The soft drink manufacturer is providing access to water to far-flung communities through the Coca-Cola Agos Program.

Coca-Cola was first made available in the Philippines to help refresh and energize soldiers during World War 2., according to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines.

After the war, it was the American soldiers who became the drink’s first bottlers in the country.

Today, a bottle of Coca-Cola can be found in almost every Filipino home. The brand has lasted and thrived in the country because, even as a global company, it operates with a passion for the Filipino people.

Having been part of the Philippine culture for 107 years, Coca-Cola also shares the Filipinos’ resilient and never-settling character, innate in all that the company does. This core of goodwill is now voiced in a simple yet powerful manifesto: “Go Beyond Good.”

As the main ingredient and resource for its beverages and production globally, water is undoubtedly at the heart of the company’s business. Because of this, Coca-Cola committed to replenish 100 percent of its water usage, practicing responsible water use as a business to safeguard the future for the next generation.

At present, Coca-Cola is going beyond its goal with 124 percent water replenishment. The company achieved this not just by improving water efficiency in its plants and returning treated water to the environment, but also by providing access to water to far-flung communities through the Coca-Cola Agos Program. The program has provided clean water and improved sanitation access to 215,000 individuals through 210 Agos sites in 49 provinces in the country.

Coca-Cola has constantly addressed the needs and wants of consumers. Nowadays, however, there arises a new need — for the company’s packaging to lessen its impact on the planet’s waste problem.

To lead the battle against packaging waste, Coca-Cola launched its World Without Waste program. The goal is to collect and recycle 100 percent of every plastic bottle and aluminum can it sells, and achieve 50 percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate usage by 2030, ensuring that the product packaging is created into new, useful materials instead of polluting the earth or ocean.