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OPEN UP 
MOMENTS 
THAT 
REFRESH 
US ALL

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Reporting on a purposeful year 

Welcome to our 2023 Integrated Annual Report. 
Here, we share progress on a year in which we 
defined our purpose, Open up moments that 
refresh us all, energising us to be more collaborative, 
more resilient and more agile in how we do things. 

We hope you enjoy reading about how we opened 
up moments for a diverse range of stakeholders, 
delivering record-breaking results, while building 
on our Hellenic culture. 

Please click here to view our  
integrated report online: 

www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/investor-
relations/2023-integrated-annual-report

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2023 highlights 

Business overview 

Chairman’s letter 

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2

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Chief Executive Officer’s letter  6

Bringing our Culture Story  
to life 

Stakeholder engagement 

Market trends 

Business model 

Growth pillar 1:  
Leverage our unique  
24/7 portfolio 

Growth pillar 2:  
Win in the marketplace 

Growth pillar 3: Fuel growth 
through competitiveness  
and investment 

Growth pillar 4:  
Cultivate the potential  
of our people 

Growth pillar 5:  
Earn our licence to operate 

Tracking our progress 

Financial review 

Segment highlights 

Materiality assessment 

Managing risk 

Principal risks and  
opportunities 

TCFD disclosures 

Viability statement 

Non-financial reporting 

Non-Financial Reporting  
under Swiss statutory law 

EU taxonomy 

SASB index 

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Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance  
Report 

Letter from the Chair  
of the Board 

 Directors’ remuneration  
report 

 Statement of Directors’  
responsibilities 

Financial Statements

Independent auditor’s report 
to Coca-Cola HBC AG 

Consolidated financial  
statements 

Notes to the consolidated 
financial statements 

Swiss Statutory Reporting

Report on the audit  
of the consolidated  
financial statements 

Report on the audit of  
the financial statements 

Swiss statutory reporting 

Report on the audit of 
the statutory remuneration 
report 2023 

Statutory Remuneration  
Report 

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Supplementary Information

Alternative performance 
measures 

Independent Auditor’s  
Limited Assurance Report 

Glossary of terms 

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Forward-looking statements  313

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2023 highlights

Volume

Net sales revenue

2,835.5 
million unit cases
2022: 2,711.8 million unit cases
Comparable EBIT1 

€1,083.8m

2022: €929.7m

Profit before tax

€910.3m

2022: €623.6m
Comparable EPS1

€2.078

2022: €1.706

Basic EPS 

€1.730

2022: €1.134

€10,184.0m

2022: €9,198.4m
Comparable EBIT1 margin 

10.6%2022: 10.1%

Net profit2 

€636.5m

2022: €415.4m

Primary packaging collected for 
recycling (equivalent)

56%2022: 48%

Energy-efficient coolers3

55%2022: 49%

1. 

 For details of APMs, refer to ‘Definitions and reconciliations of 
alternative performance measures (APMs)’ on pages 295 to 301.
2.  Refers to net profit after tax attributable to owners of the parent.
3.  Excluding Egypt.

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Business overview

The Leading 24/7 Beverage Partner

We are a growth-focused consumer packaged 
goods business and strategic bottling partner 
of The Coca-Cola Company. Our 24/7 portfolio is 
one of the strongest and broadest in the beverage 
industry, with products that cater to a growing range 
of tastes, with a wider choice of healthier options. 
Our portfolio addresses both affordability and premiumisation, with 
increasingly sustainable packaging, enabling us to open up moments 
that refresh our consumers 24 hours a day. Our performance 
is underpinned by investment in our bespoke capabilities, 
delivered by exceptional people.

Established markets 

33%of Group revenue 11.3% 

Comparable 
EBIT margin

Developing markets

21%of Group revenue 7.4% 

Comparable 
EBIT margin

Emerging markets 

46%of Group revenue 11.6% 

Comparable 
EBIT margin

Our journey
Our roots date back to 1951 when A.G. Leventis 
founded the Nigerian Bottling Company in 
Lagos. Since then, the business has expanded, 
now covering Armenia to Austria, Egypt to 
Estonia and Serbia to Switzerland. We now 
serve 740 million consumers across 29 
countries and have proven routes to market 
and leading market positions in a unique 
geographic footprint across Western, 
Central and Eastern Europe, and Africa. 

29 countries
740m consumers
32,700 employees
A responsible business
Sustainability is embedded in every aspect 
of our business as we look to create and 
share value with all our stakeholders. We 
make a strong contribution to developing 
the societies in which we operate through 
employment and our wider supply chain, 
as well as through supporting community 
projects. Our progress is recognised by 
the most important ESG benchmarks. 

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Business overview continued

Our 24/7 portfolio

Share of Coca-Cola HBC Group  
FY 2023 revenue 

Tea
2%

Our portfolio includes some of the world’s  
best-known beverages 
We produce and sell an unparalleled portfolio of beverage brands relevant 
to every customer, consumer and occasion. Our route to market includes 
a wide range of consumer channels – from supermarkets, convenience 
stores and vending machines to hotels, cafés and restaurants (HoReCa) 
– and encompasses more customers than any competitor. Customer 
centricity is critical for our business and we are devoted to helping our 
customers grow their businesses, which in turn grows ours.

Our 24/7 portfolio has considerable growth potential, driven by our strategic 
priority categories, Sparkling, Energy and Coffee. 

Coffee
< 1%

Sparkling
c. 70%

Energy
c. 7%

Juice
c. 8%

Hydration
c. 7%

Snacks
<2%

Premium Spirits
c. 3%

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Business overview continued

We are well positioned for sustainable growth

Our five strategic 
growth pillars

Leader in 
the growing  
non-alcoholic  
ready-to-drink 
category
We are a leader in the growing 
and dynamic non-alcoholic-
ready-to-drink (NARTD) 
category. The CAGR1 of NARTD 
between 2024 and 2028 is 
expected to be 4-6%1.

Within NARTD, we are number 
one in the Sparkling category 
in 23 out of our 24 measured 
markets. Energy as a category 
continues to grow rapidly and 
we have a range of brands to 
appeal to different consumers 
across many price points.

The strongest, 
broadest portfolio 
of brands, 
anchored around 
an exceptional 
partnership with 
The Coca-Cola 
Company 
We have high-growth 
opportunities across high-value 
occasions and categories. 
Our flexible portfolio caters 
to a growing range of tastes 
and preferences, with a wider 
choice of both affordable and 
premium products, and a wide 
range of healthier options. 

Our Sparkling portfolio has 
evolved with the proliferation 
of zero-sugar and light variants, 
single-serve packs and broader 
innovation in flavours.

A diverse, 
balanced country 
portfolio with 
strong exposure 
to attractive 
growth markets
Our geographic footprint 
creates a diverse balance. 
We have exposure to fast-
growing Emerging and 
Developing markets as 
well as a strong foundation 
in Established markets. 

We also benefit from the 
portfolio effect of exposure 
to different economic cycles, 
and we are proven operators 
in managing risk in a variety 
of socio-economic conditions.

Strong capital 
allocation 
framework 
to drive growth, 
underpinned by 
relentless focus on 
cost and efficiency 
We have a strong track record 
of driving cost efficiencies and 
this remains an important part 
of our strategy. 

Digital plays an ever-increasing 
role in continuing to drive 
efficiencies in our supply chain. 
To ensure our business is fit for 
the future, we are transforming 
and digitalising many of our 
supply chain and sales execution 
processes, creating capacity 
to accelerate our growth.

A clear vision, 
strategy  
and targets
The beverage category 
continues to expand and we see 
strong growth opportunities 
within our evolving brand 
portfolio and the markets 
in which we operate. 

We have strong positions in, and 
a clear focus on, our strategic 
priority categories: Sparkling, 
Energy and Coffee.

Our growth strategy reflects 
our vision to be the leading 
24/7 beverage partner and 
deliver best-in-class financial 
returns. It is built on five 
key pillars of growth, each 
of which is a core strength 
or competitive advantage.

+4-6% 

NARTD CAGR1 
2024-2028

+450 bps

single-serve mix 
improvement since 2021

c. 80%in Developing and 

Emerging markets 
by volume, 2023

16.4% ROIC2

FY2023

>10% 

EBIT3 growth per 
annum since 2019

1.  CAGR: Compound annual growth rate
2.  ROIC: Return on invested capital
3.  Average of annual comparable EBIT growth from 2019-2023

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Leverage  
our unique 
24/7 portfolio

Win in the  
marketplace

Fuel growth 
through 
competitiveness  
and investment

Cultivate the 
potential of 
our people

Earn our 
licence  
to operate

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Chairman’s letter

Leadership for long-term success

I have great optimism for 
the years ahead, knowing we 
have built strong foundations 
through thoughtful investment, 
an adaptable culture and 
sustainability leadership.

I look forward to the moments 
that we will open up for all our 
people, customers, partners 
and wider stakeholders in 2024.”

The Group’s capital allocation framework follows 
clear priorities: organic investment in the business 
to drive delivery of our medium-term financial 
targets; paying a progressive dividend; strategic 
M&A; and additional capital returns. With these 
priorities in mind, the Board believed that the 
2023 share price undervalued future growth 
opportunities, and approved a share buyback 
programme aimed at returning up to €400 million 
to shareholders. This is a compelling opportunity 
to enhance value for shareholders, while 
continuing to invest in the business.

Looking ahead
Another record year in 2023 is evidence that our 
approach is the right one. We can be proud to be 
able to reward colleagues around the Group for 
their dedication and professionalism during often 
challenging times. Thanks, as always, to the Board 
for steering the ship in another productive year, 
and we look forward to the moments that we will 
open up for all our people, customers, partners 
and wider stakeholders in 2024. 

Anastassis G. David
Chairman of the Board

Dear Stakeholder,
Underpinned by a new, clear purpose and by 
consistently applying our 24/7 beverage strategy, 
Zoran and the executive team have delivered 
another year of strong operational and strategic 
progress and record financial results. 

Leading with purpose and responsibility
The Board has been proactive in representing 
the interests of all stakeholders on diverse issues, 
assisting the leadership team to make informed 
decisions on strategic investments, stretching 
goals and sustainability. 

At our investor day in Rome, Zoran, Ben, Naya and 
the team outlined how our Growth Story 2025 is 
driving revenue growth, margin improvements 
and sustained strong cash generation. I speak on 
behalf of the Board when I express great optimism 
for the years ahead, knowing we have built strong 
foundations through thoughtful investment, an 
adaptable culture and sustainability leadership.

Our new Board members
I was delighted to welcome two new Board 
members, Evguenia Stoichkova and George 
Pavlos Leventis, in 2023. They bring a wealth of 
experience from the beverage sector, and I am 
looking forward to working with them. 

Dividend growth and capital returns
The Board has maintained our progressive 
dividend, and for 2023 is proposing €0.93 per 
share, a 19% increase on the dividend per share 
versus the prior year, representing a 45% pay-out 
ratio, within our targeted range of 40% to 50% of 
comparable EPS. The consistent growth in our 
dividend is testament to our confidence in the 
strong fundamentals of our business, as well as 
our commitment to shareholders. 

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Chief Executive Officer’s letter 

A refreshing purpose

In 2023, we achieved a third 
consecutive year of double-digit 
growth and record profit while 
building on our Hellenic culture. 
I am deeply proud of all that our 
dedicated team achieved together 
and, more importantly, how we 
delivered it with our incredible 
team spirit. We look forward to all 
that we can achieve in 2024 as we 
build on our strong relationships 
with our partners and customers, 
creating value for all we serve.”

In 2023, we delivered strong results as we 
built on the momentum of the last few years, 
focusing on partnerships, our 24/7 portfolio 
and excellent execution. We invested in our 
people and capabilities and made steady progress 
towards a more sustainable future. All of this was 
underpinned by the definition of our purpose: 
Open up moments that refresh us all. This 
purpose is our North Star and draws on over 70 
years of history. It is based on our innate values 
and our hopes for our next chapter of growth 
as we open up many new opportunities with 
our customers, partners and communities.

Fundamentally, we aim to drive impact, operating 
always with a growth mindset and a belief in 
creating a better shared future. Our colleagues 
across all our markets have truly embraced our 
refreshed purpose, energised to be collaborative, 
more resilient, and more agile in how we do things.

After three challenging years, managing carefully 
through the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in 
Ukraine and the economic headwinds of high 
inflation and sometimes weaker consumer 
spending, 2023 came with new challenges which 
we were ready to adapt to. Our dedicated and 
talented team came together to deliver another 
year of strong growth, improving margins and 
record revenues and profit.

Strong partnerships, a 24/7 portfolio 
and unrivalled market execution
We believe that strong partnerships are 
fundamental to growth. With our vision to be 
the leading 24/7 beverage partner, we strive with 
determination to be the first choice and preferred 
partner for collaboration. Hand in hand with 
The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), Monster, all our 
brand partners and suppliers, and alongside our 
customers, we are winning with agility, innovation 
and a future-focused approach.

Our priority categories of Sparkling, Energy 
and Coffee represent close to 80% of the 
revenue of the business, with significant 
headroom for growth, driven by increased 
consumer consumption and share gains, 
supported by innovation, strong customer 
relationships and unrivalled market execution. 

Our partnership with TCCC is at the heart of our 
24/7 portfolio success, starting with our core 
focus behind our wide range of excellent sparkling 
brands, which are loved across all our markets. 

Likewise, with Monster we are able to offer high- 
quality energy brands across the price point 
spectrum – from Predator and Monster to Burn. 

In 2023, our coffee strategy with Costa Coffee 
and Caffè Vergnano worked very well across the 
mass-premium and premium segments, with 
volume growth over 30%.

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Chief Executive Officer’s letter continued

With our business 
developers in 
Greece

Building on our strong relationships with both 
TCCC and Brown-Forman, we were pleased to 
launch ready-to-drink Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola 
in several markets with more planned for 2024.

In Premium Spirits, our portfolio was enhanced 
with the acquisition of Finlandia. This highly 
regarded vodka brand paves the way for 
incremental growth for our core portfolio, through 
enhanced mixability and relevance in strategically 
important channels, such as HoReCa.

Opening up a more sustainable future 
In 2023, our global industry leadership in 
sustainability was confirmed when, for the 
seventh time, we were rated the world’s most 
sustainable beverage company by the Dow Jones 
Sustainability Indices (DJSI). We now have the 
highest scores and rankings in ten of the most-
recognised ESG ratings, including CDP Climate 
and Water, ISS ESG, MSCI ESG, Sustainalytics, 
FTSE4Good and Vigeo Eiris. 

Meeting colleagues 
at the opening of 
our new returnable 
glass bottling line in 
Austria 

Investing for growth
Throughout 2023, we invested in technology, 
innovation, partnerships, and in building our 
bespoke capabilities, undertaking more digital 
transformations and integrations than ever 
before. This will ensure we remain competitive, 
agile and ready for future growth.

We have one of the strongest sales teams in the 
industry thanks to consistent investment behind 
our comprehensive development programme, 
Sales Academy. We recognise that the capabilities 
of our sales teams are critical to our success and 
the success of our customers. 

Similarly, in 2023, our Data and Analytics Academy 
was rolled out across all business units and 
functions to accelerate a culture of data-driven 
and insight-led decision making. 

Throughout the year, we invested in 
programmes to simplify our business and 
make our colleagues’ lives easier. For example, 
Project Oxygen is reducing complexity to enable 
focus on value-adding activities, always having 
the customer experience in mind. 

Meanwhile, we continued to strengthen the 
diversity of our workforce through workplace 
inclusion activities and with steady progress 
towards gender balance. With employee 
engagement scores rising further in 2023, 
it is an encouraging sign that our approach 
to people and culture is on the right track.

Critically, we made great progress towards our 
Mission 2025 goals as well as our aim to achieve 
net zero emissions by 2040 and have a net positive 
impact on biodiversity in critical areas of our value 
chain. All this progress is the result of our clear 
vision and targets in sustainability, our bold and 
entrepreneurial mindset, and our strong belief 
that sustainability is a true creator of growth 
and value for our business, our partners and 
our customers. 

Reflecting on some highlights from 2023, 
Romania became our first market to have all 
three elements of plastic packaging circularity. 
With the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme 
which we championed, collection rates will be 
significantly increased in the market. In 2023, 
we also invested in in-house recycling capability 
in Romania, building on similar investments in Italy 
and Poland. With the investment in Romania, we 
are able to produce 100% of our plastic bottles 
from recycled material. In this way, we close the 
circle so that the bottles we put into the market 
will be returned, recycled and given new life as a 
new bottle. This is just one example as, by the end 
of 2023, we had deposit return schemes in six of 
our markets and 42% of the plastic we used in our 
bottles across our EU and Swiss markets was rPET. 

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Chief Executive Officer’s letter continued 

We continue to drive innovations in 
sustainable packaging. For example, in 
Austria we commissioned a new returnable 
glass bottle line for both our universal 1 litre and 
new 400ml refillable bottles, and introduced 
an industry-leading, innovative paper solution 
to replace shrink plastic film on multi-packs 
of 1.5 litre PET bottles. Innovation is critical 
to developing new technologies and, for this 
reason, we became a partner in the $137.7 million 
Greycroft Coca-Cola System Sustainability Fund, 
with seven other bottlers and TCCC, focusing 
on developing innovative packaging and other 
carbon reduction solutions.

As I reflect on the scale of the challenge, I am 
encouraged that our continued investment 
in technology, innovation and partnerships 
alongside our culture of learning and trying 
new things will help us carve the path to a 
more sustainable future. 

In true Hellenic spirit, we continued to focus on 
making a positive impact on the communities 
in which we operate. Through our flagship 
community programme, #YouthEmpowered, 
we have supported young people with training 
and development, reaching almost 1 million 
individuals since 2017. 

Participating in a panel discussion 
at the opening of our rPET facility 
opening in Romania

I would like to close by thanking all my colleagues 
for their tireless efforts, for their commitment to 
our company vision, our customers and partners. 

I would also like to thank our customers, The 
Coca-Cola Company and all our partners for 
their ongoing trust and support throughout the 
year, which motivates us to keep raising the bar. 
Together, we have achieved great things; we 
have made a difference and created value for all 
we serve. I look forward to all that we will achieve 
together in 2024 as we open up moments that 
refresh us all.

Zoran Bogdanovic
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Watch this interview with our CEO, Zoran 
Bogdanovic, on how we opened up moments 
for all our stakeholders in 2023.

Watch the video interview online
Watch the video interview online

We also played our part to help communities 
in need with product donations, volunteering 
initiatives and disaster relief activities. Building 
on our long-standing tradition of community 
action, in 2023 we announced the establishment 
of a charitable foundation – The Coca-Cola HBC 
Foundation – with an initial donation of €10 million, 
dedicated to supporting local communities. 
This will empower us to take action quickly 
where it is needed most. 

In 2023, we continued to support our colleagues 
and communities in Ukraine. Since the start of the 
war, more than $35 million has been committed 
together with the Coca-Cola System and The 
Coca-Cola Foundation to support those in need. 

Strong financial performance
Our clear purpose and vision, trusting 
partnerships, unbeatable portfolio, consistent 
investment, excellent market execution by a 
customer-focussed, talented and compassionate 
team have resulted in a third year of double-digit 
growth and record profits. This year, I am deeply 
proud of the team as together, we crossed a 
historic milestone exceeding for the first time 
€10 billion of revenue and €1 billion of comparable 
EBIT. In this year of strong financial performance, 
we launched a share buyback programme, further 
increasing our returns to shareholders.

Outlook for 2024 and beyond
Throughout 2023 and in recent years, we have 
built strong momentum and great resilience 
to overcome the challenges we face while 
growing the business the right way. Although 
we expect the macroeconomic and geopolitical 
environment to remain challenging in 2024, 
I am confident we have all the ingredients 
for continued growth and success. We will 
remain focused on premiumisation and 
affordability, leveraging our 24/7 portfolio and 
our partnerships. We will continue to listen to 
our customers and consumers, understanding 
market trends while investing in and deploying 
our bespoke capabilities. 

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Bringing our Culture Story to life 

Our new purpose 
links our vision  
to how we grow

In 2023, we asked, why? 
Why do we exist?

When	we	thought	about the	
answer,	we	realised	that,	for	
an	organisation	that	puts	
so	much	into	everything	
we	do,	our	impact	happens	
only	when	we	let	it	out,	
when	we	open	up.	And	our	
new	purpose	was	born:	to	
‘open up moments that 
refresh us all’.

OPEN UP  
MOMENTS  
THAT  
REFRESH  
US ALL

We open up opportunities for 
our customers and partners
• 

	 	We	put	our	customers	first,	creating	
shared	value	and	growing	their,	and	
our, business.	
	 	TCCC	is	our	longest	standing	and	closest	
strategic	partner:	we	have	worked	
together	since	1951.	
	 	Partnership	with	our	suppliers	helps	us	to	
avoid	supply	chain	disruptions	and	reduce	
emissions	across	the	value	chain.

• 

• 

 We open up employees to realise 
their full potential
•  People	are	the	key	driver	of	our	

growth strategy.	

•  We	are	investing	in	our	people,	building	

the best	teams	in	the	industry	and	creating	
an	inclusive	growth	culture.

We open up life to experiences 
that refresh and delight
•  Our	24/7	portfolio	caters	to	a	growing	

range	of	tastes	and	offers	choice	
across	every	occasion,	all	in	increasingly	
sustainable	packaging.

And we open up the chance to make a 
difference in the world as one Hellenic
• 

	 	We	are	a	part	of	our	communities,	
providing	employment	directly	or	
through the	wider	value chain.
	 	We	are	fully	committed	to	our	ambitious	
net zero	target	and	our	Mission	2025	
sustainability	targets.

• 

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About	our	impact	on	each	stakeholder	group.

It	is	our	optimistic	spirit	that	drives	us	
towards	new	markets,	new	relationships,	
new	innovations,	development	opportunities	
and	new	ideas for	a	better future.

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Bringing our Culture Story to life continued

Our Culture Story builds 
on solid foundations from 
the past five years 

It is a story about who we are, our purpose, our vision, 
our values, how we need to evolve and the behaviours 
we commit to each other at Hellenic. 

Underpinning	our	new	purpose	are	our	values	that	underline	
our	culture	and	are	incorporated	in	our	new	leadership	model.	
Everything	we	do	drives	impact	–	turning	our	actions	into	results.

1.

We introduced our new 
leadership model at our 
Leadership Conference 
in Cairo in March. 
It	translates	our	values	into	
key behaviours,	clearly	stating	
how	we	do	things	in	Hellenic	
and	act	at	our	best.

CUSTOMER  
FIRST

We are always 
customer-centric. 
We believe in the 
power of listening 
to understand, 
always acting 
to exceed our 
customers’ 
expectations.

WE OVER I

MAKE IT  
SIMPLE

DELIVER  
SUSTAINABLY

We love smart 
people, but we 
believe the power 
of a team can 
achieve what 
an individual can 
only dream of.

We nurture 
curiosity and 
agility, and we 
believe that 
complexity can be 
reduced by having 
the discipline 
and courage to 
focus on what 
matters most.

We are built to 
last and believe 
in achieving 
sustainable 
results, creating 
and sharing value 
for our people, 
environment, 
shareholders and 
the communities 
we serve.

3.

4.

We set up townhall events 
to engage colleagues in our 
new purpose, values and 
Culture Story.
And	we	set	up	‘culture	labs’	to	
build	a	common	understanding	
across	the	business	and	for	
teams	to	embed	the	culture	
in the	everyday.	Our	business	
units	have	taken	the	Culture	
Story	forward	in	their	own	locally	
relevant	ways	–	from	internal	
roadshows	to	commercial	
events	–	linking	our	culture	to	our	
business	goals	and	priorities.	

We	have	listened	to	colleagues’	
thoughts	and	experiences	
around	our	Culture	Story,	starting	
with	our	culture	and	engagement	
survey	in September	2023.	

From	asking	the	question	
‘why?’	and	from	listening	to	our	
colleagues,	we	learned	that	our	
employees	feel	proud	to	be	part	
of	CCHBC,	they	feel	respected	

2.

and	work	in	a	safe	environment.	
They	believe	strongly	in	our	
strategic	priorities,	and	they	see	
the	link	between	these	priorities	
and	their	work.	Of	course,	we	
are	at	the	start	of	our	journey	in	
embedding	our	new	leadership	
model	and	our	values,	and	in	
2024	we	have	a	full	programme	
to	make	living	our	culture	a	
refreshing	part	of the	everyday.

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1.	In	Serbia	and	Montenegro,	senior	leaders	
meet,	connecting	values	with	strategic	
business	unit	priorities	in	panel	discussions.

2.	Adria	(Bosnia	and	Herzegovina,	Croatia	
and	Slovenia):	one	of	the	culture	labs	bringing	
colleagues	together	from	across	the	
business	to	put	actionable	plans	into	place.

3.	To	support	the	roll-out	of	our	refined	
purpose,	a	new	culture	manifesto	is	being	
introduced,	along	with	a	new	leadership	model,	
during	the	Leadership Conference in Cairo.

4.	Greece	and	Cyprus:	internal	roadshows	
and	engagement	days to	manifest	our	
culture	and	boost	engagement.

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Bringing our Culture Story to life continued

Linking our vision, purpose,  
growth pillars and targets

Our strategy and targets link directly to executive remuneration. 
Please see	our	Directors’	remuneration	report	for	details.

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Vision

Purpose

THE LEADING

BEVERAGE PARTNER

Our growth pillars

How we grow

OPEN UP  
MOMENTS  
THAT  
REFRESH  
US ALL

1

2

3

4

5

Leverage our  
unique 24/7  
portfolio

Win in the  
marketplace

•  Offer	the	best	24/7	beverage	portfolio on the	

planet	in	partnership	with TCCC

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•  Build	unrivalled	teams	of	true	partners	

for our customers,	executing	with	excellence	
in every channel	for	prioritised drinking	moments

•  Fast-forward	critical	capabilities	for	growth

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Fuel growth through 
competitiveness 
and investment

•  Transform,	innovate	and	digitalise	our business	

to ensure	we	are	fit	for the future

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Cultivate the  
potential of  
our people

•  Invest	in	building	the	best	teams	in the industry
•  Develop	an	inclusive	growth culture	

around our empowered	people

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Earn our licence  
to operate

•  Be	an	environmental	leader,	engage	our communities	
behind	water	and	waste initiatives,	and	empower	
youth,	together	with	our partners

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How we measure 
our progress

We have set out financial 
and sustainability targets 
against which we monitor 
our progress. A full list can 
be found in ‘Tracking our 
progress’ on pages 69 to 
74, with examples here.

Financial
Medium-term targets 
from 2024 include: organic 
revenue growth 6-7% 
per year on average and 
20-40 bps of organic 
comparable EBIT margin 
expansion on average

Sustainability
Accomplish our 
2025 sustainability 
commitments

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Stakeholder engagement

Our people

Material issues
•  Employee	wellbeing	and	

Outcomes of engagement
•  Maintaining	high	

engagement

•  Human	rights,	diversity	

and inclusion

Growth pillars

4

5

Cultivate the potential  
of our people
Earn our licence 
to operate

Key challenges
•  Building	the	best	teams	in	

the	industry

engagement	levels

•  Higher	levels	of	satisfaction	
with	line	manager	support	
were	reported	as	we	
addressed	the	needs	
of people	working	under	
different	conditions

Relevant KPIs
•  Employee	engagement	

score

•  Percentage	of	managers	

that	are	women

•  Engagement	as	remote	

•  Lost	time	accident	rate

Principal risks
•  Health	and	safety
•  People	retention
•  Geopolitical	and	

security environment

working	continues

•  Mental	wellbeing

How we engage
•  Focused	and	continuous	

conversations

•  Employee	Assistance	

Programme

•  Regular	employee	surveys	
to	understand	and	act	on	
needs	and	wellbeing
•  Offering	personalised	

experiences	and	
opportunities	for	personal	
and	professional	growth

•  Ongoing	dialogue	with	

employee	representative	
bodies

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Opening up 
opportunities 
for personal 
growth for our 
employees

Investing in our people
Cultivating	and	opening	up	our	people’s	
potential	is	one	of	our	five	strategic	pillars.	
Only with	the	engagement	of	our	people	
can we achieve	our	vision	and	growth	agenda.

This	is	why	talent	development	is	one	of	our	
lighthouse	capabilites,	and	you	can	read	more	
about	this	on	page	50.

We	are	proud	that,	every	year,	our	people	deliver	
exceptional	results	due	to	their	tireless	efforts.

The Deposit Return Scheme launch 
opened up so many moments for 
me and made me so proud... proud 
to be at Coca-Cola HBC, because 
what we were doing not only had 
a business purpose, but an overall 
goal for Romania as a country.”

Alice Nichita 
Corporate Affairs and Sustainability 
Director, President at National Soft Drinks 
Association, Romania

Hear	more	about	Alice’s	open	up	
moments	in 2023	in	this	short	video

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Our customers

Outcomes of engagement
•  We	increased	direct	
engagement	via	our	
customer	teams	and	via	
customer	surveys

•  Programmes	to	reduce	
food	loss	and	waste

•  Piloting	of	new	packaging	

solutions,	such	as	
packageless

Relevant KPIs
•  Volume	and	organic	
revenue	growth
•  Customer	feedback	

from surveys

•  High	merchandising	

standards

•  Cooler	coverage	of	high-	

potential	outlets

Principal risks
•  Changing	retail	
environment
•  Product	quality	
and food safety
•  Competing	in	the	

digital marketplace
•  Product	relevance	
and acceptability

Material issues
•  Socio-economic	impact
•  Nutrition
•  Packaging	and	waste	

management

•  Food	loss	and	waste

Growth pillars

1

Leverage our unique 
24/7 portfolio

2 Win in the marketplace

Key challenges
•  Opportunities	for	growth	

and	value	creation

•  Offering	a	24/7	beverage	
portfolio	that	meets	the	
changing	preferences	
of consumers

•  Supply	and	delivery	

challenges

How we engage
•  Key	account	managers	

engage	with	our	customers	
at	a	strategic	level

•  Our	business	developers	

visit	outlets	with	digital	tools	
and	insights	to	add	value

•  Partnering	to	reduce	
food loss	and	waste

•  Introduce	new	packaging	

types	and	support	
packaging collection

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Opening up  
engagement 
with customers

Real-time feedback and action
Our	ability	to	win	in	the	marketplace	is	
down to	opening	up	dialogue	with	customers,	
strengthening	customer	partnerships	and	
driving	repeat	purchases.	

We	use	CustomerGauge,	‘voice-of-customer’	
software	to	engage	with	our	customers	in	real	
time.	This	way,	we	can	listen	more	effectively,	
capture	better	and	more	actionable	insights	
and	empower	our	customer-facing	teams	
to solve	problems	quickly.	You	can	read	more	
in Win	in	the	Marketplace	on	page	33.

At Coca-Cola HBC, we define 
whether we are customer centric 
only when our customers tell us 
we are. As a business, our aim is 
to digitally connect with 100% 
of our customers within the next 
five years. We want the feedback 
to be fast, digital and in real time 
to increase the speed that we 
respond to our customers.”

Stuart Ward
Head of Sales Capability

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Opening up 
taste buds

Consumer-focused innovation
The	Coca-Cola	Company	(TCCC)	owns,	
develops	and	markets	its	brands	with	the	end	
consumer,	and	has	an	increasingly	digital	way	
of	connecting	with	consumers.	We	produce,	
distribute	and	sell	these	beverages,	working	
together	to	ensure	we	have	the	right	portfolio	
for	Hellenic	markets	and	to	ensure	excellent,	
efficient	execution.

Our	24/7	product	portfolio	caters	to	a	range	
of	tastes	and	preferences,	and	we	continually	
innovate,	especially	in	low-	and	no-sugar	
variants,	to	lead	the	sector	and	give	choice	
to our consumers.	

We have today in The Coca-Cola 
Company around the world more 
than 10,000 influencers at any 
given point in time, with different 
segments, different passion 
points and different topics that 
really connect ultimately with the 
consumer. That is also absolutely 
the case in the Hellenic territories.”

Manolo Arroyo, 
EVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer, TCCC

Our consumers

Outcomes of engagement
•  We	continued	to	evolve	
our	portfolio	to	address	
changing	consumer	
moments	and	invested	
further	in	digital	and	
e-commerce	to	meet	
new shopper	needs

Relevant KPIs
•  Percentage	reduction	

of calories	per	100ml	SSD

•  Number	of	

consumer complaints

Principal risks
•  Product	quality	
and food safety
•  Product	relevance	
and acceptability

Material issues
•  Socio-economic	impact
•  Nutrition
•  Product	quality
•  Responsible	marketing

Growth pillars

1

5

Leverage our unique 
24/7 portfolio
Earn our licence 
to operate

Key challenges
•  Ensuring	product	safety	

and	supply

•  Continuously	evolving	
our	products	to	meet	
consumers’	needs	for	
healthy	hydration,	quality,	
taste,	innovation	and	
convenience

How we engage
•  Together	with	TCCC,	we	
understand	consumers’	
needs	and	preferences	
through	our	access	to	
consumer	insights

•  Consumers	also	provide	
feedback	on	social	media	
and	via	consumer	hotlines

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Our communities

Material issues
•  Climate	change
•  Corporate	citizenship
•  Socio-economic	impact
•  Packaging	and	waste	

management

•  Water	stewardship

Growth pillars

3

5

Fuel growth through 
competitiveness 
and investment
Earn our licence 
to operate

Key challenges
•  Climate	change
•  Waste	from	our	packaging
•  Water	conservation
•  Empowering	young	people	

and women

How we engage
•  We	engage	with	customers	
and	partners	to	understand	
what	skills	and	training	
young	adults	need	in	
specific	markets

•  Via	our	#YouthEmpowered	

sessions	we	increase	
the employability	of	
young people

•  We	participate	actively	
to support	the	set-up	
and implementation	
of new packaging	
collection schemes

•  Addressing	water	

challenges	in	water	
priority locations

Outcomes of engagement
•  Our	support	of	new	

collection	schemes	is	
translating	into	increased	
collection	rates	for	
packaging	waste	in	
many markets

•  We	have	committed	

to NetZeroby40	across	
the entire	value	chain

•  Water	stewardship	

community	projects	in	
water	priority	locations

Relevant KPIs
•  Number	of	young	

people	trained	in	our	
communities	through	
#YouthEmpowered
•  Percentage	of	absolute	
emissions	reduction

•  Number	of	water	

stewardship	projects	in	
water	priority	locations
•  Percentage	of	primary	
packaging	collected
•  Number	of	volunteering	

hours

•  Number	of	and	investments	

in	community	projects

Principal risks
•  Geopolitical	and	security	

environment

•  Sustainable	packaging
•  Managing	our	carbon	

footprint

•  Water	availability	and	usage

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Opening up 
opportunities for 
young people

We	passionately	believe	that	every	young	
person	has	the	potential	to	thrive.	Through	our	
#YouthEmpowered	programme,	we	are	equipping	
them	with	the	skills,	experience	and	confidence	they	
need	to	succeed.	By	the	end	of	2023,	we	had	trained	
around	945,000	young	people	since	the	programme	
launched	in	2017.	

We	have	many	examples	of	#YouthEmpowered	
programmes	in	the	communities	in	which	we	
operate,	with	one	example	being	the	investment	
of €165,000	in	our	Raise	The	Bar	scheme	in	2023	
in our	Adria	business	unit.

We are so proud of our enhanced Raise 
The Bar youth programme. Our free 
programme enables young people 
to gain skills from experts and top 
professionals, preparing them for 
working in catering or tourism in 
their respective countries. 

Over 4,400 young people have 
participated in the programme, 
and we are proud to support all 
of them on their learning journey.”

Bruno Jelić, 
Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director 
at CCHBC Adria (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
and Slovenia)

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Governments

Material issues
•  Climate	change
•  Nutrition
•  Packaging	and	waste	

management

•  Water	stewardship

Growth pillars

3

5

Fuel growth through 
competitiveness 
and investment
Earn our licence 
to operate

Key challenges
•  Industry	and/or	product-	
specific	policies,	such	
as	taxes,	restrictions	
or regulations

•  Environmental	policies

How we engage
•  Much	of	our	engagement	

with	governments	
is conducted	at	an	
industry level	through	
trade associations
•  We	partner	with	local	

governments	to	tackle	
waste	collection	challenges	
and	water	availability

Outcomes of engagement
•  In	response	to	regulations	

and	levies	on	certain	
types	of	plastic	packaging,	
we	have	lightweighted	
packages	and	used	more	
sustainable	materials
•  To	address	health	and	
nutrition	concerns,	we	
continue	to	add	low-	or	
no-sugar	drink	options	
in every	market	and	
provide transparent	
nutritional	information

Relevant KPIs
•  Percentage	of	absolute	
emissions	reduction
•  Percentage	reduction	of	
calories	per	100ml	SSD
•  Percentage	of	primary	
packaging	collected

•  Number	of	water	

stewardship	projects	in	
water	priority	locations

Principal risks
•  Product-related	taxes	and	

regulatory	changes
•  Ethics	and	compliance

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NGOs

Material issues
•  Climate	change
•  Corporate	citizenship
•  Human	rights,	diversity	

and inclusion

•  Packaging	and	waste	

management

•  Water	stewardship
•  Food	loss	and	waste

Growth pillars

5

Earn our licence 
to operate

Key challenges
•  Climate	adaptation,	move	

towards	net	zero	emissions	
and	water	and	energy	use

•  Packaging	waste
•  Sustainable	sourcing
•  Partnerships	with	
communities	and	
grassroots	organisations
•  Diversity	and	human	rights

How we engage
•  We	include	NGOs	and	

community	partners	in	our	
leadership	development	
programmes,	offering	
online	training	for	
managing	virtual	teams	and	
leading	in	times	of	crisis
•  We	partner	with	specific	

NGOs	for	targeted	
environmental	and	
social projects

•  We	engage	through	our	

annual	Group	Stakeholder	
Forum	and	our	annual	
materiality	assessment,	
as	well	as	through	ad	
hoc meetings

Outcomes of engagement
•  Percentage	of	participants	
from	NGOs	in	our	first-time	
manager	programmes

•  Increased	number	of	
community	projects	
for waste	reduction,	
water stewardship	
and carbon	removal

Relevant KPIs
•  Number	of	and	investments	

in	community	projects

Principal risks
•  Sustainable	packaging
•  Managing	our	carbon	

footprint

•  Suppliers	and	sustainable	

sourcing

•  Water	availability	and	usage
•  Ethics	and	compliance

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Outcomes of engagement
•  Our	long-term	work	with	
partners	to	reduce	our	
water	and	energy	use	has	
also	brought	efficiencies.	
This	is	particularly	
important	given	our	
NetZeroby40	commitment

•  Activities	related	to	

sustainable	sourcing	
and certifications

Relevant KPIs
•  Percentage	of	key	

agricultural	ingredients	
sustainably	certified

•  Percentage	of	our	suppliers	

adopting	our	Supplier	
Guiding	Principles

Principal risks
•  Sustainable	packaging
•  Water	availability	and	usage
•  Commodity	costs
•  Ethics	and	compliance
•  Managing	our	carbon	

footprint

•  Suppliers	and	sustainable	

sourcing

Our suppliers

Material issues
•  Climate	change
•  Sustainable	sourcing
•  Water	stewardship
•  Socio-economic	impact
•  Biodiversity

Growth pillars

3

5

Fuel growth through 
competitiveness 
and investment
Earn our licence 
to operate

Key challenges
•  Rising	costs	of	ingredients,	
labour,	packaging	materials,	
energy	and	water

•  Minimising	the	

environmental	impact	of	
water	and	energy	resources,	
as	well	as	emissions

•  Traceability	in	the	whole	

value	chain,	including	Tier	2	
and	3	suppliers	for	human	
rights	risk,	biodiversity

How we engage
•  Feedback	received	

through	our	annual	Group	
Stakeholder	Forum

•  Regular,	ongoing	interaction	
with	the	Coca-Cola	System’s	
central	procurement	group	
and	our	technology	and	
commodity	suppliers

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Opening up 
new innovation 
in packaging

In	2023,	we	launched	an	innovative	packaging	
solution	for	1.5	litre	Coca-Cola,	Fanta	and	Sprite	
multipacks,	replacing	plastic	with	100%	recyclable	
paper,	in	Austria.	

Hug-IT	is	a	stretchable	paper	band	that	replaces	
plastic	film,	securely	holding	a	six-bottle	multi-
pack	during	transportation	from	customer	shelf	
to consumer’s	cupboard,	ensuring	it	stays	intact	
and	that	our	branding	looks	great.

We	worked	closely	with	paper	manufacturer	Mondi	
and	equipment	manufacturer	Krones,	to	develop	
the	solution	over	a	three-year	period.	You	can	read	
more	on	packaging	innovation	in	Earn	our	licence	
to	operate	on	pages	58	to	60.

Seeing the production of the ‘Hug-
IT’ sleeve for the first time with our 
partners – Coca-Cola HBC and Krones 
– was a great moment. It was great 
to see it worked out!”

Anna Erniša
Chief ‘Hug’ Officer, Mondi plc

In	this	short	video,	Anna	Erniša,	Chief	
‘Hug’	Officer	at	Mondi,	describes	the	
story	of	‘Hug-IT’	and	the	many	open-
up	moments	on	the	project

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The Coca-Cola Company

Our investors

Outcomes of engagement
•  Our	partnership	added	

to the	strength	and	depth	
of	our	24/7	portfolio,	
especially	with	the	launch	
of	Jack	and	Coke	in	three	of	
our	markets

•  We	became	a	partner	with	
TCCC	and	seven	other	
bottlers,	in	the	Greycroft	
Sustainability	Fund

Relevant KPIs
•  Revenue
•  Value	share

Principal risks
•  Suppliers	and	sustainable	

sourcing

•  Strategic	stakeholder	

relationships

Material issues
•  Nutrition
•  Responsible	marketing
•  Sustainable	sourcing
•  Corporate	citizenship

Growth pillars

1

Leverage our unique 
24/7 portfolio

2 Win in the marketplace

4

5

Cultivate the potential  
of our people
Earn our licence 
to operate

Key challenges
•  Support	for	consumers,	

customers	and	
communities
•  Profitable	growth	
opportunities

•  Value	share	in	our	markets
•  Sustainable	sourcing

How we engage
•  Day-to-day	interaction	as	
business	partners,	joint	
projects,	joint	business	
planning,	functional	
groups	on	strategic	issues	
and	‘top-to-top’	senior	
management	forums

Material issues
•  Socio-economic	impact
•  Climate	change
•  Packaging	and	waste	

management

•  Corporate	governance

Growth pillars

1

Leverage our unique 
24/7 portfolio

2 Win in the marketplace

3

5

Fuel growth through 
competitiveness 
and investment
Earn our licence 
to operate

Key challenges
•  Increasing	focus	on	ESG	

and	ESG	incentives

•  Maintaining	focus	on	long-

term	potential	of	the	Group	
rather	than	short-term	
volatility

How we engage
•  Communication	during	
our	Annual	General	
Meetings,	investor	
roadshows,	press	releases	
and	results	briefings	and	
ongoing	dialogue	with	
analysts	and investors	–	
for	example,	held	the	first	
investor	day	in	three	years	
in	May

Outcomes of engagement
•  Stepped	up	consultation	
efforts	and	strengthened	
two-way	dialogue	
between	the	Company	
and	investors,	ensuring	
both	good	understanding	
of	long-term	Company	
strategy	in	the	markets	
and	that	investor	concerns	
are	considered	in	
decision making

Relevant KPIs
•  Management	access	
and	positive	investor	
perceptions	of	strategy
•  Total	shareholder	return

Principal risks
•  Sustainable	packaging
•  Changing	retail	environment
•  Commodity	costs
•  Product-related	taxes	and	

regulatory	changes

•  Foreign	exchange	

fluctuations

•  Managing	our	carbon	

footprint

•  Geopolitical	and	security	

environment

•  Suppliers	and	sustainable	

sourcing

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A	wide	range	of	
investors	and	
analysts	participated	
in	our	investor	
day	in	Rome	in	
May,	meeting	
management	from	
CCH	and	TCCC.

Opening up 
dialogue with 
investors

In	2023,	we	stepped	up	our	ESG	conversations	
with	investors,	opening	up	a	two-way	dialogue	
on a	wide	range	of	topics.

The Company is clearly on the front foot 
when it comes to things like DRS, and 
people value the work with different 
stakeholders to nudge policy change. 
One area opened up for me in 2023, 
was understanding the sheer level 
of effort and resources that goes on 
behind the scenes on this – more than 
I anticipated.”

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Section 172 statement 

Section	172	of	the	UK	Companies	Act	2006	
requires	directors	to	promote	the	success	
of	their	company	for	the	benefit	of	the	
members	as	a	whole,	having	regard	to	the	
interests	of	stakeholders	in	their	decision	
making.	Engaging	with	stakeholders	is	an	
indispensable	part	of	how	Coca-Cola	HBC	
does	business.	The	Board	considers	the	
interests	of	the	Group’s	employees	and	
other	stakeholders	in	its	decision	making	
as	a	matter	of	good	governance,	and	
understands	the	importance,	and	value,	of	
taking	into	account	their	views,	as	well	as	
considering	the	impact	of	the	Company’s	
activities	on	the	community,	environment	
and	the	Group’s	reputation.	The	Board	
also	considers	what	is	most	likely	to	
promote	the	success	of	the	Company	for	
its	shareholders	in	the	long	term.	Although	
the	Company	is	Swiss	incorporated	and,	as	
such,	the	UK	Companies	Act	2006	has	no	
legal	effect,	this	approach	is	in	accordance	
with	the	UK	Corporate	Governance	
Code 2018.

How	we	manage	risks	and	materiality

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Market trends

We operate in fundamentally attractive categories, supported 
in the long-term by population growth, growing personal 
spending power and a product that opens up moments that 
refresh in a differentiated way, creating strong brand loyalty 
and inelastic consumer behaviour. 

Growth categories

Sparkling servings per capita, 20221

Non-Alcoholic	
Ready	to	Drink 
(NARTD)

€68bn
market	value	2022

4-6%
CAGR	2024-28

Nigeria  74

Emerging

 110

Egypt

 116

Coffee

€32bn
market	value	2022

4-5%
CAGR	2024-28

Source:	internal	system	projections,	excluding	Russia	
and Ukraine.

We operate in very attractive 
growth categories
Non-alcoholic	ready-to-drink	(NARTD)	is	a	
large,	growing	and	resilient	category,	and	the	
same	characteristics	are	present	in	coffee,	
making	it	an	incredibly	attractive	opportunity	
for	us	as	well.	In	terms	of	the	industry	value,	we	
expect	further	strong	growth	in	demand	both	in	
NARTD	and	coffee.	Increased	demand	is	driven	
by	population	growth	in	many	of	our	markets,	
plus	category	expansion	–	the	propensity	for	
consumer	tastes	to change	and	expand	and	how	
we	both	spark	and	satisfy	demand.

We	measure	servings	per	capita	in	our	markets,	
and	can	see	where	there	is	headroom	to	
grow consumption.

We	also	look	at	purchasing	power	in	our	markets	
and	react	with	appropriate	offerings	to	address	
affordability	and	meet	consumer	needs.

CCH

Italy

Greece

Poland

Established

 142

 159

 191

 196

 197

Developing

 229

Switzerland

Czech Republic

Europe

Spain

Romania

Hungary

Ireland

 263

 265

 274

 298

 302

 342

 356

United States

 509

1.	

	Based	on	internal	industry	estimates	and	UN	Population	1	July	2022,	
excluding	Russia	and	Ukraine.

While there are 
significant geopolitical 
and economic trends 
that can influence 
overall market growth, 
our focus is mainly on 
the following five areas: 
retail, consumer, digital, 
sustainability and 
regulatory. These areas 
are where we react 
dynamically and create 
long-term value for our 
customers, consumers 
and shareholders.

Retail

Trends within our portfolio
In	2023,	category	value	growth	grew	significantly,	
reflecting	inflation-related	price	increases	and	mix	
changes	with	a	greater	focus	on	single-serve	packs.	

Category	volume	increases	were	lower	than	in	
2022,	reflecting	tougher	comparatives	and	in	some	
markets	weaker	consumer	spending	power.	Weaker	
consumer	demand	also	impacted	volumes	in	hotels,	
restaurants	and	cafes,	although	value	growth	
remained	healthy.	

The	impact	of	private	label	in	our	categories	
remained	modest,	with	the	biggest	shifts	being	
seen in	the	less	differentiated	category	of	water.

How we are responding
We	sustained	our	focus	on	improving	our	single-
serve	mix	and	continued	driving	the	shift	from	multi-
serve	packs	to	single-serve	packs	across	all	markets,	
and	in	both	the	at-home	and	out-of-home	channels.	

We	continued	to	invest	in	digital	tools	and	our	
data,	insights	and	analytics	capability	to	ensure	we	
provided	retail	customers	with	relevant	insights	
to	maximise	their	value-added.	This	contributed	
to	an	improved	Net	Promoter	Score	(NPS),	further	
improvements	to	pack	mix,	and	value	and	volume	
share	gains	in	key	channels	and	most	major	markets.

Growth pillars
1 Leverage our unique 24/7 portfolio

2 Win in the marketplace

+3.2 pp1 

We further improved single-serve mix by 3.2 
percentage points across our Established 
markets in 2023, and by 1.1pp1 across the 
Group

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Market trends continued

Consumer

Digital

Sustainability

Regulatory

Trends within our portfolio
Cost	of	living	remains	an	important	theme,	with	
sustained	high	levels	of	food	inflation	in	many	
markets	putting	consumers’	disposable	income	
under	pressure.	

As	a	result,	consumers	have	become	more	
sensitive	to	price	increases,	although	in	our	NARTD	
and	Sparkling	categories,	volumes	have	held	up	
remarkably	well.	While	affordability	remains	a	key	
theme,	premiumisation	opportunities	remain	as	
shoppers	seek	quality	and	small	treats	despite	
budget	pressures.

How we are responding
We	continue	to	adapt	our	portfolio	to	deliver	
both	affordable	offerings	as	well	as	premium	
products	presented	in	appropriate	packs	sizes	and	
combinations	to	offer	consumers	attractive	choice.	

To	support	category	growth,	we	have	focused	
on	a	wider	range	of	single-serve	offerings	–	and	
multi-packs	of	single	serves,	as	well	as	affordable	
multi-serve	options.	This	allows	us	to	compete	
at	attractive	price	points	for	the	consumer	and	
penetrate	smaller	baskets	in	a	more	effective	way.

Trends within our portfolio
2023	continued	the	global	digitalisation	trend.	
Consumers	have	become	much	more	comfortable	
and	familiar	with	e-commerce.	Technology	has	
advanced,	and	both	convenience	and	ease-of-use	of	
online	shopping	have	improved.	Companies	continue	
to	invest	in	digital	tools	to	improve	efficiency	of	
operations,	customer	service	and	the	effectiveness	
of	their	marketing	spend.	Artificial	Intelligence	(AI)	
was	the	story	of	2023,	with companies	embracing	AI	
tool	within	their	day-to-day	operations.

How we are responding
Our	investments	in	digital	focus	on	driving	higher	
customer	centricity	-	a	personalised	service	for	
every	outlet,	an	improved	employee	experience,	and	
increased	operational	productivity	-	all	delivering	
stronger	performance,	faster.	

We	have	been	investing	to	support	this	through	both	
building	talented	in-house	teams	as	well	as	working	
with	leading	technology	partners.	For	example,	our	
business-to-business	(B2B)	platform,	Customer	Portal,	
is	now	well	embedded	across	all	our	markets	and	
strengthens	our	customer	relationship	management.	

We	have	also	developed	eMarketplace	solutions	with	
SIRVIS,	to	address	a	growing	need	for	smaller	customers	
looking	for	effective	purchasing	aggregation.	We	are	
also	investing	in	smart	vending solutions.

We	are	also	embracing	AI	and	are	developing	in-
house	generative	AI	productivity	tools.

Trends within our portfolio
The	sustainability	landscape	is	changing	rapidly	and	
the	rate	of	increase	of	net-zero	commitments	by	
organisations	continues	to	grow.	We	see	increasing	
focus	on	nature	and	aspirations	to	shift	to	a	nature-
positive	world,	where	people	and	nature	can	thrive	
together,	requiring	a	holistic	approach	to	the	inter-
dependencies,	risks	and	impacts	across	ESG	areas.

Of	note	in	2023	was	COP	28	in	Dubai,	where	the	
first-ever	COP	decision	to	address	fossil	fuels	was	
adopted:	a	decision	calling	for	accelerated	short-term	
action	and	an	orderly	transition	away	from	fossil	fuels	
towards	climate-neutral	energy	systems.	It	signals	
the	‘beginning	of	the	end’	of	the	fossil	fuel	era,	which	
cannot	happen	without	just	and	equitable	transition,	
major	decarbonisation	and	scaled-up	finance.

How we are responding
We	are	keenly	aware	of	the	importance	of	delivering	
on	our	plans.	We	continue	to	decarbonise	our	value	
chain,	while	updating	our	net-zero	transition	plan	and	
developing	long-term	climate	scenarios.	We	are	also	
working	towards	our	bold	commitment	of	achieving	
a	net-positive	impact	on	biodiversity	by	2040,	
implementing	the	guidelines	of	the	Science	Based	
Targets	Network,	and	we	shifted	our	deforestation-
free	commitment	from	2030	to	2025.

We	continue	to	expand	our	partnerships	and	
seek	new	collaborations,	as	our	ambitious	goals	
and commitments	can	only	be	achieved	through	
collective	action.

Trends within our portfolio
In	2023,	policy	makers	introduced	several	measures	
to	offset	infationary	pressures	on	consumers,	
including	price	caps	in	specific	product	categories	
and	additional	tax	measures.	Sustainability	remained	
in	the	spotlight	in	the	EU,	with	the	Packaging	and	
Packaging	Waste	Regulation	(PPWR)	at	the	forefront,	
followed	by	proposals	on	consumer	protection	
from	greenwashing,	such	as	the	directives	for	
Empowering	Consumers	for	the	Green	Transition	
and	Green	Claims.	Significant	progress	was	made	
in	the	preparation	and	implementation	of	DRS	
in	several	European	countries.	Finally,	the	World	
Health	Organisation	continued	reviewing	non-sugar	
sweeteners	without	any	changes	in	the	status	of	
safety	approvals	from	food	safety	authorities.

How we are responding
We	remain	focused	on	collaborating	with	regulators	
and	governments	on	constructive	proposals,	which	
address	these	trends.	We	are	collaborating	closely	
with	governments	and	industry	partners	to	support	
the	launch	of	DRS	in	more	European	countries	and	
have	made	additional	progress	towards	making	our	
packaging	more	sustainable.	We	continue	to	grow	
our	low-	and	no-sugar	variants	to	meet	consumer	
and	regulatory	demands.	Our	Mission	2025	goals	
remain	our	compass	and	we	continue	to	play	an	
active	role	from	within	our	industry	associations	in	
supporting	the	sustainability	ambitions	of	the	EU.	

Growth pillars
1 Leverage our unique 24/7 portfolio

Growth pillars
1 Leverage our unique 24/7 portfolio

Growth pillars
1 Leverage our unique 24/7 portfolio

Growth pillars
1 Leverage our unique 24/7 portfolio

2 Win in the marketplace

2 Win in the marketplace

2 Win in the marketplace

2 Win in the marketplace

3

Fuel growth through competitiveness 
and investment

3

Fuel growth through competitiveness 
and investment

3

Fuel growth through competitiveness 
and investment

4 Cultivate the potential of our people

5 Earn our licence to operate

5 Earn our licence to operate

+110bps

We gained or maintained share in the majority 
of our markets in NARTD gaining 110bps of 
value share in NARTD

>4x 

Contribution from digital commerce has more 
than quadrupled in the last three years to over 
9% of Group organic revenue

-16%We reduced absolute carbon emissions in 

all three scopes in 2023 by 16% compared 
with 2017

100%In Romania, we now have 100% recycled, 

locally produced bottles

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Business model

Delivering value for  
our stakeholders

Our capital resources

Human
Our	success	is	dependent	on	the	passion	and	
customer	focus	of	our	talented	people	–	our	secret	
ingredient.	We	empower	them	to	pursue	growth	
opportunities,	both	for	themselves	and	our	Company.

Natural
To	create	our	products,	we	use	natural	resources	
including	water,	energy	and	PET.	We	source	these	using	
sustainable	practices	and	seek	to	use	them	efficiently.

Social and relationships
Maintaining	the	trust	of	stakeholders	is	essential	to	our	
business.	Our	most	valuable	human	connections	and	
relationships	are	with	The	Coca-Cola	Company,	our	
people	and	the	communities	we	operate	in,	and	our	
customers,	suppliers,	governments	and	regulators.

Financial
Our	business	activities	require	financial	capital,	which	
we	allocate	efficiently.	This	capital	is	provided	by	our	
equity	and	debt	holders,	as	well	as	cash	flow	earned	
from	our	operations.

Intellectual
Innovation	is	embedded	in	our	culture.	The	intellectual	
property	from	innovation	includes	new	packaging	
know-how,	new	products	and	improvements	in	
manufacturing,	logistics	and	sales	execution.

Manufacturing
Investing	in	our	plant	and	logistics	assets	allows	us	
to efficiently	prepare,	package	and	deliver	our	products	
to	meet	the	needs	of	customers	and	consumers.

4

Serving our 
consumers and 
communities
Our	24/7	product	
portfolio	caters	to	
a range	of	tastes	and	
preferences	and	we	
continually	innovate	
to lead	the sector.

How we do it

1

Working with suppliers
We	work	with	our	suppliers	to	procure	high-quality	
ingredients,	sustainably	sourced	raw	materials,	and	
equipment	and	services	required	to	produce	beverages.

What we do

We are a strategic bottling partner of  
The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC)
We	have	exclusive	rights	from	TCCC	in	the	CCH	
markets where	the	Group	produces,	sells	and	distributes	
TCCC’s	trademarked	beverages.	We	also	partner	with	
other	beverage	businesses	such	as	Monster	Energy,	
Brown-Forman	and	Edrington	to	sell	their	products	
in our markets.

How our partnership works
TCCC	owns	and	develops	its	brands	while	we	are	
responsible	for	producing,	distributing	and	selling	these	
beverages,	using	concentrate	we	buy	from	TCCC	under	
an	incidence-based	pricing	model.	We	work	together	
to	ensure	we	have	the	right	portfolio	for	our	customers	
and	consumers	in	each	market	and	to	ensure	excellent,	
efficient	execution.	We	also	share	marketing	costs	and	
responsibilities;	TCCC	markets	to	consumers,	while	we	
take	responsibility	for	trade	marketing	to	our	customers.

3

Partnering with our customers
We	grow	by	supporting	our	customers’	growth,	
leveraging	our	24/7	portfolio,	focusing	on	areas	of	
high-value	opportunity	and	executing	with	excellence	

2

Producing 
beverages 
efficiently and 
sustainably
Using	concentrate	
from	The	Coca-Cola	
Company	along	with	
other	ingredients,	
we	prepare,	package	
and	deliver	products	
with	an	optimised	
manufacturing	
infrastructure	and	
logistics	network.

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Business model continued

Value created

Socio-economic contribution

Our impact

Our people

•  In	2023	we	employed	32,747	FTEs in 29	countries
•  Median	basic	salary	ratio	women/men:	1.07

Our customers

•  We	increased	the	frequency	of	our	customer	

engagement,	providing	customers	with	better	support
•  In	the	marketplace	we	achieved	a	total	number	of	55%	

energy-efficient	coolers,	excluding	Egypt

Our communities

•  In	2023,	we	trained	150,000	young	people	through	our	
#YouthEmpowered	programme	to	boost	employability

•  We	invested	€7.9	million	in	local	community	initiatives

Our investors

•  We	delivered	strong	financial	performance	in	2023,	with	
organic	revenue	up	16.9%	and	reported	revenue	up	
10.7%. In	recognition	of	our	business	strength	and	future	
opportunities,	the	Board	has	proposed	a	dividend	of	€0.93	
per	share,	a	19.2%	increase	compared	with	last	year

Our wider stakeholders

•  Our	business	activities	generate	revenue	for	our	suppliers	

and	contractors	and	their	extended	value	chain

>835,000
training hours 
for our people

€1,248.6m
total employee 
costs

42%
women in 
managerial 
positions

1.8m
customers 
served

1 job =  
12 jobs 
1 job in our  
system creates  
12 in the 
community

€674.9m
Capex spend

c.473,000
indirect 
jobs across 
the value chain

c.945,000
cumulative 
number of young 
people trained in 
our communities 
(2017-2023)

Comparable EPS grew by 21.8% 
to €2.08, supported by strong 
profit delivery and effective 
management of finance costs

€4b 
paid in taxes

€12.3b
created in added 
value across our 
value chain

Our consumers

•  We	provide	high-quality	beverages	and	healthy	options,	
reducing	calories	per	100ml	of	sparkling	soft	drinks	by	
19% in	2023	compared	to	our	2015	baseline

740m potential 
consumers refreshed

Our suppliers

•  We	spent	circa	€5.2	billion	with	local	suppliers	

and contractors

•  We	are	working	with	our	suppliers	to	support	their	
sustainable	practices	and	emission	reduction	plans

appx.14,600
suppliers operating 
across our value chain

c.€5.2b
spent with local suppliers

We	believe	that	the	only	way	
to	create	long-term	value	for	
all	our	stakeholders	is	through	
sustainable	growth.	

We	create	socio-economic	
value	for	the	societies	in	which	
we	operate	by	creating	jobs,	
training	people,	building	physical	
infrastructure,	procuring	
raw	materials,	transferring	
technology,	paying	taxes,	
expanding	access	to	products	
and	services,	and	creating	
growth	opportunities	for	
our	customers,	distributors,	
retailers	and	suppliers.

Measuring	and	managing	
these	contributions	through	
the	sustainable	growth	of	our	
business	is	an	important	part	
of	our	purpose.	Since	2010	we	
have	conducted	socioeconomic	
impact	studies	in	our	markets	
to	better	understand	the	range	
and	extent	of	the	value	we	
create	in	our	ecosystem.

To	read	the	methodology	
behind	our	socio-economic	
impact	numbers

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unique 24/7  
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2023 highlights
•  Continued to deliver on our strategic 

priorities of Sparkling, Energy and Coffee

•  Launched Jack and Coke in three markets

•  Acquired Finlandia from Brown-Forman

•  Focused on pack architecture and 
price/mix to balance affordability 
and premiumisation

•  Continued to expand ‘zero’ ranges, 
including Coke Zero Zero, to meet 
low- and no-sugar demand

KPIs
•  Organic revenue growth
•  Organic revenue per case growth
•  Volume growth

Principal risks and opportunities
•  Marketplace conditions
•  Competing in the digital marketplace
•  Product relevance and acceptability
•  Strategic stakeholder relationships

Read more p88 to 107

Material topics
•  Product quality
•  Food loss and waste
•  Responsible marketing
•  Sustainable packaging

Read more p26 to 32

Stakeholders

Our customers

Our consumers

The Coca-Cola Company

Our investors

A successful year
Our portfolio allows us to cater for the 
needs of consumers 24/7 through three 
strategic priorities: Sparkling, Energy 
and Coffee. They represent close to 
80% of the business, with significant 
headroom for growth. 

The success drivers of this growth pillar are market 
penetration and share, supported by continuous 
innovation, underpinned by our strong customer 
relationships and unrivalled market execution. 

A strong partnership with TCCC is at the heart 
of our success. Together with TCCC, we focus 
on consumer loyalty, strong innovation and 
marketing investment, particularly in Sparkling. 
In Coffee, our dual-brand strategy works well: 
TCCC’s COSTA Coffee gives us access to the 
mass-premium segment and our investment 
in Caffè Vergnano gives access to the premium 
segment (see our feature on page 31). Our close 
partnership with Monster Energy brings a broad 
portfolio of energy drinks, from affordable to 
premium brands. 

Alongside Sparkling, Energy and Coffee, 
we have a diverse offering of locally relevant 
brands where, together with TCCC, we prioritise 
country and category combinations based on the 
attractiveness of profitable revenue pools in each 
market. These include important growth enablers 
such as juices, ready-to-drink tea, enhanced 
and premium water, sport drinks brands such 
as Powerade, and premium spirits – the latter 
critical to our HoReCa offering.

Sparkling foundation
Sparkling is our key engine of growth and our 
foundation. Sparkling volumes grew overall by 
2.5% in 2023, on an organic basis. Excluding 
Russia, where we no longer sell any brands of 
TCCC, Trademark Coke brands grew 1.9%.

We have consistently invested in our core brands 
with zero-sugar formulations and new flavours. 
TCCC is critical in identifying the exact innovations 
that work for each market or channel. 

Recent innovation examples included Coca-
Cola Zero Sugar Zero Caffeine and new flavour 
creations within the Fanta and Schweppes brands. 

Indeed, we have introduced new zero formulations 
across all Sparkling brands, showing how constant 
innovation is keeping us at the forefront of 
consumer choice and customer preference.

Low- and no-sugar sparkling variants have grown 
significantly since 2019, driven by consumer 
demand, and now represent a material part of the 
Sparkling category. Coke Zero has played a leading 
role in this, driven by successful reformulation 
and targeted campaigns. And we will continue to 
build on the 2022 launch of Coke Zero Sugar Zero 
Caffeine, with focused marketing campaigns in 
2024.

We are continuing to increase the number of 
flavours within zero options, as well as limited-
edition Coke Creations, and there is further 
opportunity to expand our distribution and 
increase presence in emerging markets.

Our focus on growing zero formulations supports 
one of our sustainability targets within Mission 
2025, to reduce calories per 100ml, and you can 
read about this on page 27. 

There is more to come 
from zero-sugar formulations.”

Naya Kalogeraki
COO

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Adult Sparkling
Adult Sparkling revenue per case is above 
the average for the Group and the work we are 
doing on mixability is critical here, as shown in our 
feature on page 29. Our Adult Sparkling portfolio 
benefitted from strong performance in the 
Established and Developing segments, following 
a tough consumer backdrop in the first half of 
the year. We continue to focus on Adult Sparkling 
activations, focused on socialising, particularly 
summer and festive occasions where mixability 
plays an important role. In 2023, we capitalised 
on consumer trends, expanding our range of 
‘pink drinks’, tonics and zero-sugar choices. 

Thanks to the 2022 acquisition of Three Cents, 
we have expanded our footprint into the super-
premium Adult Sparkling segment, targeted to 
mixologists and high-end hotel, restaurant and 
café outlets. We have begun distributing Three 
Cents in six markets where we currently operate, 
while continuing collaboration via distributors to 
develop further market opportunities.

Energy opens up new consumer groups 
Energy is one of the fastest-growing segments 
within NARTD. We have achieved double-
digit volume growth over the past eight years, 
averaging 32% in the last five years alone. In 
2023, Energy made up c.7% of Group revenue. 
This performance is the result of a well-defined 
strategy, with a complete brand portfolio 
that reflects diverse consumer needs with 
premium (Burn), mid-range (Monster), and more 
affordable (Predator, Ultra, BPM and Fury) brands. 
We launched Fury and Monster in our newest 
market of Egypt during 2023, and we continue to 
work closely with Monster Energy to help launch 
new flavours, expanding our consumer appeal 
across all of our energy brands.

Through disruptive marketing platforms and a 
range of flavours, we are giving consumers choice 
and enticing newcomers into the segment. 

We are excited about the potential of this 
category and are aiming for double-digit growth 
in contribution to Group revenue in the medium 
term through continuous expansion in per-capita 
consumption, further distribution expansion and 
broadening our reach to new markets. 

Born Ready: 
Jack and Coke launched 
in three markets 

32% 

growth in Energy average 
volume (2019 –23)

Coffee – core to our 24/7 strategy
Coffee continued to make good progress in 
the year, with volumes up 31.5% versus 2022 and 
market share continuing to grow – see our feature 
on page 31. COSTA performed strongly across all 
markets and especially in the away-from-home 
segment, where we added 4,000 outlets to make a 
total of 11,000 outlets served (7,000 in 2022) in 20 
markets. COSTA continued to gain market share 
in the at-home market, as measured by market 
intelligence provider, Nielsen. We rolled out Caffè 
Vergnano to three more markets, bringing our 
total to 17. Over the past two years, we have 
already recruited over 2,000, mostly premium, 
HoReCa customers, including five-star hotels and 
other high-end coffee shops, bars and restaurants 
that want a premium coffee experience for 
their guests. Premium HoReCa, which currently 
represents more than 60% of our customer base, 
remains our top priority for Caffè Vergnano. 

Our Coffee Academy goes from strength to 
strength, training over 9,000 colleagues in 2023, 
both face-to-face and online, developing our 
capabilities as we continue our journey to scale 
and invest into this business. Overall, our aim is 
to reach a low- to mid-single-digit market share 
in Coffee over the mid-term.

Jack and Coke is a number one 
bar call in the world, and now, 
we are delighted to be able to 
bring it to consumers in a new 
ready-to-drink offering.”

Jonathan Scott, 
Coffee and Premium Spirits Business 
Director, Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and 
Northern Ireland

Two years ago, Jack Daniel’s, owned by one 
of our partners, Brown-Forman, and TCCC 
announced that they would be teaming up 
to provide consumers with the option to enjoy 
the drink inspired by one of the world’s most 
popular branded ‘bar calls’ – a cocktail ordered 
with specific brand names – in a convenient, 
ready-to-drink format. During the second 
quarter of 2023, we successfully launched 
Jack and Coke in Poland, Hungary and the 
island of Ireland. 

We are excited about the future of Jack 
and Coke and extending its reach into 
other markets.

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Welcoming Finlandia to  
our Premium Spirits family

Having been associated with the distribution 
of Finlandia for 17 years in several markets, 
we were excited by the unique and regionally 
relevant opportunity to purchase the 
Finlandia Vodka brand from our long-term 
partner, Brown Forman, which completed 
in November. The acquisition supports the 
acceleration of our on-premise business 
across more of our markets. The proven 
complementarity of our Premium Spirits 
business with our strong NARTD portfolio 
enables us to offer solutions for a broad range 
of 24/7 consumption occasions, particularly 
socialising moments. 

Finlandia distribution

7 markets at acquisition 

11 

markets added since acquisition 

3more markets planned for 2024

We view this as an attractive 
investment and a natural evolution 
of our role as one of Finlandia’s 
distribution partners, further 
attesting to the strength of our 
time-tested and wide-ranging 
partnership with Brown-Forman. 
We appreciate the trust placed in 
us and look forward to creating 
more value for our partners and 
customers by capturing new 
opportunities with our well-
rounded beverage portfolio.”

Zoran Bogdanovic
CEO

Premium Spirits
In 2023, Premium Spirits delivered a strong 
performance, with volumes growing by 13.1% 
on an organic basis, driven by all segments. 

The acquisition of the Finlandia Vodka business 
from our long-standing partner, Brown-Forman, 
completed in November and is a unique 
opportunity with significant geographic overlap 
in our territories, enhancing our premium spirits 
credentials and opening incremental mixability 
opportunities for our NARTD portfolio (see case 
study to left).

In 2023, we were excited by the launch of Jack 
and Coke in three markets (see previous page), 
and performance exceeded our expectations.

We continue to exploit our bespoke capabilities 
of data, insights & analytics and digital commerce, 
to drive revenue generation in the category, and 
continue to train our business developers in our 
Premium Spirits Academy. We are on track to 
upskill more than 6,000 Business Developers 
by the end of 2025.

Still brands innovation
We made a number of innovations across our 
Still brands in 2023, such as FUZETEA and Cappy 
Lemonade flavour extensions, Cappy enhanced 
blends launch, a formula upgrade for Mono fruit 
nectars range, a new concept for Römerquelle 
Flavoured water (launched in Austria) and entering 
the enhanced waters segment by launching 
Vitaminwater in Switzerland. 

In 2023, Stills were exposed to a challenging 
market environment, However, we managed 
to deliver revenue growth across all categories, 
driven by price increases and good immediate 
consumption (or on-the-go consumption) and 
single-serve mix for Water and ready-to-drink Tea.

Focusing on profitable revenue growth for 
Water, we grew single-serve mix and selectively 
expanded into highly-accretive emerging 
segments such as functional and flavoured 
waters. We did, however, lose volume in the 
at-home multi-serve offering, leading to an 
overall Water volume drop of 5.9% versus 2022.

Helping consumers make the right 
choices for their diet and lifestyle
Our purpose is to open up moments that 
refresh us all, and in order to do this we listen to 
consumers and customers. First and foremost, 
consumers want drinks that taste good, and they 
increasingly demand drinks with less sugar and 
more nutritional benefits. You can read more 
about nutrition trends in Market trends on pages 
20 and 21 and in Earn our licence to operate on 
pages 53 to 68. As part of the Coca-Cola System, 
we are committed to satisfying both great taste 
and healthy and balanced diets. Our actions 
across the System fall within five pillars: 1) 
Less Sugar, More Choices, 2) New and Different 
Drinks, 3) Informed Decisions, 4) No Marketing 
Targeting Children, and 5) Promoting Low- No-
Sugar Choices. 

