In 2023, The Coca-Cola Company used approximately 3.45 million metric tons of plastic packaging for its products worldwide, an increase from the previous year. Essity recorded the lowest amount of plastic packaging of FMCG companies, amounting to 46 thousand metric tons in 2023.
Annual plastic packaging volume used by select companies worldwide from 2021 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
2021
2022
2023
The Coca-Cola Company***
3.22
3.43
3.45
PepsiCo
2.5
2.6
2.55
Nestlé
0.92
0.93
0.9
Danone
0.73
0.76
0.69
Unilever**
0.71
0.7
0.67
Henkel
0.34
0.31
0.29
Colgate-Palmolive
0.28
0.26
0.27
Mars, Incorporated
0.2
0.21
0.21
L’Oréal
0.14
0.15
0.15
Mondelez
0.12
0.19
0.19
SC Johnson
0.09
0.81
0.07
Kellogg
0.06
0.67
0.05
FrieslandCampina
0.05
0.42
0.04
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* Diageo has a reduced PCR scope and target, reported figure refers to PET bottles which cover 50% of total plastics portfolio
** Unilever’s reporting scope is limited to primary and secondary plastic packaging in 27 markets, representing approximately 84% of the plastic footprint 15.
*** The Coca-Cola Company's reporting scope is limited to consumer-facing primary plastic packaging, which covers approximately 90% of total plastic usage.
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