Coke gets TERI clean chit on eco compliance

Soft drinks major Coca Cola India on Monday got a clean chit from TERI in an environmental audit for compliance with Indian regulatory requirements.

Soft drinks major Coca Cola India on Monday got a clean chit from TERI in an environmental audit for compliance with Indian regulatory requirements.

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US-based NGO Meridian Institute had recommended to Coke for mandating TERI to conduct the independent audit.

No pesticides were found in any of the intake water and treated water used to make beverages and the company's plants were generally in compliance with applicable Indian environmental regulatory norms, the report said after a 16-month work at six of the company's plants.