1) Less sugar, more choices
We support the recommendation of leading 
health authorities that individuals should 
consume no more than 10% of their total daily 
calories from added sugar. We have committed to 
reduce calories per 100ml of sparkling soft drinks 
by 25% between 2015 and 2025 across all our 
markets. You can read more about our Mission 
2025 performance in the Earn our licence to 
operate section on page 53 to 68. Through these 
efforts we are contributing to the European Soft 
Drinks Association’s (UNESDA’s) target to reduce 
added sugar in beverages by 10% by 2025 from 
a 2019 baseline.

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2) New and different drinks – innovating and 
producing new and different drinks to boost 
consumer choice
From sparkling soft drinks, energy drinks, stills, 
coffee, and premium spirits, to juices and snacks, 
we offer drinks that meet consumers’ needs 
throughout the day. Many of our sparkling brands 
now have zero-sugar or low-sugar variants. 

3) Informed decisions – giving consumers 
clear and transparent information helping 
them make the right choices
We provide clear and transparent nutrition 
information about what’s inside our drinks, 
such as the Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) 
and traffic-light labels on our core sparkling 
drinks in 22 markets. 

4) No marketing targeting children
We strictly follow the Coca-Cola System 
policies for Global Responsible Marketing, the 
Global School Beverage Policy and the Global 
Responsible Alcohol Marketing Policy. 

Also, we follow the EU Code of Conduct for 
Responsible Business and Marketing Practices 
covering product reformulation, portion control 
and responsible marketing to tackle important 
public health issues, as well as to UNESDA’s 
pledges. We commit to not market any of our 
drinks directly to children under 13 and do not 
offer any soft drinks in primary schools. Every year, 
relevant employees and both direct and indirect 
distributors are made aware of The Coca-Cola 
Company’s Responsible Marketing Policies.

5) Promoting low- and no-sugar choices
We are taking actions to help people better 
manage their sugar intake from our drinks 
by reducing sugar in our beverages, innovating 
new low- and no-sugar drinks, offering small 
packs for portion control and promoting our 
low-and no-sugar beverage choices, including 
by promoting Coke Zero Sugar as our ‘hero’ 
in many marketing campaigns. 

Priorities in 2024
•  Continue to deliver on our strategic 

priorities of Sparkling, Energy and Coffee 

•  Continue to connect with consumers 
and their preferences through close 
partnership with TCCC

•  Focus on zeros, with increased marketing 

effort behind Coke Zero Zero and 
innovating to develop our range of 
zero flavours

•  Integrate Finlandia Vodka into our business 

and develop growth opportunities
•  Continue to focus on product quality, 

safety and integrity

•  Develop the capabilities of our people 
through our broad range of academies

UN Sustainable 
Development Goals
We serve our consumers with a broad range 
of high-quality products. In doing so, we 
create value by contributing to global goals 
for good health and wellbeing, innovation, 
responsible production and consumption 
as well as partnerships.

Ensuring fresh, quality products 
and reducing waste
Our low base of consumer complaints increased 
from 0.12 to 0.14 per million bottles sold in 2023 
compared with 2022, mainly due to consumer 
sensitivity to the introduction of tethered 
closures following new EU legislation, as well to 
the fluctuating natural colour range of orange 
juice concentrate. We continue to improve and 
modernise manufacturing processes and to focus 
on product quality, safety and integrity, within the 
context of external challenges.

In Croatia, we had an isolated, unfounded incident 
connected to one product. Once accurate and 
factual information was available, the authorities 
confirmed all our products safe for consumption. 
The local team worked diligently to protect 
our reputation in the market, while giving the 
authorities time to complete their investigation. 
As this year marks the 55th anniversary of our 
operations in Croatia, and 20 years of corporate 
sustainability reporting, it was an important 
reminder of upholding the highest quality 
standards that our consumers and customers 
can rely on. 

Our Supply Chain Academy has gone from 
strength to strength this year, with colleagues 
focusing on quality and logistics, and we continued 
to mark World Food Safety Day in June and World 
Quality Week in November.

We strive to minimise food loss and food waste in 
our operations as this helps us preserve water and 
other natural resources, avoid carbon emissions 
and mitigate the social and economic impacts 
of agriculture. 

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Adult Sparkling: a ‘big bet’ 
and growth accelerator

We are primed to chase significant revenue pools, while addressing 
premiumisation opportunities of our existing portfolio. Most current brands 
are specially formulated and marketed to adults, appealing to a wide range 
of moments that refresh.

  What’s the growth 
opportunity?

Opening up the right moment with premiumised, 
tailor-made and experiential solutions for bars

With 60% of the population in our territories 
over 25 years old, Adult Sparkling meets the 
needs of a wide range of consumers. And, with 
50% current value share in bitter mixers, we see 
significant headroom to grow our market share.

We are addressing premiumisation 
opportunities by: 

•  developing a super-premium segment 

in Sparkling Soft Drinks

•  driving the mix towards glass and  

single-serve beverages
•  accelerating growth in the 

HoReCa channel

The right brand  
The right package  
The right channel  
Opening up  
The right moment

My vision is to focus on 
cocktails and mixers, 
with bigger margins 
compared with beer 
and wine. I was looking 
for a partner to offer a 
full-bundle portfolio of 
brands that are relevant 
for my bar, and having 
one person to discuss 
my business with. This 
is where CCH came in.”

Dominik Bacvardi, 
Owner and bartender, 
Peaches & Cream bar, Zagreb

In HoReCa, one of the 
key success factors 
is to truly understand 
the different needs of 
our stakeholders.” 

Kruno Rozic, 
Premium Spirits 
marketing manager

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Adult Sparkling: a ‘big bet’ and growth accelerator continued

We are complementing well-
established brands like Schweppes 
and Kinley, with new ones like Lurisia 
and Three Cents. 

The work we are doing on mixability – the 
combination of alcoholic beverages with 
sparkling drinks – is critical here and we are 
promoting Adult Sparkling both out-of-home 
(leveraging our great HoReCa relationships) 
and at-home.

Higher 

revenue-per-case than 
Group average.

The Adult Sparkling soft drinks 
opportunity is massive”

Elaine Bowers Coventry
Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, 
TCCC.

Watch this Adult Sparkling growth 
accelerator video from our breakout 
session at our investor day.

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Premium segment

Kinley
Early evening ‘self 
love’ for young adults 
seeking joy!

~1 x 

CokeTM1 price

Super-premium segment

Lurisia
For confident and 
assured adults who 
enjoy embodying 
status and letting 
others know it!

~ 3 x 

CokeTM1 price

1.  Coke™ price is Coke Trademark price

Schweppes
Finding fun any 
evening of the week...
for social explorers

~1.2 x 

CokeTM1 price

Three Cents
Made by bartenders 
for bartenders... 
for slightly older 
adults in search of top 
quality with artisanal 
craftsmanship

~2.5 
–4 x 

CokeTM1 price

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Waking up to 360o 
Coffee capability 

It seems there is no end to consumer demand for good coffee. With 
our impressive track record, route to market and coffee capability 
development, we are well positioned to win. Coffee is core to our 24/7 
strategy, with organic revenue up 37.5 % in 2023 versus the previous 
year and market share continuing to grow.

  What’s the growth 
opportunity?

Opening up the right moment for 
premium and mass premium segments

•  Double the revenue per case versus Sparkling.
•  Coffee strengthens our 24/7 beverage 
partner status across all sales channels.
•  It allows us to accelerate our direct-to-
consumer business such as vending. 
•  Coffee enables increased penetration of 

our non-alcoholic beverage portfolio at work.

•  Coffee accounts for approximately 65% of 

consumer spending at work.

€32b 

estimate of industry market value in 20231 

€10b 

estimate of distributor value in 20231

1.  Source: internal system projections, excluding Russia and Ukraine.

Our COSTA and Caffè Vergnano brands are 
well positioned to meet more diverse consumer 
and customer preferences in premium and 
mass premium segments. Caffè Vergnano is 
targeted towards high-end HoReCa locations 
and those looking to offer the authentic Italian 
espresso experience. COSTA is targeted 
towards younger, more modern locations 
and is our priority brand for on-the-go and  
self-serve occasions, such as work.

Premium

5-10%

Mass premium

Mass 

25-35%

~30%

Value

~30-40%

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Building 360° 
Coffee capability

Growth in Coffee is 
underpinned by continued 
investment in key growth 
enablers. This includes building 
a professional team led by 
world-class coffee experts 
and providing a dedicated 
Coffee Academy. Customers 
benefit from onsite training 
and business development, 
supported by commercial 
insights driven by our DIA tools 
and real-time telemetrics.

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Coffee 
Academy 

In less than two years, we’ve 
trained hundreds of colleagues 
with tailored learning paths per role.

Customer 
training 

All our customers’ baristi in HoReCa 
are trained on how to use our coffee 
machines and given full training 
on our coffees.

Coffee  
Experts 

14 in-house coffee 
experts-trained, certified 
baristas who work 
directly for us as full-time 
employees, including one 
world-champion barista!

Our head of Coffee, 
Prodromos Nikolaidis, 
shares the growth 
potential in this category 
from the breakout session 
at our investor day

Telemetry 

100% of our medium and large coffee 
machines are connected, transmitting  
real-time data on sales, quality and 
technical key business indicators 
through reports and scheduled alerts.

DIA1-enabled 
segmentation 

We combine data from our business 
developers on field visits with data from 
our own coffee machines via telemetry 
with external data sources to drive 
personalised customer segmentation, 
generating competitive advantage, 
especially in the out-of-home channel. 
You can read more about personalised 
customer segmentation and execution 
across our business on page 39. 

1.  DIA: Data, Insights & Analytics

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Growth pillars

Win in the 
marketplace

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2023 highlights
•  Scaled segmented execution 

so that all markets benefit from 
advanced micro-segmentation

•  Expanded revenue per case while 
delivering market share gains, with 
appropriate price increases and 
mix improvements

•  Continued digital transformation 
with the introduction of a next-
generation customer relationship 
management system

KPIs
•  Organic revenue growth
•  Organic revenue per case growth
•  Volume growth

Principal risks and opportunities
•  Foreign exchange fluctuations 
•  Marketplace economic conditions 
•  Geopolitical and security environment 
•  Competing in the digital marketplace 
•  Suppliers and sustainable sourcing 
•  Cyber incidents 
•  Sustainable packaging

Read more p88 to 107

Material topics
•  Socio-economic impact
•  Packaging and waste management
•  Climate change
•  Food loss and waste

Read more p15 to 39

Stakeholders

Our customers

Our consumers

The Coca-Cola Company

Our investors

Bespoke capabilities with 
exceptional people 
Our second growth pillar, win in 
the marketplace, encapsulates 
how we drive profitable revenue 
growth and anticipate or react to new 
challenges faster and smarter than our 
competition. Two elements underpin 
this pillar: our bespoke capabilities, 
which are critical for us to better 
understand the real and changing needs 
of both customers and consumers; and 
our talented salespeople, or business 
developers, who establish long-lasting 
winning partnerships with customers.

Our customers range from global supermarket 
brands and independent convenience stores to 
restaurants and e-retailers. Understanding the 
needs of these customers and their relationship 
with consumers is critical to our success. 
Targeting personalised execution for every outlet 
requires capabilities in data, insights & analytics 
(DIA), revenue growth management (RGM) and 
route to market (RTM). In 2023, we continued to 
invest in these bespoke capabilities, particularly 
DIA and digital commerce, enhancing tools that 
allow us to deliver best-in-class RGM, RTM and 
customer management. 

The power of our 24/7 portfolio and consistent 
investment in our capabilities has allowed us 
to make informed pricing decisions and offer 
a personalised mix of categories and package 
formats to customers. This data-driven approach 
has resulted in another year of strong revenue per 
case expansion and profit growth, enabling us to 
drive a further 110bps of value share expansion 
in NARTD in 2023, and an 80bps improvement 
in value share expansion in Sparkling.

We have adapted our ways of working, 
strengthened our supply chains, and proven 
the depth and breadth of our capabilities. This 
is particularly the case for RGM, where we have 
delivered robust price and mix improvements in 
the face of significant commodity inflation and, 
more recently, energy cost rises. We have been 
laser-focused and clear on the decisions we are 
making and what we expect these decisions 
to achieve.

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Growth pillars continued
Win in the marketplace

Targeting personalised execution for every outlet 

At our investor day in May, we shared how our capabilities are driving 
personalised execution for every outlet. 

The six key capabilities are:

Revenue growth 
management
Industry-leading RGM enables 
us to drive smart affordability 
and premiumisation

Data, insights 
& analytics
Our investment in data, 
insights & analytics allows 
us to drive revenue faster 
and optimise smarter

Digital commerce
Key growth driver to equip 
our business for the future.
Route-to-customer through eB2B
Route-to-consumer through 
e-retail and delivery apps

I am so excited by the progress 
we have made in our bespoke 
capabilities, enabling a step change in 
our ability to win in the marketplace. 
It is the interconnection of 
route to market, data, insights 
& analytics, and revenue growth 
management, together with digital 
commerce, customer management 
and talent development, our 
lighthouse capability, which allows 
us to personalise execution for 
every outlet.”

Naya Kalogeraki 
Chief Operating Officer

Execution 
Excellence 
for every  
outlet

Route to market
We have more customer 
interactions than ever before 
due to our physical and digital 
route to market

Talent  
development
Investing in our people and 
their development remains 
our ‘lighthouse’ capability 

Customer management
Joint value creation is at the 
heart of customer partnership.

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Sirvis, our 24/7 multi-category, eB2B aggregator 
ordering platform for indirect route to market, was 
rolled out to more regions in Italy, and we prepared 
for expansion into three more countries for 2024. 
The platform connects out-of-home outlets to 
wholesale suppliers of goods, as well as service 
providers of relevant services. We continued 
to pilot direct-to-consumer platforms, including 
Home Delivery in Egypt.

Our Customer Portal e-business-to-business 
(eB2B) platform saw further growth. Our focus 
was on driving incremental revenue and expanding 
the omnichannel service tools. We enhanced 
Customer Portal’s reach and efficiency, which 
drove an increase in customer orders and revenue, 
particularly in small non-chain stores. It is now 
the main order-taking channel, representing 
10% of orders made, more than doubling the 
share of orders in 2022. Meanwhile, we scaled 
our business-to-business digital marketing 
capabilities, launching automated customer 
engagement journeys and piloting generative 
AI-powered marketing campaigns with promising 
first results – all using the size, scale and user 
friendliness of Customer Portal.

Growth pillars continued
Win in the marketplace

Our bespoke capabilities

At our investor day in May, we shared how 
our capabilities are driving personalised 
execution for every outlet. Over the 
next three pages, we describe these 
six capabilities in detail, starting with 
customer management at the bottom 
right-hand side, and working anti-
clockwise round the wheel on page 35.

Customer management
We are committed to creating value jointly with 
our customers and this is at the heart of our 
successful partnerships. Through our joint value 
creation strategies, we were once again the 
leading contributor to revenue growth in fast-
moving consumer goods (FMCG) across our 
retail customers, according to market researcher 
Nielsen. Innovations such as our new next-
generation customer relationship management 
(CRM) system support such success. The new 
system was rolled out in 18 markets during the 
year, strengthening our customer management 
capabilities that are directly linked to growing 
customer revenue. As well as supporting our 
core business, this has enabled us to accelerate 
our performance in new categories such as 
Coffee and Premium Spirits, as the system is 
able to consolidate customer leads efficiently and 
accurately for our sales team. Providing a stronger 
digital tool for communication drives better 
service and is another way for our salespeople to 
spend more time with our customers and provide 
them with data-driven analytics and insights.

We are committed to measuring and improving 
customer experience using the Net Promoter 
Score® metric applied through CustomerGauge 
‘voice of customer’ software, which enables 
instant feedback from customers. 

When a customer has an issue, the target for 
our sales teams is to ‘close the loop’ and resolve 
issues within 48 hours. In 2023, 83% of cases 
were resolved in 48 hours, up from 66% in 2022. 
This tool is now live in all our markets, with 
55% of our customers providing feedback on 
our performance.

We continue to support our customers through 
challenging periods of cost inflation and other 
economic pressures by offering a diverse portfolio 
and investing in engaging and relevant brand 
campaigns. This helped our customers generate 
top-line growth, whilst satisfying their shopper 
and customer needs. For example, at-home and 
out-of-home channels both delivered positive 
revenue growth in 2023, with more digital and 
physical at-home solutions and a wider out-of-
home portfolio offering.

Digital commerce
In 2023, we significantly invested in our digital 
commerce platforms and solutions, as part of 
our digital journey to enhance our capabilities 
using data-driven strategies and efficient online 
business platforms for growing revenue. Our 
collaboration with e-retailers and food delivery 
platforms to create unique omnichannel 
consumer experiences further intensified. Our 
strong online execution capabilities, with a focus 
on digital shelf execution and data-driven shopper 
activation, led to strong double-digit revenue 
growth online and growth in online market share. 
On food delivery platforms, we aim to sell a drink 
with a meal and this ‘beverage attachment’ rate 
improved slightly to 26% (excluding Russia).

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Data, insights & analytics 
DIA is one of our prioritised growth capabilities 
and we see this as a competitive advantage. 
Everything we do in this space, primarily through 
prioritised use cases, is done with the customer 
in mind and to strengthen our RGM and RTM. 

Demand forecasting 
We continued to develop our AI-enabled 
forecasting for short- and long-term demand for 
our products. In Romania, for example, we saw 
a 10% improvement in our demand forecasting 
after putting these AI tools in place.

2023 was a pivotal year for the implementation of 
DIA capabilities. We stepped up our analytics and 
AI usage, with the ambition to become an industry 
leader and to set a global benchmark in these 
capabilities. We have four prioritised use cases:

Segmented execution 
In 2023, we scaled segmented execution so that 
all markets, including Egypt, now have advanced 
micro segmentation, the ability to predict the 
potential value of a single outlet from a single 
product category – see an example from Nigeria 
in our feature on page 39 and in the video from 
our investor day, link also on page 39. We also 
launched the next generation of segmented 
execution, which provides new capabilities 
that personalise what we sell, personalises 
how we serve and execute with our customers, 
and enables us to make strategic and 
profitable investments.

Promotion spend effectiveness 
In 2023, we continued to increase our use of 
advanced analytics algorithms to improve the 
return on promotion investments, as well as 
improve demand forecasting. The algorithms 
mean we can measure the effectiveness of 
every Euro of promotional spend, allowing us 
to ‘course-correct’ and allocate investment to 
higher return promotions. We have automated 
these algorithms so that we run promotion 
management measurement each quarter to be 
agile in taking actions, rather than having annual 
plans, as well as leveraging the insights to drive 
joint value creation with our customers. 

Improving retention of our business developers 
This gives us valuable insights into how to reduce 
churn and have consistency and longer tenure 
with better performance.

Our sales teams – and colleagues in wider 
functions – continue to benefit significantly 
from the Data and Analytics Academy. It is 
accelerating the culture of data-driven decision 
making, enabling us to upskill our colleagues. We 
now have over 1,200 colleagues involved in DIA 
academy courses. New for 2023 was a module on 
generative AI, which we introduced to equip our 
colleagues with the very latest skills to improve 
data literacy. 

Revenue growth management
In 2023, we leveraged our RGM capabilities 
to implement price increases across all 
our markets, as well as drive mix increases, 
balancing premiumisation and affordability 
in a highly inflationary environment. 

Enhanced data and analytics tools have allowed 
us to adapt to ever-changing price elasticities, 
making decisions that protect consumption and 
our competitive position. Our proactiveness and 
agility in adapting price moves or promotional 
strategies to the marketplace and the competitive 
landscape have been critical to deliver revenue 
growth from both pricing and mix, while growing 
market share. 

Ongoing high inflation reinforced our long-
standing focus on improving affordability. 
We launched new affordable pack formats in the 
Czech Republic and Slovakia where we replaced 
1.75 litre with 1.5 litre and 2.25 litre with 2 litre 
formats. We expanded affordable offerings 
in a segmented way, aiming at channels and 
regions most relevant to the target consumer. 
For example, in Egypt we scaled our returnable 
glass bottle offerings and 300ml PET, leveraging 
segmentation based on consumer disposable 
income. We continued the expansion of 300ml 
PET in Bulgaria and we expanded our 350ml 
returnable glass bottle offering in Nigeria. 

Promotions are another important part of 
affordability. In 2023, we used data and insights 
to improve return on investment, offer more 
value-add promotions and focus on profitability. 
This helped to maximise returns for us and our 
customers. Premiumisation remains relevant for 
certain consumer segments, and we continued 
to increase our range of premium packs – in 
Austria launching a 400ml glass bottle and 
expanding our 1 litre glass bottle into flavours. 
We also increased our focus on premium multi-
packs of mini cans in our Established markets. 
Our focus on single-serve packs increased 
at-home channel sales. Due to our ongoing 
focus on HoReCa, we improved the percentage 
of sales from the out-of-home channel in Europe. 

We have more customer interaction than before 
due to our physical and digital route to market
Coolers
Sales force

New tools

15,000

salespeople

1.4 million

coolers

1.8 million

customers

90%coverage in high- 

potential outlets

67%of stores visited directly 1.0 million 

coolers are connected, 
improving data 
collection from the field

27Image recognition in 27 

countries, with 350,000 
outlets covered

New dynamic routing 
tool to optimise 
salespeople travel time

>30%of our indirect 

distribution partners 
connected through 
CCH integration tool

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Route to market
We have a vast route to market. Each day, 
around 15,000 business developers in sales 
teams across our countries service two million 
customers – in fact, we have more customer 
interactions than ever before due to our 
physical and digital RTM. And, with 1.4 million 
coolers (refrigerators) owned on our customers’ 
premises, we have multiple RTM models with 
different sales force roles, different last-mile 
models and different execution strategies. A 
24/7 dynamic sales and distribution model seeks 
to maximise profitable growth through data- 
driven execution excellence. We are constantly 
upgrading our physical RTM fundamentals to 
adapt to the digital transformation, and we are 
incorporating data and analytics to make it even 
more efficient. 

We continue to invest in new coolers as they 
help to drive single-serve mix and revenue 
growth. We increased the number of coolers 
by 9,3001 in 2023, led by Italy, to a total of 
1.4 million coolers on customer premises. 
More than half now have online connections, 
up 6pp, which improves their profitability by 
providing volume data for better execution. 
We have focused on using data to increase our 
profitable cooler coverage and in 2023 reached 
90%1 coverage of our top customer outlets. 
We also continued upgrading our physical RTM 
to adapt to the digital transformation and we 
now have 91,000 active digital customers, 
up 46% from 2022. 

1. 

 Excluding Russia, Egypt, Ukraine, Moldova and Armenia.

Image recognition tools are now operational 
in most of our markets. These tools help us 
understand in a precise and efficient way the 
quality of our execution at the point of sale, and 
to drive the needed corrective actions. We are 
also supporting our indirect distribution partners 
by connecting them through a bespoke CCH 
integration tool. Finally, we are expanding our 
digital coverage enabled by our eB2B platforms. 

In 2023, we expanded our physical coverage 
of outlets to support our out-of-home channel 
development. We increased our sales force in 
Italy, Croatia, Czech Republic and Slovakia and as 
a result we now visit two-thirds of our customers 
in person. We are enhancing our physical coverage 
by using dynamic routing tools, which optimise 
travel times and allow our sales force to spend 
more time with customers. It is this combination 
of in-person visits with data-driven insights and 
digital execution that is the foundation of our 
RTM success.

Talent development
Investing in our people and their development 
remains our ‘lighthouse capability’. We aim 
to make our company an irresistible place to 
work – where our employees feel heard, valued, 
supported and motivated to realise their full 
potential. We strive to ensure that we recruit 
and retain the best talent, providing unique and 
personalised development as a reason to join, 
grow, stay and best serve our customers. We 
have numerous development tools in place like 
fast-track development programmes for our 
high-potential colleagues. We develop critical 
sales and supply chain capabilities by offering a 
suite of academies, and our learning culture is 
embedded by making learning accessible through 
technology-enabled solutions. You can read more 
about our talent development in Cultivate the 
potential of our people on page 45.

In this lively video, you can 
see a day in the life of a 
business developer

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Priorities in 2024
•  Deliver continuous improvements to 

joint value creation with customers and 
customer experience 

•  Accelerate digital commerce, leveraging 

the scale of Customer Portal and 
expanding Sirvis

•  Enhance our competitive advantage from 
segmented execution insights, particularly 
in the HoReCa channel, as well as leverage 
insights from promotion analytics

•  Continue to implement our revenue growth 
management strategies, addressing both 
affordability and premiumisation, with an 
increased focus on mix initiatives 
•  Continue to improve our physical and 
digital route-to-market coverage with 
enhanced digital and technology tools 
and upgraded capabilities

UN Sustainable 
Development Goals
As we build our business by helping our 
customers to grow and thrive, we make 
substantial contributions to the achievement 
of the Sustainable Development Goals 
related to ending poverty, decent work, 
sustainable communities, responsible 
production, justice and strong institutions, 
as well as partnerships.

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Personalisation depends on data, 
insights & analytics 

From years of experience, we know there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes 
to beverage preferences. We aim for personalised execution for every outlet 
and capabilities in data, insights and analytics are critical to delivering this.

  What’s the growth 
opportunity?
Integrated intelligence across 
all channels.
Irrespective of the channel, we offer 
personalised and relevant assortment 
recommendations in every customer touch 
point in all our markets on a weekly basis:

•  Suggested orders for business developers 
when they visit the customer and they 
place an order in person

•  Smart orders in Customer Portal – online 
portal where customers can order 24/7

•  Suggested orders for Call centre when the 

customer calls in to place an order

Opening up moments  
for personalisation
For example in Nigeria...
•  Algorithms help find the right product 
in the right pack size at the right time. 

•  We bring intelligence that sophisticated 
retailers have to our more than 200,000 
fragmented customers (traditional ‘mom 
and pop’ stores), segmenting them into 
80 microsegments. 

•  Customer-centric order taking: 

the algorithm sees highest potential for 
Premium SSDs and Energy drinks. It suggests 
Coke and Monster and sees similar outlets are 
successful with Predator, so it adds Predator.

Algorithms help generate 
outlet-specific insights for 
personalisation. Data-enabled 
insights power our active 
two million customer base in 
Hellenic across all our markets.”

Ruchika Sachdeva
Head of Data, Insights & Analytics

Our head of DIA, Ruchika Sachdeva, 
shares how data, analytics and 
insight are a growth accelerator in the 
breakout session at our investor day

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Growth pillars

Fuel growth 
through 
competitiveness 
and investment

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Growth pillars continued

Fuel growth through competitiveness 
and investment

2023 highlights
•  Added seven new production lines and 
invested €11 million in rPET in Romania 

•  Fast-forwarded transition to paper-

based secondary packaging through 
effective supplier partnerships

•  Achieved target of 50% energy-

efficient, connected coolers ahead 
of schedule

KPIs
•  Organic EBIT growth
•  Comparable EBIT
•  Comparable EBIT margin
•  Capex as % of NSR
•  ROIC

Principal risks and opportunities
•  Marketplace economic conditions
•  Competing in the digital marketplace
•  Suppliers and sustainable sourcing
•  Cyber incidents
•  Sustainable packaging
•  Water availability and usage
•  Managing our carbon footprint

Read more p88 to 107

Material topics
•  Sustainable sourcing
•  Socio-economic impact
•  Climate change
•  Water stewardship
•  Packaging and waste management

Read more p42 to 44

Stakeholders

Our customers

Our suppiers

Our investors

Investing for growth
Our ability to win in the marketplace 
and to leverage our 24/7 portfolio is 
down to continuous strengthening of 
our customer and supplier partnerships, 
and investment: investment in capacity; 
investment in sustainability; investment 
in digital, data and technology and 
investment in critical, value-creating 
capabilities (read more in Win in 
the Marketplace on pages 33 to 39). 

Investing in capacity to support 
our 24/7 portfolio
We have a broad footprint of 62 production plants, 
of which five are mega-plants, across 29 countries 
(no change from 2022), with five production 
plants in Egypt now fully integrated following the 
acquisition of the business in 2022. We added 
seven new production lines, ranging from our 
new PET line in Hungary to new glass and can 
lines in Nigeria. You can read more about our new 
resealable RGB line in Austria on page 62. 

We have invested heavily in our partnership 
with Monster Energy, as Energy continues to 
be one of the fastest-growing categories in 
NARTD beverages.

In 2023, we added three additional Monster 
canning lines: one each in Ireland and Poland, 
which were commissioned in 2023; and a line 
in Italy that will be commissioned in 2024, 
bringing our total to eight Monster lines 
across five countries. 

We continued our investment in coolers, or 
refrigerators, at customer premises in support 
of our revenue growth management strategy 
and sustainability goals – see pages 43 and 44. 

Investing in sustainability 
as a growth enabler 
Our approach to sustainability is doing what 
is right, while creating value for the business 
and strengthening resilience. For example, 
we have reduced energy use by 30% between 
2010 and 2023, making a significant impact on 
emissions reductions, but also realising more 
than €50 million (gross) in energy cost savings. 

On packaging, we have invested more than €50 
million in three in-house recycled plastic (rPET) 
production units in Italy, Poland and Romania over 
the last two years, with €11 million invested in the 
Romania plant alone in 2023. These investments 
reflect our commitment to a circular economy, 
while allowing us to decrease the cost of buying 
rPET from outside and enhancing our security 
of supply in a tight market. 

We continually scan the market to assess 
supplier capabilities and use strategic partner 
relationships, for example, to increase Post 
Consumer Recycled (PCR) content, reduce shrink 
and stretch film thickness (down-gauging) to 
minimise material consumption and develop close 
loop, circular solutions. In 2023, we implemented 
multiple down-gauging shrink film initiatives 
in the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland and 
Hungary, resulting in cost savings and reduction 
of CO2 emissions. 

We continue innovating in glass and paper 
– investing €12 million in Austria on a new energy- 
and water-efficient returnable glass bottle line 
for our 1 litre ‘universal bottle’ format, while 
introducing a new 400ml resealable, reusable glass 
bottle, and launching a paper-based alternative 
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A paper-based alternative 
to shrink film for 1.5 litre 
bottles was three years in 
the making
CCH Austria, paper producer Mondi and 
machine manufacturer Krones partnered to 
create an innovative, high-strength, paper 
sleeve, ‘Hug-IT’, that tightly wraps and secures 
six 1.5 litre bottle bundles of Coke, Fanta, 
Sprite and Mezzo Mix during transit. 

Hug-IT replaces existing plastic shrink wrap, 
using paper made from FSC® certified 
responsibly sourced fibres, as a more 
sustainable solution. Hug-IT has taken three 
years to come to fruition, from conception 
through to planning, trialling, and finally getting 
the product onto the shelf. Expert teams from 
the three companies worked closely together 
to meet the challenges of aesthetics, strength 
and stretchability of the paper solution.

Our suppliers are important partners in 
sustainability. We monitor the performance 
of our significant suppliers through our annual 
internal assessments, third-party audits of 
compliance, the EcoVadis IQ Plus Tool and 
EcoVadis Risk Assessment platform. EcoVadis 
helps us monitor, assess and benchmark a 
range of risks using 21 criteria from international 
standard setters and is our common ESG 
assessment platform across the Coca-Cola 
System, where we exchange information on the 
ESG performance of our common suppliers. 
We are also investigating how to further extend 
risk assessment in our supply base, leveraging 
new tools, Artificial Intelligence and customised 
alerts, giving our strategic procurement team 
faster access to critical events and information 
affecting our supply chain.

We recognise supplier certifications, as per 
international standards including ISO 9001, ISO 
14001, ISO 50001, FSSC 22000 and ISO 45001. 
For agricultural commodities, we recognise 
the Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade, Bonsucro, 
the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform 
Farm Sustainability Assessment and Global 
GAP+GRASP. All long-term contractors and 
contracted services on site are assessed 
on human rights through workplace audits, 
which have a three-year cycle.

The careful use of resources and 
recyclable materials is an important 
pillar in our sustainability strategy and 
plays a central role in the design of the 
sustainable packaging mix for the 
Austrian market. With the introduction 
of our new solution, which is unique 
in the world to date, we will be able to 
reduce material use by around 200 
tonnes of plastic per year. It was a 
pleasure to work with Mondi and our 
other partners in jointly contributing 
to a circular economy.”

Felix Sprenger
Supply Chain Director, CCH Austria

Our approach is ‘paper where 
possible, plastic when useful’ – and 
replacing the plastic shrink wrap used 
for bundling bottles provides the ideal 
opportunity to put that into practice. 
By producing a strong paper, 
we are able to replicate what the 
plastic shrink wrap does, delivering 
secure and safe transportation of 
multipacks with our Hug-IT paper 
sleeves that reduce plastic use.”

Silvia Hanzelova
Sales Director Speciality Kraft Paper, Mondi

We successfully continued with the paper-
based holder for smaller multipacks, Keel Clip™, 
implemented in Hungary, Greece, Italy, Poland, 
Romania, Northern Ireland and Austria, while we 
started to look into how to further optimise the 
solution to reduce material usage and minimise 
emissions. Specifically, in Italy we piloted six packs 
of 150ml with a down-gauged carton format. 
Results were encouraging, so we plan to develop 
the commercial solution and introduce to the 
broader market in 2024.

Also in secondary packaging, we concluded an 
assessment related to the introduction of low-
density film in Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene 
(BOPP) labels instead of standard plastic labels. 
Following this assessment, we expect to roll out 
BOPP labels in 2024, and anticipate reducing 
plastic in labels by 12%, saving around 240 tonnes 
of material and 600 tonnes of CO2 emissions 
annually. In 2023, we successfully piloted smaller 
labels in 1 litre upwards multi-serve packs in 
Greece, Cyprus, Poland and Italy, and we are now 
planning the roll out of shorter labels across the 
Company in 2024. This will result in CO2 emissions 
reduction by approximately 550 tonnes. 

Water remains one of our key strategic priorities. 
By using innovative technologies, such as water-
free cleaners for our new can lines in Greece 
and Poland, we are targeting a 20% reduction 
in water consumption by 2025 compared with 
2017 in water risk areas. You can read more about 
our investments and achievements in water on 
pages 61 to 62.

In this short video, Anna Erniša, 
Chief ‘Hug’ Officer at Mondi, describes 
the story of ‘Hug-IT’ and the many 
open up moments on the project

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Investing in digital, data  
and technology 
Fuelling our growth requires investment behind 
digital technology and new business models, 
blended with our continuous focus on productivity 
and efficiency improvement initiatives. In 2023, we 
appointed a dedicated head of our Digital Factory to 
focus on embedding digital throughout the business. 
We consider three ‘buckets’ when investing in digital, 
data and technology: consumer and customer 
centricity (read more in ‘Win in the marketplace’ 
on pages 33 to 39); employee experience 
(read more in ‘Cultivate the potential of our people’ 
on pages 45 to 51); and operational productivity. 

Operational productivity: 
line performance 
optimisation

Managing complexity through 
flexibility and adaptability 
through increased complexity

Evolving maintenance  
strategy to reduce bottling 
line downtime

Developing people 
capability hand in hand with 
technology development

Improving performance 
management using  
digital tools

1

2

3

4

Consumer and customer centricity
We achieved several milestones in customer 
centricity in 2023, including: 

•  Connected coolers: passed the 1 million 

‘connected coolers’ milestone, meaning that 
we are continually increasing and improving 
the data we obtain from the field
•  Image recognition: processing over 

1.5 million product execution images every 
month, continuing to free up business 
developers to spend more time with 
customers and improving revenue per outlet 

•  DIA using machine learning for 

personalised execution: 57% of customer 
visits had outlet-specific suggested orders 
recommended by business developers
•  Dynamic routing: 11% market coverage 

using algorithm-based routing for deliveries 
in first year of deployment, with target of 
34% coverage for 2024

Employee experience
To achieve best-in-class employee experience, 
we have designed and tested ‘WorkDay’ as 
a new core HR system to improve internal 
productivity, with the target of saving many 
hours for colleagues to use in higher value- 
add activities. During 2024, we will deploy 
the solution throughout the business.

During 2023, we selected Microsoft Viva to 
host our new intranet platform for internal 
communication, and we will design and deploy 
the new intranet in early 2024. 

We also started to research the new-generation 
digital assistants. Using Microsoft Copilot, we 
are evaluating technology and persona-based 
needs as part of our generative AI in the 
workplace plans. 

Operational productivity
We are continually investing in improving our 
operational productivity, reducing changeover 
times between flavours, optimising washing 
procedures, developing our predictive 
maintenance routines and managing 
complexity of production. 

Managing complexity is key as we expand our 
flavour ranges and expand our lines, and we 
launched a Digital Twin pilot project in Edelstal, 
Austria, to explore how to make both financial 
and sustainability savings as the manufacturing 
process becomes more complex.

Other examples of where we are using digital 
include 250 manufacturing practices shared 
through our internal software platform 
‘WeKnow’, enabling best practice and learnings 
to be shared across the organisation. 

We have also implemented a new digital 
application to support plant operators’ 
personal development and capabilities, and in 
particular their ability to embrace technological 
developments, in our connected worker platform. 

Our Digital Factory journey 
so far
The Digital Factory addresses all three 
buckets of our digital, data and technology 
strategy. In 2023, we created a dedicated 
‘Head of Digital Factory’ role to recognise 
the importance of investing in our digital 
innovation and capabilities. 

Q4 
’21

Q1 
’22

We launched our own Digital Factory 
to accelerate bringing new ideas and 
solutions to the market and bridging 
the gap between innovation and scale

Set up our first two dynamic pods for 
Employee Experience and Digital 
Commerce and recruited our first 
team member to drive our User 
Experience (UX) capability

Kicked off a pilot in Hungary to trial a 
new sales delivery model. Supported 
the relaunch of the direct-to-
consumer model in Switzerland

We also organised a two-day innovation event 
with a wide range of suppliers to remain up to 
date with technological developments.

Q2 
’22

Our digital team describes how digital 
is enabling growth in this breakout session 
video from our investor day.

Watch the video online
Watch the video online

Worked in partnership with Microsoft 
to build a GenAI powered prototype 
of Sales Academy in the metaverse 
and showcased it at the Cairo 
Leadership Conference

Appointed a new dedicated Head 
of Digital Factory and upscaled the 
digital factory to take more ideas 
forward in 2023

Q1 
’23

Q2 
’23

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Growth pillars continued
Fuel growth through competitiveness and investment

Consumer and customer centricity
Enabling personalised 
execution for every outlet
1,000,000
connected coolers
continually increasing and improving 
data collection from the field

Employee experience
Make CCH a
fully digital 
workplace

where employees feel heard, valued, 
supported and motivated to realise 
their full potential

Operational productivity
Deliver
stronger 
results faster

through data, technology and 
insights enabled processes and  
decision making 

Strengthening our supplier 
partnerships and supply 
chain effectiveness
We consider our suppliers as critical partners, 
contributing to the ongoing and sustainable 
success of our business. Under a unified 
procurement framework, we segment our 
supply base universe of around 15,000 parent 
level supplier organisations into direct and 
indirect spend suppliers, and a hierarchy 
according to their importance. You can read 
more about this and a full description of our 
supply chain on our website (https://www.
coca-colahellenic.com/en/about-us/what-we-
do/supply-chain). We place significant focus 
on forming partnerships with suppliers that have 
supply points located within our countries, both 
multinational and local, while also developing 
strong local suppliers across our territories. 
These efforts support our strategy for local 
sourcing and contributing to socio-economic 
development in the countries where we operate.

We have built a borderless supply chain to a large 
extent that operates effectively and efficiently, 
enabling us to embed innovative technologies 
and respond to customers and suppliers fast. 
We are innovating within our supply chain 
to expand our technical capabilities, driving 
productivity improvements and making cost, 
energy and water savings. 

We are investing in technologies that optimise our 
infrastructure and transform our existing plants 
into efficient mega-plants, effectively serving a 
country or an entire region. 

Our mission is to become the leading 
supply chain function in our industry 
in terms of customer service and 
cost efficiency. To achieve this, 
we focus our efforts on keeping 
our people engaged, excelling in 
sustainability, reducing our costs 
and building best-in-class customer 
service and responsiveness.”

Ivo Bjelis, 
Chief Supply Chain Officer

Priorities in 2024
•  Commission an additional Monster canning 

line in Italy

•  Improved market coverage using 

algorithm-based routing for deliveries

•  Continue to improve our supply 

chain efficiency

•  Continue to improve the environmental 
impact of our secondary packaging, for 
example by rolling out BOPP labels 

•  Increase the impact of the Digital Factory 
under a dedicated head, increasing the 
number of pilots that become scaled 
solutions in the business

UN Sustainable 
Development Goals
Our sustained efforts to reduce our costs 
and improve our impact have generated 
significant results for our business, our 
communities, society and the environment. 
These results correspond to contributions to 
the Sustainable Development Goals for clean 
water and sanitation, clean energy, economic 
growth, industry innovation, sustainable 
communities, responsible production, 
climate action, life below water and life 
on land.

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Growth pillars

Cultivate the 
potential of 
our people

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2023 highlights
•  Kept our people safe during turbulent 

geopolitical events

•  Improved our engagement score, 

confirming that we are embedding a 
purpose-led culture and greater belief 
in our efforts to simplify our business

KPIs
•  Employee engagement
•  Percent of managers that are women
•  Lost time accident rate 

Principal risks and opportunities
•  Geopolitical and security environment
•  Health and safety
•  People retention

•  Helped our customers and our people 

Read more p88 to 107

adapt to the changing external 
environment with speed and agility 
through new ways of working

•  Continued to strengthen the diversity 

of our workforce while building 
an inclusive workplace

Material topics
•  Employee wellbeing and engagement
•  Human rights, diversity and inclusion

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Stakeholders

Our people

Our communities

Strengthening our culture
We passionately believe that it is only 
with the strength, competence and 
engagement of our people that we will 
achieve our vision and ambitious growth 
agenda. Over the last year, we took 
time to reflect on our wider purpose 
and culture, working with colleagues 
from across the organisation to identify 
a unifying purpose: to open up moments 
that refresh us all.

The subsequent ‘Culture Story’ brought to life in 
2023 is about all of us at Hellenic – who we are, 
our purpose, vision, leadership model, values and 
the behaviours we commit to. It is a story that, for 
the first time, was captured in a Culture Manifesto, 
accessible to all as a booklet and serving as our 
guiding star in all we do. 

We unveiled the Culture Manifesto to senior 
leaders at the annual Leadership Conference in 
Cairo. Shortly afterwards, the story was cascaded 
the same day across all our teams through 
townhall sessions. Our people were further 
engaged through culture labs to build a common 
understanding behind our purpose, values and 
behaviours and to identify team and personal 
commitments that bring our culture to life every 
day. To address the needs of our employees, 
we continued to deploy our bi-annual culture 
and engagement survey, which looks at how we 
are performing against our engagement and 
committed values and behaviours. We scored 
well on the values of ‘We over I’ and ‘Deliver 
Sustainably’, with further work expected to ‘Make 
it Simple’ so that colleagues can avoid time spent 
on non-value-adding activities. We are taking this 
feedback seriously, accelerating how we simplify 
our processes and the way we work.

For example, Oxygen, our Group-wide initiative 
to simplify and introduce smart ways of working, 
has already freed up more than 633,000 hours 
of colleague time. This is thanks to innovations 
such as dynamic routing, piloted in Poland, which 
is reducing travel time for sales teams visiting 
customers by around a third, freeing up 10% of 
their time. We are now rolling dynamic routing 
out to new markets. 

With a new network of passionate ‘change 
leaders’ across the organisation, we look 
forward to accelerating cultural progress in 
2024, against the ultimate objective to put our 
customers first, make it simple and open up 
opportunities for growth.

Making culture real 
through storytelling
Sharing stories from our diverse and talented 
people from across our markets is one of the 
best ways in which we can ensure colleagues 
feel seen, heard, valued and connected to 
each other – and to our culture. 

Red Talks has been an effective platform to 
enable this and in 2023, it proved to be a popular 
way for colleagues to share personal and 
professional experiences, ideas and insights 
securely via their preferred channel – from 
videos to live storytelling and presentations. 

Meanwhile, Coffee Corner events were well 
attended. These open, informal live chats 
invite our storytellers to share on a range 
of topics, from leadership and growth to 
development and feedback. With 150-250 
participants per session, Coffee Corner 
events have sparked interest from across 
the organisation. All our people stories are 
stored in the Red Talks Hub to be accessed 
anytime, anywhere.

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Cultivate the potential of our people

Engagement and collaboration
Prior to our bi-annual culture and engagement 
survey in September, a pulse survey in April already 
showed improvement in five out of six strategic 
areas: Strategic Priorities; Work-Life Balance; 
Customer Centric Recognition; Simplification and 
Retention. The culture and engagement survey 
was updated to align with our new values and 
leadership model. Record-breaking participation 
(92%) and a high sustainable engagement 
index score (86%) were headline achievements, 
alongside ‘belief in our strategic priorities’ (88%), 
‘feeling proud to be part of our Company’ (93%), 
and ‘recommend the Company to others’ (87%). 
We also saw a nine percentage points increase 
in Business Developer retention scores vs 2022. 
Our 2023 results were two percentage points 
below the Qualtrics Global Top Decile Norm for 
engagement and we will continue to benchmark 
our performance against other high-performing 
companies. We are also improving how we 
collaborate across functions, which we measure 
through the ‘collaborating for impact’ survey. 
We saw participation nearly doubling, reaching 
28,358 responses, and significant progress 
in cross-functional collaboration. Our internal 
NPS score improved to 30 in November from 
15 in February. While we keep sight of the desired 
behaviours we want to nurture, we are focusing 
to address the opportunities on the biggest 
drivers to create a tangible impact with our 
frontliners and our customers.

Participation in our performance management 
framework, ‘performance for growth’, reached an 
all-time high of 97%. We refreshed the framework 
as well, aligning it with our new values and 
leadership model and emphasising simplification, 
value-adding activities and prioritisation. 

We also revisited feedback loops, introduced 
colleague feedback processes, enhancing 
collaboration across functions and borders. 
This new feedback approach resulted in more 
employees receiving individual feedback (67% 
compared with 46% in 2022). This positive 
evolution underscores our commitment to 
cultivating a high-performance culture that 
resonates with our workforce.

Employee turnover continued to fall, landing at 
11.4% compared with 11.8% in 2022. Retention 
remains a key priority and we prioritise exit 
surveys, attractive remuneration and regular 
dialogue through STAY conversations. We have 
decreased the ratio of female managers leaving 
compared with male counterparts, thanks in 
part to focus groups that were held to better 
understand the root causes of female turnover 
and the action plans put in place.

86%sustainable engagement  

index score

88%belief in our strategic priorities

93%feeling proud to be part  

of our Company

87%recommend the Company  

to others

Supporting our people 
in Ukraine
We could not be prouder of the resilience, 
collaboration and unity demonstrated by 
our team in Ukraine as the country faced a 
second year of war and uncertainty. 

Their safety and wellbeing have remained our 
utmost priority, while colleagues from around 
the world have continued to give generously 
– with monetary aid, time, awareness and 
support. We also ran resilience webinars 
and coaching sessions, townhall events and 
engagement workshops, both on- and offline 
to ensure our Ukraine colleagues feel involved 
and supported by us all. 

Our ‘women in sales’ community was created 
to amplify learning and development for 
female Ukrainian sales teams, while our ‘reskill 
to win’ programme helped anyone having to 
relocate within the country. We continued 
working with local youth organisations, 
providing hope and opportunity for those 
starting their careers and we restarted the 
Fast Forward development programme to 
bring local talent together.

Welcoming Egypt to the  
Coca-Cola HBC family
Integrating over 5,600 new colleagues from 
Egypt was a key focus during the year. The 
Leadership Conference, hosted in the country, 
was a strong starting point to align on culture 
and ambitions, supported by the Culture 
Manifesto and followed up by 11 roadshows 
across the country. We also extended our 
culture and engagement survey to Egypt, 
with an impressive participation rate of 97% 
and a sustainable engagement index score of 
85%. We have identified further improvement 
opportunities in connecting and collaborating 
with our colleagues in Egypt, which we will 
address through follow-up workshops.

We also rolled out in Egypt our annual 
talent review programme and performance 
management cycle, covering over 700 people 
by the end of the year. Line manager labs 
focused on talent acquisition, rewards and 
policies, attended by over 500 colleagues. 
Meanwhile, more than 1,500 end users and 
1,200 as Business Developers and Sales 
Team Leaders were trained, as our new SAP 
system went live in the country.

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Health and safety
The health and safety of our people is of 
paramount importance for us, which is why 
we keep focusing on improving systems and 
initiatives, while engaging employees and 
contractors. We enhanced our behaviour-
based safety programme by embedding 
more human and operational principles across 
manufacturing and non-manufacturing locations. 
We have reached 97% programme coverage 
in manufacturing, 96% in warehousing, 95% in 
commercial (excluding Nigeria) and 56% in our 
offices. By end of 2023, 2,168 employees and 
740 contractors were trained as behaviour-based 
safety observers, and we eliminated 80.3% of 
barriers to safety identified under this programme. 

The programme was rolled out to three new 
manufacturing locations in Egypt, where 47 
observers were trained, and 831 behaviour-based 
safety observations were conducted.

We are very happy to report zero employee 
fatalities. However, with great regret there were 
five contractor fatalities that happened on the 
road and within our premises. 

Out of three road accidents leading to a 
contractor fatality, two were caused by a public 
driver. Unfortunately, one on-site fatality was 
reported when a contractor’s truck assistant was 
hit by a reversing truck and the other unfortunate 
on-site incident happened during a forklift repair. 
In both cases, we made a detailed root cause 
analysis, took appropriate corrective actions and 
shared the lessons learned across all our countries 
with mandatory preventative actions to be put 
in place. Our Employee Lost Time Accident Rate 
(LTAR) was 0.27, a 23% improvement versus 2022. 
The Contractors’ Lost Time Incident Frequency 
rate (LTIFR) improved by 9%. In compliance with 
TCCC’s Life Saving Rules (LSR), we conducted 
quarterly assessments of all manufacturing and 
non-manufacturing facilities, achieving 84.7% 
compliance (excluding Russia). Based on these 
assessments, each country has developed its 
own corrective actions to address critical gaps 
and achieve full compliance.

Accidents per million kilometres 

8.93

7.64

5.4

4.96

4.22

3.92

3.66

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2.63

2.2

2.02

1.69

1.63

Wellbeing and reward
We continue our commitment to fostering a 
workplace culture that prioritises and supports 
the wellbeing of our people. A dedicated wellbeing 
framework, centred around physical, mental, 
financial and social wellbeing, has been crucial 
to nurturing a healthy and resilient workforce. 
In 2023, alongside continued wellbeing initiatives, 
we organised a session focused on resilience 
and stress management led by a professional 
counsellor from our Employee Assistance 
Programme. Amid high inflation in many of our 
operating countries, we prioritised financial 
wellbeing, including conducting a session with 
valuable insights and strategies to manage 
financial pressures. 

We automated our rewards processes by 
implementing the Beqom platform for annual 
increases in four business units. Following very 
positive user feedback, we also developed a 
management incentive plan (MIP) module and 
deployed digitalised processes to more business 
units, now numbering eight, with the expectation 
to run our annual increases and MIP in almost all 
business units on the platform in 2024. Preparing 
to launch a new workforce administration system, 
Workday, in 2024, we have doubled down on 
increasing the quality of data management, which 
will be a critical enabler in a consistent and better 
employee experience, supported by simplified, 
standardised and automated HR administration.

Continuous improvement in 
reducing accidents

4%reduction in accidents per  

million kilometres in 2023,  
from 1.69 to 1.63

Keeping in place our established fleet safety 
programmes, together with special attention 
on vehicle safety, we can report another year of 
continuous improvement in reducing accidents 
per million kilometres, achieving 1.63. 

To maintain health and safety momentum, 
we conducted two engagement campaigns on 
increasing the safety awareness. One of them 
was linked to World Safety Day in April: “See, Say, 
Do something – Save a life. Stay safe for what you 
love.” The second campaign in October addressed 
safety awareness before the winter season and 
was a continuation titled “Stay Safe for what 
you love!” We also launched a health and safety 
observation toolkit as an app-based resource 
for all colleagues to observe and report hazards 
or unsafe behaviours and to encourage safety 
conversations. Despite positive progress in our 
LTAR Mission 2025 commitments, we seek to 
accelerate it by working with selected business 
units with higher LTARs and engaging their 
leadership teams. We will also continue optimising 
our behaviour-based safety programme and 
strengthen the safety culture and behaviour 
of our employees and contractors.

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Diversity and inclusion
We maintained our commitment to diversity 
and inclusion, executing actions as part of our 
business plans and monitoring our progress 
closely. A consistent, continuous focus on 
recruitment, talent and retention has improved 
gender diversity at all levels, with 41.8% of 
management positions now held by women, 
thanks to proactive strategies such as gender-
balanced recruitment shortlists. Overall, nearly 
half of our internal appointments were women 
(46%), while also 38% of our external hires were 
female. On a management level, 51.4% of external 
hires were women, while amongst our sales-based 
external hires the share of females was 36.2%.

We were proud to receive 15 diversity-related 
awards. Further highlights included the following:

•  Ten women senior managers joined WeQual, 

an initiative that brings together global 
organisations to drive gender equality. Our CEO 
continues to be a judge at the WeQual awards 
for female leaders. 

•  Participating in the LEAD conference, as 

a TCCC partner – the largest diversity and 
inclusion event for the European FMCG and 
retail industry. 

•  Support The Boardroom in Greece to develop 

women for Board positions. 

To ensure we adhere to all applicable laws and 
regulations and demonstrate best practice 
around diversity and inclusion, we regularly review 
our Human Rights Policy, our Code of Business 
Conduct, and other internal standards. Find out 
more on pages 114 to 115 and on our website.

Management positions held by women

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Championing women 
in leadership
We continue to champion the professional 
development of our female talents through 
our Women in Leadership programmes. 
During the last year, 78 of our female leaders 
participated in the six-month programme, 
which aims to build engaged and capable 
female leaders, support their transition into 
new roles and change cultural factors that 
may hold them back. 32% of participants 
who completed ‘Women in Leadership 1’ 
and 23% of participants who completed 
‘Women in Leadership 2’, during 2022 and 
2023, have been promoted. Our CEO, Zoran 
Bogdanovic, featured as the first guest in 
its new community talks. 

Our own ‘women leader stories’ video 
series included topics around work-life 
balance, career growth and leadership. 
It has attracted over 18 million views 
since its launch in 2021! Finally, our local 
business units continued creating their own 
regionally targeted campaigns to empower 
women, including breaking women in sales 
stereotypes in Serbia and women in supply 
chain campaigns in Austria and Romania.

Finding our Gen Z 
future leaders
We were delighted to kick-start our 
international leadership trainee programme. 
Designed to challenge and develop Gen Z 
graduates to become our next generation 
of leaders, it is focused on commercial 
experience through a 70-20-10 learning 
model that combines hands-on experience 
with mentoring from our senior leaders 
and highly acclaimed formal learning in 
partnership with Hult, a private business 
school. We supported the programme with 
a marketing campaign, ‘Bring Your Own 
Magic’, which reached out to more than 2.5 
million Gen Z candidates. The campaign was 
nominated for ten global and local awards for 
digital communication and employer branding 
excellence, and won six including Silver in the 
Digital Communication Awards 2023.

Production Manager, Anna Zehetner-Tüttö, in 
our Irish business explains her journey as part 
of our Women in CCHBC series

Here are our new leaders in action!

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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Talent development:  
Our lighthouse capability
Our commitment to people development is 
supported by our constantly evolving Talent 
review framework, which enables us to identify 
successors for senior leadership roles. This year 
we have increased the number of successors 
to country function head roles by 2 percentage 
points and out of all identified successors 48% 
are now women. At the same time, we identified 
more than 200 emerging talent individuals to 
tailor their development early on in their career 
and accelerate their growth. We continued 
optimising development tools, such as STAY and 
career conversations, and individual development 
plan guides. Talent Builders was launched as a 
programme to support all new people leaders on 
an end-to-end journey dedicated to the essentials 
of recruiting, developing and retaining people. 
1,325 frontline leaders started their Talent Builder 
journey in 2023. 

To enhance talent visibility across business units 
and functional areas, we worked with 26 cross-
country talent pools, enabling more internal 
moves across our countries and functions. 
This contributed to 87 appointments into senior 
leadership roles, with 84% filled internally. 

In total, around 300 people went through 
our acceleration programmes in 2023, which 
continues to be the main source of our internal 
succession. We have also focused on our 
critical growth capabilities, introducing ‘x-ray’ 
reviews to proactively identify where we need 
to invest in external hires or internal capability 
development, which are vital for sustainable 
business performance and growth. This will 
help us to strengthen the talent pipeline, ensure 
proactive identification of succession gaps and 
enable long-term planning.

Developing critical sales and 
supply chain capabilities
We offer a suite of academies that support 
professional development of key sales roles. We 
had another year of strong uptake in 2023, with 
over 1,300 new Business Developers becoming 
certified (licence to start and licence to sell) and 
89% of existing Business Developers achieving 
certification. Alongside new Premium Spirits 
and Coffee Academies, we launched a Digital 
Commerce Academy and relaunched our Sales 
Academy for Key Accounts. We also launched 
MYcroLearnings across all our markets as 
five-minute bitesize online sessions offered 
every two weeks to our entire sales force to 
reinforce foundational and critical elements 
of sales capabilities.

We launched a new selection tool to hire 
Business Developers in 2023. Combining 
input from over 3,600 candidates and existing 
Business Developers, we were able to introduce 
performance and retention predictors to 
support hiring decisions. The new tool has 
already improved candidate experience, 
reduced time to recruit by 15% and improved 
retention of new Business Developers by 
around 5%. 

When it comes to investing in our supply chain 
talent, we launched the Supply Chain Academy 
to approximately 95% of all supply chain 
personnel across manufacturing, logistics, 
quality, planning and procurement. More than 
1,300 colleagues acquired their licence, and 
we are targeting 100% participation in the 
year ahead – showing operational excellence 
in action.

FASTFORWARD

Women in 
Leadership

LEADERSHIP

Passion  
to lead

EXCEL

DIGITAL 
Academy

DIA 
Academy

COFFEE 
Academy

SALES 
Academy

DIGITAL 
Academy

PREMIUM 
SPIRITS 
Academy

Our Sales Academy 
delivered 

145,200 
hours

of training in 2023

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Helping our people realise 
their potential
Our talent development reinforces continuous 
learning and upskilling, while giving people the 
opportunities for personal growth. Continuously 
striving to make learning accessible to all, we 
delivered over 830,000 hours of learning in 
2023, of which 12% was in personal skills and 
74.6% was in functional skills. The majority of 
our employees learned ‘online’, with 71% of the 
learning activity being in self-paced, ‘anytime, 
anywhere’ format. In its fourth consecutive year, 
our virtual LearnFest drew in over 6,600 attendees 
across 16 sessions and four days.

Ensuring our employees can also learn from each 
other, we provide access to coaches and mentors 
through technology-enabled solutions. After 
a successful campaign to inspire and encourage 
internal coaching, in 2023 we incorporated it 
into other learning and talent initiatives. Looking 
to future talent, Avature, our new recruitment 
platform, saw rapid and full adoption by our 
recruiters, doubling the number of candidates 
per recruitment requisition and candidates in our 
talent network. We successfully completed the 
second phase of Avature implementation with a 
new career site, automated recruitment reporting 
and advanced talent acquisition analytics.

Recognised as an employer of choice
In 2023, we increased our ranking in Universum’s 
employer of choice ratings, despite ongoing 
change in talent preferences. Overall, external 
perception of our business increased by six points, 
positioning us in 12th place across all industries 
and in the top five of preferred employers in 
the FMCG sector, of 16 markets. Our brand 
and reputation as an employer is supported by 
authentic accounts shared by our people – each 
year, around 1,300 employees share regular 
content about Coca-Cola HBC on social media 
platforms, reaching over three million potential 
recruits to our business – a consistent growth 
of 85% versus 2022.

Our people practices have been recognised 
externally, with 74 prizes and awards in the last 
year. As well as the diversity and inclusion awards 
listed above, recognition was given to employer 
branding, talent and employer reputation. 
Three markets were certified by the Top 
Employers Institute.

Percent of female leaders

41.8%

Hours of learning 

830,000

Talents went through acceleration 
programmes 

Romanian PR Awards
Silver award for excellence 
in ‘Employer Branding and 
Diversity Management’

Digital Communication 
Awards
Silver winner 2023

Employer Branding Awards
Gold Best Use of ‘ Employee 
Generated Content’
Silver award in ‘Best Use of 
Social Media in an Employer 
Branding Campaign’
Bronze award in ‘Best 
Employer Branding 
Campaign Targeting Gen Z’
Bronze award in ‘Best 
Recruitment Campaign’

The RAD Awards
Early Careers Attraction 
Nominee
Candidate Experience Nominee
Graduate Campaign Nominee

European Excellence Awards
‘Innovation of the year’ 
Nominee

Over 6,600 colleagues attended our 
online learnfest.

300

Priorities in 2024
•  Build unmatched sales teams by 
strengthening our commercial 
talent pipeline.

•  Stay resilient and closely connected 
with our teams through continuous 
listening and simplifying their lives to the 
maximum, so that they continue focusing 
on helping our customers grow.

•  Cultivate our growth mindset-driven 

culture through simplicity and 
proactive collaboration.

•  Enable our people and teams to drive 

higher impact, through gender-balanced 
teams and more productive ways 
of working, while strengthening our 
critical capabilities.

UN Sustainable 
Development Goals
Efforts to foster an engaging workplace 
and an inclusive environment, nurture and 
develop the capabilities of our people, 
increase gender balance in our management 
ranks and reduce stress and support 
employee wellbeing all contribute toward 
global goals for development. The specific 
Sustainable Development Goals supported 
are those for: good health and wellbeing; 
gender equality; decent work and economic 
growth; reducing inequalities; and peace, 
justice and strong institutions.

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At Coca-Cola HBC, we are proud to be global 
industry leaders in sustainability. We have 
the highest scores and rankings in ten of the 
most-recognised ESG ratings.

We are clear and ambitious about what we 
want to achieve on our sustainability journey. 
Our Mission 2025 commitments on climate, 
packaging, water, ingredients, nutrition, people 
and communities set measurable targets. 
We aim to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 
and have a net positive impact on biodiversity 
in critical areas of our value chain.

You can read more about our sustainability achievements 
in this chapter and find out what colleagues think about 
our ESG ratings in the video below.

We were ranked as the world's most 
sustainable beverage company for 
the seventh time by Dow Jones 
Sustainability Indices 20231

Watch our video online
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2023 highlights
•  Continued our decarbonisation journey in 
alignment with our NetZeroby40 roadmap.
•  Focused on packaging decarbonisation using 
a higher percentage of recycled materials.
•  Supported further roll-out of Deposit Return 

Schemes in our EU markets. 
•  Promoted Extended Producer 

Responsibility (EPR) policies and the launch 
of new packaging collection systems in 
priority markets.

•  Completed biodiversity impact study 
following the SBTN methodology.

•  Expanded our partnerships in water and 

waste reduction.

•  Continued our focus on #YouthEmpowered 

as our flagship community programme.
•  Ongoing support to communities in need.

KPIs
•  Absolute greenhouse gas emissions 

in scopes 1,2 and 3

•  Water usage in water risk areas
•  Young people trained through 

#YouthEmpowered

•  % primary packaging collected

Principal risks and opportunities
•  Product relevance and acceptability
•  Sustainable packaging
•  Suppliers and sustainable sourcing
•  Managing our carbon footprint
•  Water availability and usage
•  Ethics and compliance

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Material topics
•  Biodiversity
•  Climate change
•  Corporate citizenship
•  Responsible marketing
•  Nutrition
•  Packaging and waste management
•  Sustainable sourcing
•  Water stewardship

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Stakeholders

Our customers

Our communities

Our consumers

The Coca-Cola Company

Our investors

Volunteers joined The Zero Waste Tisza 
programme in Hungary to clean up the river

Sustainable growth
We are proud to be global industry leaders 
in sustainability. This year we were ranked – 
for the seventh time – as the world’s most 
sustainable beverage company by the Dow 
Jones Sustainability Indices1. Our score positions 
us in the top 1% of 9,400 companies across 62 
industries. This year we also scored a double-A 
ranking for our commitment to transparency on 
climate and water from CDP and we are on CDP’s 
2023 Supplier Engagement Leaderboard.

These achievements are the result of our clear 
vision and targets in sustainability, bold and 
entrepreneurial mindset, and continuing investment 
in technology and innovation. Strong collaboration 
with our suppliers and partners and highly skilled and 
committed colleagues working across our markets 
have also been crucial to this success. We know we 
still have work to do and remain committed to being 
part of the solution to global sustainability challenges. 

Sustainability creates value for our stakeholders and 
supports the socio-economic development of the 
communities in which we operate. As we continue to 
produce our drinks in more sustainable ways, it helps 
us open up opportunities for a better future. 

Here are some examples of what we are doing:

•  A significant focus for us is promoting plastic 

circularity, and our primary packaging is already 
100% recyclable. We are making strong 
progress towards achieving our other Mission 
2025 commitments on packaging of collecting 
at least 75% of the primary packaging we place 
in the market and using, on average, 35% 
recycled PET in our bottles2.

•  In 2023, 100% of our electricity in the EU 

and Switzerland came from renewable and 
clean sources. 

•  On water stewardship, we now have community 
projects in 12 water risk areas where we operate 
– up from eight last year.

•  We announced a new charitable foundation, 

with an initial donation of €10 million, dedicated 
to supporting local communities.

•  We became a partner in the $137.7 million Greycroft 
Coca-Cola System Sustainability Fund with seven 
other bottlers and The Coca-Cola Company.

We strongly believe sustainability is a true growth 
driver for us and our partners. We continue to 
integrate sustainability in our business model 
and support value creation for the business:

• 

In Austria, we invested €12 million in a returnable 
glass bottling line for both one litre and our new 
400ml resealable bottles3. We also introduced an 
industry-leading, innovative solution to replace 
plastic shrink film with 100%-recyclable paper 
on 1.5 litre multi-packs. These innovations help 
us improve packaging circularity and win in the 
marketplace as they meet our consumers’ demand 
for glass packaging and no-plastic packaging.

•  We have invested more than €50 million in 
three in-house rPET production units. This 
supported our shift to 100% rPET portfolio in 
selected markets. In-house rPET production 
helps us reduce costs compared with buying 
from third-party suppliers and eliminates extra 
transport costs.

•  We exceeded our goal of having 50% energy- 

efficient coolers in the market (excluding Egypt, 
which we acquired in 2022), with a total of 55% 
by December 2023 – two years ahead of target. 
These coolers consume less energy, so they 
generate less emissions, and mean lower 
energy costs for our customers.

This year we integrated Egypt into our 
sustainability strategy – after we acquired the 
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt in 2022 
– and developed specific plans for the market. 
As we continue to develop our 2030 aspirations, 
we will integrate our Egyptian operations in our 
future commitments.

We know that there is a lot to be done, but we 
are encouraged by the progress we have made 
in 2023 and remain committed to accelerating 
our efforts to build a more sustainable future.

1.  DJSI as at 8 December 2023.
2.  Excluding Egypt.
3.  Co-funded by the European Union, NextGenerationEU.

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Climate 

Towards net zero emissions
In 2021, we committed to achieve net zero 
emissions across our entire value chain by 2040. 
This is our most ambitious, complex and forward-
looking commitment. We were among the first 
companies to adopt science-based reduction 
targets by the Science Based Targets initiative 
(SBTi). In our net zero roadmap, our starting point 
is 2017, which is the baseline for our science-
based targets. 

We have halved direct emissions and reduced our 
absolute total value chain emissions in scopes 1, 
2 and 3 by a third1 from 2010 to the end of 2023, 
despite a global increase in emissions2. These 
results come from our sustained investment and 
focus, and highlight our consistent approach to 
decarbonisation. 

Reducing carbon emissions is the non-negotiable 
goal for our business. We continued to work 
across our value chain to reduce emissions, 
with a particular focus on packaging, coolers 
and ingredients. We do this because we will make 
the biggest progress by delivering sustainable 
solutions in these parts of our value chain. 

By the end of 2023, we had reduced emissions 
from scope 1 and 2 from our direct operations 
by 36% and in all three scopes, our absolute 
emissions, by 16.4% compared with 2017. 

1.  Excluding Egypt.
2.  Global Carbon Project; Expert(s) (Friedlingstein et al. (2023)).

Looking ahead
In 2023, we updated our net zero roadmap 
with two important changes. We integrated 
our Egyptian operations into our 2030 and 
NetZeroby2040 climate targets and, in 
January 2024, we submitted them to the SBTi 
for validation and approval. We also added 
new Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) 
targets. 

After SBTi validation, these changes will be 
reflected in our net zero roadmap:

•  In scope 1 and 2, we integrated Egypt and 
follow the already established pathway 
(1.5°C pathway) for 2030 and 2040.

•  In scope 3, we integrated Egypt and split 

our targets into two categories: energy and 
FLAG.

•  In scope 3, our energy-related targets will 
follow the newly established pathway Well-
Below-2-Degrees (WB2D) until 2030 and 
then the 1.5°C pathway until 2040, our net 
zero year. 

The SBTi introduced the new targets for 
FLAG in 2023. This new standard guides 
businesses to split greenhouse gas emissions 
(GHG) into non-FLAG and FLAG-related 
categories. Non-FLAG emissions are 
commonly known as energy-related GHG 
emissions. FLAG-related emissions apply 
to commodities from forestry, land and 
agricultural sectors. For us, this means scope 
3 packaging, wood and paper pulp, and sugar 
and fruit juices. We do not have any FLAG-
related business or activity under our own 
operational control. However, we have them 
in our upstream value chain in forestry and 
agricultural commodities (scope 3).

We will now update our climate transition 
plans to reflect all our main decarbonisation 
strategies, quantify our main strategic 
resources and milestones, and convert 
these to a clear set of actions. 

#NetZeroby40 roadmap for scopes 1, 2 and 3

Scope 1+2

Scope 3

Carbon Removal Projects

Scope 1+2+3 emissions

In 2016 we were one of the 
first companies to adopt 
the Science Based Targets. 
We also introduced an 
internal carbon price for 
business decision-making

CO2 reduction 
plan endorsed 
by SBTi on 1.5º 
pathway in 2021

2024-2026 We 
will introduce 
renewable fuels for 
thermal Energy

SBTi baseline 
for NetZero 

55% of coolers 
energy efficient 
in 2023

5,920¹

2010

1
9
9
,
4

4,963¹

2017

0
0
4
,
4

 BY

NETZERO     40 
commitment

S1+2: -55% vs. 2017 
S3: -21% vs. 2017

Accelerate 
packaging 
decarbonisation 
as of 2025

4,148

2023

1
9
7
,
3

3,740¹

2030

5
8
4
,
3

S1+2: -97% v. s 2017 
S3: -63% vs. 2017

1,656¹

2040
7
3
6
,
1

2023 Actual: -30% vs. 2010 
2023 Actual: -16% vs. 2017 (SBTi base year)

From 2024 to 2039: 
Beyond value chain mitigation2

Scope 1+2 and Scope 3: all numbers exclude Egypt
1. 

 Recalculation of carbon emissions due to conversion factors changes 
and according to the GHG Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.

2.  As defined based on Science Based Targets initiative.

Neutralisation of residual 
emissions as of 2040

#NetZeroby40  
goal

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Performance summary
By the end of 2023, we had reduced 
emissions by the following amounts:
GHG emissions1

Scope 1 and 2

Scope 3

vs 2022

-19%

0%

vs 2017

-36%

-14%

Scope 1, 2 and 3

-1.6%

-16.4%

Scopes 1 and 2 
We have taken action on two of the main 
contributors of scope 1 and 2 emissions: 

•  Focusing on being more energy efficient by 
reducing the amount of energy we use.
•  Switching to low carbon and sourcing our 

energy from renewable sources such as solar 
and hydro power.

We delivered several projects that helped to 
progress reductions in scope 1 and 2 emissions 
of CO2.

1.  Excluding Egypt.

Scope 3: Reducing indirect emissions 
from our value chain
Over 90% of our emissions are in scope 3, 
we focus on three main areas in collaboration with 
our suppliers: packaging, ingredients and coolers.

•  Packaging accounts for 36% of our scope 1,2 
and 3 emissions. We are reducing packaging-
related emissions through a range of 
actions, including rolling out new packaging 
collection systems, increasing recycled 
content, expanding reuse and eliminating 
unnecessary packaging.

•  In 2023, we exceeded our target of having 

50% of energy-efficient coolers in shops and 
outlets by five percentage points, bringing 
the total to 55%. As a result, we reduced 
emissions by 127,461 tonnes compared 
with our 2017 baseline. 

100% 

rPET bottles 
in Romania

Absolute scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions2
(’000 tonnes)

Absolute scope 3 CO2e emissions3
(’000 tonnes)

Renewable and clean4 electricity in the European Union 
and Switzerland (%)

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

563

-4%

538

-14%

481

-23% -24%
432

426

-21%

443

-36%

357

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2. 

Excluding Egypt.

-55%
2030 vs 2017

-55%

255

2030
goal

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

3. 

-1%

4,359

4,400

-5%

4,195

-8%

4,046

-11%

3,902

-14% -14%

3,775

3,791

-21%

3,485

100

100% in 2025

-21%
2030 vs 2017

97

99

99

100

100

80

60

40

20

0

87

89

78

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2030
goal

2017*

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2030
goal

Emissions are recalculated due to conversion factors change and exclude Egypt. 

