Coca-Cola Africa Unveils New Sustainability Platform, JAMII

Coca-Cola Africa Operating Unit on Thursday unveiled JAMII, its new Africa-focused sustainability platform. 

The platform was developed jointly by its bottling partners to be delivered together with bottling partners, system employees and various NGO partners.

The JAMII  sustainability platform reflects Coca-Cola Africa’s mission and initiatives to empower and protect the communities and the environment in which we operate.

The platform houses the Company’s existing and new sustainability initiatives through which Coca-Cola hopes to attract like-minded partners to help accelerate the on-the-ground impact of its initiatives.

“We recognize the responsibility we have as market leaders to make a meaningful difference. Whether it is giving people access to safe drinking water, creating economic opportunities for people in dire need of it, or reducing the impact of our operations on the environment- we are committed to making that difference,” said Bruno Pietracci, Africa President at The Coca-Cola Company.

Patricia Obozuwa, AOU Vice President for Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, added; “We chose the name JAMII, a Swahili word that means Community, Society, People – because it represents who we are as Africans and aligns with our values as an organization- our resilience, our commitment, and our spirit of community. Consolidating our sustainability efforts under this umbrella will allow us to strengthen our value proposition and make good on our promise to continue to be a trusted partner for sustainable growth in Africa.”

women and youth economic empowerment

In the area of women and youth economic empowerment, JAMII will ​​promote and stimulate entrepreneurship opportunities through the provision of improved access to skills training, networks, finance & markets. To date, over 2 million women across Africa have been economically enabled as part of the 5by20 program. 

water stewardship

In the area of water stewardship, we will replenish 100% of the water used in the production of our products by managing water use efficiency in our operations, supporting the conservation of natural water resources and improving community water access and climate change adaption. 

So far, combined efforts by Coca-Cola Africa, The Coca-Cola Foundation and its partners have resulted in sustainable access to drinking water for over 6 million people through the Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN).

waste management

For waste management, Coca-Cola Africa is committed to driving a world without waste. Nearly all of Coca-Cola’s packaging is already recyclable with the goal of recycling the equivalent of 100% of its packaging waste by 2030.

Obozuwa added that “Coca-Cola Africa is already forming new partnerships to facilitate the implementation of JAMII projects that will deliver on these goals.” 

Internally, JAMII will inspire employees to make a difference in their immediate communities. Employee-nominated charities will receive grants and employee volunteering will be encouraged. Also, The Coca-Cola Employee Disaster Relief Fund will support employees facing financial hardship as a result of a natural disaster.