Water & Water Stewardship

Water & Water Stewardship

Water is the most important raw material in the beverage production and a necessary basis for all our activities. In order to reduce the consumption of this valuable resource, we continuously implement new technologies. We can only grow sustainably if we ensure that local water supplies remain plentiful and its quality stays intact.


Water as a precious foundation

Most of the drinks sold by Coca-Cola HBC in Austria are produced locally, same as our traditional Römerquelle brand which is bottled directly at the source in Edelstal. We use the valuable water from our wells exclusively for our mineral water products. Our mineral water resources are a valuable commodity, the protection of which we pay special attention to.

We manage this as gently as possible and in accordance with the official maximum withdrawal quantities, which are based on the results of extensive tests. The mineral water deposit is not connected to the lower water layers. The groundwater is therefore not negatively affected. It also ensures that the rights of others, e.g. in agriculture, be preserved.


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When it comes to our reusable glass products, we make sure that our water use is efficient.

Water Use Efficiency

Water is needed not only for our products themselves but also for many manufacturing steps - particularly cleaning - and is therefore critical to the entire production process. Currently (2025), we use 1.61 liters of water per liter of finished beverage, and we aim to further optimize our water use in the coming years.

41

percent reduction
in water consumption
between 2013 and 2025

1.61

liters of water consumed
per liter of beverage produced
(including ready-to-drink products)

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Our two bottle washing machines reduce fresh water consumption per bottle and, together, still wash over 100,000 bottles per hour. Further, controlled improvements in process cleaning were achieved by designing the cleaning steps more efficiently.