4.  Clean source means CHP using natural gas.

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GHG CO2e split by scopes and categories FY 2023 (including Egypt)

Electricity, 
purchased heat, 
steam, CHPs

Scope
2

Scope
1

Fuels in 
manufacturing, 
own fleet

Other Scope 3

Outsourced 
fleet

6%

3%

3%

4%

36%

19%

Cooling 
equipment

Scope
3

29%

Ingredients

Our key focus projects

Scope 
1

•  Renewable fuels
•  Green Fleet

Scope 
2

•  Renewable energy 
•  Energy optimisation projects 

Scope 
3

•  Packaging: rPET; packageless; 

refillables; lightweighting; replacing 
plastic in secondary packaging

•  Ingredients: low- no-sugar, 

sustainable sourcing

•  Cooling equipment: energy-efficient 
coolers, greening of electricity grid

•  Critical enabler: suppliers’ 
emissions improvement

We collaborate with our suppliers and partners to 
encourage them to reduce their own emissions. 
In 2021, fewer than ten suppliers were in CDP 
to disclose their emissions, so we set up our 
emissions supplier programme. By the end 
of 2023:

•  189 of our significant suppliers disclose their 

emissions through CDP.

•  117 have already set, or have committed to set, 

science-based targets.

•  These 189 suppliers buy – on average – 26% 
of their energy from renewable sources.

Engaging suppliers to reduce energy and 
use renewable energy is key to meeting our 
NetZeroby40 commitments. In 2023, our 
Supplier Conference focused on ‘opening up a 
more sustainable future together’. We were joined 
by about 200 supply partners. At the conference, 
we gave them inspiration and tools to start or 
continue their own sustainability journey and 
celebrated those who are already on the path to 
reducing emissions. The event was supported 
by expert insight from CDP and the World 
Economic Forum.

Packaging

Innovating for decarbonisation

Delivering our drinks in more sustainable ways
We can reduce CO2 emissions by changing the types of transport we 
use. In the first pilot of its kind on the island of Ireland, we are using three 
best-in-class electric Heavy Goods Vehicles (e-HGVs) with a range of 
300km. We expect the e-HGVs to reduce carbon emissions by 229 tonnes 
each year – the equivalent of charging over 25 million smartphones1. 
We’ve collaborated with a customer and transport supplier on this initiative. 
This type of partnership along the value chain aims to showcase how 
important it is for the industry to work together and share insights 
so we can reach our shared and individual sustainability goals. 

In Serbia, we more than doubled the number of Compressed Natural 
Gas (CNG) trucks we use in 2023. Since 2021, we have reduced our 
CO2 emissions by around 480 tonnes annually and by the end of 2024, 
we expect to save around 830 tonnes each year.

1. US Environmental Protection Agency comparison.

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Innovating for decarbonisation

Manna drones in Ireland
Drones offer fast, safe and quiet home delivery, 
and can deliver to a five-kilometre radius in 
less than three minutes. They can also be up 
to eight times more efficient in terms of CO2 
emitted during delivery when compared with 
conventional petrol vehicles, according to 
a report from Maynooth University in Ireland 
in 2022. 

We are pleased to have invested – through our 
Ventures arm – in Manna Aero, an Irish start-
up leading the way in food and beverage drone 
deliveries. We believe this partnership will help us 
drive profits, deliver better customer service and, 
importantly, reduce harmful CO2 emissions.We 
are looking forward to Manna Aero expanding 
its operations and bringing drone deliveries to 
more cities in the EU and elsewhere.

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Decarbonising our value chain
We continued our work to meet our emissions 
reduction targets for 2025, 2030 and 2040. We 
invested in energy efficiency and recovery, and in 
low or zero-carbon (renewable) energy sources, 
and continued to improve, for example, our 
processes, planning and cleaning. 

Our EU and Swiss manufacturing facilities moved 
from using 99.2% in 2022 to 100% renewable and 
clean1 sources this year. We have energy transition 
plans in place for other business units to follow 
suit. We also intensified our efforts in Nigeria 
and Egypt. 

By the end of 2023, we had invested about €28 
million in energy-efficient solutions, including Top 
20 energy savers (excluding Egypt).

Sourcing our energy
In Nigeria, our eight manufacturing plants 
now have solar panels and source 14% of their 
electricity from renewable energy sources. We 
had increased our Nigerian renewable and clean 
energy supply from 58% in 2022 to 73% by the end 
of 2023. All the electricity supplied from the public 
grid is renewable for our Nigerian operations.

This year, we started using cleaner sources 
such as solar energy from rooftop panels in our 
production plant in Challawa. We also continued to 
extend these sources in our production plants in 
Ikeja and Abuja, reaching total installed capacity to 
12 MW compared with 10 MW in 2022.

In Egypt, we installed solar rooftop panels in four 
out of five of our plants, so 10% of our annual 
electrical energy comes from renewable sources. 
We are working on plans to optimise energy use 
solutions and collaborating with our partners to 
expand renewable electricity sourcing plans.

1. 

 Clean source means CHP using natural gas.

Transitioning to a green fleet 
In 2023 , we built on the positive momentum of our 
Green Fleet Programme, keeping the trajectory to 
achieving our 2030 CO2 emissions reduction goal. 
We continued our transition to electric and hybrid 
vehicles, which comprise 44% of our total light 
fleet, compared with 16% in 2021 and 28% in 2022. 
We reduced our fleet carbon footprint compared 
with our baseline (2017) by 43%, a reduction of 
about 43,743 tonnes of CO2. We reduced our 
emissions on our light fleet by 19,513 tonnes 
compared with our baseline, and about 24,230 
tonnes of emissions reduction over the same 
period for our heavy fleet.

Our Green Fleet Programme helped us to reduce 
emissions in 2023.

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Packaging

Packaging plays a central 
role in delivering our Mission 
2025 commitments and CO2 
emissions reduction target, 
as it accounts for over a third 
of our scope 3 emissions.

Improving the sustainability of our packaging is a 
critical priority for us. We believe every package 
has value and life beyond its initial use and that 
it should be collected and recycled into a new 
package or reused. We focused on making our 
packaging more sustainable by investing in 
recycled content, expanding reusable formats, 
in-house rPET production infrastructure – which 
helps us to have a high-quality, steady supply 
of more affordable rPET in selected markets 
– and driving the implementation of effective 
collection models. 

Packaging can only be circular if it is recyclable. 
Since 2022, 100% of our primary packaging – PET, 
glass, aluminium and aseptic cartons – has been 
recyclable by design. We achieved this milestone 
three years ahead of our 2025 target. 

Our Mission 2025 sustainable packaging vision is 
built on three main pillars:

•  Recovering our primary packaging for recycling 

or reuse.

•  Making our primary packaging fully recyclable.
•  Increasing the percentage of rPET 

in our bottles.

Our sustainable packaging model

100% 

of our primary 
packaging is 
recyclable  
by design

1. Design
•  Lightweighted
•  Less packaging
•  Recyclable
•  Innovations

Sustainable packaging is attractive 
to consumers and widely accepted

4. Reuse or recycle
•  Returnable glass 

bottles

•  rPET bottles
•  Dispensed solution 
with bag-in-box 
or cartridge 
technologies
•  Reusable vessels

Consumer 
attractiveness

Customer 
acceptance

Carbon  
emissions

Waste

2. Sell
•  Energy-efficient 

coolers

•  Delivered by Green 

Fleet

Our LitePac Top 
innovation in Austria

Sustainable packaging contributes to 
reducing carbon emissions and waste

3. Collect
•  Deposit Return Schemes
•  Packaging Recovery 

Organisations

•  Refillables reverse logistics

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Progress towards our sustainable  
packaging vision

Slovakia: Outstanding 
collection results from DRS
PET collection rates in Slovakia soared from 
50% in 2022 to 92% in 2023, after a new 
Deposit Return Scheme was introduced 
in 2022. In its second year of operation, 
the scheme had 3,250 collection points 
and high levels of consumer engagement. 
This demonstrates how effective a well-
designed and properly implemented 
DRS can be in increasing collection rates. 
The scheme gives a right of first refusal to 
all registered producers on the market to 
purchase their fair share of the collected 
post-consumer materials, supporting 
circularity and high-quality bottle-to-bottle 
and can-to-can recycling.

In 2023, we kick-started the Pack Mix of the 
Future programme across all EU geographies. 
It sets out our vision and trajectory on pack mix 
to continue profitable growth while reducing our 
CO2 footprint through packaging,

We continued to explore the role of dispensers 
and reusable vessels to assess how they could 
contribute to increasing reusable packaging. As 
we do this, we leverage existing market solutions 
and pilot new technologies. 

Collecting and recycling
We are leading industry efforts to introduce 
effective and efficient collection systems in all our 
markets. These include Deposit Return Schemes 
(DRS) in most of our EU markets. 

Romania became the first market in our Group 
in 2023 to combine all three key ingredients of 
plastic packaging circularity:

•  A 100% rPET local bottle portfolio. 
•  An in-house rPET facility.
•  A Deposit Return Scheme. 

By the end of 2023, six of our markets had 
launched DRS: Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Romania and Slovakia, The Republic of Ireland and 
Hungary launched DRS in Q1 2024. The Hungarian 
DRS will have a six-month transition phase. 
Well-designed DRS have a proven track record 
of delivering very high collection rates, typically 
over 90%. We are supporting several additional 
markets to launch DRS in 2025-27.

These combined efforts meant that, in 2023, we 
made significant progress towards our packaging 
collection goal, delivering an overall collection rate 
of 56%, an increase of eight percentage points 
from 20221.

1.  Excluding Egypt.

In Africa, we are working with governments and 
other stakeholders to help establish effective 
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems 
for packaging collection on a national level. 
In 2023, in Nigeria, we supported a range of 
collection projects, including those of the Food & 
Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA). As an alliance, 
FBRA collected almost 40,000 metric tonnes 
(MT) PET in total in 2023 – more than three times 
the amount collected in 2022.

In Egypt, we continued our partnership with 
recycler BariQ to collect and recycle more than 
20,000 MT PET, while also engaging with the 
Egyptian government to offer our support in 
establishing a new national Packaging Recovery 
Organisation (PRO).

Tethered or attached closures help capture the 
entire package for recycling. From 4 July 2024, all 
plastic closures on beverage containers over three 
litres in Europe must have tethered caps to meet 
new rules in the EU’s Single Use Plastic Directive. 

In 2023, we extensively rolled out tethered 
closures to over 80% of our beverage containers 
in scope, so we were prepared for this EU 
Directive. This roll out covered our EU markets and 
Bosnia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Switzerland.

rPET
Using recycled content is a key part of our 
approach to making our packaging circular. In 
2023, 16.1% of the PET that we used was rPET1. 
This represented a significant increase compared 
with our 2022 performance (10.5%) and solid 
progress towards our 2025 target to have 35% 
rPET usage across our Group1.

By the end of 2023, in Austria, Italy (excluding 
water), the Republic of Ireland and Northern 
Ireland, Romania and Switzerland, we had shifted 
our locally produced plastic bottles to 100% rPET.

With these initiatives, we almost doubled the 
percentage of rPET in EU markets and Switzerland 
in the last year from 22.3% rPET in 2022 to 
42% rPET in December 2023. To date, we have 
invested over €50 million in in-house rPET 
production facilities in Italy, Poland and Romania. 
In-house rPET production helps us reduce costs 
compared with buying from third-party suppliers 
and eliminates extra transport costs.

We are on track to achieve 50% rPET in our plastic 
bottles across our portfolio in EU markets and 
Switzerland by 2025. 

Romania rPET in-house launch video
Romania rPET in-house launch video

New RGB line in Austria video
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Expanding reusable packaging
Reusable packaging plays a critical role in reducing 
waste and our carbon footprint, and minimising 
the amount of packaging we produce. Reusable 
packaging includes returnable and refillable glass, 
and dispensers such as fountains or freestyle 
machines, provided reusable vessels are used.

Eliminate unnecessary packaging 
We launched innovative secondary packaging 
for multi-packs of 1.5 litre Coca-Cola, Fanta and 
Sprite. The revolutionary new type of cardboard 
– LitePac Top – is easy to carry and recycle. 
The pilot project in Austria will initially save 
about 200 tonnes of plastic each year.

We continued to explore new-generation 
Compact Freestyle Dispensers in selected 
markets. These allow consumers to use their 
own cup or vessel for more than 40 soft drinks 
and cut emissions by up to 70% emissions 
compared with PET1.
In 2023, 11.7%2 of the drinks we sold 
were in returnable containers and 4.3%2 
through dispensers. 

Zoran Bogdanovic, CCHBC CEO, Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister 
of Romania, and Nikos Koumettis, The Coca-Cola Company, 
President of Europe Operating Unit, at the opening of our new  
in-house rPET production facility in Romania

Progress towards our sustainable  
packaging vision

Poland: Reusing customer displays
A new approach to promotional displays has been piloted with 
our customer Żabka, a large chain of convenience stores in 
Poland. This new system only requires the customer to change 
the branding of our products in stores – not the display units 
themselves. This means that our customer retains a high-
quality display and we save money on transport and production 
costs. This collaborative initiative created commercial value 
for us and for our customers while reducing waste and cutting 
down on CO2 emissions. 

We trialled new, high-performance stretch film 
in Ireland and Austria that reduces the amount 
of film needed by 30%. We will continue to test 
this in 2024 and plan to introduce this to our 
sparkling soft drinks portfolio in 2025.

Technology helped us to reduce the overall 
weight of packaging materials. In 2023, we did this 
successfully in the Baltics, the Czech Republic, 
Greece, Hungary, Poland, Nigeria and Northern 
Ireland. This saved over 600 tonnes of PET and 
reduced, on average, the amount of resin we used 
by 11% for specific stock-keeping units (SKUs). 
It also reduced CO2 emissions by 1,300 tonnes 
a year.

We reduced the weight of aseptic plastic closures 
in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and 
Romania, and closures for sparkling soft drinks in 
Nigeria. Overall, this saved 300 tonnes of High-
Density Polyethylene (HDPE) a year, reducing CO2 
emissions by over 600 tonnes. 

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Increasing recycled materials 
in secondary packaging
We piloted using 100% PCR content in shrink 
film in some of our packs in Italy, Poland and 
Switzerland. We plan to launch these in markets 
in 2024.

1. 

 Lifecycle analysis (LCA) by IFEU: LCA study with Product 
Environmental Footprint methodology, July 2022.

2.  Transactions excluding beer, coffee and spirits.

Progress towards our sustainable  
packaging vision

Austria: Innovating to 
expand reusable packaging
Coca-Cola HBC Austria is a first mover in our 
29 markets when it comes to innovating with 
reusable packaging and minimising plastic, 
both of which are in demand by customers 
and consumers. 

In 2023, we opened a new high-speed, 
water and energy efficient, returnable glass 
bottling line in Edelstal. This €12 million 
investment was co-funded by the European 
Union NextGenerationEU. 

For the first time in Coca-Cola HBC, we now 
produce 400ml returnable, resealable glass 
bottles, so consumers can enjoy our drinks 
on the go or at home. 

We also produce one-litre, reusable and 
universal bottles. This means we use 
the same shape of bottle for all our soft 
drinks portfolio. 

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Water 

Water touches every aspect 
of our business. 
Climate change affects water availability and 
water quality. Our commitment is to protect this 
valuable resource, especially in those areas of our 
operations where water is scarce or at risk. We do 
this by: 

•  reducing, reusing and replenishing the amount 

of water we use in our activities;
•  recycling the wastewater from our 

manufacturing sites and returning it to 
the environment;

•  ensuring that communities have access to safe, 

clean water; and

•  engaging with suppliers on our Principles for 

Sustainable Agriculture.

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We use water from the start to the end of the 
production process for our drinks:

•  Growing core ingredients, such as sugar and 
the fruit that provides our juice concentrates.

•  Using it as the largest component of our 

beverages and cleaning, washing and sanitising 
production equipment and processes.

We have been doing comprehensive risk 
assessments for many years and calculating 
the True Cost of Water for investment decisions. 
We have updated this every year since 2015. 

Water reduction and stewardship
Our Mission 2025 commitment for water risk 
areas is to reduce water-use ratio in plants by 
20% compared with our 2017 baseline and help 
secure water availability for communities in which 
we operate.

In our operations, we have 19 water priority 
locations1, including Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, 
Greece, Italy and Nigeria. These locations face 
specific stress factors such as:

•  water being scarce;
• 

local communities lacking access to water and 
sanitation services; or

•  deteriorating water quality in the watersheds.

In these areas, we focus on water-replenishment 
activities, nature-based solutions and improving 
water quality. 

In 2023, our overall reduction in water priority 
locations was 6.8% compared with our 2017 
baseline. We maintained water efficiency at the 
same levels as 2022 in all our production plants. 
In water priority locations, our water usage was 
0.6 percentage points higher than 2022. 

Our production plants in the following markets 
performed well:

•  In Bulgaria, we improved the overall water 
efficiency by 5% compared with 2022.

•  In Greece and Cyprus, we improved the overall 
water efficiency by 6% compared with 2022.

•  In Nigeria, five of our production plants 

delivered strong results on water efficiency. 
The decrease ranged from 1% to 5% compared 
with 2022.

1.  Excluding Egypt.

Our water community projects

Greece: Tackling water 
scarcity for impact
Water scarcity is a threat to farmers, local 
communities and tourism in Crete’s largest 
city, Heraklion. This year we improved irrigation 
and water supply systems at five locations to 
save 14.5 million litres of water a year through 
our Zero Drop programme, which we funded 
with The Coca-Cola Foundation. The water 
resources protection programme is locally 
implemented by the Global Water Partnership 
– Mediterranean (GWP-Med) in collaboration 
with the Municipality of Heraklion. 

In Profitis Ilias, we replaced old leaking pipes 
to secure the water distribution network for 
irrigation. And in Voutes, we upgraded two major 
pumping stations, saving energy, reducing CO2 
emissions and preventing water losses.

We shared water-saving advice with the 
local community and a team of environmental 
educators trained schoolchildren. This 
included playing a water-saving game of 
snakes and ladders that was specially created 
for the programme. We also produced new 
educational displays for one of our customers, 
Chalkiadakis stores. These shared tips on how 
to save water on the promotional displays 
and in take-away leaflets for customers. 
Consumers can also buy our products at 
a discount. This important community issue is 
strongly connected with our customer’s ESG 
agenda. Our collaboration increased sales, 
created a positive perception and benefitted 
the wider community. 

We also completed the first part of work in 
Schimatari/Tanagra in Greece to prevent 
water losses at a local water treatment plant. 

Our water community projects

Romania: Rivers 
Interceptors project 
Trapping litter on four rivers flowing into 
the Danube is helping to reduce pollution in 
Romania. The innovative cleaning system 
spreads over the entire width of the river 
in specific areas that were chosen after a 
technical evaluation of where it would be 
most effective. The traps collect litter that’s 
floating on, and one metre below, the surface 
to stop it from going any further. The River 
Water Interceptors project brings together 
the private and public sector. We are in 
partnership with the CSR Nest Association, 
a non-governmental organisation that 
is managing the project, The Romanian 
Waters National Administration and local 
municipalities. Since it was set up in February 
2022, the traps have stopped over 11 tonnes 
of waste from flowing into the River Danube 
and on to the Black Sea. This has included 
1.5 tonnes of recyclable PET and 8.5 tonnes 
of wood, which we donated to local 
communities to use. 

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Our water community projects

Nigeria: WASH projects
Providing access to clean and safe water 
in local communities is an important part 
of our work in Nigeria. In 2023, we built 
sanitation and water facilities in Benin, Kano, 
Lagos, Maiduguri and Owerri as part of our 
€1 million commitment to celebrate our 70th 
anniversary in Nigeria. The facilities, which 
include a block of toilets, new boreholes 
and overhead tanks, aim to improve people’s 
lives through access to Water, Sanitation 
and Hygiene (WASH) services in communities 
where we operate. 

We continued to invest across our markets in 
technologies with a focus on Top Water Savers 
to reach our 2025 commitments. 

For example, we have invested in:

•  dry rinsers that clean without water;
•  automated controls for our reverse 

osmosis systems;

•  data-driven ion exchangers;
•  backwash filtration units;
•  optimising chemicals for coagulation; and
•  upgrading cooling towers.

Some of our production plants in Egypt are 
located in water stressed areas, so in 2023 
we implemented several projects to mitigate 
the risks, including the following: 

Working with our suppliers
We measure the water consumption of our 
critical suppliers to assess their basin and 
operational water risks using the Water Risk 
Filter methodology. We then work with suppliers 
operating in high-risk areas to develop plans so 
they can reduce their water use.

Our water community projects

• 

• 

•  commissioning a new water treatment in the 
Sadat plant to increase capacity and improve 
water efficiency;
initiating an upgrade to the wastewater 
treatment plant in Sadat;
installing new in-line instrumentation 
in the Alexandria plant to monitor raw 
water quality; and
integrating new flowmeters 
and updating water maps for  
all plants. 

• 

Water stewardship community projects
We have 12 water stewardship community 
projects in water risk areas where we have 
plants. In 2023, we started new projects in 
Maiduguri, Nigeria. With support from The 
Coca-Cola Foundation, we delivered solar-
powered boreholes with overhead tanks in 
four communities. These aim to give 14,000 
local people access to safe WASH services. 
We estimate our projects in Nigeria have provided 
about 4.8 billion litres of clean and safe water in 
the last five years.

Cyprus: Zero Drop 
– Mission Water
The last phase of the water resources 
protection programme “Zero Drop–Mission 
Water” in Cyprus was implemented in 2023 
by Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean 
(GWP-Med) NGO in collaboration with the 
Municipality of Aglantzia and Coca-Cola in 
Cyprus, with the exclusive funding from The 
Coca-Cola Foundation. According to GWP-
Med, the programme’s technical interventions 
in the municipality have the capacity to 
save an estimated 3,000,000 litres of water 
annually, while improving the irrigation of 
the municipality’s green spaces. From these 
interventions, about 10,000 people from the 
local community of Aglantzia, Cyprus have 
benefited. This new project builds on the 
successful implementation of a previous 10-
year water resources protection programme 
in Cyprus that has achieved remarkable results, 
saving several million litres of water annually 
and positively impacting the lives.

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People and 
Communities

In 2023, we remained 
focused on making a 
positive impact on the 
local communities where 
we operate. We supported 
young people through 
#YouthEmpowered with 
training programmes 
and skills development, 
and communities in need 
with product donations, 
volunteering initiatives 
and disaster relief activities.

All figures include Egypt and Bambi.

We are here for colleagues and 
communities when disaster strikes
The world sadly witnessed more devastating 
conflicts, natural disasters and extreme weather 
events in 2023. We mobilised rapidly to provide 
immediate aid where possible. This included 
the following: 

•  Greece wildfires: About 9,000 cases of our 
soft drinks, water, juices and coolers were 
distributed through Humanity Greece, 
the Red Cross and local municipalities. 

•  Greece floods: We donated more than two 
million bottles of beverages, mainly Avra 
water, to people affected by the devastating 
floods in Thessaly, central Greece. Together 
with The Coca-Cola Company and Bodossaki 
Foundation, we donated €100,000 to support 
their immediate needs. Through a mobile unit 
of ‘Doctors without Borders’, the donation 
provided medical and psychosocial support 
to people affected in Thessaly. We plan 
to implement a recovery project in the 
affected area in 2024.

•  Slovenia floods: Access to clean and safe 

drinking water and rebuilding infrastructure 
across the country were critical to help 
communities recover. The Coca-Cola System 
donated Römerquelle water and €100,000 to 
the Slovenian Red Cross to help with this work.

•  Turkey and Syria earthquakes: It was 

important for us to help provide relief and 
support the efforts of The Coca-Cola Company 
and The Coca-Cola Foundation when these 
earthquakes happened. Turkey and Syria are 
not territories where we do business, but we 
donated €100,000 to the Turkish Red Crescent 
and CARE international in Syria.

Thank You 
Fund in the 
island of Ireland

Around 60 employees and players 
from the Viennese Football Club 
cleaned the home district of SK 
Rapid in Austria. Photo credit 
by Martin Steiger

Working with our communities

Ireland, Czech Republic and Slovakia,  
and Italy: Donations to Food Banks
We want to support people in need and tackle food waste as part of our 
sustainability commitments. Here are some of the initiatives we were 
involved with this year:

•  Donated 70,000 meals in December 2023 in the Republic of Ireland. We 

collaborated with our customer partner Tesco and FoodCloud, a not-for-profit 
social enterprise working to tackle food waste and food security (pictured right).
•  Co-operated with food banks in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to donate more 

than 800,000 litres of beverages to food banks worth more than €360,000.
•  Supported Banco Alimentare (National Food Bank) in Italy to distribute over 

1.5 million meals during the Christmas period. We also took part in its National 
Food Collection Day with 55 colleagues volunteering. Our seven local family 
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Providing 
community support 
in Ukraine

•  A kindergarten that was destroyed in the 

village of Bohdanivka is now being rebuilt and 
will be able to accommodate more children. 
The Coca-Cola Company donated US $1.2 
million and we donated US $1.8 million to make 
this happen. Our production plant has been 
operating nearby for almost 25 years. 
•  At the end of 2023 we donated one million 

bottles for the most vulnerable Ukrainians to 
make the winter holidays a little more joyful. 
Many company volunteers were involved in 
the project across the whole country. Our 
Ukrainian plant produced a batch of one million 
1.5-litre Coca-Cola bottles with a special 
mark on the label ‘For you’. With the help of 
partner humanitarian organisations such as 
the Ukrainian Red Cross and Caritas Ukraine 
we distributed the drinks from December 2023 
until February 2024. This token of gratitude was 
also shared with the communities closest to the 
frontline. We donated some of our beverages 
to the D.R.E.A.M. Charitable Foundation, which 
works together with the Scottish organisation 
Siobhan’s Trust, to provide warm meals to 
residents of such regions.

1.5m litres 

 of Coca-Cola to Ukrainian 
families

US$1.8m 

to rebuild a kindergarten in 
Bohdanivka, Ukraine

8.9m litres

of beverages for food banks, 
disaster relief, and numerous 
local initiatives

> 3,000 
colleagues

focused on supporting 
vulnerable communities, youth 
and environment 

>€7.9m

•  Long-term community 

initiatives

•  Disaster relief for Greece, 
Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, 
Italy and Austria

  All figures include Egypt and Bambi.

Community support in Ukraine 
We continued to offer practical help and support 
to people in Ukraine and our employees affected 
by the conflict in 2023. With The Coca-Cola 
Company and NGO partners, we provided water 
and beverages to affected regions, offered 
humanitarian assistance, restored infrastructure, 
and installed electricity and heat generation 
equipment. Since the beginning of the conflict 
in Ukraine, the Coca-Cola System and The Coca-
Cola Foundation have committed US $35 million 
to support people in Ukraine.

The Coca-Cola System has helped in the 
following ways:

•  We donated €4.7 million and volunteering 
support. In partnership with the Red Cross 
Society of Ukraine, we provided 70,000 food 
kits and beverages to people in the regions 
most affected by food and water shortages. 
One kit contains one month’s supply of food 
that does not need to be refrigerated. 

•  54 electric generators were sent to hospitals, 
schools, kindergartens, boarding schools and 
centres for temporarily displaced people across 
Ukraine after The Coca-Cola Foundation 
donated US $500,000 to the Red Cross Society 
of Ukraine. Seventeen centres for internally 
displaced people also received 5,000 sleeping 
kits for their residents through this partnership 
and strong volunteering support.

•  45 mobile boilers were donated to Ukrainian 
communities most in need to help to keep 
people warm during the winter. The cost of 
the project was about US $3.5 million, which 
was donated by The Coca-Cola Foundation, 
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#YouthEmpowered progress

Here are just some of our 2023 
#YouthEmpowered activities:

•  In Nigeria, we trained 1,865 young people 
on viable entrepreneurship and career skills 
during the 2023 campus edition of our 
#YouthEmpowered initiative. This is part 
of our commitment to nurturing the country’s 
future leaders.

•  To celebrate its thirteenth year, The Coca-Cola 
Thank You Fund across the island of Ireland 
doubled the value of its grants to €200,000. 
This year, 28 non-profit organisations were 
awarded grants to help them champion and 
empower young people to take an active role in 
shaping, creating, and maintaining sustainable 
communities. The Coca-Cola Fund operates 
in partnership with the Irish Youth Foundation 
and YouthAction Northern Ireland and is jointly 
funded by The Coca-Cola Company.

•  Experts from the Coca-Cola System across 
Bulgaria shared valuable advice and insights 
with young people to help them develop 
their skills before transition to employment. 
Collaborating with SoftUni Digital, Junior 
Achievement Bulgaria, Teen Station, and 
local universities, free training was delivered 
to 4,788 young people.

#YouthEmpowered progress
We passionately believe that every young 
person has the potential to thrive. Through our 
#YouthEmpowered programme, we are equipping 
them with the skills, experience and confidence 
they need to secure a brighter future. 

By the end of 2023, we had trained 944,948 young 
people since the programme launched in 2017. 

We are confident we will meet our Mission 2025 
target of training one million young people ahead 
of target year.

By the end of 2023 

944,948 

young people trained

Cumulative number of young people trained 
through #YouthEmpowered since 2017 
1,000,000

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Co-operation, Creativity, 
Communication, Critical 
Thinking and AI
More than 4,000 young people from Poland, 
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined our 
2023 #Skills4Future hybrid event hosted 
by Polish influencer, Natalia Sisik.

The theme of the 2023 event was co-
operation, creativity, communication 
and critical thinking – and the role of AI 
in youth development.

We invited 17 experts and business 
practitioners to talk about each skill 
and share their experiences, including 
the role of personal branding in the job 
market and combining creativity with 
new technologies.

During the event, Natalia presented the 
results of a survey carried out on behalf of 
Coca-Cola HBC in Poland. These showed 
that 3 in 4 young people believe that using 
modern technologies will translate into 
their future in the labour market.

“It was just wow.”
“ I would definitely 
recommend it, good 
experience.”
“ During the practical 
sessions, I clarified  
what my strengths  
are, I learned more  
about myself.”

Quotes from participants in Lithuania

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The Coca-Cola HBC Foundation
We were proud to launch The Coca-Cola 
HBC Foundation in December, and donated 
€10 million to support communities in 2024.

We have always had a strong focus on 
operating sustainably, and a long tradition 
of giving back to the communities we are 
a part of.

We have identified a number of critical 
areas where we will prioritise our support. 
These include:

•  natural disaster relief;
•  packaging and waste management;
•  corporate citizenship; and 
•  empowering youth and women.

The new foundation brings clear focus 
to our work and empowers us to make 
decisions quickly to take action where 
it is most needed.

Sustainable 
sourcing 

We are committed to sourcing 100% 
of our key ingredients in line with the 
Principles for Sustainable Agriculture 
as set out by The Coca-Cola Company. 

In 2023, we reached 79%. Of specific importance 
to achieving our biodiversity goal are the principles 
on conservation of forests, conservation of 
natural habitats, biodiversity and ecosystems, 
soil management and agrochemical management. 
Overall, the principles protect and support 
biodiversity and ecosystems, uphold human  
and workplace rights, ensure animal health 
and welfare, and help build thriving communities. 
They apply to farm-level production and form 
the basis for our continued engagement with 
Tier 1 suppliers to ensure sustainable long-
term supply with lower environmental impact.

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Nutrition 

As part of the Coca-Cola System, we 
want to deliver great-tasting soft drinks 
that support balanced diets. We do this 
in five strategic ways: 

•  Less sugar, more choices: We have committed 

to reduce calories per 100ml of sparkling 
soft drinks by 25% between 2015 and 2025 
across all our markets. By the end of 2023, 
we had reduced calories by 19% per 100ml of 
sparkling soft drinks. To reach our commitment, 
we focus on growing zero formulations such 
as Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Zero Caffeine 
and new flavour creations within the Fanta 
and Schweppes brands.

•  New and different drinks: We are responding 

to changing consumer preferences by 
innovating our recipes and pack sizes, 
offering more choice. New zero formulations 
across our brands help us drive growth and 
show how constant innovation is keeping 
us at the forefront of consumer choice and 
customer preference. In 2023 we launched 
nectars reformulation for five mono fruit 
flavours with added functionalities and 
reduced sugar by 30%. We also launched new 
recipes for Schweppes Bitter Lemon Zero 
and Kinley Tonic Water in local markets with 
lower sugar and better taste. We expanded 
Pink Lemonade, the first zero sugar drink 
in our Lemonade range. 

•  Informed decisions: We provide clear and 

transparent nutrition information about what’s 
inside our drinks, such as the Guideline Daily 
Amount (GDA) and traffic-light labels on our 
core sparkling drinks in 22 markets.

•  No marketing targeting children: We commit 

to not market any of our drinks directly to 
children under 13 and do not offer any soft 
drinks in primary schools.

•  Promoting low- and no-sugar choices: We 

are promoting Coke Zero Sugar as our ‘hero’ in 
marketing campaigns encouraging more people 
to choose low- and zero-sugar drinks.

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Poland: Renovating a 
mineral water spring for 
local communities in Tylicz
Tourists visiting the natural water spring in 
Tylicz, Poland, can now enjoy its therapeutic 
qualities even more after a joint project 
helped to bring it back to life. Our local 
team worked with Multivita and municipal 
employees to unblock the flow and build a 
new casing for the water spring. These both 
help improve access to the water spring, 
making the region more attractive to visitors.

Growth pillars continued
Earn our licence to operate

Biodiversity

We are serious about making a net positive impact 
on biodiversity in critical areas of our operations 
and supply chain by 2040 and eliminating 
deforestation in our supply chain by 2025. 
To reach this objective, we joined the Science 
Based Targets Network (SBTN) to focus our 
efforts on the relevant actions so both nature 
and business can thrive. 

In 2023, we undertook the mapping and 
materiality assessment on biodiversity across 
our value chain to help us set targets in areas that 
matter the most and to measure our progress. 
This assessment shows that the biggest impact 
on biodiversity comes from land conversion and 
water withdrawal from our upstream activities, 
mainly from agricultural suppliers. 

We will focus in 2024 on collaborating with our 
suppliers to develop plans to address these two 
risk areas and develop an appropriate monitoring 
system to measure deforestation at supplier level. 
In our direct operations, we currently report on 
seven manufacturing sites adjacent to critical 
to biodiversity areas. We have initiated a few 
biodiversity projects in some of these sites. 
We will now learn from these and take action 
in all the critical areas by following the official 
SBTN guidance and engaging with our business 
partners and the local communities. 

In 2024, we will also start to implement the 
recommendations of the Taskforce on 
Nature-related Financial disclosures (TNFD) 
recommendations.

Caring for local biodiversity

Serbia: Creating scenic hiking trails
Visitors to Lake Vlasina, an area of extraordinary biodiversity 
and beauty in south-east Serbia, can now use 47 kilometres 
of new hiking trails. We partnered with the United Nations 
Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry for the 
Development of Underdeveloped Municipalities and the 
Municipality of Surdulica to create the new trail. Our natural 
spring water plant is located in Vlasina – an area of national 
significance due to its endemic flora and fauna, unforgettable 
gastronomy and rich historical and cultural heritage. 
Our ambition is to establish Vlasina as a regional must-see 
tourist destination, while supporting local businesses and 
our neighbours to grow in a sustainable way. Visitors can 
now learn about the lake and biodiversity along the trail or by 
visiting digital trails on the Serbia Trails portal. Vlasina hosted 
the nation’s largest hiking event, ROSA Hiking Day, when the 
trail opened in September 2023. New waste bins to separate 
packaging for recycling were also installed along the Vlasina 
Lake and in restaurants and cafes, in partnership with local 
waste management operator Sekopak. 

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Earn our licence to operate

Caring for local biodiversity

Hungary: Zero Waste 
Tisza River project
Coca-Cola Hungary joined forces with 
the water management authorities and 
civil society to help clean up Hungary’s 
second largest river, the Tisza. More than 
100 tonnes of waste have been removed 
since 2019 as part of the initiative. 
GPS-based tracking maps the amount 
of plastic waste and the path it takes to 
help find solutions for the future. A lot has 
been done to improve waste collection 
and treatment in Subcarpathia and a 
new water purifying container has been 
developed to make clean water more 
accessible to the local population. This 
initiative brings together the Plastic Cup 
team and the General Directorate of Water 
Management (OVF) with support from 
The Coca-Cola Foundation.

Priorities in 2024
•  Evolve our sustainability strategy with 2030 commitments.
•  Update our NetZeroby40 roadmap incorporating our Egypt 

operations and have FLAG targets approved.

•  Continue decarbonisation of our business in all three scopes. 
•  Support the roll out of national DRS in EU markets and 

advance our collection model in Nigeria.

•  Continue to innovate in sustainable packaging formats.
•  Strengthen collaboration across ESG areas with our 

customers and suppliers.

•  Get ready for compliance with new EU ESG reporting 

frameworks.

•  Continue on SBTN roadmap to define our action plan for 

biodiversity hotspots.

UN Sustainable Development Goals
Our initiatives in communities help advance the global 
objectives of good health and wellbeing, and sustainable cities 
and communities. Our initiatives to empower youth and women 
contribute to the goals for quality education, decent work 
and economic growth, sustainable cities and communities, 
and partnerships. Our initiatives regarding water stewardship, 
CO2 emissions reduction and waste reduction aid global 
progress towards the SDGs for clean water and sanitation, 
and climate action.

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Tracking our progress

Key performance indicators

We measure performance against 
our strategic objectives using 
specific key performance indicators 
(KPIs). These KPIs allow us, and our 
stakeholders, to track our progress 
in delivering on our targets. 

These are also the financial and 
operational milestones which 
we focus on in implementing our 
Growth Story 2025 strategy.

Growth pillars

Leverage our unique 
24/7 portfolio

Win in the marketplace

1

2

How we measure our progress
Volume is measured in unit cases, where one 
unit case represents 5.678 litres. We grow 
volume as we expand per-capita consumption 
of our products and expand into new markets or 
categories. Since the start of 2022 we measure 
volume growth on an organic basis1.

What happened in the year
Volumes increased by 1.7% on an organic 
basis, led by our strategic priority categories 
of Sparkling, Energy and Coffee, which offset a 
decline in Stills, as a result of a conscious decision 
to drive profitable growth.

Link to remuneration
Revenue growth is used to assess business 
performance for the purpose of annual 
Management Incentive Plan (MIP) bonus awards, 
and volume is a key component of revenue.

Full description of the MIP p168

How we measure our progress
We measure revenues per case and revenues 
on an organic basis to allow better focus on the 
underlying performance of the business. We grow 
organic revenue per case through pricing and 
improving mix.

What happened in the year
Organic revenue per case grew by 15.0%, as 
pricing and revenue growth management actions 
in all markets drove improvements throughout the 
year. Organic revenue grew by 16.9%.

Link to remuneration
Revenue growth is used to assess business 
performance for the purpose of our MIP awards.

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Organic1 volume growth (%)

14.0

2022
-1.5

1.7
2023

2021

2020

-4.6

15

12

9

6

3

0

-3

-6

-9

Organic1 revenue per case growth (%)

Organic1 revenue growth (%)

20

15

10

5

0

-5

15.9

15.0

5.8

2020

-4.1

2021

2022

2023

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

20.6

16.9

14.2

2021

2022

2023

2020

-8.5

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Key performance indicators

Growth pillars

3

Fuel growth through 
competitiveness 
& investment

How we measure our progress
We measure this by comparable EBIT and 
comparable EBIT margin progress. We generate 
positive operational leverage as we grow revenues 
on our efficient cost base. Using a comparable 
measure allows us to adjust for one-off items which 
impact comparability of performance year on year.

What happened in the year
Comparable EBIT grew by 16.6% and by 17.7% 
on an organic basis. Comparable EBIT margins 
improved 10 basis points on an organic basis.

Link to remuneration
Comparable EBIT is used to assess business 
performance for the purpose of our MIP awards.

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How we measure our progress
Capex1 as percentage of NSR (%); ROIC1 (%)
We measure capital expenditure (capex) as a 
percentage of net sales revenue (NSR), and ROIC 
(return on invested capital), to ensure prudent capital 
allocation and efficient working capital management. 
Disciplined investment supports our growth.

What happened in the year
Capex as a percentage of revenue was 6.6%, 
towards the low end of our targeted range of 6.5% 
to 7.5%, reflecting the strong level of revenue 
growth achieved in the year. 

ROIC expanded by 230 basis points to 16.4%, 
driven by higher profit, partly offset by higher 
invested capital.

Link to remuneration
ROIC is given a 42.5% weighting in the assessment 
of performance conditions used to determine 
long-term Performance Share Plan (PSP) awards.

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Comparable EBIT1 (€m)

Comparable EBIT1 margin (%)

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

1,083.8

929.7

831.0

672.3

2020

2021

2022

2023

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

Capex1 as percentage of NSR (%)

ROIC1 (%)

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

7.6

7.5

6.4

6.6

2020

2021

2022

2023

20

15

10

5

0

11.6

11.0

10.6

10.1

2020

2021

2022

2023

16.4

14.8

14.1

11.1

2020

2021

2022

2023

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Key performance indicators

Growth pillars

4

Cultivate the  
potential of  
our people

How we measure our progress
We conduct an engagement survey with an 
independent third party and measure our results 
against the norm for companies which perform 
highly on this metric.

What happened in the year
Our employee engagement score increased, 
getting closer to our ambition of the global 
top-decile norm.

Link to remuneration
Maintaining our high engagement score is one 
of the CEO’s individual performance metrics. 
These are used along with business performance 
measures to determine the CEO’s annual MIP 
bonus award.

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How we measure our progress
One of our Mission 2025 commitments is to have 
at least 50% of management positions held by 
women by 2025.

What happened in the year
In 2023 women held 41.8% of management 
roles, compared with 40.2% in 2022. Our efforts 
to create a more diverse work environment 
were recognised externally in 2023 with 
11 diversity-related awards.

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Employee engagement score (%)

100

80

60

40

20

0

88

85

86

Global top
decile norm

2022

2023

Employee
engagement

Percentage of managers that are women (%)

50

40

30

20

10

0

50

41.8

40.2

2025 Target

2022

2023

Women
managers

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Earn our licence 
to operate

How we measure our progress
Progress on Mission 2025 as well as progress 
towards our NetZeroby40 ambition.

What happened in the year 
We made progress against most areas of our 
commitments; however, we need to accelerate 
our improvement in packaging and focus more 
on water reduction and health and safety.

Link to remuneration
Our efforts and ambitions are long term 
and cumulative, therefore greenhouse gas 
reduction is used to determine long-term PSP 
awards. Greenhouse gas reductions have a 15% 
weighting in PSP determinations.

The benefit of this KPI is that it is quantifiable, 
and several of our Mission 2025 commitments 
feed into its progress.

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Mission 2025 – our sustainability commitments 
Sustainability is integrated into every aspect of 
our business. It is fundamental to our business 
strategy, which aims to create and share value with 
all of our stakeholders.

Our Mission 2025 approach is based on our 
stakeholder materiality matrix and is fully aligned 
with the United Nations Sustainable Development 
Goals (SDGs) and their targets. Our six key focus 
areas reflect our value chain: reducing emissions; 
water reduction and stewardship; packaging 
(World Without Waste); ingredient sourcing; 
nutrition; and our people and communities. 

The table provides data on the progress of 
each of the six sustainability pillars.

Key to performance status
Each of the Mission 2025 commitments is broken 
down into a series of annual targets that need to 
be met in order to be fully on track with our 2025 
goal. The colour coding below reflects the current 
status in relation to the desired position at this 
point in time on the trajectory towards 2025 
and our agreed action plans, i.e.:

on track

progress made but acceleration required

no significant progress

Sustainability areas 
and material issues

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
and their targets

2025  
commitments1

2023  
performance

Status

Climate and 
renewable energy
•  Climate change
•  Socio-economic impact

7.2
7.3

12.2

9.4

13.1

11.6 30%

reduction in carbon ratio in 
direct operations

44%

55%

50%

50%

100%

increase in energy-efficient 
coolers to half of our coolers in 
the market

of our total energy from 
renewable and clean2 sources
total electricity used in the EU 
and Switzerland from renewable 
and clean2 sources

55%

100%

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and material issues

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
and their targets

2025  
commitments1

2023  
performance

Status

Water reduction and 
stewardship
•  Water stewardship
•  Socio-economic impact
•  Biodiversity

World Without Waste
•  Packaging and waste 

management

•  Socio-economic impact

Ingredient sourcing
•  Product quality
•  Human rights, diversity 

and inclusion

•  Socio-economic impact
•  Sustainable sourcing

Nutrition
•  Product quality
•  Nutrition
•  Responsible marketing

9.4

15.1

9.4

14.1

9.4

6.1
6.4
6.5
6.6
12.1
12.2
12.4

8.4

12.1
12.2
12.5

8.3
8.8

13.1

11.6 20%

water reduction in plants located 
in water-risk areas (water priority 
locations)

7%

Impact from Russian operations. Further 
implementation of successful practices 
and innovations for those locations is 
planned.

17.17 100%

help secure water availability for 
all our communities in water-risk 
areas (water priority locations)

63%

11.6 75%

help collect the equivalent of 75% 
of our primary packaging

56%

17.17 35%

of total PET used from recycled 
PET and/or PET from renewable 
material

16%

Significant progress from 10.5% last year. 
Annualised effect of Romania and Ireland 
initiatives will be reflected in 2024 results.

100%

100%

of consumer packaging to be 
recyclable3
of our key agricultural ingredients 
sourced in line with sustainable 
agricultural principles

100%

79%

Impact of suppliers in emerging countries 
that are still in the process of acquiring 
the certifications.

12.1
12.2
12.4
12.6
12.7

3.4

12.8

25%

reduce calories per 100ml 
of sparkling soft drinks 
(all CCHBC countries)4

19%

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and material issues

UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
and their targets

2025  
commitments1

2023  
performance

Status

Our people and 
communities
•  Human rights, diversity 

and inclusion

•  Employee wellbeing and 

engagement

•  Corporate citizenship
•  Packaging and waste 

management

•  Socio-economic impact

3.4
3.6

8.5
8.6
8.8

12.2
12.4

4.3
4.4

10.2
10.4

16.7

5.5

10%

community participants  
in first-time managers’  
development programmes

7%

11.6 1M

train one million young people 
through #YouthEmpowered

944,948

Cumulative number 2017-2023;  
2023-only number is 150,005.

17.16
17.17

20

engage in 20 zero-waste 
partnerships (city and/ or coast)

155

10%

ZERO

50%

50%

of employees take part in 
volunteering initiatives
target zero fatalities among 
our workforce
reduced lost time accident rate 
per 100 FTE

of managers are women

11%

0

33%

42%

The main causes: falls / slips / trips, road 
accidents and contact with machinery 
and tools.
Female retention, capability building, 
balanced external hiring, country specific 
targets and plans, see page 49.

Note: The 17 SDGs are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. Each of the 17 goals has very specific targets and 
in the number references above we disclose the SDG targets relevant for our business, where we contribute positively to the UN SDG agenda, for example, 3. 4, 8.5.
1.  Baseline 2017. Egypt is excluded as it was not foreseen in the baseline year nor in the target year.
2.  Clean source means CHP using natural gas.
3.  Technical recyclability by design.
4.  Baseline 2015.
5.  Supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation

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Chief Financial Officer’s letter

Disciplined execution powers another year 
of strong growth

For the first time, we exceeded 
€10 billion in sales and €1 billion 
in comparable EBIT. Not only 
have we achieved record financial 
results, but we’ve accelerated 
our investment for the future 
– to strengthen our customer 
centricity, to enhance our 
execution capabilities and to do 
the right thing for our planet.”

Dear Stakeholder,
It has been a privilege to be CFO of such a 
dynamic, high-growth business, with great people, 
which has delivered great results for the third 
year running, despite significant headwinds. 2023 
comparable EBIT was €1,084 million, exceeding 
€1 billion for the first time in our history. Not only 
have we achieved record financial results and 
invested in the business to drive future growth, 
but we have also made strides in our sustainability 
journey: creating value and strengthening our 
resilience, doing the right thing for our people 
and the planet, and strengthening our right 
to win with customers and consumers.

Our record profitability was driven by our revenue 
growth management initiatives, together with 
effective actions on input cost inflation and our 
focus on cost control. This significant profit 
delivery, aided by effective management of our 
finance costs, capturing the spread between our 
largely fixed cost of borrowing and the benefit of 
rising interest rates on our cash deposits, led our 
comparable EPS to grow by 21.8%.

Converting our operational profitability to free 
cash flow, while maintaining our future-focused 
investment profile, is a key area for CCH. We 
managed that very successfully, achieving another 
year of record free cash flow of €712 million, 
which helped reduce net debt to €1.6 billion. This 
enabled us to increase our returns to shareholders 
and initiate a €400 million, two-year share buyback 
programme, consistent with our capital allocation 
priorities and demonstrating our confidence in 
future growth. And we further expanded ROIC 
to record levels, despite the challenges we faced.

1. 

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All of these results would not have been possible 
without our people and their commitment and 
dedication to our customers and consumers. We 
are actively nurturing our talent pipeline, especially 
in the broader finance community, providing them 
with opportunities for growth and strengthening 
our succession options across all levels of the 
organisation. The appointment of my successor, 
Anastasis, from this talent pool, is testament to our 
investment in our people, ensuring the future of CCH.

When it comes to funding our sustainability agenda, 
our approach is to integrate sustainability projects 
in growth-orientated initiatives. For example, as we 
have invested in our route-to-market capabilities with 
a wider network of coolers in customer premises, 
we surpassed our target of ensuring over 50% of 
our installed base was energy efficient by June, 18 
months ahead of schedule. By the end of the year, 
that figure was 55%, excluding Egypt. We have also 
been investing in packaging circularity, more on this 
in Earn our licence to operate on pages 60 to 62.

Mid-term outlook from 2024 onwards

Organic1 revenue growth 

+6-7% 

Organic1 EBIT margin growth

+20-40bps

•  Continued focus on ROIC expansion 
•  CAPEX 6.5-7.5% of revenue
•  Growing free cash flow to support capital 

allocation priorities

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In September, we published our Green Finance Report 
outlining our wider plans for creating a sustainable 
future, detailing the proceeds allocation and impact 
of our first Coca-Cola HBC green bond issued in 
September 2022. I am proud of our commitment to 
allocating funds to projects that make a real difference 
to the environment, allowing us to grow responsibly 
and continue to deliver our products sustainably.

Looking ahead
While we expect the macroeconomic and 
geopolitical environment to remain challenging, 
we have high confidence in our 24/7 portfolio 
and the opportunities for growth in our diverse 
markets, amplified by our bespoke capabilities, 
and, above all, the talent of our people. 

At our full-year results on 14 February 2024, we 
set out our ambitions for the year, and fully expect 
to make progress against the medium-term targets 
we set out at our capital markets event in May. 

I know that when I leave Coca-Cola HBC in May 
2024, the Company will be in a strong position 
and will be in experienced hands with Anastasis 
Stamoulis, the incoming CFO. Anastasis has a 
proven track record and broad experience gained 
from 16 years at the Company where, through 
his development journey, he held several senior 
financial positions. 

I wish Anastasis and all my talented colleagues 
at Coca-Cola HBC, as well as our customers, the 
Coca-Cola Company, the Monster Energy team, 
and other valued stakeholders my best wishes and 
heartfelt expectation that we will continue to open 
up moments to refresh us all in the years ahead.

Ben Almanzar
Chief Financial Officer

Introducing our new CFO, Anastasis Stamoulis 

Q&A

Anastasis has been with CCH for 16 years and 
has held several senior financial positions, 
including CFO in our Baltic, Bulgarian and Italian 
operations. He has also held senior Group roles 
such as Group Financial Controller, Head of Finance 
Operations, and Head of Strategic Finance and 
Financial Planning and Analysis. Before joining 
CCH, he spent seven years in senior financial 
positions in the automotive industry. He is a FCMA 
CGMA Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of 
Management Accountants and he holds an MBA 
in Finance and a BS in marketing from Golden Gate 
University in San Francisco, USA. 

What moments were opened up for you 
in 2023?
For me, 2023 was about opening up more moments 
to think of our customers and the services we offer 
as a finance team. In response to all the changes 
in our business, for example our expanded 24/7 
portfolio including the acquisition of Finlandia, 
we have developed an elevated way of working to 
support our commercial partners. I am incredibly 
proud of our cross-functional teams, their resilience, 
agility and collaboration with customers. And I am 
incredibly proud that we delivered another strong 
year of record profits and free cash flow.

I visited our Nigerian business in May, and 
was impressed by the level of excitement, the 
dedication and commitment of our people there. 
Their passion, resilience and great long-standing 
relationships with customers, meant that we were 
able to navigate the currency devaluation and the 
cash crisis in the country. It is such challenges that 
open up the opportunities to show how strong 
and resilient our teams are, and this extends 
across all functions driving CCH forward.

How would you describe your 
leadership style?
In my view, leadership style is something that evolves 
over your career. I’ve been very fortunate, both while 
in CCH and prior, to have experienced a diverse 
range of business environments and industries. Over 
the last 16 years, I have come across many leaders 
and talents who have provided me with great insights 
across the breadth of the business, and who have 
made an impact on my development as a leader. 

I would say my style is transparent and accessible, 
letting my peers clearly know my views, and I prefer to 
tackle the issues with a hands-on approach. I believe 
in being very present in all aspects of the business 
in addition to the finance function. I am fully inspired 
by our leadership values, and I aspire living them 
through my daily interactions. One thing is certain  
– that I continue to learn and evolve every day.

What will be high on your agenda in 2024?
First, we have a very solid base to build upon and 
a proven track record of delivering our strategy. 
My focus will be continuing to deliver our growth 
story and the mid-term targets we shared at our 
investor day in May. I look forward to working more 
closely with Zoran, Naya and the other Executive 
Leadership Team (ELT) members to ensure 
we continue to focus on our capital allocation 
priorities driving sustainable growth. Maintaining 
an efficient balance sheet, while delivering more 
value to our shareholders, is high on my agenda.

Finally, a clear priority for me is investing in our talent 
pipeline and key people. By developing the right 
capabilities for the finance function of the future, 
such as embracing acceleration of digitalisation and 
automation of finance, we will open up moments 
for our people to unleash their full potential.

My focus will be continuing to deliver 
our growth story and the mid-term 
targets we shared at our investor 
day in May. I look forward to working 
more closely with Zoran, Naya and 
the other ELT members to ensure we 
continue to focus on disciplined capital 
allocation and on organic growth.”

Anastasis Stamoulis
Incoming Chief Financial Officer from 1 May 2024

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Income statement

Volume (m unit cases)

Net sales revenue (€m)

Net sales revenue per unit case (€)

Operating profit (EBIT)2 (€m)

Comparable EBIT1 (€m)

EBIT margin (%)

Comparable EBIT margin1 (%)

Net profit3 (€m)

Comparable net profit1,3 (€m)

Comparable basis earnings per share1 (€)

Percentage changes are calculated on precise numbers.

2023

2022

2,835.5

10,184.0

3.59

953.6

1,083.8

9.4

10.6

636.5

764.2

2.078

2,711.8

9,198.4

3.39

703.8

929.7

7.7

10.1

415.4

624.9

1.706

% change 
reported

4.6

10.7

5.9

35.5

16.6

170bps

50bps

53.2

22.3

21.8

1.  For details of APMs, refer to ‘Definitions and reconciliations of alternative performance measures (APMs)’ on pages 295 to 301.
2.  Refer to the consolidated income statement.
3.  Net profit and comparable net profit refer to net profit and comparable net profit respectively after tax attributable to owners of the parent.

Focused execution of our 24/7 strategy 
delivered strong organic1 growth
In 2023, our organic revenue growth was 
16.9% (10.7% on a reported basis), a very strong 
performance given continued cost inflation, and the 
global macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges. 

Against this backdrop, achieving organic volume 
growth of 1.7% (4.6% on a reported basis) across 
the business was a very positive result, and with an 
encouraging trend in the fourth quarter, where we 
saw organic volumes up 6.8%. 

Organic revenue per case grew 15.0% (5.9% on 
a reported basis). Of this, pricing continued to 

be the largest contributor, accounting for the 
majority of the gain. Package and category mix 
were also accretive, with continued improvements 
in our single-serve mix.

2023’s organic revenue performance followed 
14.2% organic revenue growth in 2022, and over 
20% in 2021. 

Major contributors to these results were a good 
conversion of our revenue growth management 
initiatives, together with effective mitigation 
actions on input cost inflation, albeit partially 
offset by transactional FX impacts. In addition, 
we delivered modest improvement to operating 
costs as a percentage of revenue. 

Operating profit, margins and cost control
Comparable gross profit grew by 13.2%, with 
gross profit margins up 80 basis points to 35.0%. 
Cost of goods sold (COGS) inflation was again 
a material headwind for the business in 2023, 
reflecting inflation in many commodities as 
well as increased costs as a result of currency 
devaluations, particularly in Nigeria. As a result, 
improving our price and mix was an important 
priority for the business in 2023. This we 
did successfully.

While operating costs increased overall, reflecting 
the impact of inflation and investments in our 
capabilities across the Group, as a percentage 
of revenue they decreased by 10 basis points to 
24.4% on a comparable basis. We benefitted from 
good operational leverage while we increased 
marketing spend and added route-to-market 
capabilities, seizing opportunities across our 
markets while maintaining tight control of non-
essential costs.

Organic EBIT up 17.7%
Comparable EBIT increased by 16.6% on a 
reported basis to €1,083.8 million, exceeding 
€1 billion for the first time in our history, 
principally driven by organic profit growth across 
our markets, only partially offset by negative 
foreign currency movements. On an organic 
basis, comparable EBIT grew 17.7% in the year. 
Operating profit grew 35.5% to €953.6 million.

The comparable EBIT margin was 10.6%, up 50 
basis points on a reported basis, and 10 basis 
points on an organic basis, benefitting from 
operational leverage.

On a reported basis, our average comparable EBIT 
growth was more than 10% since 2019, showing 
our sustained, long-term focus on increasing 
the financial fitness of this business and creating 
shareholder value. 

We saw a negative translational and transactional 
currency impact in 2023, driven by the depreciation 
of the Nigerian naira, Russian rouble and 
Egyptian pound.

Net impairment losses were €16.9 million lower, 
reflecting a €109.4 million charge in Egypt, more 
than offset by the non-repeat of the charges 
taken in 2022.

Net finance costs were €34.4 million lower than 
the prior year at €48.3 million, driven mainly by 
higher finance income as a result of increased 
interest on cash deposits and stable finance costs 
on fixed rate borrowings. 

Comparable taxes amounted to €277.1 million, 
representing a comparable tax rate of 27%, 
at the top end of our guided range of 25% to 27%.

Comparable net profit grew 22.3% to €764.2 
million. Reported net profit increased by 53.2% 
to €636.5 million.

Comparable basic EPS grew 21.8%, supported by 
strong profit delivery and effective management 
of finance costs, capturing the spread between 
our largely fixed cost of borrowing and the benefit 
of rising interest rates on our cash deposits. 

Organic revenue growth year on year

16.9%

Comparable EBIT

€1,083.8m

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Balance sheet

Assets

Total non-current assets

Total current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Total current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Equity

Owners of the parent

Non-controlling interests

Total equity

Total equity and liabilities

Strong balance sheet to drive shareholder returns
Our balance sheet remains very strong and we continue to manage it prudently. It is a source of 
strength and flexibility, providing ample capacity for investments both organically and through M&A.

Total non-current assets decreased by €170.1 million during 2023, primarily driven by foreign currency 
translation, which was partially offset by the Group’s continued investment in property, plant and 
equipment. Net current assets decreased by €645.6 million, while non-current liabilities decreased 
by €616.8 million during 2023 respectively, mainly due to the reclassification of the current portion of 
borrowings from non-current liabilities to current liabilities. 

5,969.4

3,910.2

9,879.6

3,846.3

2,846.6

6,692.9

3,092.8

93.9

3,186.7

9,879.6

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

Cash flow 

Cash flow from operating activities

6,139.5

Payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment1

3,716.2

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

9,855.7

Principal repayments of lease obligations

Free cash flow

2023 
€ million

1,386.7

2022 
€ million

1,234.6

(623.0)

(531.8)

7.2

(59.1)

711.8

7.5

(65.2)

645.1

3,006.7

1. 

3,463.4

6,470.1

3,282.3

103.3

3,385.6

9,855.7

 Payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment for 2023 include €12.3 million (2022: €8.4 million) relating to repayment of 
borrowings undertaken to finance the purchase of production equipment by the Group’s subsidiary in Nigeria, classified as ‘Repayments of 
borrowings’ in the consolidated cash flow statement.

Record investment in sustainable growth 
Capital expenditure increased by €85.4 million 
to €674.9 million as we continued to invest in 
developing our production facilities, renovating 
and expanding our cooler footprint, and driving 
other strategic opportunities that help deliver our 
sustainability agenda. We added seven new lines, 
three of those in the high-growth Energy category. 
We also increased our footprint of energy-efficient 
coolers to over 55% of our fleet, excluding Egypt, 
helping support broader market presence and 
drive single-serve growth, and invested in our 
sustainability goals, including rPET production 
and packaging solutions. 

Capex as a percentage of revenue was 6.6%, 
towards the low end of our targeted range of 6.5% 
to 7.5%, reflecting the strong level of revenue growth 
achieved in the year.

Continued strong ROIC performance
ROIC is one our most important KPIs. ROIC 
expanded by 230 basis points to 16.4%, driven by 
higher profit, partly offset by higher invested capital 
– a record ROIC performance even as we managed 
through another challenging year. 

Free cash flow

€711.8 m

ROIC

16.4%

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Borrowings
At the close of the year, total borrowings were 
€3,424.5 million and net debt to EBITDA was 1.1x, 
even after completing the acquisition of Finlandia 
in November. The Group is well insulated from 
interest rate exposure by having most of our debt 
on fixed rates. 

After the publication of our 2023 financial results, 
and before the signing of this year’s Integrated 
Annual Report, we took advantage of attractive 
financial markets to undertake a new bond 
financing, effectively pre-financing a significant 
bond due for repayment in the second half of 
the year. This was successfully completed on 
attractive terms.

2023 borrowing structure (€m)

Bonds
Commercial paper
Leases
Other

2,887.3
211.0
210.1
 116.1

Capital allocation priorities
Our priorities for capital allocation are very clear. 
To be the leading 24/7 beverage partner, we make 
thoughtful choices, ensuring that we deploy 
capital efficiently and effectively in the service 
of profitable growth. 

For example, we continue to invest in acquisitions 
that further improve our portfolio, or our capabilities, 
particularly around strengthening our route to 
market for customers and consumers. Finlandia 
was a good example of a targeted portfolio 
enhancement, and we remain open to seizing 
the right opportunities as they come up.

Our capital discipline has also allowed us to drive 
higher returns to shareholders. In November, 
we launched a €400 million share buyback 
programme, reflecting the Board’s long-term 
confidence in our business performance, the 
prudent financial management of our balance 
sheet, and our commitment to return capital 
to shareholders responsibly. 

Dividend
The Board of Directors has proposed a dividend of 
€0.93 per share, a 19.2% increase from the €0.78 
per share dividend paid in 2022, maintaining the 
Group’s progressive dividend policy and reflecting 
the strength of our balance sheet and healthy 
liquidity position, The payout ratio is 45%, within 
the target payout ratio of 40 to 50%. The dividend 
payment will be subject to shareholders’ approval 
at our Annual General Meeting.

Financial risk management
The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of 
financial risks: market risk (including currency 
risk, interest rate risk and commodity price risk), 
credit risk, liquidity risk and capital risk. There have 
been no material changes in the risk management 
policies since the previous year end. 

The Group maintains its healthy liquidity position 
and is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

None of our debt facilities are subject to any 
financial covenants that would impact the Group’s 
liquidity or access to capital. In terms of foreign 
exchange risk, the Group is exposed to exchange 
rate fluctuation of the Euro versus the US dollar 
and the local currency of each country of our 
operations. Our risk management strategy 
involves hedging transactional exposures arising 
from currency fluctuations, with available financial 
instruments on a 12-month rolling basis.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group had net debt 
of €1.6 billion. In addition, at 31 December 2023, the 
Group had cash and cash equivalents of €1.3 billion, 
an undrawn revolving credit facility of €800 million, 
an uncommitted money market loan agreement 
of €200 million, as well as €0.8 billion available out 
of the €1.0 billion commercial paper programme. 

Taxes we contribute to 
our communities 

Total tax by category in 2023 (%)

Coca-Cola HBC attributes the utmost 
importance of earning trust in all tax matters. 
Specifically, we stand firmly behind the principle 
of paying relevant taxes in the countries where 
value is created and ensure that we are fully 
compliant, not only with the letter of tax laws 
and regulations, across all jurisdictions we 
operate in, but with the spirit as well. In addition, 
we commit to being open and transparent with 
tax authorities about the Group’s tax affairs 
and to disclose relevant information to enable 
tax authorities to carry out their reviews 
effectively, efficiently and without unwarranted 
delays. We support the communities in the 
countries where we operate directly, by creating 
economic wealth, and indirectly, by paying our 
fair share of taxes.

Corporate income tax
Withholding tax
Payroll taxes
VAT (cost)
Environmental taxes
Other taxes

55.4%
2.3%
34.2%
2.8%
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Segment highlights

Established markets
In the Established segment, organic revenues 
grew by 12.3%.

Organic revenue per case was up 15.1%, driven by 
price increases weighted to the first half. Positive 
category and package mix also helped. We continued 
to focus on single-serve activation, resulting in a 320 
basis point improvement in single-serve mix. 

Established markets volume declined by 2.4%, 
reflecting tough comparatives particularly in the 
middle of the year, but with an improving trend 
towards the end of the year. Sparkling volumes 
were slightly lower versus the prior year, largely 
reflecting comparable growth of over 9% in 2022. 
Within Sparkling, Coke Zero and Adult Sparkling 
delivered good mid-single digit growth. 

Energy volumes expanded by mid-teens despite 
very tough comparatives, with good growth in 

Monster. Coffee also grew strongly – up mid 20s – 
despite lapping strong growth in 2022. 

Stills declined by high-single digits, driven by the 
Water category, especially impacting Italy, where 
we made conscious choices to prioritise profitable 
revenue growth. 

Greece, as an example, delivered mid-single digit 
performance in Sparkling, with high-single digit 
growth from Coke Zero and Fanta, and low-double 
digit growth from Adult Sparkling. Results were 
helped by a prolonged tourist season.

Improving margins while investing in growth has 
been a key priority for some of our Established 
markets, particularly Italy, and, in 2023 the 
Established segment improved organic 
comparable EBIT margins by 100 basis points. 
Overall, organic comparable EBIT grew 23.0%. 
Operating profit grew 22.2%.

Volume breakdown by country (%)

Italy
Greece
Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Austria
Switzerland
Cyprus
Global exports1

40%
19%
14%
13%
11%
3%
0%

Organic volume growth

-2.4%

Organic revenue per case growth

15.1%

Volume (million unit cases)

Net sales revenue (€ million)

Operating profit (EBIT) (€ million)

Comparable EBIT (€ million)

Total taxes (€ million)1

Population (million)2

GDP per capita (thousands US$)2

Bottling plants (number)

Employees (number)

Water footprint (billion litres)

Carbon emissions (tonnes)

2023

2022

% change 
reported

% change 
organic

628.7

643.9

-2.4%

-2.4%

3,358.5

2,974.1

12.9%

12.3%

379.2

381.1

163.8

93

43.7

15

6,809

3.913

310.4

307.1

156.3

93

43.5

15

6,392

4.048

65,460

67,720

22.2%

24.1%

23.0%

1. 

 Global exports market refers to the export business 
for Finlandia and Three Cents for the period November 
to December 2023.

4.8%

–

0.5%

–

6.5%

-3.3%

-3.3%

Safety rate (lost time accidents >1 day per 100 employees)

0.55

0.69

-20.3%

1. 

2. 

 Total taxes include corporate income tax, withholding tax and deferred tax, as well as social security costs and other taxes that are reflected 
as operating expenses; as per IFRS accounts. 
 Data source is IHS Jan 2024 release; GDP refers to ‘GDP, real, harmonised’ in US dollars. 2022 data was updated to reflect the change of 
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Volume breakdown by country (%)

Poland
Hungary
Czech Republic
Baltics
Croatia
Slovakia
Slovenia

46%
21%
11%
8%
7%
5%
2%

Developing markets
In the Developing segment, revenues were up 
over 18%. Revenue per case increased by 20.2%, 
driven by pricing initiatives, and positive category 
and package mix. 

We are focused on growing the share of multi-
packs of single serve and are now reaping the 
benefits of this, with a positive contribution from 
package mix for the segment as a whole.

Volumes were down 1.7%, but with an improving 
trend. The full-year performance largely reflects 
cycling very strong growth in 2022. 

Across the categories, volume trends were 
broadly consistent. In Sparkling, Coke Zero 
delivered good growth and Trademark Coke 
was slightly negative – a good outcome given 
the very strong comparatives and underlying 

market conditions. Monster also delivered mid-
teens growth. Coffee grew strongly throughout 
the year.

In terms of country performance, one highlight 
was Poland, where volumes increased by 1.5%, 
despite lapping high 2022 comparatives. Sparkling 
grew low-single digits, led by double-digit growth 
in Coke Zero and Sprite, and an encouraging 
performance from Coke Zero Sugar Zero Caffeine 
launched in 2023. Like Italy, we made deliberate 
choices to focus on profitable growth in Water 
at the expense of volume, with good success. 

Developing segment improved organic 
comparable EBIT margin by 50 basis points. 
Overall, organic comparable EBIT grew 26.9%, 
with operational leverage and cost control more 
than offsetting input cost inflation. Operating 
profit grew 34.9%.

Organic volume growth

-1.7%

Organic revenue per case growth

20.2%

Volume (million unit cases)

Net sales revenue (€ million)

Operating profit (EBIT) (€ million)

Comparable EBIT (€ million)

Total taxes (€ million)1

Population (million)2

GDP per capita (thousands US$)2

Bottling plants (number)

Employees (number)

Water footprint (billion litres)

Carbon emissions (tonnes)

2023

2022

% change 
reported

% change 
organic

471.0

478.8

-1.6%

-1.7%

2,088.6

1,719.7

21.5%

18.2%

152.6

153.8

73.4

75

19.3

9

113.1

115.1

34.9%

33.6%

26.9%

66.0

11.2%

76

-1.3%

19.2

0.5%

9

-

4,227 

 4,157 

1.7%

3.335

3.557

-6.24%

46,255

47,779

-3.2%

Safety rate (lost time accidents >1 day per 100 employees) 

0.21

0.46

-54.3%

1. 

2. 

 Total taxes include corporate income tax, withholding tax and deferred tax, as well as social security costs and other taxes that are reflected 
as operating expenses; as per IFRS accounts. 
 Data source is IHS Jan 2024 release; GDP refers to ‘GDP, real, harmonised’ in US dollars. 2022 data was updated to reflect the change of 
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Emerging markets
In the Emerging segment, organic revenue grew 
by almost 20%, driven by both volume and good 
price mix. Revenue per case increased 15.0%, 
reflecting proactive actions to manage the impact 
of currency devaluation and cost inflation. 

Emerging markets volume grew 4.3%. Sparkling 
volumes were up by mid-single digits, with good 
growth in Nigeria, Ukraine and Egypt. Energy 
volume grew strong double digits, and we were 
very satisfied with the successful launch of our 
position in the category in Egypt.

Still category volumes were broadly unchanged year 
on year, despite the substantial price increases in 
Water in Egypt during the first half of the year.

In terms of country performance, the volume growth 
improvements delivered in Nigeria were positive. 
Our results demonstrate the depth of expertise 
and strength of our team in the country as they 
achieved strong market share gains while tackling 
the impact of significant currency devaluation.

Organic comparable EBIT margin was down 
80 basis points, reflecting the net effect from 
currency headwinds. Overall, organic comparable 
EBIT grew 11.7%. Operating profit grew 50.5%

Volume breakdown by country (%)

Organic volume growth

4.3%

Organic revenue per case growth

15.0%

Volume (million unit cases)

Net sales revenue (€ million)

Operating profit (EBIT) (€ million)

Comparable EBIT (€ million)

Total taxes (€ million)1

Population (million)2

GDP per capita (thousands US$)2

Bottling plants (number)

Employees (number)

Water footprint (billion litres)3

Carbon emissions (tonnes)3

Nigeria
Russian Federation
Egypt
Romania
Serbia (including the Republic of Kosovo)
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armenia
Moldova

24%
21%
18%
11%
9%
7%
4%
3%
1%
1%
1%

2023

2022

1,735.8

1,589.1

4,736.9

4,504.6

421.8

548.9

243

571

5.8

38

280.3

507.5

185.0

567

 5.7 

38

% change 
reported

% change 
organic

4.3%

19.9%

9.2%

5.2%

50.5%

8.2%

11.7%

31.4%

0.7%

1.8% 

0.0%

21,712

 22,494 

-3.5%

74.650

66.800

11.8%

313,452

391,553

-19.9%

Safety rate (lost time accidents >1 day per 100 employees)3

0.22

0.26

-15.4%

1. 

2. 

3. 

