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Company Response

22 Aug 2024

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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola's response to call from family of detained whistleblower in Qatar to intervene in case

In response to the following questions from the Resource Centre, Coca-Cola provided a statement:

  1. Whether the company has already engaged on this case with FIFA, given its direct business relationship with the Supreme Committee? Including:
    1. When this communication/s occurred?
    2. What form the engagement took?
  2. Whether the company intends to re/engage FIFA on this case, in light of the Working Group’s opinion published in March 2024?
  3. Whether this case has had or is having any bearing on the company’s future sponsorship agreement(s) with FIFA?

Coca-Cola's response:

"As a longstanding sponsor of the FIFA World CupTM, The Coca-Cola Company has engaged on this topic as part of our ongoing conversations with FIFA on its commitment to respecting human rights."

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