises are among the latest companies pledging to source all of their electricity from renewable energy sources as they join The Climate Group's RE100 initiative. Four other companies have pledged to secure 100% renewable electricity as part of the campaign - International …
An open letter, originally released at the beginning of October, has been signed by CEOs and chief executives from Mars, Nestlé and Unilever’s Paul Polman and, as of today (26 November), 11 other businesses. Together, the signatories pledge to boost their own sustainability efforts in order to increase carbon reduction …
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC), a leading bottler of brands of Coca-Cola Company, has stated its commitment to reduce water and direct carbon emissions intensity by 30 percent and 50 percent respectively by 2020, following its endorsement by Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) as the world sustainability leader in the …
New guidelines on use of groundwater may lead to the shutting down of many of the 1,800-odd bottling companies in the country. The norms, which require new and existing units to obtain permits before continuing use of groundwater, may affect the plans of multinationals that have not replenished adequate groundwater. …
The India Resource Center welcomes new guidelines by the government which strengthen regulations governing use of groundwater by industries. The new guidelines by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) - the national groundwater regulatory agency - become effective from November 16, and are significant because they will apply to industries …