 Total taxes include corporate income tax, withholding tax and deferred tax, as well as social security costs and other taxes that are reflected 
as operating expenses; as per IFRS accounts. 
 Data source is IHS Jan 2024 release; GDP refers to ‘GDP, real, harmonised’ in US dollars. Population excludes North Macedonia. 2022 data 
was updated to reflect the change of source to IHS.
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Materiality assessment

The strategic objectives referred to previously have been 
determined through a robust materiality assessment. 
This process looks in depth at our role in society, specifically the impact we 
have on stakeholders, communities and the environment, as well as their impact 
on our own activities. We conduct this assessment at least annually, evaluating 
the complex interaction between our business, our stakeholders and the world 
at large. The outcome is a list of topics that matter most to our stakeholders 
and our business, incorporating current and emerging ESG trends. 

The topics that matter most
As shown in the matrix opposite, the issues 
deemed to be of greater importance, from both an 
impact and a financial perspective, are packaging 
and waste management, and climate change. 
Our 2023 assessment also confirmed the critical 
importance of sustainable sourcing, product 
quality, and water stewardship. The horizontal axis 
shows impact materiality, while the vertical axis 
discloses the financial materiality. The size of the 
bubble reflects the topic’s prioritisation as defined 
by our stakeholders.

The matrix has been reviewed and endorsed by 
the Social Responsibility Committee of the Board. 

2023 process
Based on the GRI best practices, our materiality 
assessment was conducted in four phases: 

1)  understanding the context to identify a ‘long 
list’ of potentially relevant material issues; 

2)  assessing their impact on society and 

environment; 

3)  assessing their impact on, or importance 

to, stakeholders and the business, including 
financial impact; and 

4)  reviewing and validating findings and reporting 

priority areas. 

In step two and three, we consulted with 
approximately 500 internal and external 
stakeholders, including customers, wider 
consumers, employees, suppliers, community 
representatives, governments, non-governmental 
organisations, investors, trade associations and 
academics. We asked them to identify the topics 
they saw as having the greatest impact on people, 
society, the economy and the environment over 
time, as well as those significantly impacting our 
financial performance. We also asked which topics 
they wanted us to prioritise in our strategy and plans. 

As in previous years, we took an integrated, 
inclusive approach, drawing on Group risk 
assessments, colleague input across multiple 
functions and insights from The Coca-Cola 
Company. In applying this rigorous methodology, 
we were able to assess impacts both negative 
and positive, short- and long-term, intended and 
unintended, and reversible or irreversible – all from 
the perspective of different stakeholder groups. 
We were also able to evaluate the scale, scope, 
irremediability and likelihood of each impact 
across the value chain – upstream; in our direct 
operations; and downstream.

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sourcing

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impact

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diversity and 
inclusion

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  Environmental dimension

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The size of the bubble reflects 
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defined by our stakeholders

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What materiality means to our 
Growth Story
The material issues identified are integrated 
into our Growth Story 2025 strategy, our 
short-, medium-, and long-term goals and our 
management of risks and opportunities across 
the value chain. 

The process also informs our disclosure, including 
this Integrated Annual Report, which is aligned 
to the International Integrated Reporting 
Council’s (IIRC) framework and the Sustainability 
Accounting Standards Board (SASB) – see pages 
120 to 122. It is prepared in accordance with GRI 
Universal Standards (2021), amongst others. The 
Executive Leadership Team has responsibility for 
integrating our sustainability priorities into our 
business strategy and activities. Management 
of the potential risks, opportunities and impacts 
of our material issues takes place across the 
Company and is disclosed throughout this report. 
Additional information about our material issues is 
included in our GRI Content Index. 

Understanding the topics that matter most 
to our business and stakeholders enables us 
to contribute to wider efforts, such as the UN 
Agenda for Sustainable Development and 
its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
and the UN Global Compact (see our latest 
Communication on Progress UNGC COP Coca-
Cola HBC (https://unglobalcompact.org/what-
is-gc/participants/2263-Coca-Cola-Hellenic)). 
Our Mission 2025 sustainability commitments, 
our short-, medium-and long-term ESG goals 
(including NetZeroby40) and our material issues 
are all mapped to the SDGs and their underlying 
targets. You can find more about how our material 
issues and sustainability commitments link to 
the SDGs on pages 72 to 74 of this report and on 
our website - Materiality (https://www.coca-
colahellenic.com/en/a-more-sustainable-future/
our-approach/materiality).

Upstream

Direct  
operations

Downstream

Key

Low

Medium

High

Agriculture and 
ingredients

Packaging

Manufacturing*

Distribution

Cold drink 
equipment

Customers and 
communities

Material issue impact in each 
step of our value chain: how 
significantly each material 
topic impacts society and 
environment, based on the 
scale of the impact, severity 
and likelihood

Biodiversity

Climate change

Corporate citizenship

Corporate governance

Socio-economic impact

Employee wellbeing 
and engagement

Food loss and waste

Human rights, diversity  
and inclusion

Nutrition

Packaging and waste 
management

Product quality

Responsible marketing

Sustainable sourcing

Water stewardship

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Materiality assessment continued

Future-fit materiality
A key milestone in 2023 was pivoting towards a 
double materiality methodology in preparation 
for the forthcoming Corporate Sustainability 
Reporting Directive (CSRD). In addition to the 
impact materiality, where we assess impacts the 
organisation has or could have on the economy, 
the environment, people, and human rights, 
which in turn can indicate their contribution to 
sustainable development (inside-out approach), 
we take also an ‘outside-in’ approach, focusing 
on the financial impact which identifies and 
analyses the material topics from a financial point 
of view, namely those that affect or could affect 
the Company’s financial condition or operating 
results (outside-in approach). As a first step, we’ve 
applied this approach qualitatively by considering 
mainly the ESG risks and opportunities. Dynamic 
materiality recognises that the materiality of 
sustainability impact can evolve over time, and 
sometimes quite rapidly. In other words, topics 
that might be considered immaterial today could 
prove to be of critical importance tomorrow.

Hearing from our 
stakeholders on what 
matters most 
Every year, we bring together (in virtual format) 
a group of diverse stakeholders to formally 
review our sustainability performance and 
to understand their expectations for the 
future. In 2023, over 130 representatives, 
from customers, industry associations and 
academia, to non-governmental organisations, 
policy makers and peer companies – and 25 
countries – came together under the theme, 
Water Regeneration – partnering to strengthen 
communities’ resilience and drive economic 
growth. This is a prominent ESG risk that 
touches every aspect of our business and 
is central to our sustainability strategy and 
Mission 2025 commitments.

The theme was covered in the context of 
climate resilience, economic growth and the 
wellbeing of people. Stakeholders proposed 
collaborative ideas and collective actions 
that could accelerate progress towards a 
water-resilient future, identifying levers for 
change; tapping into the power of partnerships 
and collaboration; and scaling impactful 
interventions collectively.

The common message was that water is a topic 
that requires a holistic, transboundary and 
multi-stakeholder approach. To address and 
balance complex challenges between water, 
agriculture, climate and biodiversity requires us 
to step up partner engagement at international 
and local levels.

Behind the 
scenes of 
our virtual 
stakeholder 
forum

These recommendations have been reviewed 
by the Social Responsibility Committee 
and we look forward to accelerating our 
impact by investing further to address water 
stress, protect local water resources and 
build community climate resilience and 
economic empowerment. 

Specific recommendations from 
stakeholders included: 

•  mobilising local resources and enhancing 

community engagement in water solutions;

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 catalysing and strengthening communities of 
practice to facilitate knowledge-sharing across 
sectors;

 fostering a cooperative approach to address 
the transboundary challenges of water;

 scaling up action to address the nexus of water–
climate challenges; 

 unlocking innovative technologies to mitigate 
water risks; and 

 leveraging partnerships across markets to raise 
awareness and amplify achievements in water 
stewardship.

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Managing risk
A resilient business

In a volatile operating environment, 
every business is presented with a 
similar set of challenges, whether it 
be economic upheavals, pandemics, 
geopolitical crises, or regulatory 
changes. What sets apart those 
companies that struggle from those 
companies that not only survive 
but thrive is the ability to identify 
challenges and develop plans to 
manage through them; or, if they can’t 
be prevented or predicted, the agility 
and responsiveness to reduce the 
impact and even take advantage of the 
opportunity inherent in change.

This is business resilience. 
Our Business Resilience programme is designed 
to embed the capability, processes and mindset 
that enable us to proactively manage risks – 
and embrace opportunities – so that we grow 
sustainably and meet our short-, medium- and 
long-term objectives. 

The Group-wide programme includes 
appropriate mitigation and response 
systems that can be deployed when and 
where required. Our integrated and holistic 
approach has been particularly important in 
recent years of geopolitical, economic and 
environmental change. We continue to embed 
the key principles of business resilience and 
risk management throughout our business, 
providing managers at all levels with the processes 
and tools they need to proactively identify and 
assess risks, make well-thought-out decisions 
and take appropriate and timely action. 

We measure the extent to which these principles 
and processes are embedded in our business 
through various key performance indicators, 
including an annual risk maturity survey involving 
over 350 senior managers across all areas 
designed to measure our risk culture. In 2023, 
we scored 92.5% on our overall risk culture score, 
an improvement of over four percentage points 
on 2022 results. 

Integrated approach 
We have continued the integration of risk 
management, insurance, security, business 
continuity and crisis management to develop our 
holistic Business Resilience programme further. 
The Group Business Resilience Team, led by 
the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), has responsibility 
for facilitating cross-functional identification, 
assessment and management of all current and 
emerging risks. Working in close collaboration 
with risk owners across our business units, Group 
functions and the Executive Leadership Team 
(ELT), it is tasked with maintaining a wide-angled 
view of all business streams and emerging risks 
and opportunities and, through regular reporting, 
ensuring visibility and decision support is provided 
to the ELT and our Board.

Our processes recognise that, the earlier we 
identify, assess and manage risk, the higher 
the likelihood is of preventing or reducing 
negative impacts and taking advantage of 
opportunities. For those events that we 
cannot prevent or that are unforeseeable, 
we have well-established processes to reduce 
impact on the business. These include tested 
contingency plans, a business continuity 
programme, our Incident Management and 
Crisis Resolution (IMCR) programme and an 
insurance programme. 

Business units and markets
Risk sponsors and risk and insurance coordinators 
in every business unit facilitate the assessment 
of current and emerging risks and opportunities 
on a country-by-country basis, as well as the 
management of those risks, as set out in our 
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework. 
Risk assessments are reviewed in senior 
leadership team meetings every month and 
risk registers are updated accordingly. All risk 
registers are visible to the Group’s Business 
Resilience Team, which reviews risks, identifies 
key trends and provides benchmarking for risk and 
opportunity management across the business. 
It also reviews business continuity plans across 
the Group to ensure they are up to date and have 
been tested.

Twice a year, the Business Resilience Team 
hosts a conference where all risk sponsors, 
risk and insurance coordinators, and Business 
Resilience Managers are updated on key trends 
and emerging risks across the business. The 
CRO also facilitates discussion with the regional 
management teams twice a year to discuss risk 
and resilience issues and trends, and to calibrate 
and benchmark risks across the business. At least 
every two years, each business unit participates 
in an IMCR validation exercise led by a cross-
functional Group team. This includes training 
and participation in crisis simulation based on 
a relevant business risk.

In 2023, we focused on further embedding our 
integrated approach across our business units. 
This included piloting a new risk management 
tool to improve visibility of key risks and enhance 
best practice sharing and analysis. It also involved 
optimising assessment of business interruption 
risks, and embedding the outcomes in our 
insurance and business continuity programmes. 

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Managing risk continued

We have enhanced the criteria for evaluating 
crisis management performance in our business 
units, identifying a number of key improvement 
opportunities. Also in 2023, we completed 
the incorporation of our Egypt business into 
our Business Resilience programme, involving 
training and development of key managers 
and senior leadership, including in IMCR. A risk 
register is now in place, alongside appropriate 
insurance coverage.

Group management
The outcomes of engagement with business 
units, region teams and the Group function heads 
are integrated into a principal risk report, which 
is reviewed by the Group Risk and Compliance 
Committee (GRCC). 

Comprising Group function heads as ‘risk 
owners’ for each of our risk categories, the GRCC 
meets quarterly and is co-chaired by the CRO. 
It ensures that principal risks (defined on page 88) 
are reviewed with a broader, cross-functional 
perspective, integrating findings into the principal 
risk report submitted quarterly to the ELT and the 
Audit and Risk Committee of the Board. 

The Group function heads also perform an 
important role in understanding and managing risk 
aggregation. One of the key principles of our risk 
and resilience programme is that no risk exists in 
isolation, neither can any risk be managed within a 
functional silo. For example, the macroeconomic 
environment affects, and is affected by, the 
geopolitical environment, which also affects our 
supply chain. We have seen this most noticeably 
through conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. 
Our cross-functional approach helps ensure that 
we consider the broader implications of all risks 
to the business and take a consistent and aligned 
approach to their management.

Sustainability risks
Within the ESG materiality assessment process 
(see pages 83 to 85), we have reassessed risks and 
opportunities facing our business, the environment 
and society. One of the most significant risks 
to our resilience over the longer term is climate 
change. By proactively preparing for and managing 
climate risk through our business strategy and 
capital investments, however, we can harness 
significant opportunities. Climate risk is fully 
integrated into our risk management programme 
and our CRO facilitates more frequent discussions 
with a cross-functional team that includes 
representatives from Business Resilience, 
Finance, Quality, Safety and Environment, 
and Corporate Affairs and Sustainability. 

Risk governance 
The Board retains overall accountability and 
responsibility for the Group’s risk management and 
internal control systems. It has defined the Group’s 
risk appetite, and, through the Audit and Risk 
Committee, reviewed the effectiveness of these 
systems. During the year, the Board reviewed our 
principal risks and opportunities, including those 
associated with climate change and cyber security. 
Additionally, the Social Responsibility Committee 
of the Board takes a particular interest in risks 
associated with climate change, as set out on 
pages 100 to 104. Also in 2023, our CRO conducted 
a risk management workshop with the full Board 
to refresh Directors’ understanding of business 
resilience and risk management principles, and 
how they are applied within the business. This is 
part of our regular risk management education 
programme at all levels across the Company. 

A key role of the Board is to establish the Group’s 
risk appetite. In 2023, the Audit and Risk Committee 
reviewed the Risk Appetite Statement and risk 
tolerance levels that will be applied to every risk, as a 
key element of our risk assessment process at both 
business unit and Group level. This review will be 
considered by the Board in the first quarter of 2024. 

Our internal audit department conducts an annual 
independent audit of the Business Resilience 
programme and its implementation, assessing the 
Company’s risk management, business continuity 
and crisis management processes, and their 
application against business best practices and 
the International Accounting Standard. The Head 
of Corporate Audit makes recommendations 
to improve the programme, where required, 
and the findings are submitted to the Audit and 
Risk Committee. The Board and its committees 
conduct annual reviews of the effectiveness of our 
internal controls. Further details of that review are 
set out in the Audit and Risk Committee report on 
pages 153 to 158. 

In the section that follows, we have 
grouped our principal risks to highlight 
the connectivity between risks.

A.

 Responding to upheavals 
in the macroeconomic and 
geopolitical environment

 Leveraging our unique 
24/7 portfolio – and 
responding to change

 Maintaining 
operational excellence 
in volatile markets 

 Managing climate change 
risks and opportunities

B.

C.

D.

Principal risks trend

Increasing

Stable

Decreasing

Risk included in viability assessment

Y N

Link to growth pillars

1

2

3

4

5

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Principal risks and opportunities
We define principal risks and opportunities as those that are material and have the most 
potential to impact the Group’s strategic objectives. In this section, we have grouped our 
principal risks and opportunities to highlight connectivity between them. 

A.
Responding to upheavals 
in the macroeconomic and 
geopolitical environment

Principal risks and opportunities:
A1.  Foreign exchange fluctuations

A2. Marketplace economic conditions

A3.  Geopolitical and security environment

In 2023, we saw some easing and stability in global commodity costs. However, 
the general macroeconomic and geopolitical environment remained volatile as a 
result of the continuing Russia-Ukraine conflict, inflationary conditions and high 
interest rate environment. Economic challenges are particularly evident in some key 
markets, such as Nigeria and Egypt, where high inflation and volatile exchange 
rates create headwinds to economic expansion. In the latter part of the year, 
conflict between Israel and Hamas led to instability in the Middle East, impacting 
shipping and potentially disrupting supply chains, as well as increasing some 
costs. Calls for boycotts of US brands, including Coca-Cola, as a result of the 
US government’s support for Israel, may impact our sales in some predominantly 
Muslim communities. 

A1.  Foreign exchange fluctuations
We continued to see foreign exchange volatility and 
rate fluctuations, particularly in the Russian Rouble, 
Nigerian Naira and Egyptian Pound. 

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar:

1

 2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Head of Treasury

Timeframe: 
Short term (1-2 years)

Link to material issues:
Socio-economic impact 

Risk tolerance: 
Group Treasury is required to continually monitor foreign 
exchange risk and ensure there are effective mitigation plans 
in place, recognising many external factors are largely out of 
our control. To the extent possible, residual risk is to remain 
at or below our ‘moderate’ rating. 

Key drivers

Consequences

•  Macroeconomic conditions
•  National instability and government 
responses to global and domestic 
economic conditions, particularly in 
Russia, Nigeria and Egypt

• 

• 
• 

 Financial losses and increased 
cost base
 Asset impairment
 Limitations on cash repatriation

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  maintained our target of hedging 25-
80% of rolling 12-month forecasted 
transactional foreign currency 
exposures as per our treasury policy, 
endorsed by the Board;

•  used i) derivative financial instruments, 
where available, and ii) hard currency 
deposits to reduce transactional 
foreign currency exposures; and
•  provided reporting and visibility, and 
sought advice from the Financial Risk 
Management Committee and the Audit 
and Risk Committee of the Board.

Metrics and targets

Outlook 

Focus for 2024

•  % of hedged foreign currency 

•  We expect continuing short to 

exposures, foreign exchange losses

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

medium-term volatility in key markets, 
particularly Nigeria and Egypt. In early 
2024 and after publishing our 2023 
results, there was a significant fall in 
the value of the Nigerian naira.

•  Conflict in the Middle East is expected 
to exacerbate Egyptian economic 
challenges. 

•  Continue monitoring key indicators 
and manage volatility under our 
current policies and programmes.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

A. Responding to upheavals in the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment continued

A2.  Marketplace economic conditions
We saw increases in inflation and interest rates 
across our markets, although conditions became 
more stable over the year and consumer spending 
remained robust. Economic conditions, however, 
remain challenging and may reduce consumer 
purchasing power, potentially impacting the 
affordability of our products.

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

 4

 5

Risk owner: 
Head of Strategic Finance

Timeframe: 
Short term (1-2 years)

Link to material issues:
Socio-economic impact

Risk tolerance: 
Group Finance is required to continually monitor economic 
conditions in collaboration with our business units and ensure 
that effective mitigation plans are in place, recognising 
many external factors are largely out of our control. To the 
extent possible, residual risk should remain at or below our 
‘moderate’ rating. 

Key drivers

Consequences

 Volume and revenue decline

• 
•  Reduced profitability

 Challenging economic conditions

• 
•  Government and central bank 

responses, including taxation and 
interest rates increases
 Unemployment and 
underemployment rates

• 

•  Aggressive discounting and/or pricing 

pressure from large retailers

•  Price elasticity

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  used pricing and targeted actions to 
drive mix as critical tools to manage 
cost inflation;

•  carefully managed operational 
expense and cost controls;

•  managed cash outflows;
•  developed coordinated and targeted 
plans with TCCC and other business 
partners on promotions and marketing 
initiatives; and

•  continued to monitor conditions and 

adjust our action plans.

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024 

•  FX-neutral revenue growth, operating 

•  We expect challenging economic 

expenses, profitability

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

conditions to continue in the short 
term as central banks increase interest 
rates to manage inflation and conflicts 
in Ukraine and the Middle East continue.

•  Continue to monitor key economic 
indicators in each market and adjust 
plans as required.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

A. Responding to upheavals in the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment continued

A3.  Geopolitical and security 

environment

Our concerns remained centred on the Russia/Ukraine 
crisis. In Ukraine, our focus was and remains the safety 
of our people first, and continuing our production and 
distribution where it is safe to do so.

In Russia, the decision by TCCC to cease operations, and 
economic and other sanctions imposed by many countries, had 
a significant impact on our business. The security environment in 
Nigeria remains volatile as the new government reduces subsidies 
in key areas to improve economic management. Geopolitical 
tensions remain in the Balkans and Armenia, and these led to 
incidents that had the potential to affect the safety of our people 
and disrupt our operations. Conflict in the Middle East threatens 
to impact oil prices and may lead to disruptions and increased 
costs in our supply chain. Calls for boycotts of US brands, including 
Coca-Cola, may impact our business in markets with large Muslim 
communities. 

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Chief Risk Officer

Timeframe: 
Short to long term (1-5+ years)

Link to material issues:
•  Employee well-being 
and engagement

•  Socio-economic impact 

Risk tolerance: 
We have no appetite for knowingly exposing our employees to 
potentially dangerous situations without having effective plans 
in place to reduce the risk to acceptable levels that are reviewed 
and tested regularly. Residual risk should remain at or below our 
‘low’ rating. 

Key drivers

Consequences

•  Russia/Ukraine crisis and potential 
for expansion into other countries

•  Continuing political unrest and 

social instability in several countries 
including, Nigeria, the Balkans and 
Armenia

•  Social discontent driven by continuing 

tough economic conditions
 Continuing conflict in the Middle East

• 
•  US elections in 2024

• 
• 

• 
• 

 Safety of our people
 Financial impact of economic and 
other sanctions
 Potential for business disruptions
 Supply chain instability

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  continued to enhance security 

risk assessments to better inform 
management plans;

•  developed emergency and 

contingency plans for all potentially 
affected markets; and

•  are continuing IMCR development and 
training in business units and at Group 
and ELT level.

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024

•  Continuing development of 

our cross-functional business 
resilience programmes, particularly 
in capability development.

•  Reduced impact of security-related 
incidents, reduction in residual risk 
levels, number of IMCR validations 
successfully completed

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

•  We expect continuing volatility over 
the medium to long term. While the 
situation remains unpredictable, we 
do not expect a resolution of the 
Russia/Ukraine crisis in the short 
term. Wavering support for Ukraine 
could encourage Russia to continue 
hostilities. 

•  Conflict in the Middle East may 

continue for some time in 2024, with a 
potential for impacting supply chains 
and oil prices. 

•  The outcome of the US election 
in 2024 may increase geopolitical 
instability globally, and in our region in 
the medium to long term. 
•  Continuing tough economic 

conditions in the short term will 
increase the risk of social discontent 
and political instability.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

B.
Leveraging our unique 
24/7 portfolio – and 
responding to change
B1.  Product relevance and acceptability
In 2023, debates around sweeteners, as well as 
discussion on appropriate responses to key ESG 
priorities, increased the potential for consumer 
concerns relating to our products, regulatory 
change and imposition of additional taxes. 

This was exacerbated by government actions to reduce national 
debt. Despite these concerns, ensuring we have highly relevant 
and high-quality products that continue to delight consumers, 
and addressing ongoing and emerging health and environmental 
concerns through robust sustainability initiatives, remains part of 
our resilience and a significant opportunity for our business. This 
is closely linked with climate change risks, particularly Sustainable 
packaging and Impact of our sustainability performance on our 
reputation (see page 107).

Principal risks and opportunities:
B1.  Product relevance and acceptability

B2. Strategic stakeholder relationships

B3.  Competing in the digital marketplace

To maintain true business resilience, we continue to evolve our portfolio 
of products and routes to market. To that end, we need to maintain strong 
relationships with our partners, constantly monitoring and responding to 
changing consumer preferences, customer needs, and the business and 
regulatory environment. In 2023, we faced significant challenges, and adapted 
our business to respond to those challenges while keeping our long-term 
objectives firmly in sight.

Key drivers

Consequences

Mitigation

•  Heightened consumer concerns 

•  Brand and reputation damage leading 

In 2023, we:

around health, environmental and 
social issues

•  Actions of public health advocates 

and NGOs

to reduced sales
•  Discriminatory taxes
•  Financial impact
•  Forced changes in product 

•  Government responses to health 

formulations and portfolio mix

issues and climate change at EU and 
national levels

•  continued product innovation 

and expansion of our 24/7 portfolio 
to respond to consumer needs, 
including expansion of  
low-/no-calorie beverages;

•  took a proactive approach to partner 

with key stakeholders to better 
understand and address concerns;
•  continued our proactive advocacy with 
business unit support plans in place; and
•  gathered insights from our Group-wide 

assessment tool.

Metrics and targets

Outlook 

Focus for 2024

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Risk owner: 
Head of Public & 
Regulatory Affairs

•  ESG reputation scores
•  Calorie-reduction targets
•  Mission 2025 targets

Strategic Growth pillar:

1

2

3

4

5

Timeframe: 
Short to medium term 
(1-5 years)

Link to material issues:
•  Corporate citizenship
•  Responsible marketing
•  Nutrition
•  Socio-economic impact 

Risk tolerance: 
All business units are required to continually monitor consumer 
concerns, regulatory changes and potential new taxes in their 
countries, ensure all significant changes are reflected in their risk 
register and report potential changes to Group CA&S. Residual 
risk should remain at or below our ‘moderate’ rating. 

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

•  Continuing proactive approach in 
partnership with key stakeholders 
to better understand and address 
concerns. Key sustainability projects 
to meet our NetZeroby40 targets. 

•  Heightening concerns particularly 

around sustainability and the impact 
of climate change in the medium 
to longer term. Increasing risk of 
additional sugar/beverage taxes in 
the short term. The EU regulatory 
environment will increasingly focus on 
health and sustainability issues, which 
could increase scrutiny of our ESG 
performance. There is opportunity for 
growth in increasing our performance, 
and consumer perceptions of our 
performance, in key ESG areas.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

B. Leveraging our unique 24/7 portfolio – and responding to change continued

Key drivers

Consequences

• 
• 

 Financial impact
 Damage to the Coca-Cola system

•  Potential for disagreements between 

independent businesses when 
strategic objectives are not aligned
•  Different environments, including 
regulatory environments, in which 
our partners operate, and broader 
global priorities

•  The impact of climate change and 
need for collaboration on new 
formulations and pack mix

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  maintained established processes, 

routines and communication channels 
to manage strategic relationships at 
the most senior levels; and

•  closely monitored agreed business 
indicators defined during business 
planning, and analysed deviations so 
that corrective actions could be taken 
when needed.

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024

•  FX-neutral revenue growth

Principal risks trend trajectory

Stable

•  Given the importance of our key 
partner relationships over the 
long term and a changing global 
environment that may impact our 
independent businesses differently, 
we continue to focus on maintaining 
aligned strategic objectives.

•  We will maintain our close working 

relationship with our strategic partners 
to ensure we remain aligned. We will 
continue to collaborate on our key 
sustainability initiatives, particularly 
our Pack Mix of the Future project. 

B2.  Strategic stakeholder relationships
It is critical that we remain aligned with our key 
strategic partners, such as TCCC, Monster Energy, 
COSTA Coffee and premium spirits manufacturers. 
In 2023, the Russia/Ukraine crisis resulted in TCCC 
making the decision to stop sales of its brands 
in Russia, which had a significant impact on our 
business there. 

Despite this, our relationship with all our strategic partners, 
including TCCC, remains strong, reflected by the recent renewal 
of our bottling agreements, strong marketing support across 
our territories and close collaboration and alignment on our 
sustainability initiatives. Our relationship with our key partners 
is important for our sustainability agenda and our response to 
climate change, particularly in new products and formulations 
and packaging. This risk is closely linked with climate change 
risks, particularly Sustainable packaging and Impact of our 
sustainability performance on our reputation (see page 107).

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Head of Strategic Finance

Timeframe: 
Medium to long term 
(2 – 5 years +)

Link to material issues:
•  Socio-economic impact
•  Corporate governance 
and business ethics

Risk tolerance: 
We are committed to maintaining strong, positive relationships 
with our strategic partners. Residual risk should remain at or 
below our ‘low’ rating. 

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

B. Leveraging our unique 24/7 portfolio – and responding to change continued

B3.  Competing in the digital marketplace
The digital marketplace continued to evolve and 
remained highly competitive, with new and existing 
companies seeking to take advantage of e-commerce 
growth. We continued to see considerable growth, 
with 9% of our sales now taking place online

Given the rapidly changing environment, including the 
proliferation of new and existing players and evolving business 
models, we expect the risks and opportunities to remain 
significant for the foreseeable future. We consider Competing in 
the digital marketplace as also an emerging risk and opportunity.

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Head of Digital Commerce

Timeframe: 
Medium to long term  
(2 – 5+ years)

Link to material issues:
•  Socio-economic impact

Risk tolerance: 
Digital commerce business models are still evolving and may 
not always be successful. We take the approach of making small 
investments to test our ideas and models, and being prepared 
to fail fast and learn before making significant investments. 
Residual risk should remain at or below our ‘moderate’ rating.

Key drivers

Consequences

•  Dominance of large 

• 

• 

e-commerce platforms
 Proliferation of new and existing 
players with varying business models
 Growing consumer preference 
for speed and convenience of 
online purchases

•  Significant opportunity to grow 
sales and market share through 
well developed and executed 
e-commerce strategies
 Potential to lose market share or fail 
to take full advantage of growing 
e-commerce market
 Potential for new business models and 
ventures to fail

• 

• 

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  continued to build and invest in digital 
commerce capabilities and systems 
to enhance our business-to-business 
(B2B), e-retail, food service aggregator 
and direct-to-consumer pillars; and
•  continued to evolve our model for 

direct-to-consumer routes to market 
in selected countries.

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024

•  We expect the continued strong 
growth of B2B and business-to-
consumer (B2C) e-commerce sales 
over the medium to long term.

•  % active e-customer coverage, 

revenue and market share on leading 
e-commerce platforms, number of 
active customers on our in-house 
Customer Portal platform, revenue 
generated on B2B platforms, share of 
B2B orders generated digitally

Principal risks trend trajectory

Stable

•  Drive active e-customer coverage 
and enhance regular data sharing. 
Strengthen relationships with leading 
e-commerce platforms. Enhance 
our collection and analysis of data to 
accelerate our revenue and market 
share growth via data-based decisions.

•  Accelerate systematic efforts to 

raise digital capabilities in our core 
business teams, ensuring that digital 
transformation of our business model 
is keeping pace with the evolution of 
our market and competitive landscape.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

C.
Maintaining operational 
excellence in volatile 
markets

Principal risks and opportunities:
C1.  Health and safety

C2. Suppliers and sustainable sourcing 

C3.  Cyber incidents

C4.  People retention 

C5. Ethics and compliance

The macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, combined with regional and 
national issues, created volatile operating conditions in our markets. The Russia/
Ukraine crisis created safety risks for our people and disrupted established 
supply chains across our territory. Our people adapted quickly to these volatile 
conditions to manage safety challenges, and maintain business operations to 
continue to serve our customers and achieve excellent results.

C1.  Health and safety – employee safety
Risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and 
influenza continued to reduce. We saw a reduction 
in lost time accidents of employees and contractors, 
and we had no serious injuries or fatalities in our 
employee population. However, we regret that 
we had contractor and public fatalities, primarily 
associated with traffic accidents caused mainly 
by poor road infrastructure in Africa.

Key drivers

Consequences

• 

• 

 Non-compliance with or breaches of 
health and safety (H&S) requirements
 Inadequate contractual provisions 
and/or behaviours of contractors

• 

• 

• 

 Fatalities and/or serious injury of 
employees, contractors, third parties, 
and members of the public 
 Damage to our reputation as a 
caring responsible employer if not 
handled properly
 Financial losses

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  continued implementation of our 
Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) 
programme, including human and 
organisational principles (HOP), across 
the entire organisation;

• 

•  continued implementation of E2E 
contractor management process;
involved leaders on all levels in H&S 
observations and H&S conversations;
•  ensured Life Saving Rules are in place 
and incorporated in our cross-country 
verification programme; and
•  continued to work towards H&S 

management system certification.

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Risk owner: 
Head of Quality, Safety 
and Environment

Metrics and targets

Outlook 

Focus for 2024

Strategic Growth pillar:

1

2

3

4

5

Timeframe: 
Medium term  
(2-5 years)

Link to material issues:
•  Employee wellbeing and 
engagement (including 
employee safety)

•  Number of injuries and fatalities
•  LTA rates

Principal risks trend trajectory

Stable

Risk tolerance: 
We have no tolerance for failing to comply with workplace health 
and safety policies. Residual risk should remain at or below our 
‘low’ rating.

•  We remain optimistic that our 

training and awareness programmes 
will continue to reduce fatalities 
and injuries.

•  We will continue to closely monitor 
road and traffic accidents to ensure 
our education and awareness 
programmes are effective.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

C. Maintaining operational excellence in volatile markets continued

C2.  Suppliers and sustainable sourcing
The macroeconomic environment, the Russia/Ukraine 
crisis, the Israel/Palestine conflict and supply/demand 
imbalances continued to create challenging conditions 
for securing the supply of key ingredients, packaging 
and services at a reasonable cost.

This risk is closely linked with the Macroeconomic environment 
(see page 89) and climate change risks, particularly Sustainable 
packaging, the impact of climate change on the cost and 
availability of key ingredients and Impact of our sustainability 
performance on our reputation (see pages 100 to 107). 
Working more closely with our supply chain partners to reduce 
the impact of a continuing volatile operating environment 
and the longer-term impact of climate change makes us more 
resilient and presents a significant opportunity for maintaining 
our profitability and jointly achieving our sustainability goals. 
Given the increasing requirements for supply chain transparency 
and consequent evolution of the regulatory environment as 
well as the potential impact of climate change, Suppliers and 
sustainable sourcing is also an emerging risk and opportunity

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Chief Procurement Officer

Timeframe: 
Medium (2-5 years)

Link to material issues:
•  Sustainable sourcing 
•  Socio-economic impact
•  Biodiversity

Risk tolerance: 
We only deal with suppliers that demonstrate a capability for 
consistently delivering high-quality products that meet our 
guiding principles. Residual risk should remain at or below our 
‘low’ rating.

Key drivers

Consequences

• 
• 
• 

 Production disruptions
 Failure to meet contractual obligations
 Increased input costs and 
margin pressure

• 

• 

• 
• 

• 
• 

• 
• 

 Global macroeconomic conditions and 
supply chain disruptions
 Increased financial speculation on 
global commodities
 Hard currency liquidity issues
 Supply/demand imbalances and/or 
crop yields
 Russia/Ukraine crisis
 Impact of climate change over the 
longer term
 The Israel/Palestine conflict
 New EU regulations driving the need 
for increasing transparency in our 
supply chain

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  contracted volumes of key ingredients 

and packaging materials;

•  contracted prices with focus on local 

currency wherever feasible;
•  ensured hedgeable contracts 
and introduced a hedgeable 
energy component;

•  expanded our supplier base 
and introduced new and 
alternative suppliers;

•  secured raw materials for suppliers 

to provide security of supply;
•  developed contingency plans 

with suppliers due to energy risks 
and risk mapping with our production 
areas; and
investigated alternative and 
sustainable energy options for long-
term availability and pricing stability.

• 

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024

•  FX-neutral raw material cost per case
•  COGS per case
•  % key ingredients sourced sustainably

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

•  We expect some continuing volatility 
in the medium term as a result of 
macroeconomic and geopolitical 
conditions and continuing supply/
demand imbalances. Over the longer 
term, we expect climate change 
and our suppliers’ response to 
climate change will affect the cost 
of ingredients.

•  Collaborating with our key suppliers 
to manage volatility and maintain 
continuity. Continuing discussions 
to better understand challenges to 
key ingredient supply as a result of 
climate change and ESG performance. 
Enhancing our risk monitoring in areas 
that may affect commodity availability 
and pricing.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

C. Maintaining operational excellence in volatile markets continued

C3.  Cyber incidents
We saw continuing cyber attacks against government 
operations and companies in many of our markets. 
Several known actors continued to conduct high-
profile ransomware attacks. Organisations such as 
Europol and several US agencies continued to enhance 
their capabilities to investigate, prevent and respond 
to cyber crime, which also helps to reduce risk to 
companies such as ours. 

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Chief Information 
Security Officer

Timeframe: 
Short to medium term 
(1-5 years)

Link to material issues:
•  Socio-economic impact 

Risk tolerance: 
We are committed to establishing and maintaining strong internal 
controls related to cyber security across our business. Residual 
risk should remain at or below our ‘low’ rating.

Key drivers

Consequences

• 

• 

• 

 Increasing use of cloud-based IT 
solutions and working from home 
increasing exposure
 Increasing sophistication of malware 
and ransomware actors
 Russia/Ukraine crisis

• 

• 
• 

• 

 Operational disruptions and 
financial losses
 Damage to corporate reputation
 Potential for release of personal 
and customer data
 Non-compliance with data 
protection legislation

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  maintained ISO/IEC 27001 

certification (Information Security 
management Systems);

•  continued to strengthen our endpoint 

• 

• 

and cloud security program;
improved end user and privileged 
accounts identity security;
launched mandatory cyber security 
training for all employees;

•  executed simulated hacker attacks and 
vulnerability assessments, remediated 
gaps and improved overall cyber hygiene; 

• 

•  continued implementing network zero 
trust principles for IT environment and 
plants; and
improved our capability to respond and 
recover from cyber incidents and attacks 
by executing cyber crisis tabletop 
exercises covering ELT, business unit 
teams and IT Teams, and testing our 
contingency plans and incident response 
procedures at least semi-annually.

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024

•  Cyber security maturity level
•  Cyber attacks detected and prevented

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

•  The number and sophistication 
of cyber incidents is expected to 
increase in the short to medium 
term. Stakeholder concerns about 
data privacy and requirements to 
protect it will continue to increase. 
Government agencies will continue to 
improve their capabilities to investigate 
and respond to cyber crime.

•  Improve cyber threat prevention and 

detection capabilities in plants

•  Enhance cyber risk governance and 
oversight by introducing continuous 
controls monitoring practices

•  Introduce targeted cyber training to 

sensitive user groups

•  Improve identity and network security 
by enforcing zero trust access policies

•  Strengthen our threat detection 

capabilities in IT and plants through 
our new Cyber Fusion Center

•  Develop an annual program of testing 
controls over sensitive cyber and 
IT domains

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

C. Maintaining operational excellence in volatile markets continued

The Romanian 
IMCR Team 
debriefing after 
a successful 
IMCR Validation

Risk management in action
Prepared for crisis response 
In 2023, we conducted a cyber security incident response 
exercise with members of our ELT to practise our cyber IMCR 
response processes. The exercise simulated a cyber attack 
against one of our largest production facilities. The exercise 
required ELT members, in consultation with our Group IMCR 
Team and external experts, to quickly review the operational 
response of our cyber security team, evaluate options and make 
a series of key decisions to protect data privacy and efficiently 
restore our operations. A number of key lessons are being 
incorporated into our continuously improving IMCR programme 
at all management levels. We have committed to conducting 
an IMCR exercise with the ELT annually using a variety of 
different scenarios.

At least every two years, all business units, alongside TCCC 
counterparts, go through a full-day training and simulation 
exercise to ensure the IMCR leaders and teams have the 
capabilities to manage incidents and prevent crises, and to ensure 
IMCR processes are robust. A joint validation team, made up of 
senior managers from both CCH and TCCC, provides the training, 
observes the business unit team in action and provides feedback 
on areas for improvement.

One of the BU’s to go through an IMCR Validation in 2023 was 
Romania. IMCR Leader and Corporate Affairs and Sustainability 
Director Alice Nichita puts the team’s performance down to 
preparation. Alice said “The standout lesson for me is the critical 
need for thorough preparation to ensure effective incident 
management. The team’s outstanding performance depended 
on our ability to swiftly analyse and address a complex scenario, 
the value of disciplined leadership and effective IMCR tools at 
hand. The experience reinforced the need for constant readiness 
and seamless coordination to navigate challenges efficiently.”

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

C. Maintaining operational excellence in volatile markets continued

C4.  People retention
We made good progress in addressing higher 
turnover rates for female employees and maintained 
a relatively high retention rate overall (88%), 
although not yet meeting our internal targets 
(94%). We showed improvement in our employee 
engagement (+1 percentage point) by attaining 
a sustainable engagement index score of 86%.

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Head of People Operations

Timeframe: 
Medium to long term (2-5+ years)

Link to material issues:
•  Employee wellbeing 
and engagement 

•  Human rights, diversity and 

inclusion

•  Corporate citizenship

Risk tolerance: 
We will strive to remain an employer of choice, provide effective 
career development programmes and maintain high levels of 
employee engagement. Residual risk should remain at or below 
our ‘low’ rating.

Key drivers

Consequences

Mitigation

•  Changing expectations for flexible 

•  Failure to attract and retain people 

In 2023, we:

working arrangements

to meet our goals

•  Maintaining value proposition as an 

•  High turnover in critical positions 

employer of choice

•  Development of technology and online 
tools to enhance team engagement
•  Difference between high inflation rates 

and salary increases 

resulting in knowledge and 
productivity loss

•  Potential imbalance between male 

and female employees due to different 
retention rates

• 

•  continued to leverage continuous 
listening to measure culture and 
engagement and address findings;
improved people management skills 
to enhance engagement and energise 
employees sustainably, including how 
to manage remote teams;
•  maintained our leadership 

development programme and 
continued to foster our coaching and 
mentoring culture; and
implemented action plans to improve 
retention of female employees.

• 

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024

•  Retention rate
•  Engagement score

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

•  Talent retention will be an ongoing 

challenge over the short to medium 
term as adjustments are made to 
new ways of working. However, highly 
engaged and talented people are 
critical for our resilience and our 
investment in our workforce presents a 
significant opportunity for our business.

•  Carefully monitor productivity and 
engagement levels as we refine our 
flexible working arrangements.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

C. Maintaining operational excellence in volatile markets continued

C5.  Ethics and compliance
A number of economic and other sanctions imposed 
by the EU against Russia and Belarus increased the 
risk of inadvertent non-compliance. 

We continued focusing on our sanctions compliance 
programme, strengthening our processes and training our 
employees. The risk of fraud against the Company, and non-
compliance with anti-bribery and corruption standards remained 
a focus area. We continued integrating the Egypt business unit, 
rolling out our key compliance policies, processes, trainings and 
controls to accelerate the full integration and adherence to our 
Group standards.

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Head of Legal Compliance

Timeframe: 
Medium term (2-5 years)

Link to material issues:
Corporate governance

Risk tolerance: 
We have no tolerance for knowingly breaching legal and 
regulatory requirements, our Code of Business Conduct, 
Anti-bribery Policy, other Group and business unit Ethics and 
Compliance policies, and international sanctions. All business 
units are required to actively monitor changes in the laws and 
regulations specific to their country of operation and ensure 
appropriate controls are in place to maintain compliance with our 
policies and the law. Residual risk should remain at or below our 
‘low’ rating.

Key drivers

Consequences

•  The Russia/Ukraine crisis and the 

international response

•  Potential for broadening of sanctions
•  Continuing levels of real and perceived 
corruption in some countries that we 
operate within

•  Tougher economic conditions that 
increase the risk of internal and 
external fraud

•  Damage to our reputation
•  Significant financial penalties
•  Increased management time and 

effort to resolve incidents

•  Financial loss

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

•  continued our monitoring of economic 
and other sanctions imposed against 
Russia and Belarus; 

•  focused on ongoing risk assessment 
and sanctions screening process for 
transactions, particularly for suppliers 
in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine;

•  trained risk zone employees on Anti-
Bribery and Corruption (ABaC) and 
sanctions compliance;

•  executed our ABaC audit plan, 

including ABaC audits in Egypt and 
Russia;

•  monitored our Speak Up! Hotline and 

followed up.

Focus for 2024

•  % employees trained, resolution 

of Speak Up! reports

•  Audit reports

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

•  We expect the international sanctions 
environment to remain complex in 
the short to medium term. Given 
we operate in a number of countries 
where the perception of corruption 
is high, we expect this risk to remain 
significant for the foreseeable future. 

•  Completing the Egypt compliance 
integration plan implementation, 
including introduction of a cross-
functional joint task force. Continued 
strengthening of our Code of Business 
Conduct, Anti-bribery Policy and 
sanctions compliance programmes.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

D.
Managing climate 
change risks and 
opportunities

Principal risks and opportunities:
D1.  Sustainable packaging

D2. Water availability and usage 

D3.  Managing our carbon footprint

Our investment in sustainability-related 
initiatives should be considered in the context 
of opportunities for our business. In addition 
to reducing our impact on the environment, 
cost savings for business and mitigating the 
negative impacts of climate change, there 
is a direct link between how consumers 
perceive our sustainability performance 
– as measured by our “E-score”, and their 
willingness to purchase our products. If we 
are able to increase our E-score, we also 
increase consumers’ willingness to purchase 
and, assuming their willingness to purchase 
leads to an increase in actual purchase, this 
represents a very significant opportunity for 
our business. For further information, see our 
assessment of the Emerging opportunity: 
Impact of our sustainability performance 
on our reputation on page 107. 

We continued to improve our assessment 
of the effects of climate change, with a focus 
on clear targets and robust action plans to 
deliver on our commitments, mitigate risks 
and take advantage of the opportunities 
inherent in change.

In 2023, we added a comprehensive 
assessment of the risks and opportunities 
associated with sustainable packaging and 
the cost and availability of key ingredients. 
Both of these are linked directly with the 
Principal risk: Managing our carbon footprint, 
see pages 103 to 104, which in turn directly 
impacts our ability to meet our NetZeroby40 
commitments. We updated our assessments 
of Water availability and usage see page 102 
and Managing our carbon footprint as a result 
of updated external and internal data. 

During the year we invested €220.3 million, 
representing 33% of our total capex, 
on sustainability initiatives and this is 
expected to rise to 40% of our total capex 
by 2025 and 50% by 2030. This included 
investments in recycled PET manufacturing 
for example increasing food grade recycled 
PET availability. We expect almost 50% 
of our requirement for recycled PET will 
be served in-house by the end of 2024 
which also reduces costs. Our investment 
in energy efficient coolers decreases our 
carbon emissions and also improves our 
sales. Investments in more energy efficient 
equipment improves our manufacturing 
capabilities as well as reduces emissions 
and delivers cost savings. 

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

D. Managing climate change risks and opportunities continued

D1.  Sustainable packaging
Given the potential impact that significant changes 
to our packaging mix could have to longer-term 
capital investment in production and distribution, 
and the influence that packaging has on our 
ability to meet our NetZeroby40 commitments – 
packaging represents over 30% of our emissions 
– managing the risk and opportunity associated 
with Sustainable packaging directly impacts 
and is impacted by our future business strategy.

It is closely linked with other principal risks, particularly Managing 
our carbon footprint (see pages 103 to 104) and the emerging 
risk Impact of our sustainability performance on our reputation 
(see page 107). In 2023, we designed our Pack Mix of the Future 
vision starting with EU markets. The development of a profitable 
packaging strategy aims to reduce our environmental impact, 
address escalating stakeholder concerns relating to packaging 
waste and takes into account new EU regulations such as the 
EU Directive on packaging and packaging waste. Given the 
rapid changes in technology and the evolution of the regulatory 
environment, and the significant impact that major changes 
in our packaging mix have for our NetZeroby40 commitment 
and our future business strategy, Sustainable packaging is also 
an emerging risk and opportunity.

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar:

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Head of Sustainability

Timeframe: 
Medium to long term (2-5+ years)

Link to material issues:
•  Packaging and waste 

management

•  Sustainable sourcing

Risk tolerance: 
All business units are required to establish a process for monitoring 
and reporting potential regulatory changes relating to packaging. 
Residual risk should remain at or below our ‘moderate’ rating.

Key drivers

Consequences

Mitigation

•  Price increases of recycle-friendly raw 
materials such as rPET and aluminium 

consumer base

•  Impact on reputation and ultimately 

In 2023, we:

•  Low collection rates in high plastic 

•  15% increase in annual cost of 

volume markets 

•  Low access to quality feedstock to 

enable shift to rPET at balanced prices

•  New EU regulations on plastics and 

packaging waste

•  Impact of packaging on meeting our 

packaging by 2030 and 1.8% by 2040 
under a Paris Ambition (RCP1.9) 
climate scenario; and 9% increase 
in annual packaging costs by 2030 
and 1% by 2040 under a stated policy 
(RCP4.5) climate scenario

NetZeroBy40 commitments

•  Capex costs associated with changing 

•  Consumers’ concerns on waste and 
its influence on perceptions of our 
environmental performance 

packaging mix

•  Very significant opportunity associated 
with innovative, profitable solutions

•  continued implementing TCCC’s 
World Without Waste initiatives;
•  focused on meeting Mission 2025 

commitments, including increasing 
percentage of recycled materials;
•  partnered with regulatory authorities, 
industry peers, start-ups and NGOs 
to develop effective recovery systems; 
identified new technologies and 
innovation, focusing on new and 
alternative packaging solutions such 
as packageless, refillable, recycling and 
improving packaging sustainability;
•  collaborated with suppliers on plans for 

• 

decarbonising the value chain;
•  expanded portfolio in refillables 

through innovative packaging types, 
such as resealable refillable bottle 
and universal glass bottle launches in 
Austria; and

•  piloted LitePac Top, the world-first 

innovations for plastic-free multipacks 
for the family pack sizes.

Metrics and targets

Outlook 

Focus for 2024

•  Mission 2025 targets relating to 

•  We will continue to see heightened 

collection of packaging, use of recycled 
PET and % of packaging recyclable

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

stakeholder concerns over the medium 
term and increased regulation across 
EU markets. The price of good quality 
recycled material will continue to rise 
over the medium term as industries 
focus on increasing recycled content. 

•  Establish and implement operational 
plans to drive sustainable packaging 
initiatives at the business unit level.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

D. Managing climate change risks and opportunities continued

D2.  Water availability and usage
We updated our water risk assessment based 
on revised data and including our Egyptian 
plants. That assessment did not identify 
any material changes to our 2021 and 2022 
assessments. Availability and quality of clean 
water is fundamental to our business, our suppliers 
and the local communities in which we operate.

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Head of Quality, Safety 
and Environment

Timeframe: 
Long term (5+ years)

Link to material issues:
•  Water stewardship
•  Sustainable sourcing
•  Biodiversity

Risk tolerance: 
We have a low tolerance for conducting activities that have a 
significant negative impact on the environment. Residual risk 
should remain at or below our ‘low’ rating.

Key drivers

Consequences

Mitigation

•  71 countries and 19 plants (water 
priority locations) that are likely to 
come under increased water stress 
with climate change

•  Local community needs for clean water, 

particularly in areas of water stress

•  Increased regulatory pressure, 

including imposition of taxes and 
levies, designed to reduce water usage 
and/or fund additional infrastructure 

1 

 Excluding Egypt which is not part of Mission 2025; 
however its locations are also priority ones

•  Insufficient water to service our needs, 

In 2023, we:

the needs of our suppliers and the 
needs of the local community

•  Increased annual baseline water costs 
by up to 40% by 2030 but a decrease 
in annual costs by up to 15% by 2040 
as a result of capex expenditure and 
reduced water usage by 2040

•  Requirement for up to an additional 

€111 million in capital expenditure over 
the next 16 years to meet our needs 
and to replenish watersheds for local 
communities in water priority areas

•  Damage to our reputation

•  continued to implement water usage 
reduction plans across our operations;
implemented water stewardship 
programmes in water priority locations 
to mitigate shared water risks; and

• 

•  updated source vulnerability 

assessments for all plants and 
enhanced our plans, including 
identification of additional 
capital expenditure required 
for enhancing infrastructure,

•  made good progress on improving 
water use ratio in Egypt with a 10% 
reduction vs 2022,
integrated environmental KPIs 
monitoring and reporting for all plants.

• 

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024

•  Reduce water usage by 20% by 2025
•  Number of water availability projects in 

water risk areas implemented

•  % key ingredients sourced sustainably

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

•  We have assessed that water stress 
in our water priority locations will 
continue to increase as a result of 
climate change. The extent of that 
increase will depend both on our 
actions and on the global response 
to climate change. We expect that 
regulatory pressure will increase and 
that will flow through to additional 
operating costs associated with 
water that we have estimated in 
our assessment.

•  In 2024, we will further implement 
innovations to reduce our water 
usage, particularly in water priority 
locations, which will also include our 
Egyptian plants. We will implement 
additional community water projects 
to help secure water availability for 
local communities in an additional two 
locations, bringing the total number of 
community water projects to 14.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

D. Managing climate change risks and opportunities continued

D3.  Managing our carbon footprint 
We updated our comprehensive quantitative 
assessment of the risks associated with managing 
our carbon footprint in line with our continuing 
refinement of our NetZeroby40 transition plan 
and carbon reduction glidepath. 

We estimated the future cost of carbon under multiple climate 
scenarios, including RCP1.9 (Paris Ambition), RCP4.5 (stated 
policy) and RCP8.5 (current policy), as well as a number of transition 
scenarios including the NGFS transition scenarios and IEA transition 
scenarios. For scope 1 emissions, we used projected carbon pricing 
for the beverage industry and for scope 2 we used projected 
carbon pricing for utilities. We used these projections to estimate 
the impact of climate change on future annual operating costs 
for generating carbon and applied that to our projected carbon 
emissions to 2040 to meet our NetZeroby40 goal as set out in 
our NetZeroby40 Roadmap on page 56. This enabled us to create 
an internal pricing mechanism so that we could align our capital 
expenditure investments with our carbon reduction targets.

For scope 3 emissions, we conducted a deeper assessment of 
the costs of packaging (see Principal risk: Sustainable packaging 
on page 100) and key ingredients (see Emerging risk: Impact of 
climate change on the cost and availability of key ingredients 
on page 104) that included estimates of the cost of carbon. All 
ingredients and materials will continue to be subject to normal 
market forces but, in isolating the effect of climate change, the 
most significant will be the cost of carbon emissions. The key 
opportunity in reducing our scope 3 emissions is working closely 
with our long-term suppliers and customers, including potential 
joint investment in low-carbon initiatives.

In addition to the financial costs of meeting our NetZeroby40 
commitments, there is a significant opportunity for our business 
in meeting or exceeding stakeholder expectations in managing 
our carbon footprint. As noted in our assessment of the impact 
of our sustainability performance on our reputation on page 106, 
an increase in perceptions of our environmental performance has 
a direct link to an increase in consumers’ intent to purchase and 
therefore sales.

Risk included in viability 
assessment: 
Y N

Risk owner: 
Head of Quality, Safety 
and Environment

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Timeframe: 
Medium to long term (2-5+years)

Link to material issues:
•  Climate change 
•  Sustainable sourcing
•  Biodiversity

Risk tolerance: 
All business units are expected to have country-specific 
emissions reduction targets and roadmaps supported by 
decarbonisation plans in place to contribute to the Company’s 
NetZeroby40 commitment, developed in collaboration with 
Group QSE and Group Sustainability. Residual risk should remain 
at or below our ‘low’ rating.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

D. Managing climate change risks and opportunities continued

D3.  Managing our carbon footprint continued

Key drivers

Consequences

•  Increasing pressure for transparency 

on our emissions and actions to 
reduce those emissions on us and 
our suppliers and customers 

•  Legal requirements on packaging 

recycling content and refillable share 
in portfolio

•  Legal requirements – linking 

sustainability with financial reporting 
and investments

•  Increasing scrutiny on use of offsets 

to meet net zero targets

•  Increasing use of carbon taxes 
and trading schemes to reduce 
carbon emissions

• 

•  Inability to meet our NetZeroBy40 
commitments and the subsequent 
impact on the environment and 
our reputation
Increased costs of scope 1 and 2 
emissions that, under an RCP1.9 
scenario, we have estimated to 
peak at an additional annual cost of 
around 39.6m by 2030, reducing to 
17.3m annually by 2040.Under an 
RCP4.5 scenario, we have estimated 
the additional costs to be around 
18.8m annually by 2030, reducing 
to additional annual cost of 6.2m 
by 2040.

•  Significant capital expenditure over 
the longer term to fund carbon 
reduction initiatives

Mitigation

In 2023, we:

• 

implemented NetZeroBy40 transition 
plans, including mitigation and 
adaptation plans;

•  stress tested adaptation plans against 

multiple climate scenarios;

•  embedded climate change response 
into all business continuity plans;
•  enhanced public transparency and 

communication of climate change risks 
and adaptation plans;

•  continued assessment of physical 

and transition risks and opportunities 
across entire value chain;

Metrics and targets

Outlook

Focus for 2024

•  In 2024, we will further implement 
innovations to reduce our carbon 
footprint.

•  We expect that consumer, customer 
and regulatory pressure will continue 
to increase and apply pressure 
on all companies to reduce their 
carbon footprint. 

•  We expect there will be increased 
scrutiny on our sustainability 
initiatives from regulators and non-
government organisations.

•  Energy Use Ratio in plants
•  % of renewable and clean electricity 

and energy used in plants 

•  % of volume produced certified 
according to ISO Environmental 
Management System

•  Number and percentage of key 

suppliers committed to SBTi climate 
targets and CDP and are with SSEF 
(Supplier Specific Emissions Factors)

Principal risks trend trajectory

Increasing

• 

• 

integrated Egyptian operations 
into CCH climate plans and 
developed relevant mitigation 
and adaptation measures;
improved integration of climate-
related risks and adaptation plans into 
long-range and strategic planning; and
•  continued our preparation for meeting 
new regulatory requirements such as 
EU Directive on CSDD and EU CSRD.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

Emerging risks 
and opportunities

Emerging risks and opportunities:
Impact of extreme weather on our production and distribution
Impact of climate change on the cost and availability 
of key ingredients
Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Impact of our sustainability performance on our reputation

In addition to a number of principal risks that we 
also consider to be emerging, we have identified the 
following emerging risks and opportunities that may 
not be currently impacting our business but have the 
potential to have a significant impact in the future. 

Emerging risk: Impact of extreme weather 
on our production and distribution

Risk included in viability assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Chief Supply Chain Officer

Timeframe: 
Long term (5+ years)

Link to material issues:
•  Socio-economic impact
•  Climate change

In 2023, we updated our assessment of the potential impact 
of three different climate change scenarios (RCP1.9, RCP4.5 and 
RCP8.5) relating to extreme weather on our plants, using credible 
insurance industry data. We specifically assessed projected 
increases in flood risk, likelihood of wildfires, precipitation and 
drought. We assessed data relating to 63 locations and identified 

17 plants that were considered higher risk, requiring capex to upgrade 
weather-related mitigation or climate change mitigation. All of those 
facilities are already considered higher risk and subject to current 
mitigation planning. Only four were assessed as requiring additional 
capex as a direct result of climate change. We have estimated that 
one-off capex requirements to mitigate the impact of extreme 
weather, including the impact of climate change, between now and 
2030 is approximately €32 million, of which €5.7 million is required 
for climate change risk mitigation as a direct result of an increased 
risk of wildfire (two plants) or extreme precipitation (two plants).

We expect increases in insurance premiums as a result of insurance 
underwriters considering our facilities’ higher risk of extreme 
weather. The SwissRe Institute has estimated that insurance 
premiums may increase by 40% for fire and 25% for flood and 
precipitation. Assuming insurers apply those premium increases 
against facilities considered to be at risk, and not across the 
board, we have estimated potential annual increases in insurance 
premiums because of climate change to be approximately €1.5 
million per annum by 2050, under an RCP4.5 climate scenario, 
or by 2030 under an RCP8.5 scenario.

During 2023, we completed a comprehensive assessment of 
the potential for business interruption across our top eight plants 
(representing approximately 70% of our volume) for any reason, 
including climate change. As a result of these assessments, we are 
updating our business continuity plans to enhance our ability to 
continue to supply our customers at acceptable levels and within 
our risk tolerance if reasonably foreseeable disruptive events occur.

Emerging risk and opportunity: Impact of climate 
change on the cost and availability of key ingredients

Risk included in viability assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth Pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Chief Procurement Officer

Timeframe: 
Long term (5+ years)

Link to material issues:
•  Sustainable sourcing
•  Biodiversity 
•  Climate change 

In 2023, we assessed the impact of climate change on the cost 
and availability of ingredients under multiple climate scenarios – 
RCP1.9 (Paris Ambition), RCP2.6 (Paris Agreement), RCP4.5 and 
RCP8.5 – with a focus on sugar, both from sugar cane and from 
sugar beet, as it represents the most significant component of our 
ingredient spending.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

Emerging risks and opportunities continued

Our assessment indicates that climate change will have a 
significant impact on the productive capacity of some existing 
growing regions. Brazil for example, which is a primary source of 
our cane sugar, is expected to be negatively impacted under most 
climate scenarios. Italy, a key source of sugar from sugar beet, is 
also likely to be negatively impacted. However, our assessment 
also shows that other growing regions for both sugar cane and 
sugar beet are likely to be positively impacted by climate change, 
increasing their productive capacity. Assuming those regions 
leverage that potential productive capacity to fill any gaps in 
existing regions, the impact of climate change is considered 
to be neutral.

Where we do expect changes in the cost of sugar is the increasing 
cost of carbon emissions for those industries that are likely to 
be passed on through higher input costs to us. This is partially 
mitigated by those industries gradually reducing their carbon 
footprint, the reduction in our own use of sugar as we move 
further towards lower-sugar products, and our ability to pass on 
costs in our final products. Our assessment estimates the annual 
additional cost of sugar may increase by 17% by 2030 and 10% 
by 2040 under a Paris Ambition (RCP1.9) scenario and the annual 
additional cost may increase by 3% by 2030 and 1% by 2040 under 
a stated policy (RCP4.5) scenario.

As noted in our 2022 assessment, of the other ingredients that 
we purchase, coffee and lemon-growing regions are considered 
to be at medium to high risk of heat stress under a high-carbon 
scenario by 2050. The majority of growers are conducting their 
own assessments and developing contingency plans, including 
identification of alternative regions for supply. Given the relatively 
small amounts of these ingredients that we purchase, these 
costs are not considered material.

While we are concerned about the impact of climate change on 
ingredients, as all companies in the food and beverage industries 
are, physical risks are more likely to have an impact over a longer 
timeframe. We therefore have more time to better understand 
the potential impact and find ways to adapt to changing 
conditions and create appropriate contingency plans. 

Emerging risk and opportunity: 
Impact of Artificial Intelligence

Risk included in viability assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Chief Information Security Officer

Timeframe: 
Medium (2-5 years)

Link to material issues:
•  Socio-economic impact
•  Corporate governance and business ethics
•  Corporate citizenship

The amount of data we create and consume is increasing 
exponentially. With the help of emerging technologies and more 
specifically artificial intelligence (AI), we will be able to capture and 
analyse internal and external data to help us make more informed 
business decisions. The application of AI spans across several 
business processes and will support our acceleration, augmentation 
and automation of business processes and user experiences. 
Examples are planning sales visits, retrieving product information 
from store visit photographs and optimizing our transportation. 
Recently we also introduced the use of digital assistants for 
productivity gains such as summarizing emails.

However, AI technology also poses various risks to the 
organisations, society and individuals due to potential misuse 
by malicious actors and potential of unintended consequences. 

While we are utilising AI primarily for efficiency gains and 
enhancing insights from largely internal data for non-critical 
business processes, and while we do not rely only on AI for 
decision making, we have assessed the risk associated with AI 
to be low. We have existing policies and guidelines, and have 
enhanced training and awareness on appropriate use of AI. As a 
result, we are comfortable that we have captured the risks and 
management of those risks within the existing principal risks 
associated with cyber incidents and data privacy.

What remains an emerging risk is the broader use of AI, its 
application to external data and the potential over-reliance on 
AI as an end-to-end decision support tool. Errors in algorithms 
or biases could lead to faulty decisions, affecting our ability to 
consistently supply product to our customers. AI could increase 
the severity of cyber attacks against our information systems, 
leading to violations of rights to privacy of individuals and non-
compliance with privacy requirements of the legal and regulatory 
framework. The use of AI could increase the severity of cyber 
attacks against our production systems, leading to business 
interruption and inability to supply our customers. Our employees 
may be concerned about the privacy of their information or 
potential loss of jobs with greater automation of financial or 
production systems.

In order to mitigate the risk, we have established a cross-
functional team to ensure compliance by design and a robust 
governance and operating model to ensure deployed AI 
technologies are secure, safe and ethical, and comply with 
internal corporate policies. We have developed a process to 
monitor the use of AI and will revisit our risk assessment regularly.

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Principal risks and opportunities continued

Emerging risks and opportunities continued

Our assessment indicates that, across the eight selected markets, 
the perceived industry leader has an E-score 7 points higher than 
ours on average, and, on average, there is a gap of 13 points to an 
E-score rating of ‘strong’. Matching the industry leaders in selected 
markets could increase consumers’ intent to purchase on average 
by 6% and attaining a rating of ‘strong’ on average across our 
markets could increase consumers’ intent to purchase by 10.9%. 
If this intent to purchase were to translate directly to actual sales, 
this represents a very significant opportunity for our business. 

We continue to refine our model to better understand the 
impact of our environmental initiatives. However, it is clear that 
enhancing our environmental initiatives is not only good for the 
environment and the communities we serve, but it also makes 
good business sense.

Emerging risk and opportunity: Impact of our 
sustainability performance on our reputation

Risk included in viability assessment: 
Y N

Strategic Growth pillar: 

1

2

3

4

5

Risk owner: 
Head of Sustainability

Timeframe: 
Long term (5+ years)

Link to material issues:
•  Climate change
•  Sustainable sourcing
•  Packaging and waste management 

In 2023, we continued to refine our model for assessing the impact 
of meeting, or not meeting, the expectations of key stakeholder 
groups on our environmental performance. We considered three 
key stakeholder groups in our assessment:

•  current and future employees and their willingness to work for 

us, which could ultimately impact our ability to attract and retain 
talented people; 
investors and their willingness to invest in us, which could impact 
our cost of capital; and

• 

•  consumers and their willingness to purchase our products.

Of those three groups, we determined that employees and investors 
were well aware of our environmental performance through external 
ESG ratings. This year we were ranked, for the seventh time, as the 
world’s most sustainable beverage company by the Dow Jones 
Sustainability Indices (as at 8 December 2023). Our score positions 
us in the top 1% of 9,400 companies across 62 industries. We now 
have the highest scores and rankings in ten of the most-recognised 
ESG ratings including CDP Climate and Water, ISS ESG, MSCI ESG, 
Sustainalytics, FTSE4Good and Vigeo Eiris. 

These achievements are a great source of pride for our employees. 
As a business, we have an opportunity to build greater awareness 
amongst consumers of these achievements, and our actions, to 
deliver our drinks in more sustainable ways. Research indicates 
that an increase in positive perceptions of our environmental 
performance – a higher ‘E-score’ – correlates to an increase in 
the likelihood that consumers will purchase our products (intent 
to purchase) and conversely a decrease in E-score can reduce 
consumers’ intent to purchase. Intent to purchase scores were 
used to determine the impact on our business of meeting, 
exceeding or failing to meet expectations. 

Our assessment included perceptions of our environmental 
performance, or ‘E-score’, for consumers in eight selected markets 
and, in comparison, to our direct competitors and other companies 
in the food and beverage industry. That assessment indicates that, 
as with many large companies in the food and beverage sector, 
consumers perceive that there is more we can do to meet their 
expectations on environmental performance.

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Climate change is having and will have a significant 
impact on our business in a number of ways. Given the 
longer-term nature of climate risks and the number 
of variables – many of which we have no control over 
– we need to continually update our assessment 
and management of risks associated with climate 
change as more accurate data becomes available and 
organisations around the world respond to its effects.

We follow the guidelines provided by the TCFD as an important 
framework for reporting climate-related risks and their financial 
impacts. Our TCFD disclosures can be found throughout this 
report. The table below, provides a summary of where those 
disclosures can be found and how the information is consistent 
with the TCFD recommendations.

For additional information on our climate-related disclosures, 
see our 2023 CDP submission.

Location of disclosures consistent with TCFD recommendations

In disclosing information related to the risks and opportunities associated with climate change, we considered the 2021 TCFD Implementing Guidance for all sectors and the beverage sector.

Governance: Disclose the Company’s governance around climate-related risks and opportunities
a) Describe the Board’s 
oversight of climate-related 
risks and opportunities

The role of the Social Responsibility Committee of the Board for oversight of climate-related risks and 
opportunities is described in pages 150 to 151 The role of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board for 
oversight of all principal and emerging risks, including climate-related risks is outlined in the section ‘Work 
and activities’ on page 152 and ‘Managing risk’ on pages 86 and 111.

Consistency status
a) Fully consistent

b) Describe management’s 
role in identifying, assessing 
and managing climate-related 
risks and opportunities

The section ‘D: Managing climate change risk’ on pages 100 to 104 describes the impact of each of the 
principal and emerging risks and opportunities related with climate change and the consequences and 
mitigation actions, including impact on the Company’s business, strategy and financial planning. The 
impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on our business and strategy and the financial planning 
changes in managing those risks and opportunities is described in ‘Earn our licence to operate’ particularly 
pages 54 to 57 (Climate), page 58 to 60 (Packaging) and page 61 to 62 (Water). Sections C3.3 and C3.4 on 
pages 20 to 21 of our 2023 CDP Climate response describe how our assessments of climate-related risks 
and opportunities have influenced our strategy and financial planning.

b) Fully consistent 

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Strategy: Disclose the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities  
on the Company’s business, strategy and financial planning where material
a) Describe the climate-related 
risks and opportunities that 
the organisation has identified 
over the short, medium and 
long term

The section ‘D: Managing climate change risks and opportunities’ on pages 100 to 104 provides a detailed 
description of the principal and emerging risks and opportunities that the Company has identified over 
the short, medium and long term associated with climate change, and Sections C2.3 and C2.4, on pages 
10 to 17 of our 2023 CDP Climate response, describe a number of risks and opportunities associated with 
climate change that the Company has identified.

Consistency status

a) Fully consistent

b) Describe management’s 
role in identifying, assessing 
and managing climate-related 
risks and opportunities

c) Describe the resilience of 
the organisation’s strategy 
considering different 
climate-related scenarios, 
including a 2-degree or 
lower scenario

The section ‘D: Managing climate change risks and opportunities’ on pages 100 to 104 describes the 
impact of each of the principal and emerging risks and opportunities related with climate change and the 
consequences and mitigation actions, including impact on the Company’s business, strategy and financial 
planning. The impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on our business and strategy and the 
financial planning changes in managing those risks and opportunities is described in ‘Earn our licence to 
operate’, particularly pages 55 to 54 to 57 (Climate), page 58 to 60 (Packaging) and page 61 to 61 (Water). 
Sections C3.3 and C3.4 on page 20-21 of our 2023 CDP Climate response describe how our assessments 
of climate-related risks and opportunities have influenced our strategy and financial planning.

b) Fully consistent

The section ‘D: Managing climate change risks and opportunities’ on pages 100 to 104 describes our 
assessment of the impact of each of the principal and emerging risks and opportunities associated with 
climate change under multiple different climate scenarios, including the RCP1.9 or ‘Paris Ambition’ and 
related transition scenarios IEA B2DS and NGFS NZ50 ; and how the Company is mitigating those risks 
and opportunities.

c) Fully consistent

Risk management: Disclose how the Company identifies, assesses and manages climate-related risks 
and opportunities
a) Describe the Company’s 
process for identifying and 
assessing climate-related 
risks and opportunities

‘Managing risk’ on pages 86 and 111 provides an overview of the Company’s process for identifying all risks 
and opportunities, including those relating to climate change, and ‘Managing climate change risks and 
opportunities’, on pages 100 to 104 describes those processes specifically relating to the principal and 
emerging risks and opportunities related to climate change. Sections 2.1a, 2.1b and 2.2a on pages 7, 8 and 
10 of our 2023 CDP Climate response describe the process for identification of the climate-related risks 
and opportunities.

Consistency status

a) Fully Consistent

b) Describe the Company’s 
process for managing climate-
related risks and opportunities

‘Managing climate change risks and opportunities’, on pages 100 to 104 describes how the Company is 
managing the risks and opportunities specifically relating to climate change, particularly in the ‘Mitigation’: 
and ‘Focus for 2024’ sections for each of the principal and emerging risks and opportunities.

b) Fully consistent

Key performance indicators on pages 54 to 57 and 72 to 74 relating to the ‘Earn our licence to operate’ 
pillar describe how the Company is managing climate-related risks and opportunities.

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c) Describe how these 
processes are integrated into 
the overall risk management 
programme

‘Managing risk’ on pages 86 and 111 provides an overview of how the Company has embedded the 
assessment of the risks and opportunities associated with climate change into its enterprise risk 
management programme.’Managing climate change risks and opportunities’, on page 100 further 
describes how the Company has integrated each of the principal and emerging risks and opportunities 
related to climate change into its enterprise risk management programme, and pages 101 to 104 provides 
an overview of the outcomes of that process relating to each climate-related risk and opportunity.

c) Fully consistent

Metrics and targets: Disclose the metrics and targets used to assess and manage climate-related 
risks and opportunities

a) Disclose the metrics 
used by the organisation 
to assess climate-related 
risks and opportunities in 
line with its strategy and 
risk management process

b) Disclose Scope 1, Scope 
2, and, if appropriate, Scope 
3 greenhouse gas (GHG) 
emissions, and the related risks

c) Describe the targets used 
by the organisation to manage 
climate-related risks and 
opportunities, and performance 
against targets

‘Managing climate change risk’ on pages 100 to 104 provides metrics and targets relating to each of the 
principal and emerging risks and opportunities associated with climate change in the ‘Metrics and targets’ 
section, and key performance indicators on pages 72 to 73 relating to the ‘Earn our licence to operate’ 
pillar (Mission 2025 commitments), and the sections relating to ‘NetZeroby40’ on page 54, Packaging 
on pages 58 to 60 and Water on pages 61 to 62 describe the metrics and targets the Company is using 
to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with our strategy and risk management process, 
and Sections C4.1 and C4.2 on pages 22 to 32 of our 2023 CDP Climate response list a number of metrics 
and targets used to assess climate-related risks and opportunities.

