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Article

31 Jul 2008

Author:
John Ruwitch, Reuters

Coke says two-thirds of China suppliers fail audits

Coca-Cola, a major sponsor of the Beijing Olympics, said on Thursday two-thirds of its suppliers in China last year were not compliant with company policies on things like workers' rights and the environment. The [company] said it had training and other remediation targets to bring errant suppliers up to standards, arguing in its 2007 Sustainability Report that working with them was better than cutting them off... Coke said 255 of the 371 Chinese suppliers it uses...failed to comply in one way or another with a set of principles the company implemented in 2003 to promote respect for labour rights among its business partners globally.