Summary: The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
As social responsibility and environmentally friendly attitudes have become more prevalent, many companies have moved towards adapting technologies that are more efficient and less damaging to the environment. The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group takes this corporate social responsibility extremely seriously. They believe that environmental stewardship is core to operating a company that will be successful in the long term. As such they have challenged themselves to move towards more environmentally friendly practices that benefit both themselves and the environment. To help them accomplish this, they began publishing a sustainability report annually. The annual sustainability report is broken down into five sections; environmental sustainability,
health and fitness, philanthropy, workplace and ethical sourcing. In each of these sections, the company sets goals and then gives the annual progress towards achieving those goals.
Environmental sustainability section seeks to decrease the negative effects on the environment through increasing efficiency of operations such that less CO2 is emitted per gallon of finished product manufactured, recycling 90% of manufacturing solid waste and replacing 60,000 vending machines with Energy-Star rated machines. The philanthropy section sets goals such as annual charitable donations of at least $10 million dollars and totaling at least 100,000 hours of volunteer work. Ethical sourcing sets restrictions on suppliers to ensure that they are adhering to labor laws and that all supplier facilities have safe working conditions consistent with industry standards. Any supplier not meeting these standards are subject to audits and restrictions and may face termination of contracts.
The company is further committed to their ethical responsibility by adhering to the international human rights act and the bribery and foreign corrupt practices act. Whether it is doing right by people or doing right by the environment, the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has made corporate social responsibility a cornerstone of their everyday business.
health and fitness, philanthropy, workplace and ethical sourcing. In each of these sections, the company sets goals and then gives the annual progress towards achieving those goals.
Environmental sustainability section seeks to decrease the negative effects on the environment through increasing efficiency of operations such that less CO2 is emitted per gallon of finished product manufactured, recycling 90% of manufacturing solid waste and replacing 60,000 vending machines with Energy-Star rated machines. The philanthropy section sets goals such as annual charitable donations of at least $10 million dollars and totaling at least 100,000 hours of volunteer work. Ethical sourcing sets restrictions on suppliers to ensure that they are adhering to labor laws and that all supplier facilities have safe working conditions consistent with industry standards. Any supplier not meeting these standards are subject to audits and restrictions and may face termination of contracts.
The company is further committed to their ethical responsibility by adhering to the international human rights act and the bribery and foreign corrupt practices act. Whether it is doing right by people or doing right by the environment, the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has made corporate social responsibility a cornerstone of their everyday business.