NetZeroby40 target across the whole value chain charts on page 55 shows our Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG 
emissions. The Principal risk, ‘Managing our carbon footprint’ on pages 103 to 104 describes how we 
are managing the risks and opportunities associated with our emissions, Section C5.2 on page 39, and 
Section C6 on pages 43 to 49 of our 2023 CDP Climate response provide further detail on Scope 1, 2 and 3 
emissions and the risks associated with them. In the 2023 GRI Content Index, in the environmental table 
on page 54 and as part of the disclosures 305-1 on page 27, 305-2 on page 28, and 305-3 on pages 28 to 
29, provides details of our GHG emissions.

Managing climate change risks and opportunities’, on pages 99 to 103 describes targets relating to each 
of the principal and emerging risks and opportunities associated with climate change in the ‘Metrics 
and targets’ section, and key performance indicators on pages 73 to 75 relating to the ‘Earn our licence 
to operate’ pillar (Mission 2025 commitment), and the sections relating to Climate on pages 55 to 56, 
Packaging on pages 59 to 61 and Water on page 62 describe the metrics and targets the Company is 
using to assess climate-related risks and opportunities and our performance against those targets, and 
Sections C4.1 and C4.2 on pages 22 to 32 of our 2023 CDP Climate response list a number of metrics and 
targets used to assess climate-related risks and opportunities.

Consistency status

a) Fully Consistent

b) Fully consistent

c) Fully consistent

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The impact of climate change risk

Cause

Risk

Agriculture and 
ingredients

Packaging

Manufacturing Distribution

Cold drink 
equipment

Customers and 
communities

 Estimated share of carbon emissions includes Egypt

29% 36% 10% 6% 19%

Business impacts: Physical risks of climate change (risks P1-4)

Changes to 
weather and 
precipitation 
patterns

P1: Impact of climate change on the cost 
and availability of key ingredients and raw 
materials

Extreme 
weather events

P2: The effect of extreme weather events 
on production

P3: The effect of extreme weather events 
on distribution

Water scarcity

P4: Water availability and usage

GHG regulation T1: The effect of changes in GHG 

regulations on the cost and availability 
of sustainable packaging

T2: The effect of changes in GHG 
regulations on the costs of managing our 
carbon footprint

T3: The effect of stakeholder perceptions 
of our sustainability performance on our 
corporate reputation. 

T4: The effect of increasing government 
regulation on the cost and availability of 
water

Stakeholder 
perceptions 
of our 
sustainability
performance 

Water  
regulation

Physical risks

P1: The effect of changes to weather on the 
cost and availability of key ingredients and 
raw materials (See Emerging risk: Impact of 
climate change on the cost and availability of 
key ingredients on page 105)

P2: The effect of extreme weather events 
on production (see Emerging risk: Impact 
of extreme weather on our production and 
distribution on page 105)

P3: The effect of extreme weather events 
on distribution (see Emerging risk: Impact 
of extreme weather on our production and 
distribution on page 105)

P4: Water availability and usage (see Principal 
Risk: Water availability and usage on page 102)

Business impacts: Risks of transition to a low-carbon economy (risks T1-4)

Transition risks

T1: The effect of changes in GHG regulations on the 
cost and availability of sustainable packaging (see 
Principal Risk: Sustainable packaging on page 101)

T2: The effect of changes in GHG regulations on 
the costs of managing our carbon footprint (see 
Principal Risk: Managing our carbon footprint on 
pages 103 to 104)

T3: The effect of stakeholder perceptions of our 
sustainability performance on our corporate 
reputation (see Emerging risk and opportunity: 
Impact of our sustainability performance on our 
reputation on page 107)

T4: The effect of increasing government regulation 
on the cost and availability of water (see Principal 
risk: Water availability and usage on page 102)

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Governance 
As noted on page 87, governance of all risks, 
including climate change risks, is the responsibility 
of our Board and specifically the Audit and 
Risk Committee and the Social Responsibility 
Committee, following a clearly defined structure 
and process from business units, to the Group, 
our ELT and the Board. 

Strategy 
Given the longer-term nature and the implications 
of climate change, our response to climate 
change transcends all areas of our strategy 
and operations. Our future packaging mix, for 
example, has significant implications for our 
business given the substantial capital investments 
in our plants and routes to market needed to make 
significant packaging changes. Changes needed 
to meet our NetZeroby40 commitments and 
the impact of climate change on the availability 
and cost of key ingredients have implications for 
our supplier base and our distribution systems. 
Our response to climate change has a significant 
impact on our reputation with key stakeholders 
and ultimately our ability to attract and retain 
people, and attract capital, as well as the 
willingness of consumers to buy our products. 

While there are numerous costs associated with 
managing climate change risks, we also recognise 
that there are significant opportunities for our 
business in continuing to meet the needs and 
expectations of our stakeholders. As noted in our 
assessment of the Impact of our sustainability 
performance on our reputation, see page 107, 
there is a strong correlation between consumers’ 
perception of how we are responding to climate 
change and their intent to purchase our products. 
The longer-term structural changes inherent in 
our sustainability strategy is embedded in our 
business strategy, which is constantly reviewed 
as our understanding of the potential effects of 
climate change risks and opportunities improves, 
to ensure our business remains resilient and 
focused on growth. 

Risk assessment
Many of the risks associated with climate change 
are common across the global Coca-Cola System. 
We therefore take a global system approach to 
the identification, assessment and management 
of climate-related risks. The Coca-Cola System – 
which consists of TCCC and its bottling partners, 
of which CCHBC is one of the largest – has 
identified eight potentially material risks relating 
to the physical and transitional impact of climate 
change on our business. We have fully integrated 
the assessment and mitigation of these physical 
and transition risks associated with climate 
change into our risk management programme, 
which underpins our robust approach to all risks 
to our business. 

The Coca-Cola System has identified eight risks – 
four physical and four transition risks, as depicted 
on the pictogram on page 111, 

We analyse our internal data and work with 
recognised specialist agencies, our insurance 
brokers and insurers to obtain regional analysis 
of the potential impact of climate change. 
This helps us make informed decisions and 
improves our understanding of the potential 
climate vulnerabilities in our operations and the 
communities in which we operate. This data and 
resulting analysis are shared across our business 
units, supporting climate resilience across our 
planning and operations.

Metrics and targets 
We use clear metrics and targets in the 
assessment and management of all our risks 
in order to continually measure risk drivers, the 
potential impact – including the financial impact 
of risks – and key performance indicators to 
ensure we are managing risks effectively. These 
are noted under ‘Metrics and targets’ for each 
risk. Many of our climate change metrics and 
targets are also outlined in our Mission 2025 
and NetZeroby40 commitments. 

Emissions reduction in line with NetZeroby40 
roadmap is a performance target for our ELT 
members and senior leaders, impacting at 
risk compensation.

Given the longer-term nature of managing 
climate-related risks, our allocation of capex 
will be important in meeting our sustainability 
targets. We have been increasing our investment 
in initiatives designed to mitigate the risks 
associated with climate change. In 2023, we 
invested €220.3 million in capex initiatives aligned 
with our sustainability strategy, which represents 
33% of our total capex. We are planning to 
increase the allocation of our annual capex to 
investments aligned with our sustainability 
strategy, expecting to reach 40% of capex by 2025 
and 50% of capex by 2030. This demonstrates 
our commitment to manage climate-related risks 
using a gradual, well-thought-out programme 
of capital expenditure over the medium to long 
term based on our assessment of the risks to 
our business and stakeholders.

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Viability statement 

Business model and prospects 
Our business model and strategy, outlined on 
pages 22 to 23 of this report, documents the 
key factors that underpin the evaluation of our 
prospects. These factors include our: 

•  attractive geographic diversity;
•  strong sales and execution capabilities; 
•  ability to innovate;
•  market leadership; 
•  global brands; and 
•  diverse beverage portfolio. 

Macroeconomic conditions, while improving in 
the latter stages of 2023, are expected to remain 
challenging in the short term. Most forecasts are for 
modest short-term growth in most of the countries 
that we operate and some easing of inflation, with the 
exception of Egypt and Nigeria. The ongoing conflict 
between Russia and Ukraine and more recently 
the Israel/Palestine conflict and the prospect of 
continuing geopolitical instability could continue 
to impact the global supply chain and exacerbate 
economic challenges. We have considered the 
potential future implications of continuing volatility 
in macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions in 
our financial forecasts to the extent possible. 

While the Board considers that our markets will 
continue to face challenges over the medium 
to longer term it continues to believe that our 
diverse geographic footprint, including exposure 
to emerging markets that have low per capita 
consumption and therefore greater opportunity 
for growth, and a proven strategy in combination 
with our leading market position, offer significant 
opportunities for future growth. 

Confidence in our continuing growth was also 
reflected in the recent renewal of our bottler 
agreements with TCCC to produce and 
distribute it’s global brands.

Our Board has historically applied and continues 
to apply a prudent approach to the Group’s 
capital management decisions also relating to 
major projects and investments. From 2019 to 
2023, we generated free cash flow of €580 million 
per year on average. 

Key assumptions of the business plan 
and related viability period
The Group maintains a well-established strategic 
business planning process which has formed the 
basis of the Board’s quantitative assessment of 
the Group’s viability, with the plan reflecting our 
current strategy over a rolling five-year period. 

The financial forecasts in the plan are based on 
assumptions for the following: 

•  key macroeconomic data that could impact our 

consumers’ disposable income and consequently 
our sales volume and revenues; 

•  various scenarios relating to the ability of 

governments in key markets to manage the 
economic conditions in their countries; 
•  key raw material and other input costs;
•  the impact of climate change, particularly 

associated with the transition to a lower carbon 
economy and the costs of carbon under multiple 
climate scenarios (see also pages 101 to 104 for 
more information on our quantitative assessments 
of the impact of climate change. In addition to 2030 
and 2040, we also included interim calculations to 
2028 for the purpose of our viability assessment); 
•  the impact of conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine 
conflict and ongoing instability in the Middle East, 
including loss of sales volume and revenues as 
a result of TCCC’s suspension of its operations 
in Russia; 

•  foreign exchange rates and FX liquidity in Nigeria 
and Egypt; including the economic conditions 
affecting the Egyptian Pound, the Nigerian Naira 
and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on 
the Russian Rouble; 

•  spending for production overhead and 

operating expenses; 
•  working capital levels; and 
•  capital expenditure. 

The Board has assessed that a viability period of five 
years remains the most appropriate. This is due to 
its alignment with the Group’s strategic business 
planning cycle, consistency with the evaluated 
potential impacts of our principal risks as disclosed on 
pages 88 to 107 and our impairment review process, 
where goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets 
are tested based on our five-year forecasts. 

Assessment of viability 
Qualitatively and quantitatively, we analysed the output  
of our robust enterprise risk management, internal 
business planning and liquidity management processes, 
to ensure that the risks to the Group’s viability are 
understood and are being effectively managed. 

In late 2023, the Company completed the 
acquisition of Brown Forman Finlandia Oy, owner 
of the Finlandia vodka brand. An assessment of 
key risks has been completed and appropriate 
management plans are being implemented to 
effectively manage those risks. No risks to the 
Group’s viability over the five-year period of this 
assessment have been identified as a result of the 
acquisition and integration of this business.

The Board has concluded that the Group’s well-
established processes across multiple streams 
continue to provide a comprehensive framework 
that effectively supports the operational and strategic 
objectives of the Group. It also provides a robust basis 
for assessment and confirmation of the Group’s 
ability to continue operations and meet its obligations 
as they fall due over the period of assessment. 

Supporting the qualitative assessment was a 
quantitative analysis performed as part of strategic 
business planning. This assessment included, but was 
not limited to, the Group’s ability to generate cash. 

We have continued to stress test the plan against 
several severe but plausible downside scenarios 
linked to certain principal risks as follows: 

Scenario 1: 
The impact of changes to foreign exchange rates 
was considered, particularly the depreciation of 
foreign currencies including the Egyptian Pound, 
Nigerian Naira and Russian Rouble, also considering 
effects from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Principal 
risks: Foreign exchange fluctuations, Commodity 
costs and Geopolitical and security environment. 

Scenario 2: 
Lower estimates for sales volumes for various 
reasons including the continuing difficult 
economic conditions in our markets and the 
ability of governments to manage these, 
including the impact of the continued Russia-
Ukraine conflict and Middle East tensions. 

Principal risks: Marketplace economic conditions, 
and Geopolitical and security environment. 

Scenario 3: 
Continued stakeholder focus on issues relating 
to sugar and packaging resulting in the potential 
for discriminatory taxation. Principal risks: 
Product relevance and acceptability, and Cost 
and availability of sustainable packaging.

Scenario 4: 
Higher input costs including raw materials 
and energy costs. Principal risks: Commodity 
costs, Suppliers and sustainable sourcing, and 
Marketplace economic conditions. 

Scenario 5: 
Higher costs of water, carbon and the impact of 
extreme weather as a result of the effects of climate 
change under multiple climate scenarios, as well 
as the increased capital expenditure required to 
mitigate risks associated with climate change. 
Principal risks: Water availability and usage, Managing 
our carbon footprint, Impact of extreme weather 
on our production and distribution (Emerging risk). 

The above scenarios were tested both in isolation 
and in combination. The stress testing showed that 
due to the stable cash generation of our business, 
the Group would be able to withstand the impact 
of these scenarios occurring over the period of the 
financial forecasts. This could be conducted by 
making adjustments, if required, to our operating 
plans within the normal course of business, including 
but not limited to adjustments to our operations and 
temporary reductions in discretionary spending. 

Following a thorough and robust assessment of 
the Group’s risks that could threaten our business 
model, future performance, solvency or liquidity, 
the Board has concluded that the Group is well 
positioned to effectively manage its financial, 
operational and strategic risks. 

Viability statement 
Based on our assessment of the Group’s prospects, 
business model and viability as outlined above, the 
Directors can confirm that they have a reasonable 
expectation that the Group will be able to continue 
operating and meet its liabilities as they fall due over 
the five-year period ending 31 December 2028. 

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Non-financial reporting

Delivering 
24/7 takes 
an integrated 
approach

This spread constitutes our 
non-financial information 
statement. The below 
information provides page 
references mapping out how 
our report complies with 
relevant regulation on non-
financial information. This 
information is supplementary.

Our purpose

Policies and values

Open up moments that refresh us all.  
Serving as our North Star ambition to guide 
everything we do.

Underpinning our business and setting the 
direction for how we achieve our goals. 

Our purpose

Read more p 9-11

OPEN UP  
MOMENTS  
THAT  
REFRESH  
US ALL

The purpose recognises that, while 
our work requires sealing beverages 
in, the real magic happens when 
they are opened up: opening up new 
markets, new relationships and new 
ideas for a better future.

Values 

Read more p 10

•  Customer first
•  Make it simple
•  We over I
•  Deliver sustainably

Policies 

see our website

Environmental matters
•  Biodiversity Statement 
•  Climate Change Policy
•  Environmental Policy
•  Food Loss and Waste Policy
•  Packaging waste management Policy
•  Principles for Sustainable Agriculture
•  Water Stewardship Policy

Employees
•  Code of Business Conduct
•  Diversity and Inclusion Policy
•  Occupational Health and Safety Policy
•  Quality and Food Safety Policy

Human rights
•  Human Rights Policy
•  Slavery and Human Trafficking statement
•  Supplier Guiding Principles

Social matters
•  Code of Business Conduct 
•  Community Contributions Policy
•  GMO position statement
•  Health and Wellness Policy
•  HIV/AIDS Policy
•  Premium Spirits Responsible Marketing Policy
•  Public Policy Engagement Policy
•  Quality and Food Safety Policy
•  Supplier Guiding Principles

Anti-bribery and corruption
•  Anti-bribery Policy and Compliance Handbook
•  Code of Business Conduct
•  Community Contributions Policy
•  Supplier Guiding Principles
•  Whistleblowing Policy

Principal risk
•  Risk Policy

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Effective oversight

Positive influence

Executing our vision

Defining our success

Our Board and senior management ensure we 
stay on course to achieve our vision. 

Being conscious of stakeholders, risks, market 
changes and material issues, while responding 
through our business model in a positive way.

To fulfil our Growth Story 2025, we will execute 
on each of our five growth pillars, considering all 
stakeholders at every step of the journey.

Operating in a sustainable way to ensure our 
remuneration and sustainability commitments 
are interlinked.

The Executive Leadership Team  

Business model

Read more p140 to 142

Read more p22 to 23

Growth pillars

Read more p11

Remuneration report 

Read more p158 to 183

Stakeholder engagement 

Read more p12 to 18

Market trends 

Read more p20 to 21

•  Regulatory environment
•  Sustainability

Principal risks 

Read more p88 to 107

How our Board considers stakeholders in 
decision making 

Material issues 

Read more p83 to 84

Read more p133 to 134

Social Responsibility Committee

Read more p150 to 151

GRI Content Index
The GRI Content Index can be downloaded at 

coca-colahellenic.com/IAR2023

1 Leverage our unique 24/7 portfolio

2 Win in the marketplace

3

Fuel growth through competitiveness 
and investment

4 Cultivate the potential of our people

5 Earn our licence to operate

The CEO’s individual performance is measured 
in key strategic areas and taken into account 
for MIP. These strategic areas include the 
Company’s performance in ESG benchmarks. 
We now have the highest scores and rankings 
in ten of the most-recognised ESG ratings, 
including DJSI, MSCI ESG, FTSE4Good, ISS ESG, 
and V.E. The PSP contains metrics linked to a 
reduction in CO2 emissions. The CO2 emissions 
target in the PSP implicitly captures reduction 
in plastics, which was a key driver of its selection 
as a metric.

See pages 178 to 179

CEO pay ratio
See page 182

Mission 2025 sustainability 
commitments 

Read more p72 to 74

•  Emissions reduction
•  Water reduction and stewardship
•  World Without Waste (Packaging)
•  Ingredient sourcing
•  Nutrition
•  Our people and communities

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Non-Financial Reporting under Swiss statutory law

As of 1 January 2023, we must comply 
with the new requirements of Art. 964a 
of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) 
regarding the report on non-financial 
matters as well as to the due diligence 
and transparency requirements 
according to Art. 964j-l CO in relation 
to minerals and metals from conflict-
affected areas and child labour.

Report on non-financial matters as per 
Art. 964a CO
The report on non-financial matters must 
according to Swiss law contain information on 
the following topics: environment matters, in 
particular the CO2 goals, social issues, employee-
related issues, respect for human rights and 
combating corruption.

This Integrated Annual Report has been prepared 
in accordance with the GRI Standards (2021). 

The following sections give information on the 
topics as required under Art. 964b CO. The vote 
on the non-financial report under Swiss statutory 
law at the annual general meeting is limited to the 
content of these sections:

General information required to understand 
our business
•  Section ‘Business overview’ on pages 2-4 of the 

2023 IAR

•  Our vision and purpose: page 11 of the 2023 IAR

Description of the business model
•  Section ‘Our business model’ on pages 22-23 

and ‘Stakeholder engagement’ on pages 12-18 
of the 2023 IAR; disclosure 2-6 of the 2023 GRI 
Content Index

Environmental matters (incl. CO2 goals)
•  Environmental policies on our website

•  Biodiversity statement
•  Climate change policy
•  Environmental policy
•  Food loss and waste policy
•  Packaging and waste management policy
•  Principles for sustainable agriculture
•  Water stewardship policy

•  Section ‘Earn our licence to operate’ on pages 

52-68, section ‘Non-financial reporting’ on page 
114 of the 2023 IAR

•  Environmental table of the 2023 GRI Content 
Index (pages 51-55); sections 201-2 Financial 
implications and other risks and opportunities 
due to climate change, 301-3 Reclaimed 
products and their packaging materials, 
all sections GR 302 Energy, GRI 303 Water 
and Effluents, GRI 304 Biodiversity, GRI 305 
Emissions, GRI 306 Waste, and GRI 308 Supplier 
environmental assessment of the 2023 GRI 
Content Index

•  Section ‘Managing risks’ on pages 86-87, 

subsection ‘Managing climate change risks and 
opportunities on pages 100-112

Social issues
•  Social policies on our website

•  Community contributions policy
•  Health and wellness policy
•  Occupational health and safety policy
•  Responsible marketing policy for alcoholic 

beverages

•  Quality and food safety policy
•  Hiv and aids policy
•  Supplier guiding principles
•  Principles for sustainable agriculture

•  Section ‘Managing risks’ on pages 86-87, 

section ‘Principle risks and opportunities’ on 
pages 88-104 of the 2023 IAR

• 

•  Section ‘Earn our licence to operate’ on pages 
61-68, section ‘Non-financial reporting’ on 
page 114, section ‘Cultivate the potential of our 
people’ on pages 45-51 of the 2023 IAR
 Social table of the 2023 GRI Content Index 
(pages 56-57); all sections GRI 413 Local 
communities, GRI 414 Supplier social 
assessment, GRI 416 Customer health and 
safety, GRI 417 Marketing and labelling, GRI 
418 Customer privacy of the 2023 GRI Content 
Index
‘Section ‘Managing risks’ on pages 86-87, 
section ‘Principle risks and opportunities’ on 
pages 88-104 of the 2023 IAR

• 

Employee-related issues
•  Policies on our website

•  Occupational health and safety policy
•  Inclusion and diversity policy
•  Whistleblowing policy
•  Quality and food safety policy

•  Section ‘Non-financial reporting’ on page 114 of 

the 2023 IAR

•  Section ‘Cultivate the potential of our people’ 

on pages 45-51 of the 2023 IAR

•  Social table of the 2023 GRI Content Index 

(pages 56-57); sections 2-7 Employees, 2-19 
Remuneration policies, 2-21 Annual total 
Compensation ratio, 2-30 Collective bargaining 
agreements, all sections GRI 401 Employment, 
GRI 402 Labour/Management relations, GRI 
403 Occupational health and safety, GRI 404 
Training and education, GRI 405 Diversity and 
equal opportunity, GRI 406 Non-discrimination, 
GRI 407 Freedom of association and collective 
bargaining of the 2023 GRI Content Index

Respect for human rights
•  Human rights policies on our website

•  Human rights policy
•  Human rights policy managers guide
•  Slavery and human trafficking statement
•  Inclusion and diversity policy
•  Whistleblowing policy

•  Section ‘Non-financial reporting’ on page 114 of 

the 2023 IAR

•  Social table of the 2023 GRI Content Index 
(pages 56-57); sections 2-26 Mechanisms 
for seeking advice and raising concerns, all 
sections GRI 408 Child Labor, GRI 409 Forced 
or compulsory labour, GRI 414 Supplier social 
assessment of the 2023 GRI Content Index
•  Section ‘Managing risks’ on pages 86-87 of the 

2023 IAR

Combating corruption
•  Policy on our website

•  Antibribery policy
•  Code of business conduct
•  Supplier guiding principles
•  Community contributions policy
•  Whistleblowing policy

•  Section ‘Non-financial reporting’ on page 114 of 

the 2023 IAR

•  Sections 2-27 Compliance with Laws and 

Regulations, 3-3 Management of material topics 
(Anti-corruption) on page 18, 205-1 Operations 
assessed for risks related to corruption, 205-2 
Communication and training about anti-
corruption policies and procedures, 205-3 
Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions 
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behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices 
of the 2023 GRI Content Index

Main performance indicators
•  Section ‘Mission 2025’ on pages 72-74, ‘Earn our 
licence to operate’ on pages 54-55, ‘Cultivate 
the potential of our people’ on pages 47-49 of 
the 2023 IAR

•  Section ‘Tracking our progress’ on pages 69-
74, ‘Business conduct and anti-bribery’ and 
‘Whistleblowing’ on page 157 of the 2023 IAR

References to national, European 
or international regulations
•  Section ‘About our report’ on page 313, ‘EU 

Taxonomy’ on pages 117-118, SASB Index on 
pages 119-121 of the 2023 IAR

Reporting on compliance with 
due diligence and transparency 
requirements in relation to 
conflict minerals and child labour
We have determined that we are exempt from 
the due diligence and reporting the obligations 
in relation to minerals and metals from conflict-
affected areas as we do not place in free 
circulation or process any minerals or metals 
as defined in Art. 964j CO.

Concerning the due diligence and reporting 
obligations in relation to child labour under Swiss 
law (Art. 964j et seqq. CO), we comply and adhere 
with the ILO Conventions Nos 138 and 182 as well 
as the ILO-IOE Child Labour Guidance Tool for 
Business of 15 December 2015 as well as the UN 
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, 
as noted in our Human Rights Policy available on 
our website andtherefore we conclude, that we 
are exempt from reporting in accordance with the 
Swiss law regulations in respect of child labour 
according to Art. 964j CO.”

Anastassis G. David
Chairman of the Board

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EU taxonomy 

Supporting a more 
sustainable economy
As part of the EU’s plan to direct 
investments towards a more sustainable 
economy that aligns with the European 
Green Deal, the European Commission 
defined a classification system of 
sustainable activities under taxonomy 
regulation in 2020. The EU taxonomy 
regulation creates a common definition 
of environmentally sustainable economic 
activities to be used by investors, 
corporates, policymakers and 
other stakeholders. 

Climate change mitigation and climate change 
adaptation environmental objectives were set out 
in the Climate Delegated Acts1, and apply since 
2022, while the remaining four objectives came 
into force in June 2023 under the Environmental 
Delegated Act2, and are effective from 2024 
onwards. For each of these objectives, the 
Delegated Acts define which activities are eligible. 
For an economic activity to be considered aligned 
with EU taxonomy, however, it needs to meet 
all the below: a) to substantially contribute to at 
least one environmental objective; b) to meet the 
technical screening criteria (TSC) defined for per 
activity; c) to do no significant harm to any of the 
remaining objectives; and d) to comply with the 
minimum social safeguards.

Relevance to Coca-Cola HBC
As a company domiciled in Switzerland, we are 
not subject to the EU Non-Financial Reporting 
Directive and hence are not currently required 
to report following the EU taxonomy. However, 
in line with our practice to provide stakeholders 
with high-quality and value-adding ESG data, we 
have decided to voluntarily publish key information 
related to EU taxonomy for 2023. This is the result 
of the preparatory work we have been doing, 
in anticipation of the mandatory EU taxonomy 
disclosure next year, as CCH falls into the 
expanded scope of the Corporate Sustainability 
Reporting Directive, introduced in January 2024.

Taxonomy eligibility assessment
According to the EU taxonomy Delegated Acts, 
our main economic activity of ‘Food and beverage 
manufacturing’ is not considered eligible for EU 
taxonomy. It is important to note that non-eligibility 
simply refers to the fact that an economic activity 
is not in scope of the EU taxonomy and should not 
be considered as indicative of ESG performance. 
Following a thorough assessment of economic 
activities across territory, we have mapped some of 
our investments and operational expenses deriving 
from these investments with secondary activities 
under the objectives of ‘transition to a circular 
economy’ and ‘climate change mitigation’. 

According to the Environmental Delegated Act, the 
Gaglianico plant fits the criteria of eligibility under 
the ‘1.1 Manufacture of plastic packaging goods’ 
economic activity, significantly contributing to the 
‘transition to a circular economy’ environmental 
objective. To enable the transition of the Italian 
market to 100% rPET3, we have invested €30 
million to convert the old Gaglianico factory 
into an innovative hub, which transforms up to 

30,000 tonnes of post-consumer PET per year 
into new 100% recycled PET preforms, covering 
the beverage bottling needs in the country. The 
site is fully powered by electricity from 100% 
renewable sources, leading to a reduction in the 
CO2 emissions of producing a preform by up to 
70% compared with virgin plastic. Even if it is not 
required to disclose alignment for the first year of 
implementation of the Environmental Delegated 
Act, we have performed a preliminary assessment 
and are proud to share that the Gaglianico plant 
meets all technical screening criteria. In 2024, 
we will fully evaluate the Do No Significant Harm 
(DNSH) criteria and take necessary action to 
mitigate potential gaps, if any.

We are committed to achieving net zero emissions 
by 2040 across our value chain. One of the key drivers 
to reduce scope 3 emissions is the investment 
in energy-efficient coolers. At the end of 2023, 
55% of all coolers in our markets excluding Egypt 
were energy efficient, reducing greenhouse gas 
emissions by 127,461 tonnes compared with our 
2017 baseline. This activity qualifies as eligible 
for EU taxonomy purposes, under economic 
activity ‘7.3 Installation, maintenance and repair 
of energy efficiency equipment’, significantly 
contributing to the climate change mitigation 
environmental objective. However, as coolers 
are purchased from third parties, we were not 
able to collect all information required to assess 
alignment with the relevant DNSH criteria, and we 
report zero alignment for this economic activity.

Our continuous investment in green fleet is 
also considered eligible for EU taxonomy under 
economic activity ‘6.5 Transport by motorbikes, 
passenger cars and light commercial vehicles’, 
significantly contributing to the climate change 
mitigation environmental objective. In 2023, we 

continued the transition to electric and hybrid 
vehicles, which now comprise 44% of our light 
fleet, compared with 28% in 2022. In total, we 
have reduced the carbon footprint of our fleet 
compared with our baseline (2017) by 43,743 
tonnes of CO2. Even if we could assess the relevant 
TSC for alignment, we were not able to obtain 
the required information for the implementation 
of the DNSH requirements from our suppliers. 
Thus, we will prudently consider zero alignment 
for this economic activity for 2023. 

Investment in charging stations is also 
eligible as per economic activity ‘7.4 Installation, 
maintenance and repair of charging stations for 
electric vehicles in buildings (and parking spaces 
attached to buildings)’, but not aligned. 

Finally, Capex and Opex related to buildings 
owned or leased under right-of-use are captured 
in the ‘7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings’ 
eligible activity. 

Minimum social safeguards have also been 
assessed4 and any limited gaps regarding 
human rights due diligence, anti-corruption, 
taxation compliance, and fair competition will be 
addressed in view of the next reporting period. 

The table below contains all our economic 
activities that have been identified as EU 
taxonomy eligible, whilst none can currently be 
considered EU taxonomy aligned. Given that our 
secondary economic activities are not revenue 
generating, the percentage of eligible turnover is 
zero. However, we are presenting the percentage 
of eligible Capex and Opex following the 
definitions of EU taxonomy regulation.

It is important to note that the Capex denominator 
in 2023 includes €204.4 million (out of total of 
€901.3 million) as additions in intangible assets 
coming from the acquisition of Finlandia.

 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2485.

1. 
2.  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2486.
3.  Excluding Water.
4. 

 Assessment based on the ‘Final Report on Minimum Safeguards’ published by the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) in October 2022, in the absence of further guidance from the European Commission.

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EU taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned activities1 

Substantial contribution to environmental objective

% turnover

% Capex

% Opex

1. Manufacturing

1.1 Manufacture of plastic packaging goods

Transition to a circular economy

6. Transport

6.5 Transport by motorbikes, passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Climate change mitigation

7. Construction and real estate activities

7.3 Installation, maintenance and repair of energy efficiency equipment

Climate change mitigation

7.4  Installation, maintenance and repair of charging stations for electric 

vehicles in buildings (and parking spaces attached to buildings)

Climate change mitigation

7.7 Acquisition and ownership of buildings

Climate change mitigation

Total taxonomy-eligible but not taxonomy-aligned activities

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.13% 

0.11%

3.65%

7.73%

11.60%

16.68%

0.01%

–

4.10%

11.18%

19.49%

35.70%

Next steps
EU taxonomy regulation is still evolving, and we remain alert for any amendments to the existing Delegated Acts or the introduction of new ones. As we work towards meeting our NetZeroBy40 commitment, 
we aspire to improve alignment with EU taxonomy by cooperating closely with our suppliers and by addressing any gaps identified. Undoubtedly, in the case that our main economic activity of food and beverage 
manufacturing will be included in future Delegated Acts, it will be considered eligible, hence expanding the scope of the EU taxonomy application for CCH. 

Finally, the implementation of the CSRD earlier this year will significantly increase the sustainability disclosure requirements. Building on the strong foundation of robust ESG reporting over many years, we are 
committed to carrying out all the necessary implementation activities that will facilitate and ensure CSRD compliance for financial year 2024.

1.  Turnover, Capex and Opex % have been calculated following the EU taxonomy guidelines.

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SASB index

The majority of the information required by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework is included in the 2023 IAR and the 2023 GRI Content Index. Part of the information refers to our 
public website https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/

Coca-Cola HBC AG 2023 IAR has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards (GRI Universal Standards 2021). It has been independently assured by PwC. The independent 
assurance statement is on pages 302 to 309 of the 2023 IAR.

All the numbers refer to total CCHBC markets including Egypt unless otherwise stated. Currently, we do not track all metrics included in the Non-Alcoholic Beverages Standards and will work towards including 
more data in the future.

Table 1. Sustainability disclosure topics and accounting metrics

Topic

Accounting metric

Category

Unit of measure Code

Fleet fuel 
management

Fleet fuel consumed

Percentage renewable

Operational energy consumed

Quantitative

Gigajoules (GJ)

Percentage (%)

Gigajoules (GJ)

FB-NB-110a.1

Energy management

Percentage grid electricity

Quantitative

Percentage (%)

FB-NB-130a.1

Percentage renewable

Total water withdrawn

Total water consumed

Quantitative

Water management

and percentage of each in regions with High or 
Extremely High Baseline Water Stress

Percentage (%)

Thousand cubic 
metres (m³)

Thousand cubic 
metres (m³)

Percentage (%)

Response

1,171,751

0%

6,262,163

38%

36%

29,764

FB-NB-140a.1

17,941

31% (excluding Egypt)

Description of water management risks and 
discussion of strategies and practices to mitigate 
those risks

Discussion
and analysis

n/a

FB-NB-140a.2

Revenue from: zero- and low-calorie beverages

Health and nutrition

Quantitative

No added sugar beverages

Artificially sweetened beverages

EUR

EUR

EUR

FB-NB-260a.1

2023 IAR, Water section, Managing Risk, and TCFD sections.
2023 GRI Content Index (GRI 303: Water and Effluents).
Our water management practices don’t result in tradeoffs in land 
use, energy production, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

CCHBC website – Water stewarship ( https://www.coca-
colahellenic.com/en/a-more-sustainable-future/mission-2025/
water-reduction-and-stewardship)

€1,507.7 million only from SSD portfolio,
21.3% of total SSD revenue

Not reported; we report towards our Mission 2025 commitment 
for calorie reduction per 100ml SSD by 25% (2025 vs 2015): in 2023 
we reduced the calories in our SSD by 19% vs 2015.

CCHBC website – Sustainability section – Nutrition (https://
www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/a-more-sustainable-future/
mission-2025/nutrition)

Not reported

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Topic

Accounting metric

Category

Unit of measure Code

Response

Percentage of advertising impressions (1) made 
on children and (2) made on children promoting 
products that meet dietary guidelines

Quantitative

Percentage (%)

FB-NB-270a.1

Product labelling 
and marketing

Revenue from products labelled as (1) containing 
genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and 
(2) non-GMO

Quantitative

Reporting 
currency

FB-NB-270a.2

Number of incidents of non-compliance with industry 
or regulatory labelling and/or marketing codes

Quantitative

Number

FB-NB-270a.3

Not reported. As a member of both the Coca-Cola System and 
UNESDA, we abide by the respective responsible marketing 
guidelines. In addition, we have a responsible marketing policy 
for alcoholic beverages, while our strategic approach towards 
marketing to children is covered by our health and wellness policy.

•  https://www.unesda.eu/advertising-marketing-practices/
•  Health and Wellness Policy (https://www.coca-colahellenic.
com/en/about-us/corporate-governance/policies/health-
wellness-policy)

•  Responsible Marketing Policy for Alcoholic Beverages (https://

www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/about-us/corporate-
governance/policies/responsible-marketing-policy-for-
alcoholic-beverages)

(1) None – we don’t produce/sell GMO products.
(2) Non-GMO: €10,184 million (100% of the portfolio).

CCHBC website – GMO Policy (https://www.coca-colahellenic.
com/en/about-us/corporate-governance/policies/genetically-
modified-organism-position-statement)

12 incidents of non-compliance with regulatory labelling and 
6 isolated incidents in 2 out of 17 business units with industry 
marketing codes in 2023, with mitigation plans in place for all of 
the above incidents. 4 out of 6 mitigation actions (67%) were 
already completed by February 2024.

Refer to the 2023 GRI Content Index (417-2 and 417-3).

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal
proceedings associated with marketing and/or 
labelling practices

Total weight of packaging

(2) Percentage made from recycled and/or 
renewable materials

Packaging lifecycle
management

(3) Percentage that is recyclable, reusable,
and/or compostable

Quantitative

Reporting 
currency

FB-NB-270a.4

Total amount of monetary losses: €1,733.58 in 2023.

Refer to the 2023 GRI Content Index (417-2 and 417-3).

Metric tonnes (t)

964,319

Quantitative

Percentage (%)

Percentage (%)

FB-NB-410a.1

16% rPET (placed on the market); 31% recycled glass; 47% 
recycled aluminium

100% of primary packaging (recyclable by design)

Discussion of strategies to reduce the environmental 
impact of packaging throughout its lifecycle

Discussion
and analysis

n/a

FB-NB-410a.2

CCHBC website – Sustainability section – World without waste 
(https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/a-more-sustainable-
future/mission-2025/world-without-waste)

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Topic

Accounting metric

Category

Unit of measure Code

Response

Environmental 
and social impacts 
of ingredient 
supply chain

Suppliers’ social and environmental responsibility 
audit: non-conformance rate and associated 
corrective action rate for (a) major and (b) minor 
non-conformances

Quantitative

Rate

FB-NB-430a.1

Percentage of beverage ingredients sourced 
from regions with High or Extremely High Baseline 
Water Stress

Quantitative

Percentage (%) 
by cost

FB-NB-440a.1

Ingredient sourcing

List of priority beverage ingredients and 
description of sourcing risks due to environmental 
and social considerations

Discussion 
and Analysis

n/a

FB-NB-440a.2

2023 GRI Content Index (2-6, 308-1, 308-2, 407-1, 408-1, 409-1, 
414-1, 414-2).

CCHBC website – Sustainable sourcing and Our suppliers 
sections (https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/about-us/
what-we-do/supply-chain)

CCHBC website – Sustainability section – Sourcing 
(https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/a-more-sustainable-
future/mission-2025/sourcing)

CCHBC website – Supplier Guiding Principles (https://www.coca-
colahellenic.com/en/about-us/corporate-governance/policies/
supplier-guiding-principles)

1.3% of ingredients of suppliers spend (on total spend) is in high/
very high water risk areas, as per our assessment by using WWF 
Water Risk Filter.

3.4% of ingredients of suppliers spend (on total ingredients spend) 
is in high/very high water risk areas, as per our assessment by using 
WWF Water Risk Filter.

CCHBC website – Sustainability section – Sourcing  
(https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/a-more-sustainable-
future/mission-2025/sourcing)

2023 GRI Content Index (2-6, 308-1, 308-2, 407-1, 408-1, 409-1,  
414-1, 414-2).

CCHBC website – Sustainable sourcing and Our suppliers 
sections (https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/about-us/
what-we-do/supply-chain)

Table 2. Activity Metrics

Topic

Accounting metric

Category

Unit of measure Code

Response

Volume of 
products sold

Number of 
production facilities

Total fleet road 
miles travelled

Quantitative

Millions of 
hectolitres (Mhl)

FB-NB-000.A

16,012.33

Quantitative

Number

FB-NB-000.B

60 production facilities for non-alcoholic beverages

Quantitative

Kilometres

FB-NB-000.C

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Corporate 
Governance 
Report

Governance at a glance
Corporate Governance Compliance statement 
As a Swiss corporation listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with a secondary listing on the Athens Exchange, 
we aim to ensure that our corporate governance systems remain in line with international best practices. Our 
corporate governance standards and procedures are continuously reviewed in light of current developments and 
rulemaking processes in the UK, Switzerland and also the EU. Find out more on pages 127 to 129. 

Board Independence 
(number and %)

Shareholder structure 
(%)

Board gender diversity 
(number and %)

Independent NEDs

  NEDs

Executive directors

6  46%

6  46%
  8%
1 

  TCCC 
  KAR-Tess Holding

Free float

  Men 
  Women 

21

23
56

Tenure (years)

1–2

2–3

3–4

5– 6

6–7

7–8

8–9

9–10

17–18

Nationalities
American 

American/Brazilian 

British 

Bulgarian 

Croatian 

Greek 

Nigerian 

Swiss 

1 

1 

5 

1  

1 

2 

1  

1 

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

15%

8%

8%

8%

8%

15%

15%

15%

8%

8  62%

5  38%

8%

8%

38%

8%

8%

15%

8%

8%

Compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code
BoardLeadershipandCompany Purpose
A 

 Effective and entrepreneurial Board to promote the long-term sustainable success of the Company, 
generating value for shareholders and contributing to wider society. 

B.  Purpose, values and strategy with alignment to culture.
C.   Resources for the Company to meet its objectives and measure performance. 

Controls framework for management and assessment of risks.

D.  Effective engagement with shareholders and stakeholders.
E.   Consistency of workforce policies and practices to support long-term sustainable success:

•  Letter from the Chair of the Board
•  Board Leadership and Company Purpose
•  Strategic Report
•  Engaging with our key stakeholders
•  Culture in action
•  Overseeing strategic delivery
•  Audit and Risk Committee
•  Conflicts of interest

Division of Responsibilities
F.  Leadership of Board by Chair
G. Board composition and responsibilities
H. Role of NEDs.
I.  Company’s policies, processes, information, time and resources:

•  Board composition
•  Key roles and responsibilities
•  Division of responsibilities for the Board
•  Support and training for the Board
•  Board appointments and succession planning
Composition,successionandevaluation
J.   Board appointments and succession plans for Board and senior management and promotion of diversity.
K.   Skills, experience and knowledge of Board and length of service of Board as a whole.
L.   Annual evaluation of Board, Committees and Directors and demonstration of whether each Director 

continues to contribute effectively:
•  Board composition
•  Application of the Company’s corporate governance practices
•  Diversity, tenure and experience
•  Performance evaluation of the Board
•  Nomination Committee

Audit,riskandinternalcontrols
M.  Independence and effectiveness of internal and external audit functions and integrity of financial and 

narrative statements.

N.  Fair, balanced and understandable assessment of the Company’s position and prospects.
O.  Risk management and internal control framework and principal risks the Company is willing to take 

to achieve its long-term objectives:
•  Audit and Risk Committee 
•  Strategic Report 
•  Fair, balanced and understandable Annual Report 
•  Going concern basis of accounting 
•  Viability statement 

Remuneration
P.   Remuneration policies and practices to support strategy and promote long-term sustainable 

success with executive remuneration aligned to Company purpose and values.

Q. Procedure for Executive Director and senior management remuneration.
R.  Authorisation of remuneration outcomes:

•  Remuneration Committee report

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133
2
134-135
138
136
157
129

128
139
139
148
148

128
127
123, 149
150
146

157
86-107
154, 155, 185
185
113

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Letter from the Chair of the Board

DearStakeholder,
It is my pleasure to share this Corporate 
Governance Report, which details robust 
governance arrangements throughout the Group, 
alongside key updates and decisions undertaken 
by the Board during 2023. 

2023	was	a	successful	year	for	Coca-Cola	HBC,	
despite	the	ongoing	challenges	of	high	inflation	
and	the	conflict	in	Ukraine.	The	Company	
continued the momentum of 2022 into 2023, 
focusing on the health and safety of our people 
across the business and reacting to cost 
pressures with measured and focused price and 
mix changes. Underpinned by the introduction of 
our clear purpose and the consistent application 
of our 24/7 beverage strategy, Zoran and our 
executive team have delivered another year of 
strong operational and strategic progress and 
record	financial	results.	

Leadingwithpurpose
In March, I had the pleasure of attending, alongside 
other members of the Board, our senior leadership 
conference	in	Cairo.	This	was	a	significant	meeting	
for	the	Company,	our	first	in	four	years	where	
we’d been able to bring together our team to unify 
around some common objectives and celebrate 
the progress we’ve made since 2019. Our people 
have consistently risen to the challenges presented 
over	the	last	few	years.	This	was	passionately	
showcased by all disciplines within the business 
and hosted with grace and professionalism by our 
Egyptian team, the latest country to join our Group. 
At the event we were joined by many members of 
The	Coca-Cola	Company	and	other	key	partners	
who also shared their thoughts on the future of 
our business.

The	leadership	conference	showcased	how	
our talented, passionate people have adapted 
and embraced opportunities, ensuring that our 
company continues to be resilient and enjoy such 
a strong performance.

The	event	also	showcased	our	new	purpose,	
endorsed by the Board – to open up moments that 
refresh	us	all.	This	revision	provides	greater	clarity	
and inspiration, and also supports our alignment 
with	the	Coca-Cola	System.

The	long-term	success	of	our	business	remains	
connected to the success of our customers and 
partners, and our ability to delight consumers with 
the beverages and brands that they love. We are 
able	to	accomplish	this	due	to	our	well-embedded,	
values-based	culture.	The	Board	plays	a	critical	role	
in shaping the culture of the Company by promoting 
growth-focused	and	values-based	conduct	and	
ensuring increased focus on continued learning and 
the	smart	risk	taking	necessary	for	the Company’s	
adaptation.	The	Board	is	overseeing	the	development	
and implementation of a new culture manifesto and 
leadership model, ensuring that the revised purpose 
is	well-embedded	in	the	Company’s	culture.	

We monitor our progress in integrating our values 
through various indicators, including our employee 
engagement index, diversity indicators, and health 
and safety indicators, and our Directors lead by 
example as ambassadors of our values, cascading 
good behaviour throughout the organisation. 

One	all-employee	pulse	survey,	one	culture	and	
engagement survey and two Collaborating for 
Impact surveys were conducted in 2023. While 
Charlotte	Boyle	is	our	designated	non-Executive	
Director responsible for engaging with our people 
to provide feedback to the Board, feedback from 
our people through these surveys was brought 
to the full Board’s attention in 2023 to facilitate 
understanding of the concerns raised and ensure 
a rapid response. 

The	Board	and	I	would	like	to	thank	our	leadership	
and	all	our	colleagues	for	making	Coca-Cola	HBC	
a better business every day, working together as 
a team, delivering our Growth Story and making 
impressive progress on our journey of becoming 
the leading 24/7 beverage partner.

Seizingopportunities
In	2022	we	acquired	the	Coca-Cola	bottler	in	
Egypt	expanding	our	footprint	in	long-term	high-
growth markets. A key priority for the Board during 
2023 has been the successful integration of the 
business	into	the	Coca-Cola	HBC	family	and	I	am	
pleased	to report	that	has	gone	very	well.	Despite	
the challenging macroeconomic conditions in 
the	country	in	2023,	we	remain	confident	for	the	
prospects of our business in Egypt .

In	2023	we	undertook	a	different	type	of	acquisition	
with the purchase of Finlandia, a superb vodka 
business,	from	our	long-term	partner,	Brown-
Forman. Zoran and the team have started 
integration of the business and we expect 
significant	growth	opportunities	to	come	as	we	
build-out	this	excellent	brand	across	our	footprint.

Protectingourpeople
The	Board	is	constantly	vigilant	of	the	ongoing	
conflict	in	Ukraine.	First	and	foremost,	we	are	
focused on protecting our employees and 
ensuring, in so far as possible, their health and 
safety. We believe that the decisions we have 
taken to date achieve the best balance for our 
team on the ground and our wider stakeholders. 
We continue to monitor matters closely and will 
take further actions if needed.

The governance 
imperative in 
timesof change

In 2023, the Board has 
carefully sought to position 
our company for continued 
success, preparing to anticipate 
and seize opportunities, 
endeavouring to overcome 
challenges and continuing to 
focus on good governance: doing 
what is right over what is easy.”

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Strategy and performance
Our Growth Story 2025 has remained a 
cornerstone for the business throughout 
2023. We continue to prioritise the actions and 
investments that strengthen our capabilities and 
position the Company for sustained success.

Our performance in 2023 demonstrated the 
benefits	of	our	approach.	Coca-Cola	HBC	
delivered	strong	financial	performance	with	
record	levels	of	revenue	and	comparable	EBIT,	
with a good margin improvement, strong free 
cash flow	reaching	all	time	high	and	improved	ROIC.	

I was pleased to launch proceedings at our investor 
day in May in Rome, where Zoran, Ben, Naya and 
the team outlined the many actions we are taking 
to drive revenue growth, margin improvements and 
sustained	strong	cash	generation.	The	Board	fully	
supports	the	raised	mid-term	guidance	Zoran	and	
the team shared with you at the time. Delivering 
these goals will not be easy, but we have laid strong 
foundations with sustained investment over the 
last few years and have developed a culture of 
resilience and adaptability that serves us well.

Presenting at our 
Investor Day in May

We had two new Board members in 2023, 
Evguenia Stoichkova and George Pavlos Leventis, 
both bringing a wealth of experience from the 
beverage sector. 

Dividendgrowthandcapitalreturns
The	Board	has	maintained	our	progressive	
dividend,	and	for	2023	is	proposing	€0.93	per	
share, a 19% increase on the dividend per share 
versus	the	prior	year,	representing	a	45%	pay-out	
ratio, within our targeted range of 40 to 50% of 
comparable EPS.

The	consistent	growth	of	our	dividend	is	
testament	to	our	confidence	in	the	strong	
fundamentals of our business, as well as our 
commitment to shareholders.

Leadership in action
2023 was a year full of opportunity and challenge. 
I am very reassured by the Board’s strong 
contribution to our decision making, representing 
effectively	the	interests	and	viewpoints	of	all	
stakeholders	in	wide	ranging	topics.	This	has	
supported a thorough evaluation of our strategic 
investments, stretching goals for our management 
and	a	continued	strong	focus	on sustainability.

Through	our	Mission	2025	framework	and	
biodiversity policy, we are committed to reducing 
emissions and water use, by preserving and 
re-instating	water	priority	areas,	and	by	sourcing	
agricultural ingredients sustainably. While index 
performance is not a goal in itself, we continue 
to be assured by our ranking as the world’s most 
sustainable beverage company in the Dow Jones 
Sustainability Index, for another year. Consistent 
progress underpins our aim to leave nature in a 
state better than the one we found it in. 

For more on our Mission 2025 sustainability plan, 

see p72 to 74

This	year,	together	with	The	Coca-Cola	
Company and seven other bottling partners, 
we each	committed	$15	million	to	a	new	venture	
capital	fund,	the	Greycroft	Coca-Cola	System	
Sustainability	Fund.	This	$137.7	million	fund	will	
focus on innovative solutions to drive carbon 
footprint reduction, helping accelerate our 
journey towards our NetZeroby40 goal. And 
in December, we were proud to announce 
the establishment of the CCHBC Foundation 
dedicated to supporting communities in the 
areas	where	we operate,	with an	initial	€10	million	
transfer	to the	foundation.

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Letter from the Chair of the Board continued

At the same time, in November 2023 we 
announced	the	start	of	a	two-year	share	
buyback programme, aimed at returning up 
to	€400	million	to	shareholders.	We	remain	
committed to a disciplined approach to capital 
allocation that continues to drive shareholder 
value.	The Group’s	capital	allocation	framework	
follows	clear	priorities:	organic	investment	in	the	
business	to	drive	delivery	of	our	medium-term	
financial	targets;	paying	a	progressive	dividend,	
targeting	a	payout	of	40%-50%	of	earnings	per	
share;	strategic	M&A;	and	finally,	additional	capital	
return. With these priorities in mind, the Board 
believed that the 2023 share price undervalued 
the Company’s future growth opportunities, 
and	the approval	of	a	share	buyback	programme	
provided a compelling opportunity to enhance 
value for shareholders while continuing to invest 
in the	business.

The importance of good governance
As a Board, our aim is to always ensure the 
highest standards of corporate governance, 
accountability and risk management. Our 
internal policies and procedures, which have 
been	consistently	effective	since	the	Group	
was formed, are properly documented and 
communicated against the framework applicable 
to companies with a premium listing in the UK. 
The	Board	and	its	committees	have	conducted	
an	annual	review	of	the	effectiveness	of	our	
risk management system and internal controls, 
further details of which are set out in the Audit 
and Risk Committee report on pages 153 to 158. 
The	Board	confirms	that	it	has	concluded	that	our	
risk management	and	internal	control	systems	
are effective.	

We are subject to the UK Corporate Governance 
Code 2018. It sets out the principles of good 
practice	in	relation	to:	Board	leadership	and	
Company	purpose;	division	of	responsibilities;	
composition,	success	and	evaluation;	audit,	risk	
and	internal	controls;	and	remuneration.	Further	
information on how we have applied the principles 
and complied with the provisions of the UK 
Corporate Governance Code 2018 for the year 
ended 31 December 2023 can be found in this 
report on pages 123 and 127. 

Board meetings normally take place in Zug, 
Switzerland, but also in selected markets across 
our territories. 

Boardevaluation
In line with our commitment to adhere to best 
corporate	governance	practices,	an	externally-
facilitated	Board	effectiveness	evaluation	was	
conducted in the second half of 2023. Key 
outcomes are included on page 150 of the 
Nomination	Committee	report.	The	evaluation	will	
be conducted again in 2024 to apply learnings. 

Board composition and diversity 
We	believe	that	our	Board	is	well-balanced	
and diverse, with the right mix of international 
skills, experience, background, independence, 
and knowledge in order to discharge its duties 
and	responsibilities	effectively.	However,	the	
composition and size of the Board continue 
to be kept	under review.	

The	Financial	Conduct	Authority’s	(FCA)	Listing	
Rules on targets for gender and ethnic diversity 
apply	for	the	first	time	and	our	disclosures	are	in	
the Nomination Committee report (see pages 148 
to 149). We continue to attach great importance 
to all aspects of diversity in our nomination 
processes at Board and senior management 
levels, while appointing candidates with the 
credentials that are necessary for the continued 
growth and performance of our operations 
within our highly specialised industry. We believe 
that a diverse Board fosters both innovation 
and resilience and are proud of our track record 
of female and ethnic minority representation. 
As of the date of this report, female Directors 
comprised	more	than	38%	of our Board	
(compared with 33% in 2022), while ethnic 
minorities	represented	8%,	same	as	in 2022.	

Lookingahead
A	further	record	year	in	2023	confirms	our	
resilience,	despite	the	impact	of	cost	inflation	and	
the	conflict	in	Ukraine.	This	reflects	the	continued	
investments we have made in the business, 
focused on strengthening the most critical 
drivers of	future	performance.	

We will continue to ensure the management team 
is properly incentivised and stretched to deliver 
exceptional results. I am proud of the fact that 
we’ve been able to reward our teams with healthy 
remuneration in recent years, consistent we 
believe with the outcomes they’ve delivered. We 
ask for dedication, professionalism and a strong 
performance from them and they have achieved 
a great	deal	in	difficult	times.	

We may have seen the worst of the anticipated 
inflation,	but	economic	risks	remain.	As	Zoran	
explains in his statement in the Strategic Report 
(see page 6), we have taken successful actions to 
improve price and mix within our portfolio while also 
being	mindful	of	maintaining	affordability	for	all	our	
consumers. In several countries, consumers are 
being	squeezed	by	the	legacy	of	high-inflation	and	
weaker economic conditions. Providing relevant 
products with the right appeal and pricing, working 
with our customers on appropriate promotions, 
remains at the heart of how we make ourselves 
relevant for all consumers. It is this focus and drive 
that will enable us to deliver on our Growth Story 
2025	and	our	mid-term	targets.

Doing all of this sustainably is critical. Within this, 
climate change remains a top priority. We are well 
equipped to face these challenges thanks to the 
strength of our portfolio, proven capabilities and 
committed partnerships.

This	work	continues,	as	we	embed	our	values-
based culture to deliver on our clear purpose. 

I would like to thank the Board members for 
their continued commitment and counsel 
this year, as well as extending my thanks to all 
CCHBC colleagues, customers, consumers and 
partners. Our people and culture are at the heart 
of everything we do. Opening up moments that 
refresh	us	all was	at	the	heart	of	our	success	
in 2023 and will underpin our progress for 
generations to come.

Anastassis G. David
Chairman of the Board

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Swisscorporaterules
There	is	no	mandatory	Corporate	Governance	
Code under Swiss law applicable to the Company. 
The	main	source	of	law	for	Swiss	governance	
rules is the company law contained in article 
620 et seqq. of the Swiss Code of Obligations. 
Swiss company law includes provisions regarding 
the compensation in listed companies and 
further limits the authority of the Remuneration 
Committee and the Board to determine 
compensation.	The	effective	limitations	include	
requiring that the AGM approve the maximum total 
compensation of each member of the Board and 
the	Executive	Leadership	Team	(ELT),	requiring	
that certain compensation elements be authorised 
in the Articles of Association and prohibiting 
certain forms of compensation, such as severance 
payments	and	financial	or	monetary	incentives	
for	the	acquisition	or	disposal	of	firms.	We	are	
in compliance with the requirements of Swiss 
company	law	and	the	specific	provisions	therein	
regarding the compensation in listed companies.

UK’sCityCodeonTakeovers
and Mergers
The	UK’s	City	Code	on	Takeovers	and	Mergers	
(the ‘City Code’) does not apply to the Company, 
because the Company does not have its 
registered	office	in	the	United	Kingdom,	the	
Channel	Islands	or	the	Isle	of	Man.	The	Articles	of	
Association	include	specific	provisions	designed	
to prevent any person acquiring shares carrying 
30% or more of the voting rights (taken together 
with any interest in shares held or acquired by the 
acquirer or persons acting in concert with the 
acquirer) except if (subject to certain exceptions) 
such acquisition would not have been prohibited 
by the City Code or if such acquisition is made 
through	an	offer	conducted	in	accordance	with	
the City Code. For further details, please refer to 
the Company’s Articles of Association, which are 
available on our website.

Application of the Company’s corporate governance practices

 In accordance with the established policy of 
appointing all Directors for one year at a time, 
the Board continues to keep all positions 
under regular review and subject to annual 
election by shareholders at the Annual 
General	Meeting	(AGM).	The	Board	continues	
to believe that the proven leadership of our 
Chair in combination with his deep knowledge 
of	the	Coca-Cola	System	position	him	as	
unique to steer the Group at the current time.

(2)  Provision 38 requires alignment of Executive 
Director pension contributions with the wider 
workforce.	Our	difficulties	in	compliance	with	
this provision due to existing contractual 
obligations were outlined in the Annual 
Report published in 2021 and are explained 
on page 166 of the Directors’ Remuneration 
Report. On the appointment of any new 
Executive Director, we intend that their 
pension contributions will be aligned with 
the pension scheme for the wider workforce. 
Pursuant to our obligations under the Listing 
Rules, we apply the principles and comply 
with the provisions of the UK Corporate 
Governance Code or explain any instances 
of	non-compliance	in	our	Annual	Report.	
The	Company	has	applied	the	principles	as	
far as possible and in accordance with and as 
permitted by Swiss law. Further information 
on appointment of Directors and compliance 
with the UK Corporate Governance Code 
can be	found	on	the page	123.

Compliance with the UK Corporate 
Governance Code 2018 

As a Swiss corporation listed on the LSE with 
a secondary	listing	on	the	Athens	Exchange,	
we aim	to	ensure	that	our	corporate	governance	
systems remain in line with international 
best practices. Our corporate governance 
standards and procedures are continuously 
reviewed in light of current developments and 
rulemaking processes in the UK, Switzerland 
and	also	the	EU. Further	details	are	available	
on	our	website.	In respect	of	the	year	ended	
31 December 2023, the Company was subject 
to the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018 
(a copy is available at www.frc.org.uk). Our 
Board	confirms that	the	Company	applied	the	
principles and	complied	with the	provisions	of	
the UK	Corporate Governance	Code	throughout	
the	financial	year	ended	December	2023,	except	
for	the	following	provisions:	

(1)		The	Chair	was	not	independent	on	

appointment (provision 9) and has been 
a Board	member	for	more	than	nine	years	
(provision 19). Anastassis David was originally 
appointed	as	non-Executive	Director	(NED)	
in 2006	at	the	request	of	Kar-Tess	Holding	
and was not, at the time of his appointment as 
Chair,	in	2016,	independent	as	defined	by	the	
UK Corporate Governance Code. In view of 
Anastassis	David’s	strong	identification	with	
the Company and its shareholder interests, 
combined with his deep knowledge and 
experience	of	the	Coca-Cola	System,	the	
Board deemed it to be in the best interests 
of the Group and its shareholders for him 
to be appointed as Chair, with unanimous 
support,	to	continue	to	promote	an	effective	
and appropriately balanced leadership of 
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Amending the Articles of Association
The	Articles	of	Association	may	only	be	amended	
by a resolution of the shareholders passed by a 
majority	of	at	least	two-thirds	of	the	voting	rights	
represented and an absolute majority of the 
nominal value of the shares represented.

Sharecapitalstructure
The	Company	has	ordinary	shares	in	issue	with	a	
nominal value of CHF 6.70 each. Rights attaching 
to each share are identical and each share carries 
one	vote.	The	Company’s	Articles	of	Association	
also allow, subject to shareholder approval, for the 
conversion of registered shares into bearer shares 
and bearer shares into registered shares. Details 
of the movement in ordinary share capital during 
the	year	can	be	found	on	page	257.	There	are	no	
persons holding shares that carry special rights 
with regard to the control of the Company.

PowersofDirectorstoissueandbuy
backshares
Subject to the provisions of the relevant laws 
and the Articles of Association, the Board acting 
collectively has the ultimate responsibility for 
running the Company and the supervision 
and control	of	its	executive	management.	The	
Directors may take decisions on all matters that 
are not expressly reserved to the shareholders 
by the Articles of Association. Pursuant to the 
provisions of the Articles of Association, the 
Directors require shareholder authority to issue 
shares. In accordance with the FCA’s Listing Rules, 
the Directors require shareholder authority to 
repurchase shares. At the AGM on 17 May 2023, 
the shareholders authorised the Directors to 
repurchase ordinary shares of CHF 6.70 each in 
the capital of the Company up to a maximum 
aggregate number of 10,000,000 representing less 
than 10% of the Company’s issued share capital 
as	of	4	April	2023.	The	authority	will	expire	at	the	
conclusion of the 2024 AGM on 21 May 2024 or 
at midnight on 30 June 2024, whichever is earlier. 
The	Company	commenced	a	share	buyback	
programme	on	21 November	2023	and	is expected	
to run for a period of around two years. As at 
31 December	2023,	the	Company	reported	that	
1,638,298 ordinary shares had been purchased at 
an average price of 2,239.8482 pence per ordinary 
share	and	are	held	in	treasury.	The	buyback	
programme	continues	and	as	at	11	March 2024	(the	
latest practicable date for inclusion in this report), 
since 31 December 2023, the Company purchased 
a further 1,154,432 shares at an average price of 
2,475.6449 pence per share and these shares 
are also held in treasury. Shares held in treasury 
as	at	11 March	2024	total	7,215,615	out	of	which	
3,785,480	are	held	by	CCHBC AG	(including	the	
purchased shares) and 3,430,135 shares are held 
by	its subsidiary,	CCHBC	Services	MEPE.

Board composition
On 31 December 2023, our Board comprised 
13 Directors:	the	Chair,	one	Senior	Independent	
Director,	ten	NEDs	and	one	Executive Director.	

The	NEDs	are	experienced	individuals	from	a	
range of backgrounds, countries and industries, as 
shown by their biographies on pages 130 to 132. 
Evguenia Stoichkova and George Pavlos Leventis 
were appointed to the Board at the 2023 AGM and 
at the conclusion of the AGM, Bruno Pietracci and 
Ryan Rudolph retired from the Board. Evguenia 
Stoichkova was also elected as a member of the 
Social	Responsibility	Committee.	This	is	our	first	
year of reporting on gender and ethnicity metrics 
in accordance with the FCA Listing Rules. Further 
details are disclosed on pages 148 to 149 of the 
Nomination Committee Report. 

External appointments
The	Articles	of	Association	of	the	Company	(article	
36) set limits on the maximum number of external 
appointments that members of our Board and 
executive management may hold. In addition, if 
a Board member wishes to take up an external 
appointment, he or she must obtain prior Board 
approval.	The	Board	will	assess	all	requests	on	a	case-
by-case	basis,	including	whether	the	appointment	
in question could negatively impact the Company 
or the performance of the Director’s duties to the 
Group.	The	nature	of	the	appointment	and	the	
expected time commitment are also assessed 
to	ensure	that	the	effectiveness	of	the	Board	
would not be compromised. Details of the external 
appointments of our Directors are contained in 
their respective biographies on pages 130 to 132.

Our Chair is active in the international community. 
With regard to his external appointments, the Board 
considers that fewer than four of the positions held 
by	the	Chair	are	considered	to	be	significant.	A	
number of our other Directors also have other 
external	roles.	With	effect	from	1	January	2023	
Swiss	law	has	amended	the	definition	of	‘external	
appointments’ and requires disclosure of external 
appointments in other undertakings (public or 
private) with a commercial purpose (opposed to 
the requirement under the old law to disclose 
external appointments in legal entities registered 
in a	commercial	register	or	similar	register).	
The	Board	is	satisfied	that	any	additionally	
disclosed	positions	are	not	considered	significant.	
Having considered the scope of the external 
appointments of all Directors, including the Chair, 
our	Board	is	satisfied	that	they	do	not	compromise	
the	effectiveness	of	the	Board.	Each	Director	has	
sufficient	time	to	devote	to	as necessary	for	the	
performance of their duties and, according to the 
terms	of	appointment	to	the	Board.	This	will	include	
attendance annually at approximately ten Board 
meetings, AGMs and other meetings. As can be 
seen in the table of attendance of Board and Board 
Committee meetings on page 140, the Directors 
were able to devote the time required to discharge 
their duties and the Board has determined that 
each	member	commits	sufficient	time	and	
energy	to	the	role,	continuing	to make	a	valuable	
contribution	to	the	Board	and	its committees.	

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Application of the Company’s corporate governance practices continued 

Independence
Our Board has concluded that Charlotte J. Boyle, 
Olusola	(Sola)	David-Borha,	Anna	Diamantopoulou,	
William W. (Bill) Douglas III, Reto Francioni and 
Alexandra Papalexopoulou are deemed to be 
independent, representing half of the Board, 
excluding the Chair, in accordance with the 
criteria set out in the UK Corporate Governance 
Code, with such individuals being independent 
in	both	character	and	judgement.	The	other	
non-Executive	Directors	were	appointed	following	
nomination by the two major shareholders 
(see details below) and they are therefore not 
considered by the Board, to be independent as 
defined	by	the	UK	Corporate	Governance	Code.

Anastassis David was appointed as Chair on 27 
January	2016.	The	Board	believes	that	Anastassis	
David embodies the Company’s core values, 
heritage and culture and that these attributes, 
together	with	his	strong	identification	with	the	
Company and its shareholders’ interests and his 
deep	knowledge	and	experience	of	the	Coca-Cola	
System,	ensure	an	effective	and	appropriately	
balanced leadership of the Board and the Company. 
Anastassis	David	was	first	appointed	as	a	member	
of the Board in 2006 before being appointed Chair 
in 2016. Prior to his appointment as Chair, major 
shareholders were consulted, and an external search 
consultancy	engaged	to	find	suitable	candidates.	
The	consensus	was	that	Anastassis	David	was	the	
appropriate candidate to become Chair and that 
he	continues	to	be	effective	in	his	leadership	of	the	
Board. In accordance with the established policy 

of appointing all Directors for one year at a time, 
the Board continues to keep all positions under 
regular review and subject to annual election by 
shareholders	at	the	AGM.	The	Board	continues	to	
believe that the proven leadership of our Chair in 
combination	with	his	deep	knowledge	of	the	Coca-
Cola System position him as unique to steer the 
Group at the current time. Accordingly, Anastassis 
David has the continuing support of the Board and 
major shareholders to remain as Chair. 

Shareholder nominees
As described on page 309, since the main listing of 
the	Company	on	the	Official	List	of	the	London	Stock	
Exchange	in	2013,	Kar-Tess	Holding,	TCCC	and	their	
respective	affiliates	have	no	special	rights	in	relation	
to	the	appointment	or	re-election	of	nominee	
Directors.	Those	Directors	who	were	originally	
nominated	for	appointment	by	TCCC	or	Kar-Tess	
Holding	will	be	required	to	stand	for	re-election	
on an annual basis in the same way as the other 
Directors.	The	Nomination	Committee	is	responsible	
for identifying and recommending candidates for 
subsequent nomination by the Board for election 
as Directors by the shareholders on an annual basis.

As our Board currently comprises 13 Directors, 
neither	Kar-Tess	Holding	nor	TCCC	is	in	a	position	
to control (positively or negatively) decisions of 
the Board that are subject to simple majority 
approval. However, decisions of the Board that 
are subject to the special quorum provisions 
and supermajority requirements contained in 
the Articles of Association, in practice, require the 
support of Directors nominated at the request of 

at	least	one	of	either	TCCC	or	Kar-Tess	Holding	
to	be	approved.	In addition,	based	on	their	current	
shareholdings,	neither	Kar-Tess	Holding	nor	
TCCC	is	in	a	position	to	control	a	decision	of	the	
shareholders (positively or negatively), except to 
block a resolution to wind up or dissolve the Company 
or to amend the supermajority voting requirements. 
The	latter	requires	the	approval	of	80%	of	the	total	
number of shareholders being represented and 
voting. Depending on the attendance levels at AGMs, 
Kar-Tess	Holding	or	TCCC	may	also	be	in	a	position	
to control other matters requiring supermajority 
shareholder approval.

Anastassis G. David, Anastasios I. Leventis, 
Christo Leventis, and George Pavlos Leventis 
were all originally nominated for appointment by 
Kar-Tess	Holding.	Henrique	Braun	and	Evguenia	
Stoichkova were nominated for appointment 
by	TCCC.	The	two	Directors	who	retired	at	the	
2023 AGM had been nominated by the two major 
shareholders:	Bruno	Pietracci	was	nominated	by	
TCCC	and	Ryan	Rudolph	by	Kar-Tess	Holding.

Conflictsofinterest
In accordance with the Company’s Organisational 
Regulations, Directors are required to arrange their 
personal	and	business	affairs	to	avoid	a	conflict	of	
interest with the Group. Each Director must disclose 
to	the	Chair	the	nature	and	extent	of	any	conflict	
of interest arising generally or in relation to any 
matter to be discussed at a Board meeting as soon 
as the Director becomes aware of its existence. 
In the event that the Chair becomes aware of a 
Director’s	conflict	of	interest,	the	Chair	is	required	
to contact that Director promptly and discuss 
the	nature	and	extent	of	such	a	conflict	of	interest.	
Subject to exceptional circumstances in which the 
best interests of the Company dictate otherwise, 
the	Director	affected	by	a	conflict	of	interest	is	
not permitted to participate in discussions and 
decision-making	involving	the	interest	at	stake.

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Board of Directors

Board committees
A  Committee Chair
A

 Audit and Risk Committee 
 Nomination Committee 
 	Social Responsibility Committee
 Remuneration Committee 

Zoran  
Bogdanovic
ChiefExecutiveOfficer,
ExecutiveDirector
Appointed: June 2018.

Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
Zoran was	previously	the	Company’s	
Regional Director responsible for 
operations in	12	countries	and	has	been	
a member	of	the	Executive	Leadership	
Team	since	2013.	He	joined	the	Company	
in 1996 and has held a number of senior 
leadership positions, including as General 
Manager of the Company’s operations in 
Croatia, Switzerland and Greece. Before 
joining	the Company,	Zoran	was	an	auditor	
with	auditing	and	consulting	firm	Arthur	
Andersen. Zoran has a track record of 
delivering results across our territories 
and demonstrating the values that are 
the foundation	of	our	Company	culture.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: None

Nationality: Croatian

N R

Charlotte J.  
Boyle
Independentnon-Executive
Director
Appointed: June 2017.

Skills,experienceandcontribution:  
After	14	years	with	The	Zygos	Partnership,	
an international executive search and 
Board	advisory	firm,	including	nine	years	as	
a partner, she retired from her position in 
July 2017. Prior to that, Charlotte worked at 
Goldman Sachs International and at Egon 
Zehnder International, an international 
executive search and management 
assessment	firm.	Charlotte	obtained	an	
MBA from the London Business School and 
an MA from Oxford University and was a 
Bahrain British Foundation Scholar.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: Charlotte serves 
as Chair of UK for UN High Commission 
for Refugees (UNHCR), an independent 
non-executive	director	and	chair	of	the	
Environment, Sustainability and Community 
Committee of Shaftesbury Capital PLC, an 
independent	director	of	Thatchers	Cider	
Company	Ltd,	a	non-executive	adviser	
to the Group Executive Board of Knight 
Frank	LLP	and	as	a	Trustee	and	Chair	of	the	
Finance Committee of Alfanar, the venture 
philanthropy organisation.

Nationality: British

Anastassis G.  
David
Non-ExecutiveChair
Appointed: January 2016. He joined 
the	Board	of	CCHBC	as	a	non-Executive	
Director in 2006 and was appointed 
Vice Chair	in	2014.

Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
Anastassis brings to his role more than 
20 years’	experience	as	an	investor	
and	NED in	the	beverage	industry.	
Anastassis	is also	a	former	Chair	of	Navios	
Corporation. He	holds	a	BA	in	History	from	
Tufts	University.	

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.
External appointments:  
Anastassis is active in the international 
community. He serves as Vice Chair of 
Aegean Airlines S.A., Vice Chair of the 
Cyprus Union of Shipowners, Chair of the 
board	of	Sea	Trade	Holdings	Inc.,	a	ship-
owning company of dry cargo vessels, 
Chair of	the	board	of	Nephele	Navigation	
Inc., and member of Adcom Advisory Ltd. 

He holds the following positions within 
the	Kar-Tess	group	of	companies:	board	
member	of	Kar-Tess	Holding	and	Executive	
of Boval Ltd. 

Also, he is a member of the board of trustees 
of College Year in Athens, and Director of 
George and Kaity David Foundation.

Nationality:	British-Cypriot

Anastassis David has a shared directorship with 
Alexandra Papalexopoulou, both being a director 
of Aegean	Airlines	S.A..	He	also	has	a	shared	
directorship with Anastasis Leventis, both being 
directors in Nephele Navigation Inc. and has a shared 
directorship with Anastasios I. Leventis, Christo 
Leventis and George Pavlos Levelntis, all being 
directors of Adcom Advisory Ltd.

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Henrique 
Braun
Non-ExecutiveDirector
Appointed: June 2021.

Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
Henrique has vast experience in corporate 
functions as well as regional and business 
unit	operations	in	TCCC.	He	joined	TCCC	
in 1996 in Atlanta and progressed with 
increased responsibilities in North America, 
Europe and Latin America. His career 
responsibilities have included supply chain, 
new business development, marketing, 
innovation, general management and 
bottling operations. From 2020 to 2022, 
Henrique served as President of the Latin 
America operating unit, from 2016 to 2020, 
he served as the President of the Brazil 
business unit and from 2013 to 2016, he was 
the President for Greater China and Korea. 
His	other	roles	in	TCCC	in	the	past	include	
Vice President of Innovation and Operations 
in Brazil and Director for Still Beverages 
(non-carbonated	beverages)	in	Europe.	
He	first	joined	TCCC	as	a	trainee	in	Global	
Engineering in the US. Henrique holds a 
bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering 
from the University Federal of Rio de Janeiro, 
a master’s in industrial engineering from 
Michigan State University and an MBA from 
Georgia State University.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: Henrique 
currently serves as Executive Vice President, 
International	Development	for	TCCC,	
overseeing the company’s operating units 
for Latin America, Japan and South Korea, 
ASEAN	and	South	Pacific,	Greater	China	
and Mongolia, Africa, India and Southwest 
Asia and	Eurasia	and	Middle	East.
Nationality: American and Brazilian

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Olusola(Sola)
David‑Borha
Independentnon-Executive
Director
Appointed: June 2015.

Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
Sola has more than 30 years’ experience 
in financial	services	and	held	several	senior	
roles within the Standard Bank Group. She 
was the CEO of the Africa Regions (excluding 
South Africa) for Standard Bank between 
2017 and 2021. Prior to that role, she served 
as	CEO	of	Stanbic	IBTC	Holdings	Plc,	a	
subsidiary of Standard Bank Group listed 
on the Nigerian Exchange. Her prior Board 
appointments include serving as Chairman 
Stanbic	IBTC	Bank	and	a	Non-Executive	
Director on Stanbic Uganda Holdings and 
Stanbic Bank Uganda.

Sola	holds	a	first	degree	in	Economics	and	
obtained an MBA degree from Manchester 
Business School. Her executive education 
experience includes the Advanced 
Management Programme of the Harvard 
Business School and the Global CEO 
Programme of CEIBS, Wharton and IESE. 

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments:  
Sola serves as NED on the Board of Stanbic 
IBTC	Holdings	Plc,	a	listed	entity	that	is	a	
member of the Standard Bank Group. 

Nationality: Nigerian

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Anna  
Diamantopoulou
Independentnon-Executive
Director
Appointed: June 2020.

Skills,experienceandcontribution: Anna, 
as a former European Commissioner, brings 
to the Group a unique expertise on matters 
of employment and equal opportunity 
together with deep knowledge of the 
European CSR agenda. Anna was an elected 
Member of the Greek Parliament for over 
a decade, during which time she served as 
Deputy Minister for Industries, Minister of 
Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious 
Affairs	and	Minister	of	Development,	
Competitiveness and Shipping of the 
Hellenic Republic. From 1999 to 2004, 
Anna served as a member of the European 
Commission in charge of Employment, 
Social	Affairs	and	Equal	Opportunities.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: Founder and 
President	of	DIKTIO-Network	for	Reform	in	
Greece	and	Europe,	a	leading	Athens-based	
independent,	non-partisan	policy	institute.	
A Council Member of the European Council 
on Foreign Relations and an Advisory Board 
Member of Delphi Economic Forum. She is 
also the Chair of the European Commission’s 
High-Level	Group	on	the	future	of	social	
protection and the welfare state in the EU. 
Finally, Anna is a member of the Global 
Advisory	Board	of	KEKST	CNC.

Nationality: Greek

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WilliamW.(Bill) 
DouglasIII
Independentnon-Executive
Director
Appointed: June 2016.

Skills,experienceandcontribution:  
Bill	is	a	former	Vice	President	of	Coca-Cola	
Enterprises, a position in which he served 
from July 2004 until his retirement in June 
2016. From 2000 until 2004, Bill served as 
Chief	Financial	Officer	(CFO)	of	CCHBC.	
Bill has held various positions within the 
Coca-Cola	System	since	1985,	including	
positions	with	responsibility	for	the	IT	
function, including cyber issues. Before 
joining	TCCC,	Bill	was	associated	with	Ernst	
&	Whinney,	an	international	accounting	firm.	
He received his undergraduate degree from 
the	J.M.	Tull	School	of	Accounting	at	the	
University of Georgia.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: Bill is the Lead 
Director and Chair of the Audit Committee 
of SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. He is 
also a non executive Chair of the Board of 
Directors	of	The	North	Highland	company.	
He also serves on the Board and is a past 
Chair	of	the	University	of Georgia	Trustees.
Nationality: American

Reto  
Francioni
Senior Independent  
non-ExecutiveDirector
Appointed: June 2016.

Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
Reto has been Professor of Applied Capital 
Markets	Theory	at	the	University	of	Basel	
since 2006 and is the author of several 
highly respected books on capital market 
issues. From 2005 until 2015, Reto was CEO 
of Deutsche Börse AG and from 2002 until 
2005, he served as Chair of the Supervisory 
Board and President of the SWX Group, 
which owns the Swiss Stock Exchange and 
has holdings in other exchanges. Between 
2000	and	2002,	Reto	was	Co-CEO	and	
Spokesman for the Board of Directors of 
Consors AG. Between 1993 and 2000, he 
held various management positions at 
Deutsche Börse AG, including that of Deputy 
CEO. He earned his Doctorate of Law at the 
University of Zurich.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: Reto serves as 
Chair of the Supervisory Board of UBS 
Europe SE and also as the Chair of the 
Supervisory Board of Swiss International 
Airlines. Reto is also a Vice Chair at the Board 
of Directors of Medtech Innovation Partners 
AG, Basel.

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Anastasios I.  
Leventis
Non-ExecutiveDirector
Appointed: June 2014.

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Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
Anastasios began his career as a banking 
analyst at Credit Suisse and then American 
Express Bank. He has previously served 
on the Boards of the Cyprus Development 
Bank and Papoutsanis SA. He holds a BA in 
Classics from the University of Exeter and 
an MBA from New York University’s Leonard 
Stern School of Business.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: Anastasios is a 
Board member of A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) 
Ltd, Vice Chair of the board of Nephele 
Navigation Inc, a board member of Maxenta 
Invest Corp., of Middle East Finance Sarl 
and of Adcom Advisory Ltd. He is a board 
member	of	Kar-Tess	Holding.	

Furthermore, Anastasios is a member of the 
European Council of the Nature Conservancy, 
a Board Member of WWF Hellas (Greek 
branch of WWF), a member of the board of 
Overseers of the Gennadius Library in Athens, 
a member of the University of Exeter Global 
Advancement Board, co founder of the 
Cyclades Preservation Fund, Member of the 
Board	of	Trustees	of	A.G.	Leventis	Foundation,	
and Director of Leventis Foundation Nigeria.

Nationality: Swiss

Nationality: British

Anastasios Leventis has a shared directorship with 
Anastassis David, Christo Leventis and George Pavlos 
Leventis, all being directors of Adcom Advisory Ltd. 
He also has shared directorship with Anastassis David, 
both being directors of Nephele Navigation Inc, and a 
shared directorship with Christo Leventis, both being 
directors in Middle East Finance Sarl.

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Christo  
Leventis
Non-ExecutiveDirector
Appointed: June 2014.

Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
Christo worked as an Investment Analyst 
with Credit Suisse Asset Management from 
1994 to 1999. In 2001, he joined J.P. Morgan 
Securities as an Equity Research Analyst 
focusing on European beverage companies. 
From 2003 until March 2014, Christo 
was a member of the board of directors 
of Frigoglass S.A.I.C., a leading global 
manufacturer of commercial refrigeration 
products for the beverage industry. Christo 
holds a BA in Classics from University 
College London and an MBA from the 
Kellogg School of Management in Chicago. 

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments:  
Christo is a board member of Alpheus 
Capital, a single family private equity 
investment	office,	a	board	member	of	
Adcom Advisory Ltd, a board member of 
Middle East Finance Sarl and holds the 
following	positions	within	the	Kar-Tess	group	
of	companies:	a	board	member	of	Kar-Tess	
Holding	and	a	board	member	of	Torval	
Investment Corp. 
Furthermore, he is a Director of the A.G. 
Leventis Foundation.

Nationality: British

Christo Leventis has a shared directorship with 
Anastassis David, Anastasios Leventis and George 
Pavlos Leventis, all being directors of Adcom Advisory 
Ltd. He also has a shared directorship with Anastasios 
Leventis, both being directors in Middle East Finance 
Sarl and with George Pavlos Leventis, both being 
directors	in	Torval	Investment	Corp.

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Alexandra 
Papalexopoulou
Independentnon-Executive
Director
Appointed: June 2015.

Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
Alexandra worked previously for the OECD and 
the	consultancy	firm	Booz,	Allen	&	Hamilton,	
in Paris. From 2003 until February 2015, she 
served as a member of the Board of Directors 
of Frigoglass S.A.I.C. From 2010 to 2015, she 
served as a member of the board of directors 
of National Bank of Greece and from 2007 
to 2009, she served as a member of the 
board of directors of Emporiki Bank. She is 
an experienced executive director having 
been	appointed	in	1995	to	the	board	of	Titan	
Cement Company S.A., where she is employed 
since 1992. Alexandra holds a BA in Economics 
and Mathematics from Swarthmore College 
in the US and an MBA from INSEAD in France.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: Alexandra is an 
Executive Member of the Board of Directors 
of	Titan	Cement	International	and	Chair	of	
the Board Strategy Committee. Alexandra 
is treasurer and a member of the Board 
of Directors of the Paul and Alexandra 
Canellopoulos Foundation, a member of the 
Board	of	Trustees	of	the	INSEAD	business	
school	and	an	independent	non-executive	
Director of Aegean Airlines S.A..

Nationality: Greek

Alexandra Papalexopoulou has a shared directorship 
with Anastassis David, both being a director of Aegean 
Airlines S.A.

Evguenia 
Stoichkova
Non-ExecutiveDirector
Appointed: May 2023.

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GeorgePavlos 
Leventis
Non-ExecutiveDirector
Appointed: May 2023.

Skills,experienceandcontribution:  
Evguenia is currently the President of Global 
Ventures	for	TCCC,	a	unit	that	focuses	on	
globally scaling acquisitions and brands, 
including	COSTA	Coffee	and	investment	
in Monster Beverage Corp. Prior to her 
current role, Evguenia served as President 
of	the	company’s	Eurasia	&	Middle	East	
operating unit. From 2017 to 2020, Evguenia 
was	president	of	the	Turkey,	Caucasus	and	
Central Asia business unit. From 2013 to 
2017, Evguenia served as Franchise General 
Manager for Italy and Albania. From 2010 to 
2013, she was Franchise Operations director 
for Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Albania.

Evguenia	joined	Coca-Cola	Bulgaria	in	2004	
as Franchise Country Manager. She became 
Marketing Manager for sparkling soft drinks 
in the Adriatic and Balkans business unit in 
2007. She was named as Area Marketing 
Manager in Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and 
Macedonia in 2008 before becoming Brand 
Director for still beverages for South Eastern 
Europe in 2009. Evguenia started her career 
at Danone Group in 1994 and led Danone 
marketing in Bulgaria from 2000 to 2004.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: 
President of Global Ventures	at	TCCC

Nationality: Bulgarian

Skills,experienceandcontribution: 
George	was	a	non-executive	member	of	the	
board of directors of Frigoglass S.A.I.C. from 
2014 until May 2023 and held the position 
of Vice Chair. George previously worked as 
an analyst in fund management and holds 
an	Investment	Management	Certificate	
from the CFA Society. He graduated with a 
bachelor’s degree in modern history from 
Oxford University and holds a postgraduate 
Law degree from City University in the UK.

For more information on skills and 
experience see page 147.

External appointments: George is a board 
member of Adcom Advisory Ltd, a board 
member of Chalet Alpette Sarl and a board 
member of 8 Kensington Park Road Ltd. He 
is	also	a	Board	member	of	Torval	Investment	
Corp.,	a	company	within	the	Kar-Tess	group	
of companies. 

Furthermore,	he	is	a	director	in	Terra	Cypria	
Foundation,	a	charitable	non-governmental	
organisation, that promotes environmental 
awareness and sustainability.

Nationality: British

George Pavlos Leventis has a shared directorship with 
Anastassis David, Christo Leventis and Anastasios 
Leventis, all being directors of Adcom Advisory Ltd. He 
also has a shared directorship with Christo Leventis, 
both	being	directors	in	Torval	Investment	Corp.

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BoardleadershipandCompanypurpose

The	Board	has	ultimate	responsibility	for	our	
long-term	success	and	for	delivering	sustainable	
shareholder value, as well as contributing to wider 
society. It is responsible for setting our purpose, 
values and strategy and ensuring alignment with 
culture.	This	includes	ensuring	that	workforce	
policies and practices are consistent with our 
values	and	long-term	sustainable	vision.	

Key activities of the Board in 2023
The	key	activities	of	the	Board	during	the	year	
are	set	out	opposite.	The	Board	recognises	the	
value of maintaining close relationships with its 
stakeholders, understanding their views and the 
importance of these relationships in delivering our 
strategy.	The	Group’s	key	stakeholders	and	their	
differing	perspectives	are	taken	into	account	as	
part of the Board’s discussions. You can read more 
in our statement of section 172 of the Companies 
Act 2006 on page 19.

Board meeting discussions are structured using a 
carefully tailored agenda that is agreed in advance 
by the Chair in conjunction with the CEO and the 
Company Secretary. A typical Board meeting will 
comprise	the	following	elements:

•  committee reports from the Chairs of our 
Board Committees on the proceedings of 
those meetings,	including	the	key	discussion	
points and particular matters to bring to the 
Board’s	attention;

• 

• 

• 

 performance reports including CEO Overview, 
COO Overview, CFO Review and operational 
performance	reports;

	deep-dive	reports	into	areas	of	strategic	
importance to evaluate progress, provide 
insight and, where necessary, decide on 
appropriate	action;	and

 legal and governance updates including 
regulatory updates, governance and 
compliance updates, proxy agencies 
scoring and	annual	Board,	Committees’	
and Directors’	assessment.

Performance
Performance

Riskmanagementandinternalcontrol

Operational

Principalandemergingrisks
Continued review of principal and emerging risks and 
mitigation programmes, Overshight of the internal 
control	framework,	and	definition	of	the	Group’s	risk	
appetite.

Cost optimisation and investment
Ongoing review of the Group’s cost optimisation and 
investment programmes

Regionsandfunctions
Regionsandfunctions
Deep-dive	reviews	of	regions	and	key	functions
Deep-dive	reviews	of	regions	and	key	functions

Businessandfinancialperformance
Businessandfinancialperformance
Regular reviews of business performance by 
Regular reviews of business performance by 
reporting segments and categories, with focus on 
reporting segments and categories, with focus on 
growth	accelerators	and	new	product	launches;	
growth	accelerators	and	new	product	launches;	
regular	reviews	of	financial	performance,	financial	
regular	reviews	of	financial	performance,	financial	
insights, FX matters and analysts’ updates
insights, FX matters and analysts’ updates.

Finance and IT
Reviewing	the	liquidity,	financing	status	and	
commodity exposure of the Group and reviewing 
information technology plans, including cyber security

Performancemeasurement
Performancemeasurement
Focusing on the performance of the Revenue 
Focusing on the performance of the Revenue 
Growth	Management,	Route-to-Market	and	big	data	
Growth	Management,	Route-to-Market	and	big	data	
and advanced analytics programmes in order to build 
and advanced analytics programmes in order to build 
the necessary insight capabilities
the necessary insight capabilities

Digital strategy
Review of the digital strategy and its key priorities 
around consumer and customer centricity, 
employee experience and operational productivity

Newacquisitions
Approved	the	acquisition	of	Finlandia	Vodka;	
continued oversight of Egypt business integration

Capitalexpenditure
Review of material capital expenditure projects

Geopolitical events
Continued monitoring geopolictical events that may 
have operational impact

Retail and e‑commerce
Cultureandvalues
Reviewing the execution initiatives in retail, 
e-commerce	and	growth	results
Employeeengagementsurveys
Discussing the employee engagement surveys and 
people plans

Cultureandvalues

Employeeengagementsurveys
Organisationaldesign
Discussing the employee engagement surveys and 
Reflecting	on	the	implementation	of	the	Group’s	
people plans
organisational design

Organisationaldesign
Engagement initiatives
Reflecting	on	the	implementation	of	the	Group’s	
Working	with	the	designated	non-Executive	Director	
organisational design
on	issues	that	are	identified	through	the	employee	
engagement process

Engagement initiatives
Working	with	the	designated	non-Executive	Director	
on	workforce	issues	that	are	identified	through	the	
employee	engagement	process;	engaging	with	other	
stakeholders in assessing performance against strategy

Successionplanninganddiversity

Successionplanning
Reviewing succession planning for Board and senior 
management

Net zero initiatives
Review	of	projects,	including	the	in-house	
production	of	PET	from	recycled	PET	flakes	

Talent development
Reviewing the Company’s talent development plans

Stakeholders

Academies
Monitoring the progress of our academies, including 
Coffee,	Digital,	Supply	Cain	and	Sales	Academies	

Our customers

Our consumers

The	Coca-Cola	Company

NGOs

Governments

Our communities

Our investors

Our people

Our suppliers

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EngagingwithourStakeholders

The	Board	regularly	reviews	stakeholder	
engagement activities undertaken, both by it and 
the	Group	as	whole,	and	is	satisfied	that	the	activities	
outlined in the next two pages and on pages 12 
to	18	remain	effective	for	the	mutual	benefit	of	
the Company and its stakeholders. Going forward, 
a focus on our people, customers, consumers, 
communities and partners will remain high 
on the Board’s	agenda.

Shareholders 
In 2023, shareholders were permitted to attend 
the 2023 AGM with the statutory auditors and 
the independent proxy adviser in person, for 
the	first	time	since	2019,	due	to	Covid-19	safety	
restrictions. At the 2023 AGM, more than 20% of 
votes were cast against three resolutions, being 
the advisory votes on the UK remuneration report 
(resolution 7), the Swiss remuneration report 
(resolution	9),	and	the	re-election	of	Charlotte	
J. Boyle, Chair of the Remuneration Committee 
(Resolution 4.1.3). In accordance with Provision 
4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code, on 
15 December 2023 we published an update on 
the key actions that were taken by the Board 
of Directors and Remuneration Committee in 
response to this. In addition to the consultation 
with its largest shareholders prior to the 2023 
AGM the Chair of the Remuneration Committee 
has further engaged with shareholders to 
understand their feedback regarding the votes. 
From this engagement, it is understood that 
the	significant	factor	regarding	the	votes	was	
connected	to	the	increased	2023-2025	PSP	
opportunity for the CEO, even though this was 
within the policy limits approved by shareholders. 

More information on the actions taken 
in	response to	this	vote	is included	in	the	
Remuneration	Report	on	page 160.	

Pursuant to Swiss law and the Articles of 
Association, shareholders annually elect an 
independent proxy and have the possibility 
to authorise and instruct the independent 
proxy electronically for our general meetings. 
The	Chair,	Senior	Independent	Director	and	
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee will be 
available at the 2024 AGM to answer questions 
from	shareholders.	The	Board	encourages	
shareholders to attend as it provides an 
opportunity to engage with the Board. 

The	Chairman	meets	and	maintains	a	dialogue	
with the Company’s major shareholders to 
understand their views on the Company’s 
strategy and	performance.

More broadly, our investor relations function 
reports	to	the	CFO.	Through	the	investor	relations	
team, the Company and Board maintain a dialogue 
with	institutional	investors	and	financial	analysts	
on	our	strategy,	financial	and	sustainability	
performance. We engaged with the investment 
community and our shareholders throughout 
the year,	as	outlined	in	the	box	opposite.	
Feedback from	shareholders	was	regularly	
considered by the Board and, where necessary, 
appropriate action to further engage was taken.

OtherStakeholders
We remain constantly vigilant of the ongoing 
conflict	in	Ukraine.	First	and	foremost,	we	are	
focused on protecting our employees and 
ensuring, in so far as possible, their health and 
safety. We believe that the decisions we have 
taken to date achieve the best balance for our 
team on the ground and our wider stakeholders. 
We continue to monitor matters closely and will 
take further actions if needed. 

Stakeholder interests and matters were also 
carefully considered by the Board in the context 
of	the	acquisition	of	Brown-Forman	Finland	
Oy, owner of Finlandia, a leading vodka brand in 
Central	and	Eastern	Europe,	on	1 November	2023	
and	its	subsequent	integration.	The	acquisition	
represents a unique opportunity for the Group 
as it enhances our journey towards becoming the 
leading 24/7 beverage partner and creating value 
for our stakeholders. We have been distributing 
Finlandia and other premium spirits brands for 
more than 17 years and the acquisition, which we 
assessed as an attractive investment is expected 
to further enrich and strengthen our portfolio 
across more of our markets. Ownership of the 
Finlandia vodka business is also expected to 
enhance	our	premium	spirits	credentials;	driving	
mixability	opportunities	with	premium	and	super-
premium	NARTD	products,	helping	capture	
more drinking occasions for our consumers, and 
strengthening partnerships with customers in 
strategically important channels such as hotels, 
restaurants and cafés and creating more value 
for our partners and customers by capturing 
new opportunities	with	our	well-rounded	
beverage portfolio.

Investor relations highlights 

February
• 

 US management roadshow – Miami, 
Boston, New York

•  Europe and UK management roadshow 

(London, Frankfurt)

May
•  AGM in Steinhausen
 Investor Day in Rome
• 

June
• 

 dbAccess, Deutsche Bank, Global 
Consumer Conference 2023 – Paris
 BNP Paribas Exane CEO Conference – Paris

• 
•  3rd Annual Evercore ISI Consumer and 

• 

Retail Conference – Virtual
 US investor relations roadshow (Chicago, 
Denver, California, San Francisco) 

September
• 
• 

	Toronto	investor	relations	roadshow
 Barclays Global Consumer Staples 
Conference 2023 – Boston
 Baader Investment Conference – Munich

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 UK management roadshow (London)
 US management roadshow (New York)
	Jefferies	Miami	Consumer	Conference
 Bank of America Consumer and Retail 
conference – Miami
 Morgan Stanley and Athens Exchange 
Greek Investment Conference – London
 Milan – Madrid investor relations Roadshow 
 Citi’s Global Consumer Conference – London 

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Championingworkforce
rightsatBoard level
Charlotte Boyle, our designated NED for 
workforce engagement, attended meetings 
with our European Works Council during 
the year. She heard from elected employee 
representatives from our businesses in 
EU	countries,	hearing	first-hand	their	
experiences during the last couple of years. 
The	insights	gained	contributed	to	the	
Board’s decisions in relation to ensuring 
the appropriate support and resources for 
our people – not only in terms of safety, 
but to aid them	in	their	roles.

Charlotte frequently interacted with our 
Head of Labor Relations Director, who is 
also responsible for monitoring diversity, 
equity and inclusion, to better understand 
the steps we are taking to be more diverse 
and	inclusive	(see	page	49).	To	embed	these	
attributes within the Company’s culture, 
multiple initiatives have been launched to 
increase awareness and understanding and 
improve policies and practices to create a 
more equitable and inclusive workplace for all. 
Again, Charlotte reported back to the Board 
on her observations and matters raised by 
employees, ensuring Board deliberations 
and decision	making	were	fully	informed.

Ourpeople
The	Board	recognises	that	our	people	are	core	to	
our strategy – our success depends on our ability 
to	attract,	retain	and	develop	the	best	talent.	The	
safety of our workforce continued to be a focus 
throughout 2023, ensuring appropriate measures 
were in place so that people could continue in 
their roles and that we were supporting a healthy 
working environment, particularly for colleagues 
and their families based in or around Russia and 
Ukraine.	The	Board	closely	monitors	and	reviews	
the results of the employee engagement surveys. 
It also reviews talent development initiatives 
designed	to	support	long-term	success.	For	
further details on investing in our people please 
see below and the Growth Pillar 4 on pages 45 to 
51. For further details on rewarding our people 
please see the Remuneration Committee Report 
on pages 159 to 184. 

Charlotte	Boyle,	our	designated	non-Executive	
Director has the mandate for engagement with 
our people. Employee engagement survey results 
are shared with and reviewed by the Nomination 
Committee	and	the	Board.	The	CEO	held	
engagement sessions with employees during 
the year,	including	Q&As.

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 Ourpeople

 Ourcustomers

 Ourconsumers

 Governments

 Ourcommunities

 NGOs

  The Coca‑Cola 

Company

 Ourinvestors

 Oursuppliers

To	understand	what	our	people	needed	to	work	in	
continually changing circumstances, the Company 
conducted	in	total	four	all-employee	surveys	in	2023.	There	
is	a	designated	non-Executive	Director	for	engagement	
with our people but the practice, which began during the 
beginning	of	the	COVID-19	pandemic,	of	presenting	survey	
results	to	the	full	Board	continued.	The	CEO	also	held	
engagement sessions with employees during the year, 
including	several	calls	with	Q&A	sessions.

Regular business updates on performance and market 
execution, regular visits, dedicated account teams, joint 
business	planning,	joint	value-creation	initiatives,	customer	
care centres, customer satisfaction surveys.

Regular business updates on performance and market 
execution, and consumer trends and insights, consumer 
hotlines, local websites, plant tours, research, surveys, 
insights, focus groups.

Regulatory updates on issues and developments 
relevant	to	the	Company’s	business,	Trade	Associations,	
recycling and recovery initiatives, EU Code of Conduct 
on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices, 
Physical Activity and Health, foreign investment advisory 
councils,	chambers	of commerce.

Plant visits, community meetings, partnerships on 
common issues, sponsorship activities, lectures at 
universities, training opportunities and support to young 
people currently not in education, training or employment.

Dialogue, policy work, partnerships on common issues, 
membership of business and industry associations.

Regular engagement with the Chair on performance 
against	strategy	and	governance	matters,	day-to-day	
interaction as business partners, joint projects, joint 
business planning, functional groups on strategic issues, 
‘top-to-top’	senior	management	meetings.

Annual General Meeting, investor roadshows and 
results briefings,	webcasts,	engagement	of	Chair	with	
major shareholders, engagement of Committee Chairs on 
significant	matters	pertaining	to	their	areas	of	responsibility.	
Regular business updates on performance and market 
execution,	ongoing	dialogue	with	analysts and	investors,

Engagement with our suppliers, consultants and 
counterparts in related industries.

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Ourgrowthpillars

What did the Board consider? 

WhatdidtheBoarddiscussandapprove?

Whatwerethematerialstakeholderconsiderations?

•  Reviewing the accelerators for the future including 

•  Roll out of Jack and Coke alcoholic ready to drink 

•  Consumer needs and trends, including quality 

1

Leverageour
unique24/7
portfolio 

Sparkling,	Energy	and	Coffee

•  Assessing business development opportunities

in prioritized	markets
•  Roll out of Vitamin Water 
•  Discussed	Coffee	performance	and	acceleration	and	
engaged with brand owner stakeholders, including 
Carolina	Vergnano	of	Caffè	Vergnano	

•  Deep	dive	session	with	TCCC	CFO,	John	Murphy	

and freshness of products, health and nutrition, 
affordability,	innovation,	reducing	waste
•  Creating value for our shareholders and our 
customers and how a strategic approach to 
a segmented	portfolio	can	play	a	critical	role	
to accelerate	revenue	

2

Win in the 
marketplace

•  Market execution excellence and initiatives
•  Digital commerce progress and initiatives, including 

customer portals and digital marketing
•  How to maximise use of digital tools and 

artificial intelligence

3

Fuelgrowth
through
competitiveness 
and investment

•  Financial performance, insights and trends
•  CapEx required and timelines for investments 
for capacity	and	efficiency,	capability	building	
and sustainability	

•  Business development and other 

investment opportunities

on strategy,	priorities,	market	insights	and	
consumer trends

•  2024 business plan review 
•  Acquisition	of	Finlandia	vodka	business	from	long-

term partner Brown Forman and business prospects 

•  Regular	updates	from	the	ELT	on	business	

performance, operational priorities and market 
execution initiatives

•  Development of eMarketplace solutions to address 
a growing need for smaller customers looking for 
effective	purchasing	aggregation.	

•  Partnership with Microsoft to build in house 
generative	Artificial	Intelligence	productivity	
and other	tools

•  Regular	updates	from	the	ELT	on	financial	

performance,	financial	insights,	incl.	FX	matters	
and analysts’	updates;	approval	of	half-year	and	
annual results announcements

•  Quarterly reports by the Audit and Risk Committee 

of the Board 

•  Partnerships create long term value for 

all stakeholders	

•  Marketplace economic conditions

•  Consumer needs and trends
•  Customer engagement and satisfaction
•  Marketplace economic conditions
•  Shareholder value creation

•  Consumers’ and customers’ evolving needs 
and trends	plus	sustainability	considerations	

•  Shareholder value creation

•  Enterprise wide initiative to drive processes’ 
and projects’	efficiency	and	simplification

•  Capital expenditure to fuel business growth
•  Update on Investors’ day held in Rome in May 

by the Group	CFO

•  Share Buy Back programme to run for 2 years to 

return	to	shareholders	up	to	€400	million

•  Approval	of	EMTN	programme	update	to	allow	the	
Company to issue new notes in the market in the 
next 12 months

•  Update on enterprise wide initiative to drive 

processes’	and	projects’	efficiency	and	simplification

•  2024	Business	plan	review	of	financials

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Ourgrowthpillars

What did the Board consider? 

WhatdidtheBoarddiscussandapprove?

Whatwerethematerialstakeholderconsiderations?

•  How to deliver our new purpose and 

•  Regular reviews of people, talent, succession plans 

•  Our people and how to engage, retain and develop 

them and open up opportunities for them in line with 
our new purpose 

• 

 Delivering against our ESG targets, within Mission 
2025, NetZeroby40 roadmap and biodiversity 
goals to meet broad stakeholder expectations 
on sustainability, for employees, consumers, 
customers, shareholders, regulators and NGOs
•  Support our communities in need and at time of 

crisis, prioritising natural disaster relief, packaging 
and waste management, corporate citizenship and 
empowering youth and women

Cultivatethe
potential of 
our people

4

culture manifesto

•  Attracting, maintaining and developing talent 
•  Employee engagement drivers
•  Progress against our gender diversity KPIs

and culture matters

•  Quarterly reports by the Nomination and 
Remuneration Committees of the Board 

•  Consideration of employee engagement survey 

outputs and actions proposed

•  Update	from	ELT	members	on	the	Company’s	

culture manifesto

•  Review of initiatives to enhance the Company’s 

employer branding and attractiveness 

Earnour 
licence  
to operate 

5

•  How to do the right thing and deliver against 

•  Regular updates and reviews of 

our ambitious	ESG	targets

sustainability projects

•  Corporate governance as a critical enabler 

•  Quarterly reports by the Social Responsibility 

for our license	to	operate
•  Regulatory developments 

Committee of the Board 

•  Review	of	Health	&	Safety	update	and	approval	

of improvement	plan

•  Review of ESG benchmarks
•  Launched	the	Coca-Cola	HBC	Foundation,	with	
an	initial	commitment	of	€10	million,	dedicated	
to supporting the communities in which the 
Company operates

•  Participation	to	the	Greycroft	Coca-Cola	System	
Sustainability	Fund	by	committing	$15	million	for	
sustainability related investments

•  Corporate governance updates and overview, 

including AGM results and consultation process, 
internal controls and risk management processes, 
external auditors review, UK Corporate Governance 
Code	requirements	and	compliance;	approval	
of	2022	integrated	annual	report;	Board	self-
assessment overview and prioritizing focus areas 
for 2024.

•  Regulatory updates, including on UK corporate 
governance	rules	&	upcoming	changes	and	
sweeteners regulations

•  The	Company’s	insurance	renewal	proposal	review	

and approval

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Cultureinaction

The Board is responsible for monitoring 
andassessingourculture.TheChair
ensuresthattheBoardisoperating
appropriately and sets the Board’s 
culture,whichinturnsetsthestandard
forthecultureoftheCompany.

The	CEO,	supported	by	members	of	the	ELT,	is	
responsible for ensuring culture is embedded 
throughout the business and its operations and 
in	all	our	dealings	with	our	stakeholders.	The	
Board measures the culture of the Group using 
internal and external metrics, which also enable 
it to identify further actions to ensure the culture 
remains	appropriate.	The	Board	also	assesses	
the alignment of the Group’s policy, practices 
and behaviours throughout the business with 
the company’s purpose, values and strategy, 
and,	if	not	satisfied,	seeks	assurance	that	the	
management	is	taking	corrective	action.	The	
Board also monitors the Group’s performance 
against its peer group within the same sector. 

What	defines	our	culture	is	who	we	are,	our	
purpose, our vision, our values, how we need to 
evolve and the behaviours we commit to each 
other.	In	2023,	we	further	defined	this	with	our	
Culture	Story’	which	was	rolled-out	during	our	
Leadership	Conference	in	Cairo.	The	Board	
monitored progress through the regular updates 
from the management team, and culture and 
engagement surveys ran during the year – 
see page	47.	

Doing the right thing
•  continued to prioritise the health, safety 

and wellbeing of our people and support our 
local communities in need, including local 
communities and our people in Ukraine, 
which continues to be impacted by the 
conflict	–	see	pages	47	to	48.

•  established	the	Coca-Cola	HBC	Foundation,	
with an initial donation of EUR 10 million, 
dedicated to supporting the communities 
in which we operate, primarily in areas of 
natural disaster relief, packaging and waste 
management, corporate citizenship and 
empowering youth and women – see page 66.
 continued to invest in programmes that 
make our people and partners’ work – and 
lives – easier. For example, Project Oxygen is 
reducing bureaucracy and complexity so they 
can	focus	on	value-adding	activities,	showing	
how our company value of ‘making it simple’ 
really matters – see page 46.

• 

Investinginourpeople
•  ran	bi-annual	culture	and	engagement	
surveys one pulse survey and one 
collaboration for impact survey during 
the year	–	see	page	47.
implemented new international Leadership 
Trainee	programme	of	the	Group	–	see	page	49.

• 

•  emphasised	the	well-being	of	our	people	

with enhancing initiatives as the Employee 
Assistance Programme – see page 48.
•  focused on initiatives to strengthen talent 
attraction and promote our preferred 
employer status – see page 51.

•  continued to strengthen the diversity of our 

workforce through workplace inclusion activities 
and are proud to report that in 2023 we received 
15	diversity-related	awards;	on	gender	diversity	
in particular, 41.8% of management positions 
now held by women – see page 49.

Openingupopportunitiesforour
consumers,customersandpartners
•  strengthened our portfolio and our 24/7 
beverage partner strategy by acquiring 
Finlandia	vodka	business	from	Brown-
Forman, an investment that opens up new 
opportunities for our consumers, partners 
and	customers	to	create	value	and	offer	a	
broader range in consumption occasions – 
see page 27.

•  continued measuring and continuously 
improving customer experience using 
the Net Promoter Score® metric applied 
through CustomerGauge ‘voice of customer’ 
software, which enables instant feedback 
from customers – see page 36.

•  continued investing in technology that 
enables a personalised experience for 
our consumers and customers, including 
connected coolers, digital marketing, 
digital platforms	–	see	page	43.

Sustainability
•  Accelerated our #YouthEmpowered 

employability programme – see page 65.

•  Continued to prioritise a circular 

approach to	packaging,	achieving	almost	
50%	rPET	in	EU	and	Swiss	markets,	a	
year ahead of the 2025 deadline set as 
part of the Union of European Soft Drinks 
Associations circular packaging vision for 
EU markets – see page 58. 
	Joined	TCCC	and	seven	other	leading	
bottling partners to announce a 
sustainability-focused	venture	capital	fund.	
The	$137.7	million	fund	is	initially	focusing	
on packaging, heating and cooling, facility 
decarbonisation, distribution and supply 
chain – see page 53.
 Accelerated progress towards 
NetZeroby40	by	investing	$12	million	
to	open	a	high-speed	returnable	glass	
bottling line in Austria – see page 60. 
	Invested	in	Manna	Aero,	an	Irish	start-up	
leading the way in food and beverage drone 
deliveries, which can be up to eight times 
more	efficient	–	see	page	57.
 Invested in water, hygiene and sanitation 
projects in seven Nigerian states to help 
strengthen community water resilience – 
see page 62.

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Division of responsibilities

Board of Directors

The	Board	reviews	and	approves	strategy,	monitors	performance	toward	strategic	objectives,	oversees	implementation	
by	the	ELT	and	approves	matters	reserved	by	the	Articles	of	Association	for	decision	by	the	Board.	The	governance	
process of the Board is set out in our Articles of Association and the Organisational Regulations and can be found at 
https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/about-us/corporate-governance.

Chair
•  Leads the Board, sets the agenda 

CEO
•  Leads the business, implements 

Senior Independent Director
•  Acts as a sounding Board 

Non-ExecutiveDirectors
•  Contribute to developing 

and promotes a culture of 
openness and debate.

•  Ensures the highest standards 

of corporate	governance.

•  Is the main point of 

contact between	the	
Board and management.

•  Ensures	effective	communication	
with stakeholders, together with 
the CEO.

Board committees

strategy	and	chairs	the	ELT.

•  Is responsible for overall 

effectiveness	in	leading	the	
Company and setting the culture.

•  Communicates with the Board, 

shareholders, employees, 
government authorities, other 
stakeholders and the public.

for the	Chair	and	appraises	
his performance.

•  Leads the independent NEDs 

on	matters	that	benefit	from	an	
independent review.

•  Is available to shareholders if they 
have concerns that have not been 
resolved through the normal 
channels of communication.

Group strategy.

•  Scrutinise and constructively 
challenge the performance of 
management in the execution 
of the	Group’s	strategy.

•  Oversee succession planning, 
including the appointment of 
Executive Directors.

Biographies of the Chairs of the Board committees and the other members of the 
Board, the Audit and Risk Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Remuneration 
Committee and the Social Responsibility Committee are set out on pages 130 to 132.

Company Secretary
•  Ensures that correct Board 
procedures are followed 
and ensures the Board has 
full	and timely	access	to	all	
relevant information.

•  Facilitates induction and training 

programmes, and assists 
with	the Board’s	professional	
development requirements.

•  Advises the Board on 
governance matters.

• 

Nomination Committee
•  Identifies	and	nominates	new	Board	
members, including recommending 
Directors to be members of each 
Board committee.
	Ensures	adequate	Board	training;	supports	
the Board and each committee in 
conducting	a	self-assessment.
 Oversees the talent 
development framework.
	Oversees	effective	succession	planning	for	
the CEO, in consultation with the Chair, and 
for	the	ELT,	in	consultation	with	the	CEO.

• 

• 

Social Responsibility Committee
• 

 Supports the Board in its responsibilities 
to safeguard the Group’s reputation for 
responsible and sustainable operations.
 Oversees engagement with stakeholders 
to assess their expectations and 
the possible consequences of these 
expectations for the Group.
 Establishes principles governing ESG and 
oversees development of performance 
management to achieve ESG goals.

• 

• 

AuditandRiskCommittee
• 

	Oversees	accounting	policies,	financial	
reporting	and	disclosure	controls;	
approach to internal controls and risk 
management;	information	/	cyber	
security matters;	and	the	quality,	
adequacy and	scope	of	internal	and	
external audit functions.
 Oversees compliance with legal, regulatory 
and	financial	reporting	requirements	and	
the internal audit function.
 External auditor reports directly to 
the committee.

• 

• 

RemunerationCommittee
•  Establishes	the	remuneration	strategy;	

determines and agrees with the Board the 
remuneration of Group Executives and 
approves remuneration for the Chair and 
the CEO.
 Makes recommendations to the Board 
regarding remuneration matters to be 
approved at the AGM.
	Implements	or	modifies	any	employee	
benefit	plan	resulting	in	an	increased	annual	
cost	of	€5	million	or	more.

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Separation of roles
There	is	a	clear	separation	of	the	roles	of	the	
Chair and	the	CEO.	The	Chair	is	responsible	for	
the operation of the Board and for ensuring that 
all Directors	are	properly	informed	and	consulted	
on	all	relevant	matters.	The	Chair,	in	the	context	
of the Board meetings and as a matter of practice, 
also	meets	separately	with	the	non-Executive	
Directors	without	the	presence	of	the	CEO.	The	
Chair promotes a culture of openness and debate 
within the Board sessions as well as outside 
the	formal	sessions.	The	Chair	is	also	actively	
involved in the work of the Nomination Committee 
concerning succession planning and the selection 
of	key	people.	The	CEO,	Zoran	Bogdanovic,	is	
responsible	for	the	day-to-day	management	
and performance of the Company and for the 
implementation of the strategy approved by 
the Board	and	leads	the	ELT.

Board  
Director

Monthand 
year appointed

Board meeting  
attended/total

Nomination  
Committee 

Social 
Responsibility 
Committee

Auditand 
RiskCommittee

Remuneration 
Committee

Anastassis G. David
Zoran Bogdanovic
Charlotte J. Boyle
Henrique Braun
Anna Diamantopoulou
Olusola	(Sola)	David-Borha
William W. (Bill) Douglas III1
Reto Francioni
Anastasios I. Leventis2
Christo Leventis
Alexandra Papalexopoulou3
Bruno Pietracci4
Ryan Rudolph5
George Pavlos Leventis6
Evguenia (Jeny) Stoichkova6

January 2016
June 2018
June 2017
June 2021
June 2020
June 2015
June 2016
June 2016
June 2014
June 2014
June 2015
June 2021
June 2016
May 2023
May 2023

8/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
7/8
8/8
7/8
8/8
7/8
2/2
2/2
6/6
6/6

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4 

3/4

1/1

3/3

	Anastasios	I.	Leventis	was	unable	to	attend	one	Board	meeting	and	one	meeting	of	the	Social	Responsibility	Committee	due	to	a	pre-agreed	long-standing	prior	commitment.

1.  Bill Douglas III was unable to attend one Board meeting due to a personal family issue.
2.	
3.	 Alexandra	Papalexopoulou	was	unable	to	attend	one	Board	meeting	due	to	a	pre-agreed	long-standing	prior	commitment.
4.  Bruno Pietracci retired from the Board and from the Social Responsibility Committee at the AGM on 17 May 2023.
5.  Ryan Rudolph retired from the Board at the AGM on 17 May 2023.
6.  Evguenia Stoichkova and George Pavlos Leventis were appointed to the Board at the AGM on 17 May 2023.

4/4

4/4

4/4

8/8
8/8

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TheExecutiveLeadershipTeam

Zoran Bogdanovic
(51)CEO,ExecutiveDirector
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
June 2013, appointed Chief Executive 
Officer	December	2017	(11	years)	

PreviousGrouproles:Zoran was previously 
the Company’s Region Director responsible 
for operations in 12 countries. He joined the 
Company in 1996 and has held a number 
of senior leadership positions, including 
as General Manager of the Company’s 
operations in Croatia, Switzerland and 
Greece. 

Previousrelevantexperience:

Prior	to	joining	Coca-Cola	HBC	in	1996,	
Zoran was an auditor with auditing and 
consulting	firm	Arthur	Andersen.

External appointments: None

Nationality: Croatian

NayaKalogeraki
(53)ChiefOperatingOfficer
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
July	2016,	appointed	Chief	Operating	Officer	
September 2020 (7 years)

PreviousGrouproles:Chief Customer and 
Commercial	Officer	from	2016	to	2020.

From 1998, when Naya joined the Company, 
she built her career assuming roles 
of increased	scale	and	scope,	including	
Marketing	Director,	Trade	Marketing	
Director, Sales Director and Country 
Commercial Director, Greece. She has 
been heavily	involved	in	Group	strategic	
projects	and	task	forces	addressing	mission-
critical business imperatives. In September 
2013, Naya was appointed to the role of 
General Manager, Greece and Cyprus.

Previousrelevantexperience:Naya joined 
the	Company	in	1998	from	The	Coca-Cola	
Company where she held a number of 
marketing positions up to Marketing Manager.

External appointments: Naya is a board 
member of Casa del Caffè Vergnano S.p.A., 
in which the Group holds a 30% equity 
shareholding.

Nationality: Greek

Ben Almanzar
(49)CFO
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
April 2021 (2 years)

PreviousGrouproles:None

Previousrelevantexperience:Before 
joining	the	Company,	Ben	held	senior	financial	
positions in Mars Incorporated, where he 
worked for 10 years as Regional CFO, Europe 
&	Southern	Africa	and	subsequently	as	Vice	
President for Financial Planning, Analytics 
and Financial Strategy. Prior to joining Mars, 
Ben spent 10 years with Nestlé in a variety 
of	finance	roles	in	Europe,	including	CFO	of	
Nestlé	Czech-Slovak,	and	CFO	for	Nestlé	
Waters in the UK.
External appointments: None

Nationality: Dominican Republic and British

On 15 January 2024 the Company announced that 
Ben Almanzar will be stepping down as CFO during the 
second quarter of 2024 and will stay with the company 
to ensure a smooth transition until the end of May 
2024.	On	7 February	2024	the	Company	announced	the	
appointment of Ben’s successor, Anastasis Stamoulis, 

who	will	be	taking	over	the	role	of	CFO	as	of	1 May	2024.	

JanGustavsson
(58)GeneralCounsel,Company
Secretary and Chief Corporate 
DevelopmentOfficer
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
August 2001 (22 years)

PreviousGrouproles: Jan served as Deputy 
General	Counsel	for	Coca-Cola	Beverages	
plc from 1999 to 2001.

Previousrelevantexperience: Jan started 
his	career	in	1993	with	the	law	firm	White	
&	Case	in	Stockholm,	Sweden.	In	1995,	he	
joined	The	Coca-Cola	Company	as	Assistant	
Division Counsel in the Nordic and Northern 
Eurasia Division. From 1997 to 1999, Jan was 
Senior	Associate	in	White	&	Case’s	New	York	
office,	practising	securities	law	and	M&A.

External appointments: Jan is a board 
member of Casa del Caffè Vergnano S.p.A., 
in which the Group holds a 30% equity 
shareholding.

Nationality: Swedish

EbruOzgen
(53)ChiefPeople&Culture
Officer
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
September 2023 (less than 1 year)

PreviousGrouproles:None

Previousrelevantexperience: Before 
joining the Company, Ebru worked with 
Coca-Cola	Icecek	(CCI)	from	1997,	where	
she progressed through leadership 
roles	in	finance	until	she	was	appointed	
as	the	CFO	of	the	Turkey	Operation.	In	
2017, she assumed the Chief Human 
Resources	Officer	role	of	CCI	and	became	
an Executive Committee member, where 
she led the People and Culture agenda and 
transformation in business strategy for 
Turkey,	the	Middle	East,	Pakistan	and	Central	
Asia operations, bringing a multidisciplinary 
approach	and a holistic	business	partnering	
mindset	to the	People	&	Culture	function.	
Ebru started her career in 1992 in Arthur 
Andersen	&	Co,	as	an	auditor	before	moving	
to the FMCG sector.

External appointments: None

Nationality: Turkish

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Ivo Bjelis
(56)ChiefSupplyChainOfficer
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
January 2022 (2 years)

PreviousGrouproles: Ivo joined the Group 
in 1996 as Plant Manager in Croatia, while in 
2002 he took over the position of Country 
Supply Chain Manager. Since 2006 Ivo built 
his career assuming roles of increased scale 
and scope, including Strategic Initiative 
Leader for Customer Centric Supply 
Chain, Group Supply Chain Processes and 
Capabilities Director, Regional Supply Chain 
Director, Group Supply Chain Services 
Director and Group Supply Chain Operations 
Director, leading the development and the 
transformation of the Supply Chain strategy 
over the years.

External appointments: None

Nationality: Croatian

MarcelMartin
(65)ChiefCorporateAffairsand
SustainabilityOfficer
Seniormanagementtenure: Appointed 
Chief	Supply	Chain	Officer	January	2015,	
appointed	Chief	Corporate	Affairs	&	
Sustainability	Officer	January	2022	(9	years)

PreviousGrouproles: Marcel joined the 
Group in 1993, holding positions with 
increasing responsibility in the supply chain 
and commercial functions. Since 1995, he 
has held general management assignments 
in several of our markets, including as 
General Manager for Eastern Romania, 
Regional Manager Russia, Country General 
Manager Ukraine and General Manager 
Nigeria. He became General Manager of 
our Irish operations in 2010, Supply Chain 
Director in 2015 and is now our Chief 
Corporate	Affairs	and	Sustainability	Officer.

External appointments: None

Nationality: Romanian

MouradAjarti
(47)ChiefDigitaland
TechnologyOfficer
Seniormanagementtenure: Appointed 
October 2019 (4 years)

PreviousGrouproles: None.

Previousrelevantexperience: Mourad 
has	20	years’	experience	with	two	fast-
moving consumer goods industry leaders, 
Procter	&	Gamble	and	L’Oréal.	Mourad	
started	with	Procter	&	Gamble	leading	SAP	
implementation in Morocco, Saudi Arabia 
and	Europe,	and	later	was	CIO	for	different	
lines of business. From 2014 to 2019, Mourad 
was	CIO	for	the	Asia	and	Pacific	region	for	
L’Oréal, leading consumer and customer 
journey transformation and enabling the use 
of big data and advanced analytics. 

External appointments: None

Nationality: British and Moroccan

SpyrosMello
(49)Strategyand
Transformation Director
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
November 2021 (2 years)

PreviousGrouproles:Spyros served 
as Deputy General Counsel and Chief 
Compliance	Officer	from	2010	to	2021.	
He was	Deputy	General	Counsel	from	2007	
to 2009 and Senior Corporate Counsel from 
2005 to 2007.

Previousrelevantexperience: Spyros was 
an	associate	with	the	law	firm	of	Sullivan	&	
Cromwell LLP practising securities law and 
M&A	first	in	New	York	from	1999	to	2001	and	
then in London from 2001 to 2004.
External appointments: None

Nationality: Greek

MinasAgelidis
(54)RegionDirector:Austria,
CzechRepublic,Estonia,
Hungary,islandof Ireland,
Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,
Slovakia,Switzerland
Seniormanagementtenure: Appointed 
April 2019 (4 years)

PreviousGrouproles: Minas joined the 
Group in 1999, holding positions with 
increasing responsibility in the commercial 
function in Greece (National Account 
Manager, Athens Region Sales Manager, 
National Wholesale Manager, Country Sales 
Director). Since 2008, Minas has held general 
management assignments in a number of 
our markets, including those of Country 
General Manager Cyprus, Country General 
Manager Bulgaria and Country General 
Manager Hungary.

Previousrelevantexperience: Prior to 
joining the Group, Minas spent seven years 
at Unilever Greece in managerial positions in 
sales and marketing including those of Brand 
Manager,	Trade	Marketing	Manager	and	
National Account Manager.

External appointments: None

Nationality: Greek

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FrankO’Donnell
(56)RegionDirector:Armenia,
Bosnia&Herzegovina,Bulgaria,
Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,
Moldova,Montenegro,North
Macedonia,Romania,Serbia,
Slovenia,Ukraine.
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
June 2023 (less than one year)

PreviousGrouproles:Frank joined the 
Group in 1992 holding positions with 
increasing responsibility in the commercial 
function in Ireland, becoming Sales Director 
in 2003. From 2010, Frank was Commercial 
Director of our Czech/Slovak business 
unit. Since 2014, Frank has held general 
management assignments in a number of 
our markets, including those of Country 
General Manager Ireland, Country General 
Manager Austria and Country General 
Manager Italy. 

External appointments: None

Nationality: Irish

AleksandarRuzevic
(53)RegionDirector:Nigeria,
Egypt,Belarus,andRussia
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
June 2023 (less than one year)

PreviousGrouproles:	Aleksandar joined	
the	Group	in	1998	as	a sales representative.	
He was then appointed Commercial 
Director for Serbia and Montenegro. In 
2010 Aleksandar joined the Ukrainian team 
in the role of Commercial Director, which 
he successfully led for four years. In 2014 
Aleksandar took the position of General 
Manager in North Macedonia. In 2016 he 
became Country General Manager in Serbia 
and Montenegro	and	from	2018	he	led	the	
Russia BU. 

External appointments: None

Nationality: Serbian

Barbara Tönz
(53)ChiefCustomerand
CommercialOfficer
Seniormanagementtenure: Appointed 
May 2021 (2 years)

PreviousGrouproles: Barbara joined the 
Group	in	1998,	building	her	career	first	in	
Switzerland	as	Trade	Marketing	Director,	
Sales Director and Commercial Director, and 
then in Austria from 2012 as Commercial 
Director and Interim General Manager.

Previousrelevantexperience:In 2016 
Barbara enriched her experience within 
the	Cola-Cola	System	as	Country	Director	
Sweden	for	TCCC,	with	responsibility	
expanded to Norway and Iceland in 2019 
before she assumed the role of Commercial 
Execution Director Europe. Prior to joining 
the Group in 1998, she held positions 
in brand and customer development at 
Unilever. 

External appointments: None

Nationality: Swiss 

VitaliyNovikov
(44)DigitalCommerceBusiness
Development Director
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
September 2020 (3 years)

PreviousGrouproles: Vitaliy joined the 
Group in 2011 as General Manager of the 
Baltics business unit and then held General 
Manager roles in Poland and Italy.

Previousrelevantexperience: Prior to 
joining the Group, Vitaliy spent four years at 
Johnson	&	Johnson	as	Managing	Director	of	
the Ukrainian operation and prior to this he 
spent seven years at Henkel in managerial 
positions of growing responsibility in Austria 
and Ukraine.
External appointments: None

Nationality: Ukrainian

JaakMikkel
(49)NewBusinessesDirector
Seniormanagementtenure:Appointed 
February 2023 (1 year)

PreviousGrouproles: Jaak joined the 
Group in 2008 as Sales Director for Baltics 
and then held roles of General Management 
for Pivara Skopje in North Macedonia, 
Romania with the latest being General 
Manager	for	Poland	&	Baltics.	

Previousrelevantexperience: Prior to 
joining the Group, Jaak spent ten years 
with Shell managing Convenience Retail 
businesses in the Baltics, Central Eastern 
Europe and in the Nordics. 

External appointments: None
Nationality: Estonian

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Responsibilities of the ELT
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	Day-to-day	executive	management	of	the	
Group and its businesses, including all matters 
not reserved for the Board or other bodies.
 Development of Group strategies and 
implementation of the strategies approved 
by the	Board.
	Providing	adequate	head-office	support	for	
each of the Group’s countries.
 Setting annual targets and approval of annual 
business plans which form the basis of the 
Group’s performance management, including 
a comprehensive programme of strategies and 
targets agreed between the Country General 
Managers and the Regional Directors.
 Working closely with the Country General 
Managers, as set out in the Group’s operating 
framework,	in	order	to	capture	benefits	
of scale,	ensuring	appropriate	governance	
and compliance,	and	managing	performance	
of the	Group.
 Leading the Group’s talent and capability 
development programmes.

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Executive Leadership gender diversity 
(number and %)

Men

Women

12 

3 

77%

23%

Executive Leadership Team tenure 
(years)

4

3

2

0–1

1–2

2–3

3– 4

4–5

6–7

7–8

8–9

22–23

1

1

1

1

1

1

Key activities and 
decisions in 2023
Frequencyofmeetings:monthly
Long‑term direction setting 
• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Sponsoring the development and launch of the 
new redesign of the Company purpose, values 
and leadership manifesto.
 Assessing, approving and reviewing key 
initiatives related to processes and projects 
optimisation (project Oxygen).
 Evaluating and evolving our 24/7 portfolio 
strategy together with our brand partners. 
	Reviewing	Coffee	expansion	across	the	
Group’s markets.
 Assessing our sustainability priorities and 
progress of initiatives on the way to deliver 
2025 commitments. 
	Setting	long-term	capability	building	priorities	
and programmes. 
	Review	of	company-wide	talent	strategy	and	
of talents	through	talent	review	forums.
 Overseeing the strategic evolution of Supply 
Chain, People and Culture, Commercial, 
Finance.	Digital	&	Technology	Platform	
Services,	Strategy	&	Transformation,	and	
Corporate	Affairs	&	Sustainability	functions.	
•  Approving and reviewing deployment of major 

• 

• 

• 

automation and digitalisation initiatives. 

Businessplanning
•  Aligning key priorities and investment strategy 

• 

• 

• 

• 

with	TCCC.	
 Aligning key priorities with strategic partners 
– Monster	Energy,	Premium	Spirits	and	
Coffee partners.
 Reviewing progress of the aligned priorities, 
investments and spending. 
 Reviewing and approving annual business plans 
for 2024 for all operations and central functions. 
 Approving Group and country talent, 
capabilities development and succession plans. 

Risk,safetyandbusinessresilience
• 

 Evaluating the Group’s business resilience 
strategies. 
 Evaluating and strengthening Group’s Incident 
Management and Crisis Resolution capabilities. 
 Evaluating the Group’s Risk Register of major 
business risks as well as associated risk 
response plans. 
	Reviewing	the	Group’s	health	&	safety	policies	
and material incidents. 
 Reviewing the corporate audit plan. 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Businesscasereviewsandapprovals
• 

 Reviewing and approving progress of selected 
key	initiatives,	data	insight	&	analytics	(DIA),	
revenue growth management (RGM), digital 
commerce,	digital	&	technology	platforms,	
sustainability,	diversity	&	inclusion	(D&I)	
and culture.
 Capital expenditure proposals, review 
and approval.

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Priorityprojects
• 
• 

• 

 Oxygen Strategic Projects. 
 Culture – redesign of new Company purpose, 
values and leadership competencies. 
 Customer satisfaction (external and internal 
client satisfaction via NPS). 
	Initiatives	that	deliver	sustainability	benefits.	
 Engagement. 
	Diversity,	Equity	&	Inclusion.
 Cyber security. 
 Business Resilience. 

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Nomination Committee

Priorities for 2024
•  Consideration of ethnicity and other 

diversity targets 

•  Continued focus on succession planning 

for the Board and the ELT

•  Close monitoring of the Group’s talent 
development framework and pipeline, 
including talent attraction and retention

•  Engagement and culture surveys
•  Externally facilitated Board and 

committee assessments

•  Follow-up actions on outcome 
of 2023 evaluation assessment

Highlights 2023
•  Succession planning and talent review 
•  Appointment of two new NEDs
 Engagement and pulse surveys 
• 
 Internships and management changes
• 
 Roll-out of the Group’s Culture Manifesto
• 
 New International Leadership 
• 
Trainee Programme
 Strengthened our status as 
preferred employer 

• 

the work of the Committee and in setting our key 
priorities for 2024.

A summary of the Group’s Nomination Policy for 
the recruitment of Board members is available 
online and for more details see page 146.

Reto Francioni
Committee Chair

Dear Stakeholder
The work of the Nomination Committee focuses 
on the proper composition and effective operation 
of the Board, Board and senior management 
succession planning, the oversight of the talent 
management framework, as well as employee 
engagement and diversity initiatives.

In 2023, the Committee continued to review 
the balance of skills, experience and diversity 
of the Board, and the overall length of service 
of the Board, both as a whole and as part of its 
succession planning and consideration of the 
need to refresh Board membership. Our Group’s 
Nomination Policy for the Recruitment of Board 
members is our compass for the recruitment 
of new Board members. This year, following the 
retirement of two Board members, two new 
members were appointed to the Board at the 
2023 AGM. As every year, this year the Committee 
continued to coordinate the evaluation of the 
Board and the Board committees’ effectiveness 
through an externally facilitated assessment. 

On the employee side, the oversight of the 
Group’s talent development, employee 
engagement and diversity initiatives, which 
are necessary to ensure that the Group has 
the people and skills to deliver on its strategy, 
remained a key priority for the Committee. 
Regular engagement with senior management 
to review results of employee engagement 
surveys and get updates on the new International 
Leadership Trainee programme, Coke 
Summership programme, the progress of 
embedding the Group’s Culture Manifesto rolled 
out earlier in 2023, talent movements within the 
Group and within the Coca-Cola System, as well 
as activities to enhance the Group’s preferred 
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Role and responsibilities
The function of the Nomination Committee is 
to establish and maintain a process for appointing 
new Board members, to manage, in consultation 
with the Chair, the succession of the CEO and to 
support the Board in fulfilling its duty to conduct 
a Board self-assessment. The formal role of the 
Nomination Committee is set out in the charter 
for the committees of the Board of Directors 
in Annex C of the Company’s Organisational 
Regulations. This is available online at  
www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/about-us/
corporate-governance. 

Key elements of the Nomination Committee’s 
role are:

•  reviewing the size and composition of 

• 

the Board;
identifying candidates and nominating new 
members to the Board;

•  planning and managing, in consultation with the 
Chair, a Board membership succession plan;
•  ensuring, together with the Chair, the operation 

of a satisfactory induction programme for 
new members of the Board and a satisfactory 
ongoing training and education programme 
for existing members of the Board and its 
committees as necessary to deliver on the 
Group’s strategy;

•  setting the criteria for, and overseeing, the 

annual assessment of the performance and 
effectiveness of each member of the Board 
and each Board committee;

•  conducting an annual assessment of the 
performance and effectiveness of the 
Board, and reporting conclusions and 
recommendations based on the assessment 
to the Board; and

•  overseeing the employee and management 
talent development and succession plans of 
the Group.

The members of the Nomination Committee 
are Reto Francioni, Charlotte Boyle and Anna 
Diamantopoulou. All members of the Nomination 
Committee are independent NEDs. At the AGM 
in May 2023, Reto Francioni, Charlotte Boyle and 
Anna Diamantopoulou were re-elected for a one-
year term by the shareholders. The Chair of the 
Nomination Committee attended our AGM in May 
2023 and regularly interacts with representatives 
of our shareholders.

Members

Membership status

Reto Francioni (Chair)

Member since 2016, 
Chair since 2016 
Charlotte J. Boyle
Member since 2017
Anna Diamantopoulou Member since 2020

Work and activities
The Nomination Committee met four times during 
2023 and discharged the responsibilities defined 
under Annex C of the Company’s Organisational 
Regulations. The CEO and the Chief People and 
Culture Officer regularly attend meetings of the 
Nomination Committee. In addition, the Chair is 
actively involved in the work of the Nomination 
Committee concerning succession planning and 
the selection of key people. In 2023, the General 
Counsel also met with the Nomination Committee 
on several occasions. During 2023, the work of the 
Nomination Committee included consideration of:

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• 

• 
• 

• 

 succession planning and development of plans 
for the recruitment of new Board members and 
senior management and certain members of 
the Group’s ELT;
 composition of the Board, including the 
appropriate balance of skills, knowledge, 
experience and diversity;
 review of the talent management framework;
 review of the newly implemented international 
Leadership Trainee programme of the Group;
 oversight of pulse survey and engagement 
survey results and focus areas;

• 
• 

• 

 monitoring of internship programme;
 activities and progress of embedding the 
Group’s Cultural Manifesto following its launch 
in 2023;
 activities to strengthen our position in 
employer branding and promote our preferred 
employer status;

•  coordination of the performance evaluation 
and annual assessments of the Board and 
its committees;

•  presentation of the Board and committees’ 

assessment and alignment on follow-up actions 
arising from these evaluations; and
 review of the Director induction process and 
training programmes.

• 

During the Committee’s discussions on all 
matters detailed above consideration of the 
Company’s Inclusion and Diversity and Anti-
Harassment Policy, and where appropriate, the 
Board Nomination Policy, as well as the Company’s 
commitment to such policies, is taken into 
account to ensure they are embedded into the 
Group’s activities, programmes and initiatives.

Board Nomination Policy
Our Board Nomination Policy requires that 
each Director is recognised as a person of the 
highest integrity and standing, both personally 
and professionally. Each Director must be ready 
to devote the time necessary to fulfil his or her 
responsibilities to the Company according to 
the terms and conditions of his or her letter 
of appointment. Each Director should have 
demonstrable experience, skills and knowledge 
that enhance Board effectiveness and will 
complement those of the other members of the 
Board to ensure an overall balance of experience, 
skills and knowledge on the Board. In addition, 
each Director must demonstrate familiarity with 
and respect for good corporate governance 
practices, sustainability and responsible 
approaches to social issues.

Committee at work

Succession planning

Board composition

Recruitment

Shortlisting

Interview

Balance of skills assessment

Appointment

Induction

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Board members’ skills and experience

Director

Corporate governance

Our business involves 
compliance with many 
different regulatory and 
corporate governance 
requirements across a 
number of countries, as 
well as relationships with 
national governments and 
local authorities.

Finance, investments  
& accounting

FMCG  
Knowledge /Experience

Our business is extensive 
and involves complex 
financial transactions in the 
various jurisdictions where 
we operate.

Our business involves the 
preparation, packaging, 
sale and distribution of 
the world’s leading non-
alcoholic beverage brands.

International exposure

Our business is truly 
international with 
operations in 29 
countries, at different 
stages of development, 
on three continents.

Risk oversight  
& management

Sustainability & 
community engagement

Our Board’s responsibilities 
include the understanding 
and oversight of the 
key risks we are facing, 
establishing our risk 
appetite and ensuring that 
appropriate policies and 
procedures are in place to 
effectively manage and 
mitigate risks.

Building community trust 
through the responsible 
and sustainable 
management of our 
business is an indispensable 
part of our culture. ESG is 
prominent in our business, 
in particular workforce 
matters, environmental and 
climate change issues and 
supply chain sustainability.

Anastassis G. David

Zoran Bogdanovic

Charlotte Boyle

Henrique Braun

Sola David-Borha

Anna Diamantopoulou

Bill Douglas III

Reto Francioni 

Anastasios Leventis

Christo Leventis

Alexandra Papalexopoulou

Evguenia Stoichkova

George Pavlos Leventis

Total

10

12

9

13

12

11

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We are proud of the diverse skills and experiences of 
our Board. 

For example, in relation to ESG matters, 
Anna Diamantopoulou’s familiarity with the 
social protection and welfare state at the EU 
Commission High-Level Group, in addition to the 
expertise of a number of our Board members 
who sit on the Boards of other multi-nationals 
that face similar challenges and have similar 
concerns on the ESG agenda, helped us identify 
the commitments that we want to make in the 
area and set the relevant targets. 

In addition, connected to the ESG, Anastasios 
Leventis, the Chairman of the Social Responsibility 
Committee of the Board, is a member of the 
European Council of The Nature Conservancy 
(TNC), a global environmental non-profit 
organisation working to create a world where 
people and nature can thrive, and he is a board 
member of WWF Hellas (the Greek branch of 
WWF). Those experiences support in driving the 
environmental agenda and in endorsing Coca-
Cola HBC’s bold sustainability commitments 
related to climate, water stewardship, biodiversity 
and packaging.

In relation to risk oversight and management, 
we are proud that the vast majority of our Board 
members possess strong risk management 
expertise, developed over time as a result of their 
extensive experience in senior leadership positions 
in large organizations, as executives and/or as 
board members, where the deep understanding 
of material risks and their potential impact, the 
implementation of mitigation and resolution 
as well as contingency plans and the setting of 
appropriate internal controls, processes and 
policies to effectively address these is paramount 
to successfully perform in such senior roles.

Support and training for the Board
The practices and procedures adopted by our 
Board ensure that the Directors are supplied on 
a timely basis with comprehensive information 
on the business development and financial 
position of the Company, the form and content 
of which is expected to enable the Directors to 
discharge their duties. All Directors have access 
to our General Counsel, as well as independent 
professional advice at the expense of the 
Company. They have full access to the CEO 
and senior management, as well as the external 
auditor and internal audit team.

The Board has in place an induction programme 
for new Directors. It involves meetings with the 
Chair, members of the ELT and other senior 
executives, as well as receiving orientation 
training in relation to the Group and its 
corporate governance practices. It also includes 
meetings with representatives of our sales 
force, customers and major shareholders and 
visits to our production plants. All Directors 
are given the opportunity to attend training to 
ensure that they are kept up to date on relevant 
legal, accounting and corporate governance 
developments. In 2023, our Chief Risk Officer ran 
a risk management workshop for the Board. The 
Directors individually attend seminars, forums, 
conferences and working groups on relevant 
topics. The Nomination Committee reviews 
Director training activities regularly. Finally, as part 
of the continuing development of the Directors, 
the Company Secretary ensures that our Board 
is kept up to date with key corporate governance 
developments. The Board appoints the Company 
Secretary, who acts as secretary to the Board.

Board appointments and 
succession planning
Our Board has in place plans to ensure the 
progressive renewal and appropriate succession 
planning for senior management. These cover the 
short, medium and long term, and are regularly 
reviewed. Appointments and succession plans are 
based on merit and objective criteria to ensure the 
Company is promoting diversity (including gender, 
social and ethnic backgrounds – see page 146 – 
cognitive and personal strengths. Pursuant to our 
Articles of Association, the Board consists of a 
minimum of seven and a maximum of 15 members, 
and the Directors are elected annually for a term 
of one year by the Company’s shareholders, 
which is also in accordance with the UK Corporate 
Governance Code. In case of resignation or 
death of any member, the Board may elect a 
permanent guest to be proposed for election by 
the shareholders at the next AGM. In accordance 
with the Organisational Regulations, the Board 
proposes for election at the shareholders’ meeting 
new Directors who have been recommended by 
the Nomination Committee after consultation 
with the Chair. In making such recommendations, 
the Nomination Committee and the Board must 
consider objective criteria as above, as well as the 
overall length of service of the Board as a whole 
when refreshing its membership. Through this 
process, the Board is satisfied that the Board and 
its committees have diversity, independence 
and knowledge to enable them to discharge their 
duties, including sufficient time commitment.

Diversity
The Group continues to have a firm commitment to 
policies promoting diversity, equal opportunity and 
talent development at every level throughout the 
organisation, including at Board and management 
level, and is constantly seeking to attract and recruit 
highly qualified candidates for all positions in its 
business. The Group’s D&I Policy applies to all people 

who work for us. Further details on the Group’s D&I 
Policy are set out on page 49 in the Strategic Report.

The Group believes that diversity at the Board 
level acts as a key driver of Board effectiveness, 
helps to ensure that the Group can achieve its 
overall business goals especially considering our 
geographical footprint, and is critical in promoting a 
diverse and inclusive culture across the whole Group. 
The Board has adopted a Board Nomination Policy, 
which guides the Nomination Committee and the 
Board in relation to their approach to diversity in 
respect of succession planning and the selection 
process for the appointment of new Board members. 
It does not include targets for either gender or 
ethnicity. However, the Board is cognisant of the 
recommendations in the FTSE Women Leaders 
Review, as well as the targets for gender, ethnicity and 
persons in senior board positions in the FCA’s Listing 
Rules, and these will be taken into consideration 
for succession planning and appointment of new 
Board members. The Nomination Committee 
is responsible for implementing this policy and 
for monitoring progress towards the achievement 
of its objectives.

The requirements and objectives of the Board 
Nomination Policy include that the Nomination 
Committee is required to take into account all 
aspects of diversity, including age, ethnicity, gender, 
educational and professional background and 
social background when considering succession 
planning and new Board appointments; seek a wide 
pool of candidates, with a broad range of previous 
experience, skills and knowledge; and give preference 
to executive search firms that are accredited under 
the Enhanced Code of Conduct for Executive Search 
Firms. Board appointments are evaluated on merit 
against objective criteria with due regard for diversity 
to ensure that candidates contribute to the balance 
of skills, experience, knowledge and diversity of the 
Board. The Board also considers the overall length 
of service of the Board as a whole when considering 
refreshment of the membership. 

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The Board understands the benefits of diversity of 
gender, ethnicity, knowledge and experience, and 
this is reflected in the Board Nomination Policy. 
The Policy’s objectives include ensuring female 
representation on the Board.

Two Directors retired at the 2023 AGM and, 
following recommendation by the Nomination 
Committee, two Directors, one male and one 
female, were appointed at the 2023 AGM. Female 
representation on the Board increased from 
around 33% to 38% following appointment of 
Evguenia Stoichkova at the 2023 AGM.

Board and ELT gender and 
ethnicity metrics
The FCA’s new Listing Rules on targets for gender 
and ethnic diversity apply to the Company for the 
first time this financial year. As at 31 December 2023, 
the Company had met the target for ethnic Board 
diversity and had just over 38% of female Board 
representation. Although the female proportion 
has increased, the Company is slightly behind 
the required 40% target in the FCA Listing Rules. 
No senior positions on the Board as described in 
the FCA Listing Rules are held by women. Female 
representation in the ELT is 20% and in senior 
management positions reporting to ELT is 36,79%. 
The Board will prioritise improving the Board gender 
balance and the Nomination Committee has, and 
will continue to, consider this in the context of its 
continuous work on succession plans for the Board, 
as well as senior management including the ELT. 

The following metrics set out the range of gender 
and ethnicity as they relate to our Board and ELT as 
at 31 December 2023. The ELT refers to the most 
senior level of managers reporting to the CEO, 
including the General Counsel/Company Secretary 
but excluding administrative and support staff, in 
accordance with the definition in the FCA’s Listing 
Rules. The Board diversity related data is collated 
on an anonymous basis directly from each Director 
and ELT member using a questionnaire and given 
on a self-identifying basis.

Gender representation at Board and ELT level

Men

Women

Number of 
Board members

8

5

% of the
Board

62%

38%

Number of senior
positions on Board 
(CEO, CFO, SID and Chair)2

3

0

Number 
in ELT

12

3

Ethnicity representation at Board and ELT level

Number of 
Board members

% of the 
Board

Number of senior 
positions on Board3 
(CEO, CFO, SID and Chair)2

Number 
in ELT

White British or other White (including minority-
white groups)

11

85%

Mixed/multiple ethnic groups

Asian/Asian British

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

Other ethnic group, including Arab

Not specified/prefer not to say1

1

1

8%

8%

12

2

1

% of 
ELT

80%

20%

% of 
ELT

80%

13%

7%

1 

2 
3 

 This includes, as permitted by Listing Rule 9.8.6G, those persons in respect of whom data protection laws in relevant jurisdictions prevent the collection or publication of some or all of the personal data required 
to be disclosed.
CEO is a senior position on the Board, but CFO is not.
Board diversity data is collated on an anonymous basis directly from each Director using a questionnaire and given on a self-identifying basis and without identifying their position on the Board.

Gender diversity and representation at 
Board and ELT level
The Board is committed to appointing the best 
people with the right skills, using non-discriminatory 
and fair processes during selection, recognising 
the importance of diversity in its business. It 
is the Board’s responsibility to oversee senior 
management succession planning for a diverse 
pipeline of managers and talent identified from 
the management talent development programme. 
A target has been set of 50% female representation 
of managers, to be achieved by 2025. This links to 
our strategy to develop our people and ensure we 
attract and retain a diverse talent pool, and is one 

of the five pillars of our growth strategy. Further 
information on pages 46 to 51. The Nomination 
Committee, in conjunction with the ELT, will continue 
to monitor the proportion of women at all levels of 
the Group and ensure that all appointments are 
made with a view to having a high level of diversity 
within the workplace and in leadership positions.

We are a global company with a diverse geographic 
footprint, including in emerging markets. Our 
ELT is based in Switzerland where the Company 
is incorporated, but the majority of our senior 
management reporting to the ELT is located in 
a number of other countries. We are currently in 
the process of an internal review and mapping of 

our senior management and their ethnicity. Until 
the completion of this review and mapping we are 
not in a place to set meaningful long-term targets 
in respect of ethnic minority representation in 
senior management positions. The Board intends 
to set a target once it is in a position to do so. We 
are committed to increasing the diversity of our 
senior management population and there will be 
a number of initiatives that will be put in place over 
the coming years to support this and to ensure that 
we have the right pipeline of talent. In the future 
we will also look more closely at ethnic minority 
representation across the whole Company, not just 
at the management population, and report on this 
where appropriate. 

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Performance evaluation of the Board 

The Nomination Committee led the annual 
evaluation of Board and committee performance 
with the support of Lintstock, an external 
advisory firm we have worked with for the past 
eight years. Lintstock has no other connection 
to the Company or individual Directors. The 
key areas included in the assessment were: 
Board composition; stakeholder oversight; 
Board dynamics; management of meetings; 
Board support; Board committees; strategic, 
risk and people oversight; and priorities for 
change in 2024. It also took actions to address 
the recommendations from the previous (2022) 
evaluation, as summarised in the box opposite. 
The Chair will lead on the priorities identified to be 
actioned during 2024.

In addition to the annual evaluation, the Chair 
met with Directors throughout the year to receive 
feedback on the functioning of the Board and 
its committees, boardroom dynamics and the 
Group’s strategy. Particular focus is given to areas 
where a Director believes the performance of 
the Board and its committees could be improved. 

The independent Directors met separately 
at every Board meeting to discuss a variety of 
issues, including the effectiveness of the Board. 
An evaluation of each Director (other than the 
Chair) was conducted by the Chair and the Senior 
Independent Director. The Senior Independent 
Director leads the evaluation of the Chair in 
conjunction with the NEDs, considering the views 
of the CEO, and, as a matter of practice, meets 
with the other independent NEDs when each 
Board meeting is held to discuss issues together, 
without the CEO or other NEDs present. The Chair 
also holds meetings with the NEDs without the 
CEO present.

2023 actions based on 2022 Board evaluation findings and previous experience 
•  Regular updates by the CEO, CFO and Chief Risk Officer on macro factors and considering those in 

strategic business decision and risk management oversight.

•  Regular reviews of the Russia and Ukraine conflict issue as part of business and risk management 

discussions and overview.

•  Focus on strategic initiatives in accelerating digital commerce activities, as well as investing in technology 

and solutions driving operational and administrational processes digitalisation and automation.
•  Continued prioritisation on the evaluation of succession plans for Board members and senior 

management roles.

•  Oversight of people and talent-related matters such as talent programmes, employee pulse surveys, 

employer branding initiatives, and health & safety performance reviews.

2023 evaluation findings 
•  Board composition, management of meetings, 
Board support and stakeholder oversight were 
rated very highly.

2024 priorities
•  Prioritising ESG related topics, with particular 

focus on sustainability.

•  Leveraging the learnings from geopolitical, 

•  The atmosphere in the boardroom, the quality of 
discussion and debate, as well as the support and 
challenge to management were rated very highly.

macro and regulatory developments for strategic 
planning and risk management purposes.

•  Enhance further getting external perspectives 

•  The structure and remits of Board committees 

and insights on priority areas.

and the quality of their reports to the Board were 
also very highly rated.

•  Continued focus on Emerging markets.
•  Talent acquisition, development, and retention to 

•  The Board’s strategic oversight was highly rated 
and top priority areas to successfully execute its 
2025 Growth Story strategy were validated.
•  The Board’s oversight on risk was very highly 

ensure a strong pool of future leaders.
•  Risk management and assessment and 

mitigation plans and monitoring geopolitical, 
macroeconomic and currency risks. 

rated, with cyber security and geopolitical risks 
being identified as areas of particular focus on 
our risk management approach.

•  Strategic oversight and support to management 

in achieving the 2025 Growth Story targets.
•  Technology and digital, including cyber security.

•  The succession plans for the executive 

management, the Board’s visibility of potential 
internal successors and the quality of the 
Company’s talent development processes drew 
very high ratings.

•  The performance of the Board was seen to 

have been maintained or improved since the 
last review.

•  The opportunity for the Board to draw 
lessons from geopolitics over the past 
year was highlighted.

A robust, independent 
methodology
The first stage of the review involved 
Lintstock engaging with the Company 
Secretary and the Nomination 
Committee to set the context for 
the evaluation, and to tailor survey 
content to the specific circumstances 
of the Company. The surveys were 
designed to follow up on and further 
explore key themes identified in 
last year’s evaluation, so that year-
on-year progress can be tracked. 
The anonymity of all responses was 
guaranteed throughout the process to 
promote open and honest feedback. 
Lintstock subsequently analysed 
the results and delivered reports on 
the performance of the Board, the 
committees and the Chair, which 
were considered at a subsequent 
Board meeting. The results of the 
review were positive overall, and the 
Board was felt to have performed 
effectively and maintained a strong 
working dynamic. Priority areas 
for 2024 were identified and for 
the Board to focus on: (a) ESG and 
sustainability; (b) closely monitoring 
Emerging markets performance and 
strategy; (c) attracting, developing and 
retaining talent; (d) risk assessment 
and mitigation, and closely monitoring 
macro, geopolitical and currency 
risks; (e) strategic oversight and 
supporting management in achieving 
the 2025 Growth Story targets; and (f) 
technology and digital, including 
cyber security.

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•  Shifting the Company’s commitment of no 
deforestation across the value chain from 
2030 to 2025, aligned with the Forest, Land 
and Agriculture (FLAG) science-based carbon 
reduction targets.

•  Deep review of mid-term scenarios and 

potential initiatives to shape our Packaging Mix 
of the Future – advancing sustainable packaging 
agenda, with focus on overall decarbonisation 
vs ‘business as usual’ and accelerating reuse 
solutions while growing profits and revenues 
faster than volumes. 

•  Deep-dive analysis of Group results in various 

ESG benchmarks.

•  Monitoring innovation projects and 

partnerships that support our ESG agenda.
•  Ongoing updates on plastic packaging levies, 
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, 
the new limits set by the EU Commission for 
Bisphenol A, product tax developments, Green 
Claims, Dual Quality Omnibus Directive.
•  Active involvement in Annual Stakeholder 

Forum and in Sustainable event with suppliers.
•  The launch of the System Sustainability Venture 
Fund in partnership with the venture-capital 
firm Greycroft.

Priorities for 2024
•  Endorsement of the next set of the 

Company’s sustainability commitments 
(2030 commitments).

•  Setting the first science-based targets on 
biodiversity based on the outcome of the 
SBTN methodology.

•  Partnerships for innovation in the area of 
ESG, with both customers and suppliers.

•  Implementation of the updated NetZeroby40 
roadmap and 2030 science-based targets 
(including separate FLAG targets, Egypt 
operations integration, revised target of 
scope 3 emissions in line with ‘well below 2 
degrees’ pathway) after receiving an approval 
by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

•  Progress on sustainable packaging agenda.
•  Overview of the social impact programmes.
•  Progress on calorie reduction and added 

sugar reduction across beverage categories.

•  Stakeholder outreach activities.
•  Reviewing and streamlining Company 

disclosure and reporting standards based 
on EU taxonomy, Corporate Sustainability 
Responsibility Directive (CSRD), European 
Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) 
and standards issued by the International 
Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

•  Ongoing activities related to ESG 

benchmarking, plastic packaging levies 
and product tax developments.

Highlights 2023
•  Close oversight of the ‘Earn our licence to 
operate’ pillar as part of our Growth Story 
2025, including progress of public Mission 
2025 commitments.

•  Detailed review of the actions, initiatives, 

and progress versus the roadmap of 
NetZeroby40, the Company’s commitment 
to reaching net zero greenhouse gas 
emissions by 2040, combined with science-
based carbon reduction targets by 2030.

•  Review of the Company’s outcome of the first 
steps of the Science Based Target Network 
for Nature (SBTN) methodology, including 
full value chain mapping, biodiversity risk and 
impact assessment (upstream, downstream, 
direct operations) and prioritisation of the key 
areas for target setting.

Dear Stakeholder
Two decades ago, our Company published its first 
Corporate Social Responsibility Report with the 
ambition of a ‘Journey to World Class’. Since 
then, we have been integrating the aspects of 
sustainability, including the environmental and social 
pillars, in our business strategy, in our decision-
making process and in our long-term goals. Our 
current sustainability commitments, Mission 2025, 
are approaching their target year and we proudly 
report that our progress there is significant. 

In 2023, the Social Responsibility Committee 
continued its focus on the implementation of the 
Mission 2025 sustainability commitments and the 
overall integration of sustainability in the business 
strategy, with a core focus on net zero performance 
and Pack Mix of the Future scenarios and initiatives, 
which not only help our business to decarbonise, 
but also contribute to a litter-free world and support 
sustainability agenda for our customers. The 
Committee reviewed the proposed solutions of 
returnable glass bottles and packageless beverages, 
the pilot testing of Freestyle Compact® machines 
and approach to reusable vessels, the pilot of LitePac 
Top in Austria (from shrink film to cardboard holder 
for family packs multipacks), the results of KeelClip™ 
roll-out (cardboard holder for cans multipacks) 
across 22 countries, scenarios for increasing of 
the rPET content in our markets, and initiatives 
for post-consumer collection, including plans for 
Deposit Return Schemes (DRS). We monitored 
the development of the different ESG regulations 
but also the ESG reporting regulations that will 
be mandated to medium and large companies.

We are very proud of the bold progress in every 
business unit in relation to our NetZeroby40 
roadmap, such as renewable energy initiatives, 
energy-efficient coolers, supplier engagement, 
and to water stewardship projects in water 
risk areas. 

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In 2023, the Company was again named 
by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as a 
leader, with the highest S&P Global Corporate 
Sustainability Assessment score in the Beverage 
industry, which is the seventh time we have 
topped the industry and marks 13 consecutive 
years among the top three. We now have the 
highest scores and rankings in ten of the most-
recognised ESG ratings (DJSI, CDP Climate and 
Water, MSCI ESG, ISS ESG, V.E., Sustainalytics 
among them).
During the year we reviewed the high-level 
activities of the capital investments related 
to sustainability, sustainability communication 
strategy, and the capability programme prepared 
for different levels in our organisation aiming 
to build sustainability knowledge in a tailored, 
engaging and simple way. Going forward in 2024, 
the Committee will ensure that the business 
strategy is fully aligned with the Company’s ESG 
agenda and that the Company continues to 
create value for employees, communities, society 
and the environment. 2024 will be the year when 
we are planning to publish our new set of bold, 
industry leading sustainability targets in the areas 
material for our stakeholders, for our business, 
for society, and for the environment. Biodiversity, 
water community projects, the requirements of 
the CSRD, initiatives to support the Company’s 
Packaging Mix of the Future journey, human rights, 
our social agenda and impact, ESG programmes 
for our suppliers, and customer partnerships 
in sustainability, will be among the focus areas 
in 2024.

Anastasios I. Leventis 
Committee Chair

Role and responsibilities
The Social Responsibility Committee is responsible 
for the development and supervision of procedures 
and systems to ensure the pursuit of the 
Company’s social and environmental goals, as 
set out in the charter for the committees of the 
Board of Directors in Annex C to the Company’s 
Organisational Regulations. Key areas of 
responsibility are: 

•  establishing the principles governing the 

Group’s policies on social responsibility and the 
environment to guide management’s decisions 
and actions

•  overseeing the development and supervision 
of procedures and systems to ensure the 
achievement of the Group’s social responsibility 
and environmental goals

•  establishing and operating a council responsible 
for developing and implementing policies and 
strategies to achieve the Company’s social 
responsibility and environmental goals (in all 
ESG pillars, such as climate change, water 
stewardship, packaging and waste, sustainable 
sourcing, health and nutrition, our people and 
communities, and biodiversity), and ensuring 
Group-wide capabilities to execute such 
policies and strategies

•  ensuring the necessary and appropriate 

transparency and openness in the Group’s 
business conduct in pursuit of its social 
responsibility and environmental goals

•  ensuring and overseeing the Group’s 

interactions with stakeholders in relation to 
its social responsibility and environmental 
policies, goals and achievements, including 
the level of compliance with internationally 
accepted standards

•  reviewing Group policies on environmental 

issues, human rights and other topics as they 
relate to social responsibility

The Social Responsibility Committee comprises 
one independent and two non-independent 
Directors: Anastasios I. Leventis (Chair), Anna 
Diamantopoulou, Bruno Pietracci until May 
2023 and Evguenia Stoichkova from May 2023. 
Anastasios I. Leventis and Anna Diamantopoulou 
were each re-elected and Evguenia Stoichkova 
was elected for the first time, for a one year term, 
by the shareholders at the AGM in May 2023.

Members

Membership status

Anastasios I. Leventis 
(Chair)

Member since 2016 
Chair since 2016

Anna Diamantopoulou Member since June 2020

Bruno Pietracci

Member from June 2021 
until May 2023

of science-based carbon reduction targets 
and NetZeroby40 commitment, including 
the Company’s application for setting FLAG 
science-based emissions targets.

•  Participation of the Company’s CEO in the 

Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders at the World 
Economic Forum (WEF).

•  Investments in different initiatives that deliver 
sustainability benefits, the internal carbon 
pricing and total cost of water.

•  The launch of the System Sustainability Venture 

Fund in partnership with the venture capital 
firm Greycroft.

•  Innovative opportunities related to digital twin 
in manufacturing plants, green hydrogen, rPET 
in-house production, potential enzymatic 
recycling of packaging etc.

•  Review of progress in decreasing calories in 

Evguenia Stoichkova  Member since May 2023

our beverages; 

Work and activities
The Social Responsibility Committee met four times 
during 2023. The Committee invited other members 
of the Board to attend the meetings, namely 
Charlotte J. Boyle, George Leventis and the CEO, as 
well as the Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability 
Officer and additional senior leaders subject to 
the discussion topics. During 2023, the Social 
Responsibility Committee reviewed and provided 
guidance and insights to advance the Group’s 
sustainability approach in the following areas: 

•  Progress and the action plans made against the 
17 publicly communicated 2025 sustainability 
commitments and their six focus areas.
•  Biodiversity impact assessment across the 

entire value chain as per the SBTN guidelines.
•  Sustainable packaging cross-functional team 

agenda and progress towards more sustainable 
packaging (rPET, packageless, refillables and 
other), and packaging collection and recovery.
•  Lifecycle analysis (LCA) of different packaging 

scenarios and their impact on the net zero journey.

•  Detailed plans and initiatives for delivery 

•  Health and safety programmes, including Life 
Saving Rules and Behavioural Based Safety.
•  Social impact community programmes such 

as #YouthEmpowered programmes and water 
stewardship projects.

•  Materiality assessment process and results 

of the annual materiality survey.

•  Egyptian operations sustainability plans 

and reporting.

•  Review of stakeholder engagement plan and the 
feedback from the Annual Stakeholder Forum.

•  ESG reporting frameworks and benchmarks 
such as GRI Standards, UN SDGs, Dow Jones 
Sustainability Indices, CDP Climate & Water, 
Task Force on Climate-related Financial 
Disclosures (TCFD), and the Sustainability 
Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

•  Review of mandated in the near-future ESG 
regulations such as CSRD and the ESRS, EU 
taxonomy, EU Deforestation Regulation, 
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive 
(CSDDD) etc.

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Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee report describes 
in more detail the work of the Audit and Risk 
Committee during 2023. In performing its work, 
the Committee balances independent oversight 
with support and guidance to management. 
I am confident to report that the Committee, 
supported by senior management and the 
external auditor, consistently carried out its duties 
to a high standard during the reporting year.

William W. (Bill) Douglas III
Committee Chair

Priorities for 2024
•  Monitoring the developments in accounting 
and regulatory matters, including potential 
changes to IFRS accounting standards and 
respective disclosures.

•  Ongoing monitoring of risks, as well 

as impairment testing of goodwill and 
intangible assets.

•  Ongoing monitoring of internal financial 

controls, anti-fraud systems and Code of 
Business Conduct compliance.

•  Ongoing monitoring of the Group’s Business 
Resilience, Risk Management and Quality 
Assurance programmes.

•  Ongoing monitoring of the Group’s Cyber 

Security programme.

•  Discussing developments and actions 

towards CSRD compliance.

•  Initiating preparatory work in view of 2025 

audit tender.

•  Ongoing monitoring of financial markets 

and exploring financing options for the bond 
maturing in 2024.

•  Overseeing the implementation of the 

necessary changes in the Corporate Audit 
Department and the internal audit policies 
and procedures, to comply with new global 
internal audit standards to take effect 
in 2025.

Dear Stakeholder
The Audit and Risk Committee continued to 
focus its work during 2023 on monitoring and 
strengthening the Group’s internal financial 
controls, risk management, quality assurance 
and compliance systems, as well as the existing 
information system security processes, all of 
which are recognised by the Board as essential 
components of effective corporate governance. 
During 2023, the Audit and Risk Committee 
worked closely with corporate audit and finance 
teams in overseeing the implementation of 
the Group’s internal control framework. 

We have monitored and discussed our risk 
management processes, including our risk profile 
and mitigation, but also principal risks and risk 
appetite. The Audit and Risk Committee reviewed 
updates on new auditing standards, accounting 
developments and regulatory developments. 
Emerging risks identified by the Group were 
discussed by the Audit and Risk Committee, 
including the impact of climate change on the cost 
and availability of key ingredients and impact of 
our sustainability performance on our reputation 
related risks. Other areas of focus during 2023 
are included in the sections about the work and 
activities of the Audit and Risk Committee and the 
areas of key significance in the preparation of the 
financial statements in this report.

Highlights 2023
•  Compliance with financial and non-financial 

(including climate-related) disclosures.

•  On-going monitoring of the Russia–Ukraine 
conflict, including sanctions related issues.

• 

 Overview of the Group insurance 
renewal process.

• 

 Preparatory work for CSRD implementation.

•  Monitoring of the macroeconomic volatility 
in several countries of the Group, including 
Egypt and Nigeria.

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Role and responsibilities
The Audit and Risk Committee monitors the 
effectiveness of our financial reporting, internal 
control and risk management systems, and 
processes. The role of the Audit and Risk Committee 
is set out in the charter for the committees of the 
Board of Directors in Annex C to the Company’s 
Organisational Regulations. This is available in the 
Company’s website under coca-colahellenic.com/
en/about-us/corporate-governance. The key 
responsibilities and elements of the Audit and Risk 
Committee’s role are:

•  Providing advice to the Board on whether the 
Annual Report including the consolidated 
financial statements, taken as a whole, is a fair, 
balanced and understandable assessment 
of the Company’s position and prospects 
and provides the information necessary for 
shareholders to assess the Group’s position 
and performance, including whether there is 
consistency throughout the report including 
the financial reporting, whether the report 
will form a good basis of information for the 
shareholders, and that important messages 
are highlighted appropriately throughout the 
report.

•  Monitoring the quality, fairness and integrity of the 
consolidated financial statements of the Group, 
and reviewing significant financial reporting issues 
and judgements contained in them.

•  Reviewing the Group’s internal financial control 
and anti-fraud systems as well as the Group’s 
broader enterprise risk management and legal 
and ethical compliance programmes (including 
computerised information system controls and 
security) with the input of the external auditor 
and the internal audit department.

•  Reviewing and evaluating the Group’s 

major areas of financial risk and the steps 
taken to monitor and control such risk, as 
well as guidelines and policies governing 
risk assessment.

• 

 Quarterly review of the company’s principal risks 
and the actions the company is taking to manage 
those risks.

Further details on their experience are set out in 
their respective biographies on pages 130 to 132 
and in the table set out in page 147.

•  Establishing and updating the Risk Appetite 
statement which establishes the level of risk 
the company is prepared to take in achieving its 
strategic objectives.

•  Monitoring and reviewing the external 

auditor’s independence, quality, adequacy and 
effectiveness, taking into consideration the 
requirements of all applicable laws in Switzerland 
and the UK, the listing requirements of the 
London Stock Exchange and Athens Exchange, 
and applicable professional standards.

The Audit and Risk Committee comprises 
three independent NEDs: Bill Douglas (Chair), 
Olusola (Sola) David-Borha and Alexandra 
Papalexopoulou, who were each re-elected for 
a one-year term by the shareholders at the AGM 
in May 2023. 

Members

Membership status

William W. (Bill)  
Douglas III (Chair)

Member since 2016  
Chair since 2016

Olusola (Sola) David-Borha Member since 2015

Alexandra Papalexopoulou Member since 2020

The Board remains satisfied that Bill Douglas, 
Sola David-Borha and Alexandra Papalexopoulou 
possess recent and relevant financial and sector 
experience in compliance with the UK Corporate 
Governance Code. Bill Douglas was formerly 
Executive Vice President and CFO of Coca-Cola 
Enterprises, Sola David- Borha has held a number 
of senior financial positions and Alexandra 
Papalexopoulou has served as a treasurer. 
The Board is also satisfied that the members 
of the Committee as a whole have competence 
in the sector in which the Company operates in 
compliance with the UK Corporate Governance 
Code and UK listing regime requirements. 

The Group CFO, as well as the General Counsel, 
external auditor, the Head of Corporate Audit, and 
the Group Financial Controller, attend all meetings 
of the Audit and Risk Committee. Other officers 
and employees are invited to attend meetings 
when appropriate. Two NEDs, Henrique Braun 
and Christo Leventis were invited to attend all 
meetings during 2023. The Head of Corporate 
Audit, and, separately, the external auditor, meet 
regularly with the Audit and Risk Committee 
without the presence of management to discuss 
the adequacy of internal controls over financial 
reporting and any other matters deemed relevant 
to the Audit and Risk Committee. The Chair of 
the Audit and Risk Committee attended our 
AGM in May 2023 and regularly interacts with 
representatives of our shareholders.

Work and activities
The Audit and Risk Committee met eight times, 
four of which were by video conference call, during 
2023 and discharged the responsibilities defined 
under Annex C of the Company’s Organisational 
Regulations. The Committee invited others to 
attend meetings, including other Board members, 
namely Henrique Braun and Christo Leventis, and 
additional senior leaders subject to the discussion 
topics. The work of the Audit and Risk Committee 
during the accounting year included evaluation 
of and review of the respective matters, as well as 
assessment of management’s mitigating actions 
and response plans, in the areas below:

•  the Integrated Annual Report including the 

consolidated financial statements and the full-
year results announcement for the year ended 
31 December 2022 prior to their submission 
to the Board for approval, and compliance with 
Group policies;

• 

 the interim consolidated financial statements 
and interim results announcement for the six-
month period ended 30 June 2023, prior to their 
submission to the Board for approval;

•  the trading updates for the three-month period 
ended 1 April 2023, and the nine-month period 
ended 30 September 2023, as well as a trading 
update issued in July 2023 for upgrading its 
2023 earnings expectations;

•  areas of significance in the preparation of the 

consolidated financial statements;

•  the internal control environment, principal risks 
and risk management systems (including the 
nature and extent of the principal risks resulting 
from the conflict in Russia and Ukraine), and 
the Group’s statement on the effectiveness of 
its internal controls prior to endorsement by 
the Board, concluding that management has 
carried out a robust risk assessment process;

•  review of the Group’s Risk appetite statement 

and the framework for establishing risk 
tolerance levels for all risks as a key part of the 
risk assessment process; which supports the 
application of the risk appetite statement at all 
levels within the company;

•  the viability statement scenarios and underlying 

assumptions and recommendations to the 
Board that the viability statement be approved, 
including discussion of management’s 
conclusions with respect to going concern and 
the viability statement;

•  the external auditor’s report on the Group’s 

IFRS earnings release for the financial 
year ended 31 December 2022; including 
assessment of the auditor’s enhanced audit 
report and key audit matters and conclusion 
that there was nothing that warranted the 
attention of the Board; and review of external 
auditor’s report on the Group’s interim report 
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•  report on tax audits undertaken during 2023 
and relevant developments for on-going tax 
audits in a number of territories;

• 

 approval of changes to 2023 internal audit plan 
and approval of the 2024 internal audit plan;

•  quarterly reports on internal audit matters 

across the Group’s business regions, concluding 
that no material failings were identified;

•  direct procurement matters and initiatives for 
2023, including the Group’s commodities risk 
management initiatives for 2023;

•  cross-regional audits on cyber security, people 
and culture process, anti-bribery compliance, 
data privacy compliance and various other 
ongoing audits on specific projects;

•  regular reports on health and safety, GDPR 
compliance and internal control framework, 
quality assurance, environmental protection, 
asset protection, treasury and financial risks, anti-
bribery and fraud control, anti-money laundering;

•  quarterly reports on business continuity, 
security, cyber security, insurance and 
enterprise risk management processes.

•  review of market updates for Egypt and Russia;

•  review of the Purchase Price Allocation exercise 
within the framework of the acquisition of the 
Finlandia business;

•  review and approval of insurance renewal 

process proposals;

•  update on CSRD;

•  update on the Group’s green bond issued in 

September 2022 progress on internal control 
assessment and integration of CCHBC Egypt;

•  reports on litigation and regulatory investigations;

•  matters arising under the Group’s Code of 
Business Conduct and the actions taken to 
address any identified issues;

•  an assessment of the skills of the internal 

auditors and the sufficiency of the internal audit 
budget, confirming of the Internal Auditor’s 
quality, experience and expertise for the 
business. Reports to ensure that the Audit and 
Risk Committee can be satisfied that internal 
audit has the appropriate resources. The Audit 
& Risk Committee is satisfied that internal audit 
has the appropriate resources;

•  updates on risk management and business 
resilience, including the Group’s response 
to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, 
the activation and development of business 
continuity strategies and the streamlining of the 
Group’s risk management processes; Review 
of the Group’s principal risks and the Group’s 
updated Strategic Risk Summary;

•  reports on the Group’s impairment assessment 
processes in connection with the operations 
affected by the conflict between Russia and 
Ukraine for the interim financial report and Egypt;

•  regular updates from the external auditor on 

accounting and regulatory developments. Also, 
an update on Swiss regulatory developments;

• 

 tax related matters including:

• 

 monitoring progress on both the impact and 
implementation status of key international 
tax initiatives impacting the Group, namely 
the OECD Pillar 2 project and the EU’s Public 
country-by-country reporting,

•  ensuring the Group is sufficiently structured 
and organised to meet its tax obligations (i.e., 
it’s key tax processes and the supporting 
people and systems) in a rapidly changing 
international tax environment,

•  awareness of programmes available to 
provide the Group with certainty in the 
relationship with tax authorities, e.g., co-
operative compliance programmes etc., 
and progress made by the Group to secure 
certainty to the extent possible,

•  oversight of open tax audits involving the 
Group and ensuring tax related risks and 
developments are appropriately managed,

•  tax automation initiatives aimed at 

solidifying governance and availability 
of data to support audits,

•  reviewing and endorsing the Group’s annual 
update of its Tax Transparency Report, and
•  awareness of tax input into M&A activity and 

new business initiatives;

•  approval of changes to chart of authority and 

delegation for operational activities;

•  external audit plan and pre-approval of audit 

fees for 2024;

•  consideration of the external auditor’s 

independence, quality, and adequacy and 
the effectiveness of its audit of the financial 
statements; and

• 

 assessment of the Company’s external reporting 
to ensure it is fair, balanced and understandable 
as a result of the Board’s obligation under the 
Corporate Governance Code.

The Audit and Risk Committee was responsible for 
the review of the 2023 Integrated Annual Report 
including the consolidated financial statements and 
associated reports and information. The Committee 
received assurances from management and details 
on the processes underlying the preparation of 
published financial information. 

Following evaluation of all available information, 
the Audit and Risk Committee concluded and 
advised the Board that the 2023 Integrated 
Annual Report including the Consolidated financial 
statements is fair, balanced and understandable. 
Finally, the Board receives and reviews a report 
from the Audit and Risk Committee on its 
activities and discussions at the Board meeting 
following each Audit and Risk Committee meeting.

Areas of key significance in the 
preparation of the financial statements 
The Audit and Risk Committee considered 
a number of areas of key significance in the 
preparation of the financial statements in 2023, 
including the following:

•  appropriateness of critical accounting 

judgements and estimates that affect the 
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues 
and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent 
assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial 
statements (detailed in Notes 5,14,16,22 and 
30 to the consolidated financial statements), 
identified by management

•  review of the trading environment and resilience 
of the Group’s business in light of the conflict 
between Russia and Ukraine and strategic 
actions implemented to mitigate risks and 
restructure business operations;

• 

 review of the annual impairment testing of 
goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible 
assets testing performed by management and 
reviewed by the external auditor under IAS 36 
as well as the related sensitivity analysis with 
confirmation that management had undertaken 
a robust impairment testing process, relying 
on both internal information, and other publicly 
available metrics to perform their assessment; 

•  review key assumptions for specific countries, 
challenging management drivers of relevant 
deviations and performance to date, as well as 
countries WACC rates development vs prior year;

•  review of the contingencies, legal proceedings, 
competition law and regulatory procedures, 
including cases involving the national competition 
authorities of Greece and litigation matters 
in Nigeria and Greece, and the impact of these 
on the consolidated financial statements and 
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• 

 review of guidance provided by the UK Financial 
Conduct Authority and Financial Reporting 
Council related to areas of focus for the 
2023/2024 reporting season, including financial 
reporting, sustainability and climate-related 
disclosures, Task Force on Climate-related 
Financial Disclosures (TCFD) disclosures, 
viability and going concerns, corporate 
governance matters and The European Single 
Electronic Format standard;

•  review of the interim impairment testing of 
goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible 
assets performed by management in relation to 
the Egyptian CGU;

• 

• 

• 

 assess management’s work in conducting 
a robust assessment of the risks that 
impact the viability and going concern 
statements, including review of scenarios 
and underlying assumptions, taking also 
into consideration the renewal of bottler 
agreements with The Coca-Cola Company;

 recommended to the Board to approve the 
viability statement; and

 deeming appropriate that the Group continues 
to apply the going concern basis for the 
preparation of the financial statements.

External auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Birchstrasse 160, 
CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland (‘PwC AG’) has been 
elected by the shareholders as the statutory 
auditor for the Group’s statutory consolidated 
and standalone financial statements. The signing 
partner, for the first year, for the statutory financial 
statements on behalf of PwC AG is Patrick Balkanyi, 
for the year ended 31 December 2023. The Board, 
at the recommendation of the Audit and Risk 
Committee, has retained PricewaterhouseCoopers 
S.A., 260 Kifissias Avenue – 15232 Halandri, Greece 
(‘PwC S.A.’), an affiliate of PwC AG, to act as the 
Group’s independent registered public accounting 
firm for the purposes of reporting under the UK rules 

for the year ended 31 December 2023. For the third 
year, the signing partner, the financial statements 
(for the year ended 31 December 2023) on behalf 
of PwC S.A. is Fotis Smyrnis.

The appointment of PwC S.A. has also been 
approved by the shareholders until the next AGM 
by way of advisory vote for UK purposes. ‘PwC’ 
refers to PwC AG or PwC S.A., as applicable, in this 
Annual Report.

During the accounting period, the members of 
the Audit and Risk Committee met on a regular 
basis with the appointed PwC signing partners, 
both with and without management being present. 
This provided the Audit and Risk Committee with 
an opportunity for open dialogue, to question 
and be satisfied as to the quality of the audit 
work performed by PwC and challenge PwC’s 
professional scepticism. During the meetings, the 
appointed PwC signing partners demonstrated 
their understanding of the Group’s business risks 
and the consequential impact on the financial 
statement risks, especially around areas of key 
significance in the preparation of the financial 
statements including but not limited to the 
trading environment and resilience of the Group’s 
business in light of the challenging macroeconomic 
conditions, the annual impairment testing, 
contingencies and legal proceedings including 
taxes. The Audit and Risk Committee took an 
active role in reviewing the scope of the audit, the 
independence, objectivity and effectiveness of 
PwC, and the negotiations relating to audit fees. 
The Audit and Risk Committee also met with the 
management team, which led the discussions 
with PwC, including the Head of Corporate Audit, 
to review the performance of PwC without PwC 
being present. Following this review process, the 
Audit and Risk Committee has recommended to 
the Board that (i) a proposal to reappoint PwC AG 
be put to a shareholders’ vote and (ii) a proposal 
to reappoint PwC S.A. be put to a shareholders’ 
advisory vote at the next AGM.

PwC has acted as the Group’s principal external 
auditor since 2003. The Company ran a competitive 
tender for the external auditor services in 2015 which 
was overseen by the Audit and Risk Committee. 
Following the evaluation of the proposals, the Audit 
and Risk Committee concluded in 2015 that the 
best interests of the Group and its shareholders 
would be served by reappointing PwC as external 
auditor and made such recommendation to the 
Board. PwC was reappointed by the Board as the 
Group’s external auditor on 11 December 2015 with 
effect from the financial year 2017. Currently, the 
Audit and Risk Committee anticipates that the audit 
contract will be put out to tender again in 2025 for 
audit services with effect from financial year 2027, 
ensuring stability and quality of the audit process. 
The Company as a Swiss company is not subject 
to mandatory auditor rotation rules in the EU or UK 
but understands the requirements. There are no 
contractual or other obligations restricting the 
Group’s choice of external auditor.

Non-audit services provided by the 
external auditor
The Audit and Risk Committee considers the 
independence, in both fact and appearance, of 
the external auditor as critical and has long had an 
auditor independence policy providing definitions 
of the services that the external auditor may 
and may not provide. In line with the relevant 
FRC Guidance, the policy requires the Audit and 
Risk Committee’s pre-approval of all audit and 
permissible non-audit services provided by the 
external auditor, and only for matters that are 
clearly trivial to the Company. Such services include 
audit, work directly related to audit, and certain tax 
and other services as further explained below. In 
practice, the Audit and Risk Committee applies the 
policy restrictively, and approval for work other than 
audit and audit-related services is rarely granted.

Under the policy, pre-approval may be provided 
for work associated with: statutory or other 
financial audit work under IFRS or according to 
local statutory requirements; attestation services 
not required by statute or regulation; accounting 
and financial reporting consultation and research 
work necessary to comply with generally accepted 
accounting and auditing standards; internal control 
reviews and assistance with internal control 
reporting requirements; review of information 
systems security and controls; tax compliance 
and related tax services, excluding any tax services 
prohibited by regulatory or other oversight 
authorities; expatriates’ and other individual 
tax services; and assistance and consultation 
on questions raised by regulatory agencies.

For each proposed service, the external 
auditor is required to provide detailed back-up 
documentation at the time of approval to permit 
the Audit and Risk Committee to decide whether 
the provision of such services would impair the 
external auditor’s independence.

PwC has complied with the policy for the financial 
year ended on 31 December 2023.

Audit fees and all other fees
Audit fees: The fees for audit services to PwC and 
affiliates were approximately €5.3 million for the 
year ended 31 December 2023 (2022: €5.1 million). 
The audit fees for 2023 include fees associated 
with the annual audit and review of the Group’s 
half year report, prepared in accordance with IFRS, 
as well as local statutory audits. Fees for audit 
services to firms other than PwC and affiliates 
were €0.6 million for the year ended 31 December 
2023 (2022: €0.7 million).

Audit-related fees: Fees for audit-related 
services to PwC and affiliates for the year 
ended 31 December 2023 were €1.0 million 
(2022: €1.1 million).

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Tax-related fees: There were no fees to PwC and 
affiliates for tax services for the years ended 31 
December 2023 and 2022.

All other fees: Fees to PwC and affiliates for non 
audit services for the year ended 31 December 
2023 were €0.1 million (2022: €nil).

Risk management
During 2023, the Company continued to revise 
and strengthen its approach to risk management 
as described in detail on pages 86 to 112. The 
primary aim of this framework is to minimise 
our exposure and ensure that the nature and 
significance of all risks we are facing are properly 
identified, reviewed, managed and, where 
necessary, escalated. Risk assessments are 
conducted and discussed at monthly Senior 
Leadership Team meetings in all our business 
units. These assessments are reviewed by 
regional management teams and the Chief 
Risk Officer twice a year. In addition, corporate 
functions conduct broader risk assessments 
across the business with the Chief Risk Officer 
bi-annually.

The Company’s Group Risk and Compliance 
Committee reviews the emerging as well as the 
identified risks biannually and the emerging and 
material risks along with mitigating actions are 
presented by the Chief Risk Officer to ELT and 
the Audit and Risk Committee. This process is 
both top-down and bottom-up and is designed to 
ensure that risks arising from business activities 
are appropriately managed.

The Audit and Risk Committee confirms that the 
risk management and internal control systems 
have been in place for the year under review 
and up to the approval of the annual report 
and accounts. Finally, the Company has in place 
third-party insurance to cover residual insurable 
risk exposure such as property damage, business 
interruption, cyber risks and liability protection, 
including Directors’ and officers’ insurance for 
our Directors and officers.

Internal control
The Board has ultimate responsibility for ensuring 
that the Company has adequate systems of 
financial reporting control. Systems of financial 
reporting control can provide only reasonable 
and not absolute assurance against material 
misstatements or loss. In certain of the countries 
in which we operate, our businesses are exposed to 
a heightened risk of loss due to fraud and criminal 
activity. We review our systems of financial control 
regularly to minimise such losses.

Internal audit
Our internal audit function reports directly to 
the Audit and Risk Committee, which reviews and 
approves the internal audit plan for each year. The 
internal audit function consists of approximately 
40 full-time professional audit staff mainly based 
in Athens, Sofia, and Lagos, covering a range of 
disciplines and business expertise. One of the 
responsibilities of the internal audit function is 
to provide risk-based and objective assurance to 
the Board as to whether the Group’s framework 
of risk management, including internal control 
framework, is operating effectively. For this 
purpose, the Head of Corporate Audit makes 
quarterly presentations to the Audit and Risk 
Committee and meets regularly with the Audit 
and Risk Committee without the presence of 
our management. In addition, the internal audit 
function reviews the internal financial, operational 
and compliance control systems across all the 
jurisdictions in which we operate and reports its 
findings to management and the Audit and Risk 
Committee on a regular basis. 

The internal audit function focuses its work on 
the areas of greatest risk to us, as determined 
by a risk-based approach to audit planning. 
As part of our commitment to maintaining 
and strengthening best practice in corporate 
governance matters, we also consistently seek to 
enhance our internal control environment and risk 
management capability. The internal audit function 

carries out work across the Group, providing 
independent assurance, advice and insight to 
help the organisation accomplish its objectives 
by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to 
evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk 
management, control and governance processes. 
In December 2023, the Audit and Risk Committee 
agreed the FY24 audit plan to be undertaken by 
the internal audit team. The audit plan coverage is 
based on risk, strategic priorities and consideration 
of the strength of the control environment. The 
internal audit function prepares audit reports 
and recommendations following each audit, and 
appropriate measures are then taken to ensure that 
all recommendations are implemented. Significant 
issues, if any, are raised at once. There were no 
such issues in 2023.

The Board has adopted a chart of authority, 
defining financial and other authorisation limits 
and setting procedures for approving capital and 
investment expenditure. The Board also approves 
detailed annual budgets. It subsequently reviews 
quarterly performance against targets set forth 
in these plans and budgets. A key focus of the 
financial management strategy is the protection 
of our earnings stream and management of 
our cash flow. Our internal audit function has 
conducted an annual review of the effectiveness 
of our risk management system and internal 
control systems in accordance with the UK 
Corporate Governance Code. 

The review included bi-annual reviews with 
the Chief Risk Officer on the operation of the 
enterprise risk management program, regular 
review of our financial operations and compliance 
controls and consideration of the Company’s 
principal risks. Part of this review involves regular 
review of our financial, operational and compliance 
controls, following which we report back to the 
Board on our work and findings as described 
above. This allowed us to provide positive 
assurance to the Board to assist it in making 
the statements that our risk management and 

internal control systems are effective, as required 
by the UK Corporate Governance Code. Further 
information is set out on page 123.

The key features of the Group’s internal control 
systems that ensure the accuracy and reliability of 
financial reporting include: clearly defined lines of 
accountability and delegation of authority; policies 
and procedures that cover financial planning and 
reporting; preparation of monthly management 
accounts; and review of the disclosures within 
the Annual Report from function heads to ensure 
that the disclosures made appropriately reflect 
the developments within the Group in the year 
and meet the requirement of being fair, balanced 
and understandable.

The Audit and Risk Committee reviews the 
results of the internal audit reports during each 
meeting, focusing on the key observations of 
any reports where processes and controls require 
improvement. The Audit and Risk Committee was 
also provided with updates on the remediation 
status of management actions of internal audit 
findings and on the internal audit quality assurance 
and improvement programme at each meeting.

A particular focus during 2023 was the robustness 
of the internal control systems and processes 
around risk management, in light of the conflict 
between Russia and Ukraine. 

The Audit and Risk Committee was kept informed 
of any changes or adaptations to ensure full 
functionality as the Company continued to operate 
under the circumstances and uncertainties of the 
conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The Group CFO, the Country General Managers and 
Country CFOs have access to the implementation 
status of the recommendations at all times. 
Where internal or external circumstances give 
rise to an increased level of risk, the audit plan is 
modified accordingly. 

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Nevertheless, no significant cases occurred this 
year. Any changes to the agreed audit plan are 
presented to and agreed by the Audit and Risk 
Committee. A compliance audit was conducted in 
our operations in Russia and Belarus at the end 
of 2023.

Cyber security and Anti-money 
laundering
There were no significant cyber security incidents 
in the last five years. For further details as to the 
identification of cyber security as a principal risk 
see page 96. In addition, there were no money 
laundering incidents to report.

Business conduct and anti-bribery
We seek to grow our business by serving 
customers and consumers and conduct all 
business activities with integrity and respect. 
The Board is responsible for ensuring appropriate 
procedures and processes are in place to enable 
our workforce to raise any issues of concern 
and is satisfied that the processes in place are 
appropriate. The Board maintains zero tolerance 
regarding breaches of our Code of Business 
Conduct and anti-bribery policies, as well as any 
attempts to retaliate against our people who 
report potential violations. We have mandatory 
training for all our people, including our ELT, so 
that everyone understands our Code of Business 
Conduct, and we hold additional targeted anti-
bribery training for employees working in areas 
we assess as high risk. 

A Code of Business Conduct and Anti-Bribery 
Policy course is available on-line to all employees 
and includes a knowledge test, acknowledgement, 
and re-commitment to compliance with the Code 
and its related policies. At the end of the last 
training wave in 2021, 26,319 employees passed 
the course, which was 97.7% of the total active 
population. Since then, we continued to train 
every newly hired employee. In 2023 we trained 

5,798 employees, including 994 employees in the 
Egypt BU. As in the past, this training will continue 
to be a regular requirement for all employees, 
with a refresher requirement every three years. 

In 2023, our communication plan on compliance 
included several initiatives to continue raising 
awareness on business ethics among our people, 
like our annual Ethics and Compliance Week was 
rolled out across our business units. We have also 
an established anti-bribery due diligence process 
for third parties who have contact with public 
authorities on behalf of our Company.

For further information please see the Anti-Bribery 
Policy and Code of Business Conduct in the 
Company’s website under coca-colahellenic.com/
en/about-us/corporate-governance/policies. 

Whistleblowing
We have established grievance mechanisms, 
including an independently operated 
whistleblower ‘Speak Up! line’, available 
in all CCHBC countries in local languages to 
ensure any concerns can be raised. In 2023, 
we investigated 640 allegations (2022: 589) 
of which 422 (2022: 324) were received through 
the ‘Speak Up Hotline’. All allegations involving 
potential Code of Business Conduct violations 
were investigated in accordance with the Group 
Code of Business Conduct Handling Guidelines. 
Of those investigated, 164 (2022: 219) matters 
were substantiated as code violations of which 
18 (2022: 20) involved an employee in a managerial 
position or involved a loss greater than €10,000. 
For details concerning the handling of allegations 
received in 2023, see our website. You can find 
more on allegations investigated and violations 
uncovered in our GRI index. 

Through the ‘Speak Up! line’, we receive, retain, 
investigate and act on employee, officer, 
consultant, intern, secondee or agent of the 
Company’s complaints or concerns regarding 

accounting, internal control, suspected 
fraudulent conduct, corrupt conduct, violation 
of any applicable antitrust and competition law 
rules, violation of personal data protection and 
company system security rules, endangerment 
of an individual’s or individuals’ health and safety, 
endangerment of the environment, commission 
of a criminal offence, failure to comply with any 
legal or regulatory obligation, and concealment 
of any information pertaining to any of the above, 
or other ethical matters. 

This includes any matters regarding the 
circumvention or attempted circumvention of 
internal controls, including matters that would 
constitute a violation of our Code of Business 
Conduct and related policies or matters involving 
fraudulent behaviour by officers or employees 
of the Group. Individuals can report all such 
allegations, complaints or concerns in local 
languages, also directly to their Ethics and 
Compliance Officer, General Manager, Function 
Head, the Senior Audit Manager – COBC & 
Compliance, the Head of Corporate Audit, 
or our General Counsel. 

All communications received directly by the 
above Company’s representatives or through 
the Speak Up! line are kept confidential and, where 
requested, anonymous. The Head of Corporate 
Audit liaises regularly with the General Counsel 
and communicates all significant allegations 
to the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. 
All matters received via the Speak Up! line or 
any other reporting mechanism are thoroughly 
investigated. The Audit and Risk Committee 
receives summary reports of escalated incidents 
and instances of whistleblowing together with the 
status of investigations and, where appropriate, 
management actions to remedy issues identified. 
The Committee reports to the Board on such 
matters, which reviews and considers those 
reports at least bi-annually as appropriate.

Disclosure Committee
A Disclosure Committee has been established, 
and disclosure controls and procedures have 
been adopted to ensure the accuracy and 
completeness of our public disclosures. The 
Disclosure Committee is composed of the Group 
CFO, the General Counsel, the Head of Investor 
Relations and the Group Financial Controller.

Performance reporting
Reports on our annual performance and 
prospects are presented in the Annual Report 
following recommendation by the Audit and 
Risk Committee. In line with UK practice, we 
have adopted half-year and full-year reports, 
and Q1 and Q3 trading updates. Internally, 
our financial results and key performance 
indicators are reviewed by the ELT on a monthly 
basis. This information includes comparisons 
against business plans, forecasts and prior-year 
performance. The Board of Directors receives 
updates on performance at each Board meeting, 
as well as a monthly report on our business and 
financial performance.

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Directors’ remuneration report
Letter from the Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Opening up opportunities 
for our people”

Priorities for 2024
•  The Committee will use this year to consider 
our approach to reward for the top 40 senior 
leaders, including Executive Directors, 
to ensure our strategy and remuneration 
policy remains competitive and appropriate, 
incorporating best practice, feedback from 
shareholders and emerging trends

•  Subsequently we will do a similar review 

of reward policies and pay arrangements 
for the wider workforce

•  The Committee will focus on pay equity 

strategy and execution across all workforce 
segments in the Group

•  We will maintain ongoing engagement 

with our shareholders with a commitment 
to consult on any future changes and 
continue to seek their feedback on 
remuneration issues

Dear Shareholder,
As the Chair of the Remuneration Committee, I 
am pleased to share the Directors’ remuneration 
report for the year ended 31 December 2023, 
which includes: the Directors’ remuneration policy 
that shareholders will be asked to approve at the 
AGM in May 2024; and the annual remuneration 
report reflecting how the Directors’ remuneration 
policy has been implemented during 2023.

2023 has been a year where our new purpose 
has opened opportunities for our customers, 
partners and employees. Through continued 
focus on our 24/7 beverage strategy, we delivered 
another year of record financial results with margin 
improvements, revenue growth and cash flow 
generation. After the challenges of recent years, 
the business is well positioned to continue driving 
growth in revenue, profit and earnings.

The excellent financial and non-financial results 
in 2023 are testament to the hard work of all our 
people. It is the Committee’s role to ensure that 
our people are rewarded for past performance 
as well as appropriately incentivised to deliver 
future performance, and that their dedication and 
commitment is recognised and considered in the 
context of our broader stakeholder group.

Fundamental to the Committee’s decision 
making during the year is consideration of the 
remuneration of all our employees. We have 
regular updates at Committee meetings from our 
Chief People and Culture Officer and our Head of 
Rewards. These updates reflect the importance 
of our 15,000-strong sales force of business 
developers who are critical employees, directly 
serving our customers.

Net sales revenue

€10,184.0m 

2022: €9,198.4m 

Comparable EBIT

€1,083.8m 

2022: €929.7m 

Free cash flow 

€711.8 m 

2022: €645.1m 

Comparable EPS 

€ 2.078

2022: €1.706 

ROIC 

16.4% 

2022: 14.1% 

Included in MIP

Included in PSP

Highlights 2023
•  Excellent financial results, delivering a third 

year of double-digit growth and record profits

•  Investing and opening up our people’s 
potential through our commitment to 
people development and the unveiling 
of our culture manifesto

•  Continued to strengthen our ongoing 

engagement with shareholders, ensuring that 
their feedback and views were considered in 
the Committee’s decision making

•  Reviewed the pay arrangements of our wider 
workforce, taking into account the impact 
of inflation and the cost of living

•  Considered broader trends related to 

legislative and regulatory development, 
outcomes from the AGM 2023 season 
and future trends in executive reward

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The Group’s remuneration philosophy and policies 
are designed to attract, motivate and retain the 
talented people we need to meet our strategic 
objectives and to give them due recognition.

Coca-Cola HBC AG is domiciled in Switzerland 
and we have a primary listing on the London Stock 
Exchange. We therefore ensure that we adhere 
to UK regulations and best practice, except 
where these conflict with Swiss law, which takes 
precedence. We receive regular updates from our 
remuneration advisers on UK best practice and 
market trends, and we also ensure we are current 
with pay trends in our markets, reflecting our 
geographic footprint and international peers.

This year, there were no significant changes in 
regulation and the format of this year’s Directors’ 
remuneration report is consistent with last 
year. As always, I welcome your feedback and 
suggestions regarding anything we can do to 
improve the report. 

The Remuneration Committee continues to 
focus on ensuring that the remuneration policy 
remains fair, transparent and competitive, and 
that the approach to remuneration contributes 
to driving our growth strategy and long-term 
sustainable performance.

Remuneration in context 
2023 was a third year of double-digit growth and 
record profits. As presented in our full-year results, 
focused execution of our 24/7 strategy delivered 
strong performance, with organic revenue up 
16.9%. We continued to deliver volume growth, 
share gains and record levels of free cash flow. 
The strength of our 24/7 portfolio, our ongoing 
commitment to develop bespoke capabilities, 
and our diversified country footprint, are the 
foundations which support our continuous growth.

Despite the challenging macroeconomic and 
geopolitical environment, we continued with 
integrating our Egypt acquisition and we made 
significant progress towards our Mission 2025 and 
NetZeroby40 goals. In addition, we continue to 
explore new ways to invest in our future with our 
€100k Start-Up Challenge, now in its second year, 
opening up opportunities to discover innovations 
from across the start-up ecosystem, which are 
aligned to the business priorities. Sustainability 
is integrated within every aspect of our business, 
creating and sharing value for all our stakeholders. 
We are proud to make a strong contribution to 
developing the societies in which we operate 
through employment and our wider supply 
chain, as well as through supporting community 
projects. Our progress is recognised by the 
most important ESG benchmarks, such as being 
ranked as the world’s most sustainable beverage 
company for the seventh time by Dow Jones 
Sustainability Indices 2023, MSCI ESG rating 
of AAA, and CDP Climate and Water of A rating 
for both categories, amongst others. 

Our key financial highlights include:

•  organic revenue up 16.9% and reported revenue 

up 10.7%; 

•  organic revenue per case up 15.0%, reflecting 
the benefits of revenue growth management 
initiatives throughout the year;

•  comparable EBIT up 16.6% to €1,083.8 million, 
with organic EBIT up 17.7%, principally driven 
by organic growth across our markets, only 
partially offset by negative foreign currency 
movements; 

•  comparable EPS up 21.8%;
•  another year delivering record free cash 

flow, with free cash flow increased by 10.3% 
to €711.8 million, largely reflecting higher 
operating profit; and

•  proposed ordinary dividend of €0.93 per share, 

up 19.2% year on year and representing a 
45% payout.

Stakeholder experience 
Our shareholders 
Shareholder engagement
As detailed in last year’s remuneration report, 
to recognise the performance of the Group and 
the contribution of the Chief Executive Officer 
(CEO) since appointment, the Committee took 
the decision to apply a one-off increase in the 
CEO’s Performance Share Plan (PSP) award 
to 450% of salary. 

Whilst the proposed increase was within the 
remuneration policy limits and was designed 
to reward the CEO for the delivery of our 2025 
Growth Story Commitments, the Committee 
recognised that there were significant minority 
votes against Resolutions 7 and 9, the advisory 
votes to approve the UK remuneration report and 
the Swiss statutory remuneration report. Each 
was passed with the support of 68.39% of the 
votes cast. I understand and acknowledge the 
significance of this outcome.

Ahead of the change being proposed, the 
Committee actively engaged with shareholders 
on the challenges it faced in operating the 
current remuneration policy within the current 
macroeconomic environment to ensure it struck 
the right balance in incentivising and rewarding 
management for strong performance, whilst 
adhering to best practice. 

Following the AGM, I consulted with investors to 
understand the level of support received on the 
remuneration report. The key pieces of feedback 
received centred on (i) the one-off increase in 
the PSP opportunity for the CEO, where some 
shareholders felt that, although within the policy 
limits, the circumstances were not extraordinary 
and therefore did not justify the increased 
opportunity; and (ii) windfall gains related 
to the PSP award vesting in the year. 

During 2023, we therefore continued our 
engagement programme, actively engaging with 
38 shareholders as well as proxy advisers. We held 
meetings with ten of our largest shareholders 
who had accepted our invitation to meet. This 
group collectively owned approximately 60% 
of our shares. Typically, these were positive and 
constructive discussions, and we are grateful for 
the ongoing dialogue.

The Committee recognises the feedback from 
shareholders. As a Committee and in consultation 
with the Chair, we actively considered alternative 
approaches to implement the remuneration policy, 
which balanced UK governance expectations whilst 
ensuring that the remuneration policy recognised 
the performance of the executive team and drove 
delivery of our future growth strategy. 

Reflecting on the feedback received from 
investors, the Committee agreed that, for 
2024, the PSP award limit would revert to the 
normal policy level (330% of salary), and no 
material one-off decisions would be made on the 
implementation of the policy. We recognise that, 
over the past few AGMs, remuneration-related 
resolutions have received a significant minority 
of votes against. As detailed further on in my 
letter, the Committee intends to undertake a 
review of the remuneration policy over the course 
of 2024 and consider whether it remains fit for 
purpose or whether more substantive changes 
are required going forward. If any material changes 
are proposed, the Committee is committed 
to actively engage with all stakeholders ahead 
of the 2025 AGM. 

I would like to thank our shareholders for taking 
the time to meet with me in 2023 and provide 
their feedback on the approach to Executive 
Director remuneration as well as the important 
topic of our approach to the wider workforce 
and our stakeholders. 

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Shareholder experience
Regarding the experience of our shareholders, 
a dividend of €0.78 per share was distributed 
in 2023, and a dividend of €0.93 per share is 
proposed for 2024, up 19.2% year on year. 
We remain committed to making progressive 
dividend payments in the future. And in line 
with the Group’s capital allocation framework, 
in November, the Board approved a share 
buyback programme aimed at returning up 
to €400 million to shareholders. 

Our employees
The Committee receives regular updates on our 
active employee engagement activities. During 
this sustained period of uncertainty and high 
inflation, our people have continued to exhibit 
resilience, commitment and passion for what 
they do, which is evident with the continued 
high employee engagement scores at 86%, one 
percentage point higher than 2023. To ensure 
we are remaining market competitive when 
remunerating our workforce, we continued to 
review various data sources on market pay, and 
provided ad hoc increases in addition to the annual 
increase in many of our markets, ensuring that 
our talent and our frontline employees are the 
focus of these additional increases. This emphasis 
on performance and market competitiveness is 
consistent with the reward philosophy we seek 
across all levels of our workforce. 

In addition to reviewing pay practices, benefits 
and wellbeing remain a priority, and in 2023 we 
organised a mental health awareness session 
focusing on resilience and stress management. 
We also conducted a session on financial 
wellbeing, with valuable insights and strategies 
to manage financial pressures. The Committee 
continues to provide strong oversight on our 
rewards practices, ensuring remuneration for 
our wider workforce remains competitive and 
fit for purpose in 2024.

As the Director responsible for Workforce 
Engagement, I attend the work councils’ meetings 
to gather insights from representatives across 
the Company. During 2023, meetings included 
discussion on workforce concern about inflation 
and its impact. The Company’s decision to provide 
one-off bonuses provided at the end of 2023, 
to help alleviate higher cost of living, was well 
received by the workforce. As in previous years, 
I interacted directly with the representatives 
to get their wider insights, which I took back 
to the Committee for discussion and to share 
with the Board. 

As in prior years, we supported humanitarian 
efforts for colleagues and communities impacted 
by war or natural disaster, alongside the Coca-
Cola System partners and the Ukrainian Red 
Cross. In December 2023, we also announced 
the establishment of a charitable foundation 
dedicated to supporting local communities 
where we operate.

We continued our efforts to build an inclusive 
workplace and a diverse workforce to reflect our 
customer base and communities. Our strategy 
starts from retention, complemented by external 
hiring, to create a gender-balanced organisation, 
and we’ve committed to have at least 50% of 
manager positions held by women by 2025. The 
entire Executive Leadership Team volunteered to 
sponsor participants of our Women in Leadership 
programme, acting as sponsors offering 
assistance in navigating common career barriers.

Base salary arrangements
The Committee considered a number of 
factors when reviewing the base salary of the 
CEO in 2023. This included: consideration of 
our wider workforce experience (there was an 
average 7.3% salary increase across the Group) 
market data against the FTSE 100 and broader 
international FMCG peer group; and overall 
business performance. Balancing these factors, 
we approved a 6.3% increase effective 1 May 2023.

Incentive outcomes 
The Committee’s role includes incentivising strong 
business performance and appropriately rewarding 
contributions to the Company’s long-term 
success. The Committee has reviewed the policy-
based outcomes under the annual Management 
Incentive Plan (MIP) and the PSP.

Against recent headwinds of high, albeit tempering 
inflation in Europe, continued war in Ukraine and 
Russia, a bank note crisis and significant currency 
devaluation in Nigeria, and a temporarily weaker 
market in Egypt, the Company outperformed 
against both expectations and the prior year.

MIP
As per the prior year, the Committee agreed it 
was appropriate to remove the impact of Russia 
and Ukraine both in the targets and performance 
of the business, given the ongoing war. The 
outcome reflects record levels of revenue, 
comparable EBIT and free cash flow, which the 
2023 MIP was based on, against a challenging 
backdrop when set.

The formulaic MIP outcome for the CEO 
was 76% of the maximum opportunity, with 
both the performance targets and actual 
performance determined.

When determining performance, the Committee 
took into account the strong results and business 
context highlighted above, including the handling 
of the challenges posed by the Russia-Ukraine 
war, overall exceptional business performance, 
increased engagement of our employees and 
overall progress towards our sustainability 
goals. Taking this performance in the round, the 
Committee determined that this outcome is a 
fair reflection of wider performance, with 50% 
of the MIP payout being deferred into shares 
for three years, ensuring further shareholder 
alignment. Details of the targets, performance 
against them and the plan outcomes are set out 
on pages 177 to 178.

PSP
Reflecting exceptional longer-term performance 
over the three years ending 2023, the Group 
exceeded both the maximum targets for EPS 
and ROIC under the 2021-23 PSP. This was our 
first year where the plan also included reduction 
of CO2 emissions as a third performance metric. 
Following the notification from the third party 
(IFEU, an institute preferred by TCCC as the 
source on material emissions factor change), 
and in line with GHG Protocol guidance a 
recalculation of the base year 2017 onwards was 
triggered in 2023, and again in 2024, to reflect 
the annual release of emissions factors. Given 
the methodology change to the base year 
used for emissions data, which directly impacts 
future years, the Committee considered it 
appropriate for this change to flow through to 
the targets attached to the 2021 PSP award. 
In doing so, the Committee is confident that 
the revised targets were not materially easier 
or harder to achieve than the original targets. 
Further details are set out on pages 178 to 179.

At the time targets were set in September 2021, 
Russia and Ukraine were included while Egypt 
was excluded, and the above results reflect this.

At the end of the period, the Committee 
considered the formulaic outcome was an 
appropriate reflection of the underlying 
performance of the Group, not least factoring in 
the macroeconomic headwinds impacting key 
markets the Group operates, in and approved the 
formulaic outcome of 94% of maximum. The 2021 
PSP award was granted at a higher share price 
than the 2020 PSP award, therefore there are 
no windfall gains associated with this award.

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Looking ahead 
Implementation of the policy in 2024
We expect average employee salary increases 
across the Company at 6.2%. It is anticipated that 
the CEO’s increase will be lower than that of the 
wider workforce. The increase will be effective 
from 1 May 2024 and will be communicated in the 
subsequent Directors’ remuneration report.

As in 2023, the 2024 MIP business performance 
will be measured based on performance 
against three KPIs: revenue (40% weighting), 
comparable EBIT (40% weighting) and free cash 
flow (20% weighting). There will be no change 
to the maximum MIP opportunity for 2024 
(140% of salary).

To achieve our growth ambitions, and to deliver 
continued financial performance that creates the 
desired returns, the Committee believes strongly 
that we must continue to retain and incentivise 
the management team in a fair manner.

The Committee intends that 2024 PSP awards 
will be made subject to the same performance 
metrics as the 2023 awards: ROIC (42.5%), 
EPS (42.5%) and reduction of CO2 emissions 
(15%). As in the prior year, the Committee has 
determined to exclude the impact of Russia and 
Ukraine from the targets of the 2024-26 plan 
in light of the continued uncertainty as a result 
of the Russia-Ukraine war. We will proceed with 
providing the individual grants for the 2024 
PSP in March, as per the usual process, with the 
maximum award for the CEO set at 330% of salary 
as in previous years and as noted above. 

The targets for the 2024 PSP award take into 
account of our business plan, market expectations 
and the wider economic and geopolitical 
environment. The change in the ROIC targets 
relative to prior years reflects the level of invested 
capital deployed, which has been impacted by 
strategic acquisitions (including the acquisition 
in Finlandia) and recent share buybacks. The 
Committee has applied the same approach to 
target setting as in previous years and believes 
that the proposed target range for ROIC and the 
other performance metrics are appropriately 
stretching relative to the business plan and 
external forecasts of performance. 

Remuneration policy going forward 
As we further embed our new purpose, the 
Remuneration Committee will continue to keep 
the policy under review, ensuring that plans and 
programmes relating to remuneration support 
the Company’s strategy and objectives, and are 
appropriately linked to shareholders’ interests.

We will continue to review the wider workforce 
remuneration arrangements with a special focus 
on our frontline workers and specifically our 
business developers’ salaries and incentives. 
We will consider the remuneration strategy for 
our workforce, ensuring it is aligned with the 
Company’s new purpose, strategies and culture. 
We will continue our journey in diversity, equity 
and inclusion (DEI) by ensuring balance in our pay 
equity practices and flexible work arrangements.

With regard to Executive Director remuneration, 
the Committee welcomes the wider debate 
that is currently being held regarding the 
overall competitiveness of remuneration 
within UK-listed businesses. 

Whilst the Remuneration Committee believes 
that the remuneration policy approved by 
shareholders at the AGM in May 2023 remains 
broadly fit for purpose, the Committee intends to 
undertake a detailed review of the remuneration 
policy that applies to our top 40 senior leaders, 
including Executive Directors, over the course of 
the year. The key objectives will be to ensure that 
the remuneration policy supports the delivery 
of the Group’s strategy and is an appropriate 
motivation and retention tool for the senior 
management team. We welcome feedback and 
we are committed to continuing engagement 
with shareholders on this important topic during 
the year.

Finally, on behalf of the Committee, I would like 
to thank our shareholders for the time taken 
to engage during the year, and I look forward to 
engaging with you further in the year ahead.

As Chair of the Committee, I hope you will support 
the remuneration-related resolutions at the AGM. 

Charlotte J. Boyle
Committee Chair

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Remuneration throughout the organisation – a snapshot

Attracting
Finding the people we want 
and need

Recognising
Adopting behaviours 
that produce exceptional 
performance

Retaining
Continuing to attract the 
best talent

Motivating
Achieving business, financial 
and non-financial targets

Reward strategy and objective
The objective of the Group’s remuneration philosophy is to attract, retain and motivate employees who 
are curious, agile and committed to high performance. Our reward strategy seeks to promote a growth 
mindset and reinforce desirable behaviours, ensuring that employees are fairly rewarded and that their 
individual contributions are linked to the success of the Company.

Variable pay is an important element of our reward philosophy. A significant proportion of total 
remuneration for top managers (including the CEO and the members of the Executive Leadership 
Team (ELT) is tied to the achievement of our business objectives. These objectives are defined by key 
business metrics that are consistent with our growth strategy and will deliver long-term shareholder 
value. The variable pay element increases or decreases based on the achieved business performance.

Through equity-related long-term compensation, we seek to ensure that the financial interests 
of the CEO, the members of the ELT and senior managers are aligned with those of shareholders.

All of our remuneration plans, both fixed and variable, are designed to be cost-effective, taking into 
account market practice, business performance, and individual performance and experience where 
relevant. We pay close attention to our shareholders’ views in reviewing our remuneration policy 
and programmes.

In line with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the following factors, which align well with our 
objectives, were also considered:

Clarity
Remuneration arrangements 
should be transparent and 
promote effective engagement 
with shareholders and workforce.

Simplicity
Remuneration structures should 
avoid complexity and their 
rationale and operation should 
be easy to understand.

Risk
Remuneration arrangements 
should ensure reputational 
and other risks from excessive 
rewards, and behavioural risks 
that can arise from target-based 
incentive plans, are identified 
and mitigated.

Predictability
The range of possible values 
of rewards to individual 
Directors and any other limits or 
discretions should be identified 
and explained at the time of 
approving policy.

We believe that our policy provides transparency for Executives and 
shareholders about what performance we are looking for across 
our portfolio.

The Remuneration Committee has aimed to incorporate 
simplicity and transparency into the design and delivery of our 
remuneration policy. 

We aim for disclosure of the policy and how it is implemented to 
be in a clear and succinct format.

Our remuneration arrangements for Executive Directors are 
purposefully simple, comprising fixed pay (salary, benefits, 
pension), a short-term incentive plan (the MIP) and a long-term 
incentive plan (the PSP).

The remuneration structure is simple to understand for both 
participants and shareholders and is aligned to the strategic 
priorities of the business.

The remuneration policy includes a number of points to mitigate 
potential risks:

•  There are defined limits on the maximum opportunity levels 

under incentive plans.

•  Performance targets are calibrated appropriately, ensuring 

they are adequately stretching but sustainable.

•  The Remuneration Committee considers formulaic incentive 
outcomes and determines whether to make any adjustments, 
including to take into account the experience of wider 
stakeholders such as employees and shareholders.

•  Incentive plans include provisions to allow malus and claw back 
to be applied, where appropriate. The use of deferral, holding 
periods, in-employment and post-employment shareholding 
requirements ensures that there is an alignment of interests 
between the CEO and shareholders and encourages 
sustainable performance.

We aim for our disclosure to be clear to allow shareholders to 
understand the range of potential values which may be earned under 
the remuneration arrangements. Our remuneration policy clearly 
sets out relevant limits and potential for discretion.

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Proportionality
The link between individual 
awards, delivery of strategy 
and long-term performance of 
the Company should be clear. 
Outcomes should not reward 
poor performance.

We believe that the link between individual awards, the delivery 
of strategy and the long-term performance of the Company 
is clearly explained in this report and that our approach 
ensures proportionate pay outcomes that do not reward poor 
performance. A significant part of the CEO’s reward is linked 
to performance with a clear line of sight between business 
performance and the delivery of shareholder value. The 
Remuneration Committee may adjust formulaic outcomes of 
incentive arrangements if they do not appropriately align with 
performance achieved or the experience of wider stakeholders 
such as employees and shareholders.

Alignment to culture
Incentive schemes should 
drive behaviours consistent 
with Company purpose, values 
and strategy.

We want our Executives to make decisions that support the 
long-term performance and health of the business. The incentive 
arrangements and the performance measures used are strongly 
aligned to those that the Board considers when determining the 
success of the implementation of the Company’s purpose, values 
and strategy.

How we implement our reward strategy
The chart below illustrates how we put our reward strategy into practice, with the different remuneration arrangements that apply to different employee groups.

We regularly review our reward strategy to ensure it remains relevant and effective in meeting the needs of our employees, especially our frontline workers. During 2023 we provided higher increases 
to our front line workers in comparison to other employees. 

Chief Executive Officer, 
Executive Leadership Team and 
selected senior management

Performance Share Plan
Performance share awards 
vest over three years. PSP 
awards are cascaded down 
to select senior managers, 
promoting a focus on long-term 
performance and aligning them 
to shareholders’ interests,

Selected middle and senior 
management

Long-Term Incentive Plan
Long-term incentive awards vest 
over three years. LTIP awards are 
cascaded down to select middle 
and senior management to 
reinforce long-term performance 
and ensure retention of our talents.

Chief Executive Officer and 
Executive Leadership Team

Shareholding guidelines 
Support the alignment with 
shareholder interests ensuring 
sustainable performance: CEO 
– required to hold shares in the 
Company equal in value to 300% of 
annual base salary within a five-year 
period and a post-employment 
shareholding requirement that 
applies for two years post-leaving.

ELT – required to hold shares in the 
Company equal in value to 100% 
of annual base salary within a five-
year period.

All management

All employees

Management Incentive Plan 
Employees may be eligible 
to receive an award under 
the annual bonus scheme that 
promotes a high-performance 
culture. Performance conditions 
are bespoke to each role and 
business unit.

Employee Share Purchase Plan 
(dependent on country practice) 
The Employee Share Purchase 
Plan (ESPP) encourages share 
ownership and aligns the interests 
of our employees with those 
of shareholders.

Fixed pay and benefits 
(base salary, retirement 
and other benefits - dependent 
on country practice) 
Base salaries may reflect the 
market value of each role as well 
as the individual’s performance 
and potential. Retirement and 
other benefits are subject to local 
market practice.

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Remuneration arrangements for the CEO – at a glance

Base salary

Retirement 
benefits

Other benefits

ESPP

+

MIP

PSP

=

Total 
compensation

Fixed pay

Variable pay subject to performance

The table below summarises the remuneration arrangements in place for our CEO. See page 177 for total compensation figures.

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Fixed pay – base salary
The base salary of the CEO is €892,900.

2024 salary increase levels for employees have not been finalized 
at the date of this report. It is anticipated that the Chief Executive 
Officer’s increase will not be higher than the increases provided for 
the wider workforce and will be effective from 1 May 2024.

Fixed pay – retirement benefits
The CEO participates in a defined benefit pension plan under Swiss law. 
Employer contributions are 15% of annual base salary.

Normal retirement age for the Chief Executive Officer’s plan is 65 
years. In case of early retirement, which is possible from the age of 58, 
the Chief Executive Officer is entitled to receive the amount accrued 
under the plan as a lump sum.

Fixed pay – other benefits
Other benefits include (but are not limited to) medical insurance, 
housing allowance, company car/allowance, cost of living adjustment, 
trip allowance, partner allowance, exchange rate protection, tax 
equalization and tax filing support and advice. Benefit levels vary each 
year depending on need.

Fixed pay – ESPP
The CEO may participate in the Company’s ESPP.

As a scheme participant, the CEO has the opportunity to invest 
a portion of his base salary and/or MIP payments in shares. The 
Company matches employee contributions on a one-to-one basis up 
to 3% of base salary and/or MIP payout.

Awards are subject to potential application of malus and 
clawback provisions.

Variable pay – MIP
The MIP consists of a maximum annual bonus opportunity of up to 
140% of base salary.

Payout is based on business performance targets and individual 
performance. The business performance element will result in an 
outcome between 0% and 200% of the target MIP and the individual 
performance element will result in an outcome of up to 100%, with 
the overall payout as a percentage of salary being based on the 
multiplication of these two figures.

For 2024, business performance will be measured based on 
performance against three KPIs: revenue (40% weighting), 
comparable EBIT (40% weighting) and free cash flow (20% weighting). 

50% of any MIP payout will be deferred into shares for a further 
three-year period. Payments are subject to potential application 
of malus and clawback provisions.

Variable pay – PSP
The PSP is an annual share award which vests after three years. For 
2024 the CEO will be granted an award of 330% of salary. For the 
award in 2024, vesting will be based on performance conditions 
measured over a three-year period against:

i. comparable EPS (42.5% weighting); 

ii. ROIC (42.5% weighting); 

iii. reduction of CO2 emissions (15% weighting).

An additional two-year holding period will apply following vesting.

Awards are subject to potential application of malus and 
clawback provisions.

Shareholding guidelines
The shareholding guidelines support the alignment with shareholders. 

The CEO’s minimum shareholding guideline is set at 300% of 
annual base salary within a five-year period and a post-employment 
shareholding requirement that applies for two years post-leaving.

50% cash

50% shares deferred 
for three years

Three year performance period

Two year holding 
period

Minimum shareholding requirements

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Remuneration policy
Introduction
The following section (pages 166-169) sets out 
our Directors’ remuneration policy as approved 
by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting 
on 17 May 2023. No changes are being proposed 
to the policy this year.

As a Swiss-incorporated company, we are not 
required to put forward our remuneration policy 
for a shareholder vote, but we intend to do so 
voluntarily at least every three years (or when 
there are changes). We continue to endeavour 
to make sure that our disclosure complies 
with UK regulations, except where these 
conflict with Swiss law.

Policy table – Chief Executive Officer
The Company currently has a single Executive 
Director, being the CEO.

In that case, references in this section to 
the CEO should be read as being to each 
Executive Director.

Therefore, for simplicity, this section refers 
only to the CEO. This remuneration policy would, 
however, apply for any new Executive Director 
role, in the event that one was created during 
the term of this remuneration policy. 

Fixed

Base salary

Retirement benefits

Purpose and 
link to strategy

To provide a fixed level of compensation appropriate to the requirements of the role of CEO 
and to support the attraction and retention of the talent able to deliver the Group’s strategy.

To provide competitive, cost-effective post-retirement benefits.

Operation

Salary is reviewed annually, with salary changes normally effective on 1 May each year. The 
following parameters are considered when reviewing the base salary level:

•  the CEO’s performance, skills and responsibilities;
•  economic conditions and performance trends;
•  experience of the CEO;
•  pay increases for other employees; and
•  external comparisons based on factors such as: the industry of the business, revenue, 

market capitalisation, headcount, geographical footprint, stock exchange listing (FTSE) 
and other European companies.

Malus and clawback provisions do not apply to base salary.

The CEO participates in a defined benefit pension plan. However, we have adjusted the 
pension scheme to be co-contributory, in line with the pension scheme for the wider Swiss 
workforce, for new Executive Directors’ appointments from 2020 onwards.

Normal retirement age for the CEO’s plan is 65 years. In case of early retirement, which is 
possible from the age of 58, the CEO is entitled to receive the amount accrued under the 
plan as a lump sum.

Malus and clawback provisions do not apply to retirement benefits.

Maximum 
opportunity

Whilst there is no maximum salary level, any increases awarded to the CEO will normally be 
broadly aligned with the broader employee population.

The salary increase made to the CEO may exceed the average salary increase under certain 
circumstances at the Remuneration Committee’s discretion. These circumstances may 
include: business and individual performance; material changes to the business; internal 
promotions; accrual of experience; changes to the role; or other material factors.

The contributions to the pension plan are calculated as a percentage of annual base salary 
(excluding any incentive payments or other allowance/benefits provided) based on age 
brackets as defined by Federal Swiss legislation.

This percentage is currently 15% of base salary and increases to 18% above age 55.

Performance 
metrics

Individual and business performance are key factors when determining any base salary 
changes. The annual base salary for the Chief Executive Officer is set out on page 165.

None.

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Fixed continued

Other benefits

Purpose and 
link to strategy

To provide benefits to the CEO which are consistent with market practice.

Operation

Benefit provisions are reviewed by the Remuneration Committee which has the discretion 
to recommend the introduction of additional benefits where appropriate.

Typical provisions for the CEO include benefits related to relocation such as housing 
allowance, company car/allowance, cost of living adjustment, trip allowance, partner 
allowance, exchange rate protection, tax equalisation and tax filing support and advice. 
For all benefits, the Company will bear any income tax and social security contributions 
arising from such payments.

Malus and clawback provisions do not apply to benefits.

Maximum 
opportunity

There is no defined maximum as the cost to the Company of providing such benefits will 
vary from year to year.

Performance 
metrics

None.

ESPP 

The ESPP is an Employee Share Purchase Plan, encouraging broader share ownership, 
and is intended to align the interests of employees including the CEO with those of 
the shareholders.

This is a voluntary share purchase scheme across many of the Group’s countries. The CEO 
as a scheme participant has the opportunity to invest from 1% to 15% of his base salary 
and/or MIP payout to purchase the Company’s shares by contributing to the plan on a 
monthly basis.

The Company matches the CEO’s contributions on a one-to-one basis up to 3% of the 
employee’s base salary and/or MIP payout. Matching contributions are used to purchase 
shares one year after the purchase of shares by employees. Matching shares are 
immediately vested.

Dividends received in respect of shares held under the ESPP are used to purchase 
additional shares and are immediately vested. The CEO is eligible to participate in the 
ESPP operated by the Company on the same basis as other employees. 

Malus and clawback provisions apply. Further details may be found in the Additional notes 
to the Executive Director’s remuneration policy table section on page 171.

Maximum investment is 15% of gross base salary and MIP payout. The Company matches 
contributions up to 3% of gross base salary and MIP payout. Matching contributions 
are used to purchase shares one year after the matching. Matching shares are 
immediately vested.

The value is directly linked to the share price performance. It is therefore not affected by 
other performance criteria.

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Variable pay

MIP 

Purpose and 
link to strategy

To support profitable growth and reward annually for contribution to business 
performance. The plan aims to promote a high-performance culture with stretching 
business and individual targets linked to our key strategies.

Maximum 
opportunity

Operation

Annual cash bonus awarded under the MIP is subject to business and individual 
performance metrics and is non-pensionable.

Performance 
metrics

The CEO’s individual objectives are regularly reviewed to ensure relevance 
to business strategy and are set and approved annually by the Chair of the 
Remuneration Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Stretching targets for business performance are set annually, based 
on the business plan of the Group as approved by the Board of Directors. 
The Remuneration Committee will determine the business performance 
metrics and weightings on an annual basis.

Performance against these targets and bonus outcomes is assessed by the 
Remuneration Committee, which may recommend an adjustment to the payout 
level where it considers the overall performance of the Company or the individual’s 
contribution warrants a higher or lower outcome.

Malus and clawback provisions apply. Further details may be found in the 
Additional notes to the Executive Director’s remuneration policy table section 
on page 171.

The CEO’s maximum MIP opportunity is set at 140% of annual base salary. The 
business performance element will result in an outcome between 0% and 200% 
of the target MIP and the individual performance element will result in an outcome 
of up to 100%, with the overall payout as a percentage of salary being based on 
the multiplication of these two figures.

Threshold, target and maximum achievement for the business performance 
element will result in an outcome as follows:

•  Threshold: 0% of base salary
•  Target: 70% of base salary
•  Maximum: 140% of base salary
•  The maximum opportunity level will therefore only pay out for both a 

stretch level of business performance and full achievement of the individual 
performance element

The MIP awards are based on business metrics linked to our business strategy. 
These may include, but are not limited to, measures of revenue, profit, profit 
margins and operating efficiencies. The weighting of individual performance 
metrics shall be determined by the Remuneration Committee around 
the beginning of the MIP performance period.

Details related to the key performance indicators can be found in the Annual 
Report on Remuneration on page 177.

Deferral of MIP

50% of any MIP award is to be deferred into shares which will be made available after 
a three-year deferral period which commences on the first day of the fiscal year in 
which the deferred share award is made. 

Deferred shares may be subject to malus and clawback (for a period of two 
years following this incentive award) to the extent deemed appropriate by the 
Remuneration Committee, in line with best practice.

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Variable pay continued

PSP 

Purpose and 
link to strategy

To align the CEO’s interests with the interests of shareholders, and increase the 
ability of the Group to attract and reward individuals with exceptional skills.

Holding  
period

Operation

The CEO is granted conditional awards of shares which vest after three years, 
subject to the achievement of performance metrics and continued service. 
Grants take place annually, normally every March.

Adjustments

Performance metrics and the associated targets are reviewed and determined 
around the beginning of each performance period to ensure that they support the 
long-term strategy and objectives of the Group and are aligned with shareholders’ 
interests. Dividends may be paid on vested shares where the performance metrics 
are achieved at the end of the three-year period.

Malus and clawback provisions apply. Further details may be found in the Additional 
notes to the Executive Director’s remuneration policy table section on page 171.

Maximum 
opportunity

Awards (normally) have a face value up to 330% of base salary.

In exceptional circumstances only, the Remuneration Committee 
has the discretion to grant awards up to 450% of base salary.

Change of 
control

Performance 
metrics

Vesting of awards is subject to the three-year Group performance metrics. For 
each award, the Remuneration Committee will determine the applicable metrics, 
weightings and target calibration making up the performance condition.

Following the end of the three-year period, the Remuneration Committee will 
determine the extent to which performance metrics have been met and, in turn, 
the level of vesting. Participants may receive vested awards in the form of shares 
or a cash equivalent.

For each performance metric, achieving threshold performance results in vesting 
of 25% of the award and maximum performance results in vesting of 100% of the 
award. There will be a straight-line vesting between these performance levels.

Performance share awards will lapse if the Remuneration Committee determines that 
the performance metrics have not been met. The Remuneration Committee will have 
discretion to reduce or negate PSP award vesting, in the case of significant adverse 
environmental, social or governance impacts regarding the Company’s activities.

Any vested award (net of shares sold to cover tax liability) is subject to a further 
two-year holding period following the end of the three-year performance period. 
During this two-year period, these beneficially owned shares are subject to a 
no-sale commitment. Any shares subject to the holding period count towards 
the shareholding requirement.

In the event of an equity restructuring, the Remuneration Committee may make 
an equitable adjustment to the terms of the performance share award by adjusting 
the number and kind of shares which have been granted or may be granted and/or 
making provision for payment of cash in respect of any outstanding performance 
share award.

Where exceptional circumstances exist such that the original targets no longer 
meet the intent at the time of grant, the Committee will have the discretion to adjust 
targets in a manner that is considered to be no less stretching than the original 
performance condition. Where any such adjustment is made, the details will be fully 
disclosed in the following remuneration report.

In the event of change of control, unvested performance share awards held 
by participants vest immediately on a pro-rated basis if the Remuneration 
Committee determines that the performance metrics have been satisfied or 
would have been likely to be satisfied at the end of the performance period, unless 
the Remuneration Committee determines that substitute performance share 
awards may be used in place of the previous awards. For vested shares subject to 
the additional holding period, the holding period will lapse and the participants are 
no longer subject to the no-sale commitment.

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Additional notes to the Executive Director’s remuneration policy table 

Other than in the ‘Maximum performance + 50% share price growth’ scenario, no share price growth or 
dividend assumptions have been included in the charts above.

Chief Executive Officer’s remuneration policy illustration
The graph below provides estimates of the potential reward opportunity for the CEO and the split between 
the different elements of remuneration under three different performance scenarios: ‘Minimum’, 
‘Target’ and ‘Maximum’. In line with the reporting regulations, a scenario assuming 50% share price 
growth over the three-year PSP performance period is also shown below. The assumptions used for 
these charts are set out in the table below (€ 000s).

Maximum
performance +50%
share price growth

11%

10%

Maximum

16%

12%

2%

2%

3%

17%

21%

Target

19%

15%

13%

50%

4,786

Minimum

51%

41%

1,732

8%

40%

20%

7,440

49%

5,966

Fixed

Component
Base salary1

Pension

Cash and non-cash bene�ts2

Variable MIP

PSP

PSP – 50% share price 
Appreciation

Total

Minimum 
(€ 000s)

Target 
(€ 000s)

Maximum 
(€ 000s)

893

134

 705

–

–

–

1,732

893

134

723

625

2,411

–

4,786

893

134

742

1,250

2,947

–

5,966

Maximum 
performance 
+ 50% share 
price growth 
(€ 000s)

893

134

742

1,250

2,947

1,474

7,440

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Base salary

Cash and non-cash bene�ts

Pension

MIP

PSP

PSP – share price appreciation

1.  Represents the annual base salary as at the last review in May 2023.
2. 

 ESPP employer contributions may vary depending on the MIP payout provided that the CEO decides to contribute a portion of the MIP 
towards the ESPP. The �gures provided have been calculated on the basis of the applicable MIP payout and the CEO deciding to contribute 
3% to the ESPP.

Minimum performance

Fixed remuneration only, i.e. base salary, pension and other bene�ts 
(including ESPP participation)

Target performance

Fixed remuneration

No payout under the MIP or PSP

MIP payout of 70% of base salary

PSP vesting at 198% of base salary

Maximum performance

Fixed remuneration

Maximum performance+ 50% 
share price growth

MIP payout of 140% of base salary

PSP vesting at 330% of base salary

Fixed remuneration

MIP payout of 140% of base salary

PSP vesting at 330% of base salary

50% assumed share price growth over three-year PSP 
performance period

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Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
The ESOP was replaced by the PSP in 2015 and 
the last grant under the ESOP took place in 
December 2014. Although the Remuneration 
Committee does not intend to award under the 
ESOP going forward, there are still outstanding 
stock option awards which may be exercised in 
future years. Awards vest in one third increments 
each year for three years and can be exercised for 
up to ten years from the date of the award.

Malus and clawback provision for variable 
pay plans
The MIP, PSP, ESOP and ESPP plans include 
malus provisions which give the Remuneration 
Committee and/or the Board discretion to judge 
that an award should lapse wholly or partly in event 
of a material misstatement of financial results 
and/or misconduct, significant reputational risk 
and corporate failure.

The Remuneration Committee and/or Board also 
has the discretion to determine that clawback 
should be applied to awards under the MIP, PSP, 
ESOP and ESPP plans for the CEO and members 
of the ELT. Clawback can potentially be applied to 
payments or vested awards for up to a two-year 
period following payment or vesting.

Shareholding guidelines
In order to strengthen the link with shareholders’ 
interests, the CEO is required to hold shares in 
the Company equal in value to 300% of annual 
base salary. Members of the ELT are required 
to hold 100% of annual base salary. The CEO 
has five years from appointment to accumulate 
shares equal to 300% of annual base salary 
(with shares acquired from PSP awards and 
shares resulting from the deferral of the 50% 
of the MIP counting towards fulfilment of the 
shareholding requirement). 

The Committee continues to review the potential 
need for stronger shareholding requirements in 
the long term and this is subject to further review 
in the future.

The Policy contains a post-employment 
shareholding requirement whereby the CEO 
would, if leaving the Company, be required to 
hold shares equivalent to 200% of base salary 
(or actual shareholding at termination date if 
lower than this) for a period of two years after 
leaving employment.

Remuneration arrangements across the Group
The remuneration approach for the CEO, the 
members of the ELT and senior management 
is similar. The CEO’s total remuneration has a 
significantly higher proportion of variable pay 
in comparison with the rest of our employees. 
The CEO’s remuneration will increase or decrease 
in line with business performance, aligning it with 
shareholders’ interests.

The structure of the remuneration package 
for the wider employee population takes into 
account local market practice and is intended to 
attract and retain the right talent, be competitive 
and remunerate employees for promoting a 
growth mindset while contributing to the Group’s 
performance. As part of the Performance for 
Growth framework introduced in 2019, we revised 
and updated the remuneration framework with 
features such as each business unit having more 
flexibility on target positioning, managers having 
the flexibility to retain key talent, and guidance 
provided for increased awards for high-potential 
and/or exceptional performance.

Policy table – non-Executive Directors

Base fees

Purpose and 
link to strategy

To provide a fixed level of compensation appropriate to the requirements of 
the role of non-Executive Director and to attract and retain high-quality non-
Executive Directors with the right talent, values and skills necessary to provide 
oversight and support to management to grow the business, support the 
Company’s strategic framework and maximise shareholder value.

Operation

Non-Executive Directors’ fees are set at a level that will not call into question 
the objectivity of the Board. When considering market levels, comparable 
companies typically include those in the FTSE index with similar positioning as 
the Company, other Swiss companies with similar market capitalisation and/or 
revenues, and other relevant European listed companies.

Maximum 
opportunity

Fee levels for non-Executive Directors include an annual fixed fee plus additional 
fees for membership of Board committees when applicable. The fees as at 1 
January 2024 are set out below:

•  Base Chairman’s fee: €150,000
•  Base non-Executive Director’s fee: €82,000
•  Senior Independent Director’s fee: €18,000
•  Audit and Risk Committee Chair fee: €32,000
•  Audit and Risk Committee member fee: €16,000
•  Remuneration, Nomination and Social Responsibility Committee Chair 

fees: €13,000

•  Remuneration, Nomination and Social Responsibility Committee member 

fees: €6,500

Fee levels are subject to periodic review and approval by the Chairman of the 
Board and the CEO.

Other benefits

Non-Executive Directors do not receive any benefits in cash or in kind. They 
are not entitled to severance payments in the event of termination of their 
appointment. They are entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses 
incurred in the interests of the Group.

Variable 
remuneration

Non-Executive Directors do not receive any form of variable compensation.

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Legacy arrangements
For the avoidance of doubt, it is noted that 
the Company will honour any commitments 
entered into that have previously been disclosed 
to shareholders.

Policy on recruitment/appointment
Executive Directors
Annual base salary arrangements for the 
appointment of an Executive Director will be set 
considering market relevance, skills, experience, 
internal comparisons and cost. The Remuneration 
Committee may recommend an appropriate initial 
annual base salary below relevant market levels. 
In such situations, the Remuneration Committee 
may make a recommendation to realign the level 
of base salary in the following years. As highlighted 
above, annual base salary ‘gaps’ may result in 
higher rates of salary increase in the short term, 
subject to an individual’s performance. The 
discretion is retained to offer an annual base salary 
necessary to meet the individual circumstances 
of the recruited Executive Director and to enable 
the hiring of an individual with the necessary skills 
and expertise.

The maximum level of variable pay that may be 
offered will follow the rules of the MIP and is capped 
at 140% of the relevant individual’s annual base 
salary. The maximum level of equity-related pay 
that may be offered will follow the PSP rules and 
is capped at 450% of the relevant individual’s 
annual base salary. The typical award is not 
expected to surpass 330% of base salary. Different 
performance measures may be set initially for the 
annual bonus taking into consideration the point 
in the financial year that a new Executive Director 
joins. The above limits do not include the value of 
any buyout arrangements.

Benefits will be provided in line with the Group’s 
policy for other employees. If an Executive Director 
is required to relocate, benefits may be provided as 
per the Group’s international transfer policy which 
may include transfer allowance, tax equalisation, 
tax advice and support, and housing, cost of living, 
schooling, travel and relocation costs.

The Remuneration Committee may consider 
recommending the buying out of incentive awards 
that an individual would forfeit by accepting the 
appointment up to an equivalent value in shares 
or in cash. In the case of a share award, the 
Remuneration Committee may approve a grant of 
shares under the PSP. When deciding on a potential 
incentive award buyout and in particular the level 
and value thereof, the Remuneration Committee 
will be informed of the time and performance pro-
rated level of any forfeited award.

It is expected that Executive Directors appointed 
during the remuneration policy period will be 
appointed on similar notice provisions to the CEO, 
allowing for termination of office by either party on 
six months’ notice.

Non-Executive Directors
It is expected that non-Executive Directors 
appointed during the remuneration policy period 
will receive the same basic fee and, as appropriate, 
committee fee or fees as existing non-Executive 
Directors and will be entitled to reimbursement of 
all reasonable expenses incurred in the interests 
of the Group.

It is expected that non-Executive Directors 
appointed during the remuneration policy 
period will be appointed on a one-year term 
of appointment, in the same manner as existing 
non-Executive Directors.

The Company does not compensate new non-
Executive Directors for any forfeited share awards 
in previous employment.

Termination payments
The Swiss corporate law provisions regarding 
the Compensations in Listed Companies limits 
the authority of the Remuneration Committee 
and the Board to determine compensation. 
Limitations include the prohibition of certain 
types of severance compensation.

Our governance framework ensures that the 
Group uses the right channels to support reward 
decisions. In the case of early termination, the 
non-Executive Directors would be entitled to their 
fees accrued as of the date of termination, but are 
not entitled to any additional compensation. The 
CEO’s employment contract does not contain any 
provisions for payments on termination.

Notice periods are set for up to six months and 
non-compete clauses are 12 months. The notice 
period anticipates that up to six months’ paid 
garden leave may be provided. Similarly, up to 12 
months of base salary may be paid out in relation 
to the non-compete period.

In case of future terminations, payments will be 
made in accordance with the termination policy 
on page 173.

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Pay element

Base salary and other benefits/
non-Executive Directors’ fees

Good leaver (retirement at 55 or later/
at least 10 years’ continued service)

Good leaver (injury, disability)

Bad leaver (resignation, dismissal) 

Death in service

Payment in lieu of notice is not permissible. The Company could ask the Chief Executive Officer to be on paid garden leave for up to six months.

ESPP

MIP

PSP/ESOP

Unvested cash allocations held in the ESPP will vest upon termination.

A pro-rated payout as of the date 
of retirement will be applied. 

A pro-rated payout as of the date 
of leaving will be applied.

Deferred shares will continue to vest 
as normal.

Deferred shares will continue to vest 
as normal.

All unvested options and performance 
share awards continue to vest as normal 
subject to time pro-rating and are 
subject to the additional holding period.

For vested shares that are subject to 
the additional holding period, they will 
continue to be subject to the no-sale 
commitment until the end of the 
relevant two-year period.

Under Swiss law, share awards are 
considered annual compensation and 
as such when time pro-rating is required, 
the year of grant (12 months) and not 
the vesting period (36 months) for time 
pro-rating calculations is considered.

All unvested options and performance 
share awards immediately vest to 
the extent that the Remuneration 
Committee determines that the 
performance conditions have been met, 
or are likely to be met at the end of the 
three-year performance period, and are 
subject to the additional holding period.

Any options that vest are exercisable 
within 12 months from the date 
of termination.

For vested shares that are subject to 
the additional holding period, they will 
continue to be subject to the no-sale 
commitment until the end of the 
relevant two-year period.

Unvested cash allocations under the 
ESPP are forfeited.

Available ESPP shares will be transferred 
to heirs.

In the event of resignation or dismissal, 
as per Swiss law the CEO is entitled to a 
pro-rated MIP payout.

A pro-rated payout will be applied and will 
be paid immediately to heirs, based on 
the latest rolling estimate.

Any outstanding deferred shares 
will lapse.

Deferred shares will continue to vest 
as normal.

All unvested options and performance 
share awards immediately lapse without 
any compensation.

All unvested options and performance 
share awards immediately vest subject 
to time and performance pro-rating.

In the event of resignation, all vested 
options must be exercised within six 
months from the date of termination.

Upon dismissal, all vested options must 
be exercised within 30 days from the 
date of termination.

For vested shares that are subject to 
the additional holding period, they will 
continue to be subject to the no-sale 
commitment until the end of the 
relevant two-year period.

Any options that vest are exercisable within  
12 months from the date of termination.

For vested shares that are subject to the 
additional holding period, the no-sale 
commitment will cease immediately.

Under Swiss law, share awards are 
considered annual compensation. 

When time pro-rating is required, the 
year of grant (12 months) and not the 
vesting period (36 months) is considered 
for time pro-rating calculations.

Corporate events
In the event of an equity restructuring, the Remuneration Committee may make an 
equitable adjustment to the terms of the performance share award by adjusting the number and kind 
of shares that have been granted or may be granted and/or making provision for payment of cash in 
respect of any outstanding performance share award.

In the event of a change of control, unvested performance share awards held by participants vest 
immediately on a pro-rated basis if the Remuneration Committee determines that the performance 
conditions have been satisfied or would have been likely to be satisfied at the end of the performance 
period, unless the Remuneration Committee determines that substitute performance share awards may 
be used in place of the previous awards.

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Service contracts
Zoran Bogdanovic, the CEO, has a service 
contract with the Company with a six- month 
notice period. As noted in the Termination 
payments section on page 172, the CEO’s 
employment contract does not include any 
termination benefits, other than as mandated 
by Swiss law.

Name

Title

The CEO is also entitled to reimbursement of all 
reasonable expenses incurred in the interests of 
the Company.

In accordance with the Swiss Code of Obligations, 
there are no sign-on policies/provisions for the 
appointment of the CEO.

The table below provides details of the current 
service contracts and terms of appointment for 
the CEO and other Directors.

Date 
originally 
appointed to 
the Board of 
the Company

Date 
appointed to 
the Board of 
the Company

Unexpired 
term of service 
contract or 
appointment as 
non-Executive 
Director 

Anastassis G. David

Chairman and  
Non-Executive Director

27 July 2006 17 May 2023 One year

Zoran Bogdanovic

Chief Executive Officer

11 June 2018 17 May 2023

Indefinite, 
terminable on six 
months’ notice

Charlotte J. Boyle

Non-Executive Director 20 June 2017 17 May 2023 One year

Henrique Braun

Non-Executive Director 22 June 2021 17 May 2023 One year

Olusola (Sola) David-Borha Non-Executive Director 24 June 2015  17 May 2023 One year

Anna Diamantopoulou

Non-Executive Director 16 June 2020 17 May 2023 One year

William W (Bill) Douglas III  Non-Executive Director 21 June 2016 17 May 2023 One year

Reto Francioni

Senior Independent  
Non-Executive Director

21 June 2016  17 May 2023 One year

Anastasios I. Leventis

Non-Executive Director  25 June 2014 17 May 2023 One year

Christo Leventis

Non-Executive Director  25 June 2014 17 May 2023 One year

Alexandra Papalexopoulou Non-Executive Director 24 June 2015 17 May 2023 One year

George Leventis

Non-Executive Director 17 May 2023 17 May 2023 One year

Evguenia Stoichkova

Non-Executive Director 17 May 2023 17 May 2023 One year

The CEO’s service contract and the terms and 
conditions of appointment of the non-Executive 
Directors are available for inspection by the public 
at the registered office of the Group.

Consideration of employee views
The remuneration structure has been designed 
to apply to all Group employees, not just 
the Executive Directors, which is a material 
factor in defining and shaping the policy and 
implementation of the policy.

The Remuneration Committee does not currently 
consult specifically with employees on policy 
for the remuneration of the Directors. Pay 
movement for the wider employment group is 
considered when making pay decisions for the 
CEO. The Chair of the Remuneration Committee 
is also the designated non-Executive Director 
for workforce engagement. As such, she attends 
meetings of our European Works Council and 
meets with elected employee representatives 
from our businesses in EU countries. She then 
reports back to the Board on her observations 
and matters raised by employees, ensuring Board 
and Remuneration Committee deliberations 
and decision-making are fully informed. 
Our engagement levels continue to remain 
high at 86%.

Consideration of shareholder views
Shareholder views and the achievement of 
the Group’s overall business strategies have 
been taken into account in formulating the 
remuneration policy. Following shareholder 
feedback before and after the Annual General 
Meeting, the Remuneration Committee and the 
Board consult with shareholders and meet with 
institutional investors to gather feedback on the 
Company’s remuneration strategy and corporate 
governance. The Company will continue to 
engage with shareholders in the future to discuss 
the outcomes of the remuneration policy.

In reviewing and determining remuneration, 
the Remuneration Committee takes into account 
the following:

•  the business strategies and needs of the 

Company;

•  the views of shareholders on Group policies and 

programmes of remuneration;

•  the alignment of remuneration policy with the 

principles of clarity, simplicity, risk, predictability, 
proportionality and alignment with culture;
•  market comparisons and the positioning of the 

Group’s remuneration relative to other

•  comparable companies;
• 

input from employees regarding our 
remuneration programmes;

•  the need for similar, performance-related 

principles for the determination of executive 
remuneration and the remuneration of other 
employees; and

•  the need for objectivity. Board members, 
the CEO and ELT members play no part in 
determining their own remuneration. The 
Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the 
CEO are not present when the Remuneration 
Committee and the Board discuss matters that 
pertain to their remuneration.

This ensures that the same performance-setting 
principles are applied for Executive remuneration 
and for other employees in the organisation.

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The total cost in connection with Willis Towers 
Watson’s work was €37,702 and for Deloitte 
€101,674, invoiced on a time spent basis. Willis 
Towers Watson and Deloitte are members of 
the Remuneration Consultants Group and provide 
advice in line with its Code of Business Conduct. 
Considering this, and the level and nature of the 
service received, the Committee remains satisfied 
that the advice is objective and independent.

Annual Report on Remuneration
Introduction 
This section of the report provides detail on 
how we have implemented our remuneration 
policy in 2023 which, in accordance with the UK 
remuneration reporting regulations and alongside 
other sections of the Directors’ remuneration 
report, will be subject to an advisory shareholder 
vote at our 2024 Annual General Meeting.

The role of the Remuneration Committee 
The main responsibilities of the Remuneration 
Committee are to establish the remuneration 
strategy for the Group and to approve 
compensation packages for Directors and senior 
management. Further, the Committee reviews 
wider workforce remuneration policies at Coca-
Cola HBC and the alignment of incentives and 
rewards with strategy and culture, taking these 
into account when setting the remuneration 
policy. The Remuneration Committee operates 
under the Charter for the Committees of 
the Board of the Company set forth in Annex 
C to the Organizational Regulations of the 
Company, available on the Group’s website at:  
https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/about-us/ 
corporate-governance.

•  review and approve the performance 

achievement of the 2020 PSP award, number 
of shares vesting and dividend equivalents;

•  set and approve 2023 PSP targets;
•  review award levels for 2023 PSP awards;
•  review short- and long-term incentive 
arrangements for the wider workforce;
•  review the assets of the Company’s Irish 

defined benefit pension plans;

•  review pay evolution for the wider workforce, 
including actions taken to deal with inflation.

Advisers to the Remuneration Committee
The Chief People and Culture Officer, 
the Head of Rewards and the General 
Counsel regularly attend meetings of the 
Remuneration Committee.

While the Remuneration Committee does not 
have external advisers, in 2023 it authorised 
management to work with external consultancy 
firms Willis Towers Watson and Deloitte, 
which provided independent advice on ad 
hoc remuneration issues during the year. 
These services are considered to have been 
independent, objective and relevant to the 
market. Other than employee engagement 
benchmarking services, Willis Towers Watson 
does not provide any other services to the 
Company or to any individual Director, Deloitte 
provides tax advisory and payroll services to 
the Company.

Members

Charlotte J. Boyle
(Chair) 

Membership status

Member since 2017
Chair since June 2020

Reto Francioni 

Appointed June 2016

Anna Diamantopoulou Appointed June 2020

In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance 
Code, the Remuneration Committee consists 
of three independent non Executive Directors: 
Charlotte J. Boyle (Chair), Reto Francioni and Anna 
Diamantopoulou, who were each last elected by the 
shareholders for a one-year term on 17 May 2023.

The Remuneration Committee met four times in 
2023; in March, June, September, and December. 
Please refer to the Corporate Governance Report 
on page 140 for details of the Remuneration 
Committee meetings. 

Activities of the Remuneration Committee 
during 2023
During 2023, the key Remuneration Committee 
activities were to:

•  undertake extensive shareholder consultation to 
understand different views on our remuneration 
approach and explain the Committee’s decisions;

•  review and sign off the 2022 Directors’ 

remuneration report;

•  review the 2023 base salary for the CEO;
•  review and approve the 2023 base salaries 

for the ELT members and general managers;

•  review and approve the 2022 MIP payout 

for the CEO;

•  review and approve payout levels for the 
2022 MIP in relation to ELT members and 
general managers;

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Non-Executive Directors’ remuneration for the years ended 31 December 2023 and 2022

Anastassis G. David

Charlotte J. Boyle

Henrique Braun

Olusola (Sola) David-Borha

Anna Diamantopoulou

William W. (Bill) Douglas lll

Reto Francioni

Anastasios I. Leventis

Christo Leventis

Alexandra Papalexopoulou

Bruno Pietracci3

George Pavlos Leventis4

Evguenia Stoichkova5

Ryan Rudolph6

Financial
 year

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

FY2023

FY2022

Base fee1 
(€)

150.000

150,000

82.000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82.000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

82,000

31,033

82,000

51,193

–

51,193

–

31,033

82,000

Audit and Risk 
Committee 
(€)

Remuneration 
Committee 
(€)

Nomination 
Committee 
(€)

Social Responsibility 
Committee 
(€)

Senior 
Independent Director 
(€)

Social security 
contributions2 
(€)

–

–

–

–

–

–

16.000

16,000

–

–

32,000

32,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

16,000

16,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

13.000

13,000

–

–

–

–

6,500

6,500

–

–

6,500

6,500

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6.500

6,500

–

–

–

–

6,500

6,500

–

–

13,000

13,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,500

6,500

–

–

–

–

13,000

13,000

–

–

–

–

2,460

6,500

–

–

4,058

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

18,000

18,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,569

6,586

7.850

7,871

6,199

8,152

–

–

7,058

7,123

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,683

7,108

–

–

–

–

2,486

6,586

Total 
(€)

150,000

150,000

101.500

101,500

88,569

88,586

105.850

105,871

107,699

109,652

114,000

114,000

126,558

126,623

95,000

95,000

82,000

82,000

98,000

98,000

36,176

95,608

51,193

–

55,251

–

33,519

88,586

1.  Non-Executive Director fees for 2023 were in line with the fees that were revised in 2022.
2.  Social security employer contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
3.  Bruno Pietracci retired from the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023. The Group applied a pro-rated base fee from this date. 
4.  George Pavlos Leventis was appointed to the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023. The Group applied a pro-rated base fee from this date.
5.  Evguenia Stoichkova was appointed to the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023. The Group applied a pro-rated base fee from this date.
6.  Ryan Rudolph retired from the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023. The Group applied a pro-rated base fee from this date.

Non-Executive Directors do not participate in any of the Group’s incentive plans, nor do they receive any retirement or other taxable benefits. Fee levels in the table above were last reviewed in 2022.

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Single figure table
Single total figure of remuneration for the CEO for the years ended 31 December 2023 and 2022.
Employee Share 
Cash and 
Purchase Plan4
non-cash benefits2 
€ 000s
€ 000s

Annual bonus3 
€ 000s

Base pay1 
€ 000s

Long-term incentives5 
€ 000s

Retirement benefits6 
€ 000s

Total fixed remuneration 
€ 000s

Total variable remuneration 
€ 000s

Total single figure 
€ 000s

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

Zoran 
Bogdanovic

875

832

678

461

950

911

26

41

2,405

1,905

148

144

1,701

1,437

3,381

2,857

5,082

4,294

1.  Base pay includes the monthly instalments linked to the base salary for 2023 and 2022.
2.  Cash and non-cash benefits includes the value of all benefits paid during 2023. These are outlined in the ‘Cash and non-cash benefits’ section below and include any gross-ups for the tax benefits.
3.  Annual bonus for 2023 includes the MIP payout, receivable early in 2024 for the 2023 performance year, including the amount deferred in shares. Refer to ‘MIP performance outcomes-2023’ for details.
4. 
5. 

‘Employee Share Purchase Plan’ reflects the value of Company matching share contributions under the ESPP.
 ‘Long-term incentives’ for 2023 reflects the 2021 awards made under the Performance Share Plan and the dividend equivalent shares paid on PSP shares that will vest in early 2024. The number of shares due to vest to the CEO for the 2021 award is 88,600.  
The CEO will also get 7,243 shares representing the dividend equivalents for the awarded shares for 2021, 2022 and 2023. The value reflects the number of shares multiplied by the average market price over the last three months of the financial year.
The figure will be restated in next year’s report based on the share price at vesting (as has been done for the 2020 award in the 2022 figure above). €2,404,608 total vested value of the 2021 award was decreased by €262,412 due to decrease in share price since date of grant.
‘Retirement benefits’ includes the pension plan under Swiss law. Employer contributions are 15% of annual base salary. The disclosed figure also includes risk and administration costs of €15,874

6. 
7.  No malus and clawback was operated.

Fixed pay for 2023 
Base salary
In 2023, Zoran Bogdanovic’s salary was increased 
to €892,900, representing an increase of 6.3% 
effective May 2023. The average increase for our 
employees was 7.3%

Retirement benefits
Zoran Bogdanovic receives an annual retirement 
benefit of 15% of base salary, aligning to the 
retirement benefit provided under Swiss law 
and based on the age brackets defined by federal 
Swiss legislation. During the year, €148,069 of 
retirement benefit was received, inclusive of 
€15,874 for risk and administration costs.

Normal retirement age for the CEO’s plan is 65 
years. In case of early retirement, which is possible 
from the age of 58, the CEO is entitled to receive 
the amount accrued under the plan as a lump sum.

Cash and non-cash benefits
Zoran Bogdanovic received additional benefits 
during 2023. These included cost of living and 
foreign exchange rate adjustment (€382,122), 
private medical insurance (€6,522), partner 

allowance (€1,000), home trip allowance (€2,660), 
tax support (€21,597), company car (€22,912), 
housing allowance (€105,952), tax equalisation 
(€-125,121), and the value of social security 
contributions (€260,246). Company matching 
contribution related to the ESPP (€26,258 reflecting 
the maximum match of 3% under the plan).

Variable pay for 2023
MIP performance outcomes – 2023
The business performance element for the 
2023 MIP was based on the following metrics:

•  NSR, with an opportunity of 56% of salary 
for maximum performance (28% of salary 
for target performance).

•  Comparable EBIT, with an opportunity of 
56% of salary for maximum performance 
(28% of salary for target performance).
•  Free cash flow, with an opportunity level 

of 28% of salary for maximum performance 
(14% of salary for target performance).

The outcome of the business performance 
element is multiplied by the outcome for the 
individual performance element.

The CEO’s individual performance metrics were measured versus the following priorities in 2023:

Priorities

Increase volume

Business 
performance

Increase organic revenue growth

Increase comparable EBIT

Achievement

Volume increased 4.6% versus 2022 
on a reported basis and 1.7% on an 
organic basis

Organic revenue growth 16.9% increase 
compared to prior year

Comparable EBIT 16.6% increase and 
17.7% organic

Employee 
engagement

Maintain or increase 
employee engagement

High sustainable engagement index score 
of 86%

Sustainability 
commitments

Reduction in CO2 and increase energy 
efficient coolers

Energy-efficient coolers up from 55% in 
2023 versus 49% in 2022

Progress towards World Without Waste

56% primary packaging collected for 
recycling versus 48% in 2022

Increase in number of women 
in management

Overall women in management increased 
from 39.6% to 41.8% 

Increase the number that have access 
to #Youth Empowered

Over 944,948 young people from 2017 to 
2023 have access to #Youth Empowered 
access versus 790,000 in 2022

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The Remuneration Committee took into account the following additional achievements during 2023.

•  Continued handling of the challenges posed by the Russia-Ukraine war and the humanitarian support 

to Ukraine during the war

•  Number one contributor to absolute revenue growth for our retail customers within fast moving 

consumer goods (FMCG) in Europe, according to Nielsen.

•  Recognised in the DJSI as leading beverage company and top scores in S&P Global 

Sustainability Yearbook.

Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, we have taken the decision to exclude Ukraine and Russia from 
both the targets as well as the actuals in calculating the payout. In addition, Finlandia, which was 
acquired in November 2023, was excluded from both the targets and actuals in calculating the payout. 
In 2023, the comparable EBIT adjustment totalled €306.4 million (2022: €237.3 million), with the 
increase principally driven by the performance improvement in Ukraine. 

The CEO’s individual financial metrics were measured as follows:

Performance level (payout % of Target opportunity)

Threshold (0%)

Target (100%) Maximum (200%)

Achievement

Payout (% of base 
salary)

Net sales revenue (€m)

7,843.5 

8,525.5

9,207.6

8,630.2

32.2%

Comparable EBIT (€m)

679.6

738.7

797.8

777.4

46.2%

Free cash flow (€m)

327.1

355.5

391.1

496.4

28.0%

Total (business performance multiplied by individual performance)

Total (as a % of maximum)

106.4%

76%

The Remuneration Committee considered the above formulaic outcome to ensure that it was both fair 
and appropriate given the wider stakeholder experience described above and the wider performance 
assessment as set out in the Remuneration Committee Chair’s letter earlier on in this report. The 
annual bonus award in respect of the 2023 financial year for the CEO was therefore €950,046 and 
106.4% of salary (76% of maximum). The Committee judged that this outcome was appropriate and 
did not apply a discretionary adjustment.

In accordance with the terms of the MIP, 50% of the award will be paid out in March 2024 and the remaining 
50% will be deferred into shares for a period of three years, subject to continued employment.

PSP awards – 2023-25
The PSP is the Company’s primary long-term incentive vehicle. In March 2023, the CEO was granted 
a performance share award of over 157,114 shares under the PSP, representing 450% of base salary at 
date of grant.

The award is subject to a three-year performance period, aligned to the Company’s financial year, with 
performance measured to the end of financial year 2025, and vesting anticipated in March 2026. These 
vested shares will then be subject to a further two-year holding period, and the CEO agrees to a no-sale 
commitment during this time.

The Committee was mindful of share price volatility at the time of grant and will retain the right 
to appropriately apply discretion to the share award outcome at the time of vesting, if the level of 
vesting and value delivered is not considered to be appropriate taking into account an assessment 
of performance.

The following table sets out the details of the performance share award made to the CEO under the 
PSP for 2023-25.

Type of award made

Share price at date of grant

Date of grant

Performance period

Face value of the award
(The maximum number of shares that would vest 
if all performance measures and targets are met, 
multiplied by the share price at the date of grant)

Performance share award over 157,114 shares 
receivable for nil cost

€24.06 (£21.18)

17 March 2023

1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025

€3,780,163

Face value of the award as a % of annual base salary

450%

Percentage that would be distributed if threshold 
performance was achieved in all three PSP key 
performance indicators

Percentage that would be distributed if threshold 
performance was achieved only in one PSP key 
performance indicator

25% of maximum award

10.625% (EPS or ROIC)/3.75% (reduction in 
CO2 emissions) of maximum award

Similar to the award made in March 2022, the 2023 award was subject to comparable EPS and ROIC and 
reduction in CO2 emissions targets, as outlined below and exclude Russia, Ukraine and Finlandia.

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The financial measures are key measures of business performance. The reduction in greenhouse gas 
emissions metric was selected to directly align with and incentivise delivery of the Company’s ESG 
objectives, particularly our ambitious goal to achieve net zero emissions across our entire value chain 
by 2040. The CO2 emissions target in the PSP implicitly captures reduction in plastics, which was a key 
driver of its selection as a metric. The measures and targets below were set out in the 2022 Directors’ 
remuneration report.

Measure

Description

Comparable EPS

ROIC

Reduction in CO2 
emissions

Calculated by dividing the 
comparable net profit attributable 
to the owners of the parent by 
the weighted average number 
of outstanding shares during 
the period.

ROIC is the percentage return that 
a company makes on its invested 
capital. More specifically, we 
define ROIC as the percentage 
of comparable net profit excluding 
net finance costs divided by the 
capital employed. Capital employed 
is calculated as the average of 
net debt and shareholders’ equity 
attributable to the owners of the 
parent through the year.

This target supports the Company’s 
ambitious goal to achieve net zero 
emissions across its entire value 
chain by 2040. 1.5 degree Celsius 
scenarios approved by the SBTi and 
calculated as thousand tonnes of 
CO2 emissions equivalent.

42.5% 11.0%

25% 12.9% 100%

15% 4,037

25% 3,851

100%

The vesting schedule for PSP performance conditions is a straight line between the threshold and 
maximum performance levels.

PSP outcomes of the 2021-23 award
The table below summarises performance against the applicable targets for PSP awards made in 2021, 
which are due to vest in March 2024.

Measure

Weighting

Target

Vesting

Target 

Vesting Achievement

Vesting

Threshold

Maximum

Actual

Threshold

Maximum

Comparable EPS

42.5%

€1.63

Weighting

Target

Vesting 
(% of max)

Target

Vesting 
(% of max)

ROIC

42.5%

13.0%

25%

25%

€1.89

100%

€2.08

100%

14.9%

100%

18.2%

100%

42.5% €1.40

25% €1.63

100%

Reduction of CO2 
emissions

15.0%

4,250

25%

4,020

100%

4,149

58%

Total % 
of max

94%

Based on performance against the targets, the formulaic outcome was a vesting level of 94%.

The 2021 PSP award was granted at a higher share price than the 2020 PSP award therefore there are 
no windfall gains associated with this award. In light of the external challenges facing the business, the 
Committee believed that the financial outcomes achieved reflected strong performance and that the 
vesting outcome was appropriate. 

This was our first year where the plan also included reduction of CO2 emissions as a third performance 
metric. Following the notification from the third party (IFEU, an institute preferred by TCCC as the 
source on material emissions factor change) and in line with GHG Protocol guidance, a re-calculation 
of the base year 2017 onwards was triggered in 2023 and again in 2024. In 2023 the Net Zero roadmap 
was re-calculated based on latest annual release of emissions factors with an increase in absolute 
emissions by 250k MT and cascaded onwards. This also led to higher emissions decline rate year on 
year. In early 2024, the Net Zero roadmap was re-calculated based on latest annual release of emissions 
factors, which triggered an increase in absolute emissions base, starting 2017 by 95k MT and cascaded 
onwards. Given the methodology change to the base year used for emissions data, which directly 
impacts future years, the Committee considered it appropriate for this technical change to flow 
through to the targets attached to the 2021 PSP award. In doing so, the Committee was comfortable 
that the revised targets were not materially easier or harder to achieve than the original targets. It was 
determined that no adjustment would be made to the formulaic outcome. 

The above results include Russia and Ukraine but exclude Egypt as at the time that targets were set 
in September 2021. 

Dilution limit
Usage of shares under all share plans and executive share plans adheres to the dilution limits set by the 
Investment Association Principles of Remuneration (10% for all share plans and 5% for all executive 
share plans, in any ten-year period).

Implementation of policy in 2024
For 2024, we will continue to apply the remuneration policy approved by shareholders in 2023, 
as outlined on pages 166 to 169.

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Base salary and fees
2024 salary increase levels for employees have not been finalised at the date of this report. 
It is anticipated that the CEO’s increase will not be higher than the increases provided for the 
wider workforce.

The weightings will be 42.5% for ROIC, 42.5% for EPS and 15% for reduction of CO2 emissions. These 
are unchanged from 2023. 

The targets for the 2024 PSP award, exclude Russia and Ukraine, and take into account our business 
plan, market expectations and the wider economic and geopolitical environment, and are as follows:

Chairman and Board fees effective June 2022 were approved during the 2022 AGM. The fees as at 
1 January 2024 are as follows:

PSP 2024-26

Non-Executive Directors’ fees

Chairman fee

Basic fee

Senior Independent Director

Audit and Risk Committee Chair

Audit and Risk Committee member

Remuneration/Nomination/Social Responsibility Committee Chair

Remuneration/Nomination/Social Responsibility Committee member

Measure

EPS

ROIC

Current 
fees

€150,000

€82,000

€18,000

€32,000

€16,000

€13,000

€6,500

MIP
The MIP operates on a multiplicative basis. The outcome will be determined by business performance 
multiplied by individual performance, which means that unless the business performance targets are 
achieved no bonus will be payable.

Business performance is measured based on performance against three KPIs: revenue (40% weighting), 
comparable EBIT (40% weighting) and free cash flow (20% weighting). Targets are considered to be 
commercially sensitive but will be disclosed on a retrospective basis in next year’s remuneration report. 
For target performance against this element the outcome will be 70%, rising to 140% for maximum 
performance. For the CEO, individual performance will be assessed based on the achievement of defined 
strategic objectives. Based on the Remuneration Committee’s assessment of performance against 
these strategic objectives, the outcome for the individual performance element may be up to 100%.

The maximum opportunity level (which would reflect both a stretch level of business performance and 
full achievement of the individual strategic objectives) for the CEO will be 140% of base salary, which is 
unchanged from 2023.

PSP
The 2024 PSP award for the CEO will revert back to the normal policy maximum of 330% of salary. It 
is intended that, as in past years, the three-year performance conditions applicable to the award will 
continue to be based on ROIC and EPS as well as the reduction of CO2 emissions metric, which was first 
introduced in 2021.

Reduction in CO2 
emissions

Threshold

Stretch

Weighting

Target

Vesting 
(% of max)

Target

Vesting 
(% of max)

42.5% €1.53 25.00% €1.79

100%

42.5% 11.1% 25.00% 13.1% 100%

15.0% 2,986 25.00% 2,848

100%

Description

Calculated by dividing the comparable 
net profit attributable to the owners 
of the parent by the weighted average 
number of outstanding shares 
during the period.

ROIC is the percentage return that 
a company makes on its invested 
capital. More specifically, we 
define ROIC as the percentage 
of comparable net profit excluding 
net finance costs divided by the 
capital employed. Capital employed 
is calculated as the average of 
net debt and shareholders’ equity 
attributable to the owners of the 
parent through the year.

This target supports the Company’s 
ambitious goal to achieve net zero 
emissions across its entire value 
chain by 2040. Aligned with science 
and 1.5 degree Celsius scenarios 
and approved by the SBTi and 
calculated as thousand tonnes of 
CO2 emissions equivalent.

The change in the ROIC targets relative to prior years reflects the level of invested capital at work within 
the business, which has been impacted by strategic acquisitions (including the acquisition of Finlandia) 
and recent share buybacks. The Committee believes that the proposed target range for ROIC and 
the other performance metrics are appropriately stretching relative to the business plan and external 
forecasts of performance.

The performance period for 2024 awards will be the three years to the end of December 2026 and 
vesting will occur in March 2027. These vested shares will then be subject to a further two-year holding 
period, and the CEO agrees to a no-sale commitment during this time.

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Annual percentage change in remuneration of Directors and employees
The following table sets out the percentage change in remuneration for each Director and average percentage change of employees on an annual basis.

All employees

Director

Anastassis G. David

Zoran Bogdanovic

Charlotte J. Boyle

Henrique Braun

Olusola (Sola)  
David-Borha

Anna Diamantopoulou

William W. (Bill) Douglas lll

Reto Francioni

Anastasios I. Leventis

Christo Leventis

Alexandra Papalexopoulou

Bruno Pietracci3

Ryan Rudolph3

George Pavlos Leventis2

Evguenia Stoichkova2

2022 to 2023 %

2021 to 2022 %

2020 to 2021 %

2019 to 2020 %

2022 to 2023 %

2021 to 2022 %

2020 to 2021 %

2019 to 2020 %

2022 to 2023 %

2021 to 2022 %

2020 to 2021 %

2019 to 2020 %

Salary/fees

Taxable benefits

Annual bonus

7.29

4.39

4.59

0.00%

0.40

16.34

4.19

-18.57%

11.86

96.50

-14.79

9.12%

–

6,30

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

104.08

3.10

11.66

11.46

11.26

11.56

11.33

11.96

11.63

11.56

11.36

11.50

11.46

–

–

–

3.20

–

–

– 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.00%

32.181

-36.53

24.25

34.63%

-12.22

155.21

-28.87

23.00%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.  The increase in taxable benefits for the CEO was due to negative tax equalisation in 2022. 
2.  George Pavlos Leventis and Evguenia Stoickova were elected as new Non-executive members of the Board of Directors as of 17 May 2023.
3.  Bruno Pietracci and Ryan Rudolph retired from the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023.

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CEO pay ratio
Coca-Cola HBC is domiciled in Switzerland. We are therefore not required to report a CEO pay ratio 
under UK regulations; however, we are voluntarily disclosing ratios below. We have chosen to make 
a comparison with employees in Switzerland as this is the market in which our CEO is based.

The international nature of our business means that we operate in countries with a significant range 
in terms of market practice for levels of remuneration and cost of living.

Switzerland, for example, has a substantially higher cost of living and employment remuneration 
compared with other countries. For this reason, comparisons with our Swiss workforce are likely to be 
more informative about the pay distribution of our workforce.

The table below compares the 2023 single figure of remuneration for the CEO with that of the employees 
who are paid at the 25th percentile (lower quartile), 50th percentile (median) and 75th percentile (upper 
quartile) of the Company’s workforce based in Switzerland, ranked based on total remuneration.

Year

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Method

Option A

Option A

Option A

Option A

Option A

25th percentile pay ratio 
(P1)

Median pay ratio 
(P2)

75th percentile pay ratio 
(P3)

56:1

46:1

65:1

39:1

33:1

44:1

37:1

52:1

33:1

29:1

35:1

31:1

42:1

26:1

23:1

We are satisfied that the pay ratios reported this year are consistent with our wider pay, reward and 
progression policies for employees.

As described on page 163, we have an overall remuneration philosophy that operates throughout the 
Group, ensuring that employees are fairly rewarded and that their individual contributions are linked 
to the success of the Company.

Variable pay is an important element of our reward philosophy and a significant proportion of total 
remuneration for top managers (including the CEO) is tied to the achievement of our business 
objectives. As employees advance through the Company, there will be the opportunity to receive 
higher rewards commensurate with increased accountability and market practice. The CEO’s total 
remuneration has a significantly higher proportion of variable pay in comparison with the rest of 
our employees. The CEO’s remuneration will therefore increase or decrease in line with business 
performance, aligning it with shareholders’ interests.

The change in the CEO Pay Ratio between 2022 and 2023 was mainly due to the substantial increase in 
the cash and non-cash benefits and long-term incentives under the variable long-term incentive plan.

Chief Executive Officer pay and performance comparison
The graph below shows the total shareholder return (TSR) of the Company compared with the 
FTSE 100 index over a ten-year period to 31 December 2023, based on an initial investment of £100. 
The Remuneration Committee believes that the FTSE 100 Index is the most appropriate index to use 
for historic performance due to the size of the Company and our listing location.

Total Shareholder Return versus FTSE 100
200

Option A has been used as it is the most robust methodology and is based on a sample of full-time 
Swiss employees as of 31 December 2023. Their pay and benefits is calculated, and every Swiss 
employee is ranked to determine P25, P50 and P75. Several Swiss employees around each percentile 
were identified to ensure that they accurately represent the relevant percentile ranking.

The methodology used to identify the lower quartile, median and upper quartile employees was to rank 
all employees of the Swiss workforce on total remuneration (for employees who were in employment for 
the full calendar year). Two employees around each percentile were identified to ensure they accurately 
represent the relevant percentile ranking. The total remuneration for each of these employees was then 
calculated consistent with the methodology applied for deriving the CEO’s single figure remuneration.

The table below sets out the total pay and benefits for the lower quartile, median and upper quartile:

150

100

Annual base salary

Total remuneration

25th percentile in €

Median in €

75th percentile in €

78,870

93,090

86,854

118,932

109,032

151,097

50

Dec 13

Dec 14

Dec 15

Dec 16

Dec 17

Dec 18

Dec 19

Dec 20

Dec 21

Dec 22

Dec 23

Total remuneration of Swiss employees includes base salary, annual bonuses, other cash compensation 
(e.g. overtime), other cash and non-cash benefits (e.g. company car, tax support, relocation etc.), 
pension employer contributions and employer social security contributions during 2023.

Coca-Cola HBC

FTSE 100

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Total remuneration 
– single figure (€ 000s)

MIP (% of maximum)

PSP (% of maximum)

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Dimitris Lois

Dimitris Lois

Dimitris Lois

Dimitris Lois Zoran Bogdanovic Zoran Bogdanovic Zoran Bogdanovic Zoran Bogdanovic Zoran Bogdanovic Zoran Bogdanovic Zoran Bogdanovic

1,918

45% 

–

3,012

75% 

–

2,923

55%

–

15,378

53%

90%

410

5%

–

3,710

48%

100%

2,499

56%

75%

3,340

40%

50%

4,203

91%

75%

4,294

78%

48%

5,082

76%

94%

Dimitris Lois sadly passed away on 2 October 2017. The 2017 total remuneration values above reflect the period 1 January 2017 to 2 October 2017. The total remuneration value for Zoran Bogdanovic reflects 
the period from his appointment as CEO to the end of the financial year, 7 December 2017 to 31 December 2017.

Relative importance of spend on pay (€m)
The graphic below presents the year-on-year change in total expenditure for all employees across the Group 
and distributions made to shareholders in the form of dividends, share buybacks and/or capital returns.

In reaction to the 68% in favour vote, the Committee decided to conduct an extensive shareholder 
consultation, reaching out to many shareholders and engaging with all shareholders who expressed 
concerns. Further detail is set out in the Remuneration Committee Chair’s letter. We value our ongoing 
dialogue with shareholders and welcome any views on this report.

2023

2022

 1,248.6 

 289.9 

1,203.9

262.6

Payments to past Directors and payments for loss of office
There were no payments made to past Directors of the Group or loss of office payments made during 
the year.

0

200

19%

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

Total sta� costs

Distribution to shareholders (total shares)

Compared with the prior year, the total sta� costs have increased by 3.7%, while dividends distributed 
to shareholders have increased by 10.4%

Payments to appointed Directors
There were no payments made to appointed Directors during the year.

Outside appointments for the CEO
Zoran Bogdanovic does not hold any appointments outside the Company.

Shareholder voting outcomes
The table below sets out the result of the vote on the remuneration-related resolutions at the Annual 
General Meeting held in May 2023.

Total Directors’ and Executive Leadership Team members’ remuneration 
The table below outlines the aggregated total remuneration figures for Directors and ELT members in 
the year.

Resolution

Votes for

Votes against

Abstentions

Total votes cast

Voting rights 
represented

Advisory vote on the UK 
remuneration report
Advisory vote on the Swiss statutory 
remuneration report

Advisory vote on the 
remuneration policy
Approval of the maximum 
aggregate amount of remuneration 
for the Board until the next 
Annual General Meeting
Approval of the maximum 
aggregate amount of remuneration 
for the Executive Leadership Team 
for the next financial year

186,300,613 85,901.908
31.54%

68.39%

186,290,152 85,917,120
31.54%
9,151,410
3.36%
336,994

68.39%
255,494,344
93.80%
272,010,889

0.07%

178,310 272,385,582

73.97%

0.07%

7,739,828 272,385,582

73.97%

2.84%
37,699 272,347,883

73.97%

99.88%
268,025,852

0.12%
4,099,409

n/a

260,321 272.125,261

73.97%

98.49%

1.51%

n/a

183,061 272,385,582

73.97%

Total remuneration paid to or accrued for Directors, the ELT and the CEO

Salaries and other short-term benefits

Amount accrued for performance share awards

Pension and post-employment benefits for Directors, the ELT and the CEO

Credits and loans granted to governing bodies
In 2023, no credits or loans were granted to active or former members of the Company’s Board, 
members of the ELT or any related persons.

2023 
(€ m)

30.6

20.4

9.3

0.9

2022
(€ m)

28.3

19.3

8.0

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Share ownership
The table below summarises the total shareholding as at 31 December 2023, including any outstanding shares awarded through our incentive plans, for the CEO and other Directors.

Zoran Bogdanovic2
Anastassis G. David3
Charlotte J. Boyle
Henrique Braun
Olusola (Sola) David Borha
Anna Diamantopoulou
William W. (Bill) Douglas III
Reto Francioni
Anastasios I. Leventis4
Christo Leventis5
Alexandra Papalexopoulou
Bruno Pietracci
Ryan Rudolph
George Pavlos Leventis6
Evguenia Stoichkova

With performance measures
PSP

Without performance measures

ESOP

Share
interests
Yes

Yes

Yes
Yes

Performance 
shares
granted in 
2023
162,847
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Unvested and
subject to
performance
conditions
391,872
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Vested
75,777
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Number of 
stock options 
outstanding
39,335
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Fully 
vested
39,335
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Vesting at 
the end of
2023
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

ESPP
Number of
outstanding 
shares held as at 
31 December 2023
74,157
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Beneficially 
owned
336,219
–
1,017
–
–
–
10,000
7,000
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Current
shareholding 
as % of 
base salary1
1,000%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Shareholding
guideline met1
Yes
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

There were no changes in share ownership between 31 December 2023 and 13 March 2024 for the Directors except for Zoran Bogdanovic2.
1.  The shareholding requirement was introduced from the date of the 2015 PSP award, 10 December 2015 and was updated to 300% in 2020.
2. 

 During 2023, Zoran Bogdanovic exercised 93,408 options under the ESOP due to upcoming expiration consisting of: 30,000 options with an exercise price of GBP 16.00 and the share price at the date of the exercise being GBP 21.45, 35,000 options with an exercise price of GBP 12.56 and 
the share price at the date of the exercise being GBP 22.30 and 28,408 options with an exercise price of GBP 16.00 and the share price at the date of the exercise being GBP 21.92. In February 2024, he exercised a further 39,335 options with an exercise price of GBP 12.56 and the share 
price at the date of the exercise being GBP 25.00. As of 13 March 2024, Zoran Bogdanovic did not have any outstanding ESOP. 

3.  Anastassis G. David is a beneficiary of:

a) a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding; and
b) a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 832,268 shares held by Ari Holdings Limited.

4.  Anastasios I. Leventis is a beneficiary of:

a) a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding; and
b) a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 286,880 shares held by its trustee, Selene Treuhand AG; and
c) a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Avgie Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 2,138,277 shares held by Carlcan Holding Limited.

5.  Christo Leventis is a beneficiary of:

a) a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding and
b) a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 482,228 shares held by its trustee, Selene Treuhand AG; and
c) a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Avgie Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 2,138,277 shares held by Carlcan Holding Limited.

6.  George Pavlos Leventis is a beneficiary of:

(a) a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding;
(b) a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 294,191 shares held by its trustee, Selene Treuhand AG; and
(c) a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Avgie Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 2,138,277 shares held by Carlcan Holding Limited.

Approval of the Directors’ remuneration report
The Directors’ remuneration report set out on pages 159 to 184 was approved by the Board of Directors on 13 March 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

Charlotte J. Boyle
Chair of the Remuneration Committee 
13 March 2024

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Statement of Directors’ responsibilities

The Directors are responsible for preparing 
the Integrated Annual Report, including the 
consolidated financial statements, the Corporate 
Governance Report including the Directors’ 
remuneration report and the Strategic Report, 
in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

The Directors, whose names and functions are set 
out on pages 130 to 132, confirm to the best of 
their knowledge that:

a)  the Integrated Annual Report, taken as a whole, 
is fair, balanced and understandable, and provides 
the information necessary for shareholders to 
assess the Group’s position and performance, 
business model and strategy;

b)  the consolidated financial statements, 
which have been prepared in accordance with 
International Financial Reporting Standards, as 
adopted by the European Union and in compliance 
with Swiss law, give a true and fair view of the 
assets, liabilities, financial position and profit 
or loss of the Company, and the undertakings 
included in the consolidation of the Group taken 
as a whole; and

c)  the Integrated Annual Report includes a fair 
review of the development and performance of 
the business and the position of the Company 
and the undertakings included in the consolidated 
Coca-Cola HBC Group taken as a whole, together 
with a description of the principal risks and 
uncertainties that they face.

The activities of the Group, together with the 
factors likely to affect its future development, 
performance, financial position, cash flows, 
liquidity position and borrowing facilities, are 
described in the Strategic Report (pages 1 to 122). 
In addition, Notes 25 ‘Financial risk management 
and financial instruments’, 26 ‘Net debt’ and 
27 ‘Equity’ include: the Company’s objectives, 
policies and processes for managing its capital; 
its financial risk management objectives; details 
of its financial instruments and hedging activities; 
and its exposures to credit risk and liquidity risk. 
The Group has considerable financial resources, 
together with long-term contracts with a number 
of customers and suppliers across different 
countries. The Directors have also assessed the 
principal risks and the other matters discussed 
in connection with the viability statement on 
page 113.

The Directors considered it appropriate to adopt 
the going concern basis of accounting in preparing 
the annual financial statements and have not 
identified any material uncertainties to the 
Group’s ability to continue to do so over a period 
of at least 12 months from the date of approval 
of these financial statements.

By order of the Board

Anastassis G. David
Chairman of the Board
March 2024

Disclosure of information required under Listing Rule 9.8.4R
For the purposes of Listing Rule 9.8.4CR, the information required to be disclosed by premium listed 
companies in the United Kingdom is as follows:

Listing 
Rule

Information to  
be included

9.8.4(1)

Interest capitalised by the Group and an indication of the amount 
and treatment of any associated tax relief

Reference  
in report

Not applicable

9.8.4(2) Details of any unaudited financial information required by LR 9.2.18 Not applicable

9.8.4(4) Details of any long-term incentive scheme described in LR 9.4.3

Not applicable

9.8.4(5) Details of any arrangement under which a Director has waived 

Not applicable

any emoluments

9.8.4(6) Details of any arrangement under which a Director has agreed 

Not applicable

to waive future emoluments

9.8.4(7) Details of any allotments of shares by the Company for cash not 

Not applicable

previously authorised by shareholders

9.8.4(8) Details of any allotments of shares for cash by a major subsidiary 

Not applicable

of the Company

9.8.4(9) Details of the participation by the Company in any placing made 

Not applicable

by its parent company

9.8.4(10) Details of any contracts of significance involving a Director

Not applicable

9.8.4(11) Details of any contract for the provision of services to the 

Not applicable

Company by a controlling shareholder

9.8.4(12) Details of any arrangement under which a shareholder has waived 

Not applicable

or agreed to waive any dividends

9.8.4(13) Details of any arrangement under which a shareholder has agreed 

Not applicable

to waive future dividends

9.8.4(14) Agreements with a controlling shareholder

Not applicable

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Independent auditor’s report to Coca-Cola HBC AG

Our audit approach

Overview
Audit scope

• 

 Following our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial 
statements, we performed full scope audit procedures on the financial 
information of 17 subsidiary undertakings in 15 countries spread across all of 
the Group’s reportable segments.

•  In addition, we conducted audit procedures around specific account balances 
and transactions including those covering the group treasury operations. The 
group engagement team also performed group level analytical procedures 
over out of scope subsidiary undertakings.

•  Taken together, the undertakings which were in scope for the purpose of 
our audit accounted for 82% of consolidated net sales revenue, 80% of 
consolidated profit before tax and 83% of consolidated total assets of the 
Group.

•  Central audit testing was performed where appropriate for reporting 

components in group audit scope that are supported by the Group’s shared 
services centres.

•  As part of the group audit supervision process, the group engagement 

team has performed reviews of the component auditors’ audit files and final 
deliverables. In person site visits to component auditors in Bulgaria, Greece, 
Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Switzerland were also performed.

Key audit matters

•  Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment assessment.
•  Uncertain tax positions.

Materiality

•  Overall materiality: €51.0 million based on 5% of adjusted profit before tax 

(2022: €41.1 million based on 5% of adjusted profit before tax).

•  Performance materiality: €38.3 million (2022: €30.8 million)

The scope of our audit
As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed the risks of material 
misstatement in the financial statements.

Report on the audit of the consolidated financial statements

Opinion

In our opinion:

•  Coca-Cola HBC AG’s (‘Coca-Cola HBC’ or the ‘Group’) consolidated financial statements (the 

‘financial statements’) give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s affairs as at 31 December 
2023 and of its profit and cash flows for the year then ended; and

•  the financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with International Financial 

Reporting Standards (‘IFRSs’) as adopted by the European Union (‘EU’).

We have audited the financial statements, included within the 2023 Integrated Annual Report 
(the ‘Annual Report’), which comprise: the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2023; 
the consolidated income statement, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the 
consolidated cash flow statement, and the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the 
year then ended; and the notes to the financial statements, comprising material accounting policy 
information and other explanatory information.

Our opinion is consistent with our reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing issued by the 
International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (‘ISAs’). Our responsibilities under ISAs are 
further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our 
report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a 
basis for our opinion.

Independence
We remained independent of the Group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant 
to our audit of the financial statements, which include the International Code of Ethics for Professional 
Accountants (including International Independence Standards) issued by the International Ethics 
Standards Board for Accountants (‘IESBA Code’), and the FRC’s Ethical Standard, as applicable to listed 
entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that non-audit services prohibited by the IESBA Code 
or the FRC’s Ethical Standard were not provided to the Group.

Other than those disclosed in Note 9 ‘Operating expenses’ of the financial statements, we have 
provided no non-audit services to the Group in the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.

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Key audit matters
We attended each of the eight Audit & Risk Committee meetings held during the year. Certain 
meetings involved a private discussion without management being present. We also met with the 
Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee on an ad-hoc basis. During these various conversations we 
discussed our observations on a variety of matters, for example the methodology and assumptions 
used in the Group’s impairment assessment over goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the 
judgements taken by management in assessing the risk of potentially material tax exposures, business 
combinations, the accounting implications of the ongoing challenging macroeconomic conditions, and 
regulatory developments. In September and December 2023, the Audit & Risk Committee discussed 
and challenged the audit plan. The plan included the matters which we considered presented the 
highest risk to the audit, including the key audit matters as set out below, and other information on 
our audit approach such as our approach to specific balances and transactions and where the latest 
technology would be used to obtain better quality audit evidence.

Key audit matters are those matters that, in the auditor’s professional judgement, were of most 
significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current year and include the most significant 
assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) identified by the auditors, 
including those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of resources 
in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters, and any comments 
we make on the results of our procedures thereon, were addressed in the context of our audit of the 
financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate 
opinion on these matters. This is not a complete list of all risks identified by our audit.

The areas of highest risk for the Group audit and where we focused most effort and resources were 
‘Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment assessment’ and ‘Uncertain tax positions’. 
These areas are common with other international beverages companies.

‘Geopolitical events in Russia and Ukraine’, which was a key audit matter last year, continued to be an 
area of focus in light of the uncertainty over the macroeconomic and business environment, liquidity 
and asset values in the wider affected region. Having evaluated the developments in 2023 and to the 
date of this audit report, as well as the level of audit effort required, we assessed that ‘Geopolitical 
events in Russia and Ukraine’ is no longer considered a key audit matter. Otherwise, the key audit 
matters below are consistent with last year.

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible 
assets impairment assessment
Refer to Note 14 ‘Intangible assets’.
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets 
as at 31 December 2023 amount to €1,820.8 
million and €738.2 million, respectively.

The above amounts have been allocated to 
individual cash-generating units (‘CGUs’), which 
in accordance with International Accounting 
Standard 36 ‘Impairment of Assets’ (‘IAS 36’) 
require the performance of an impairment 
assessment at least annually or whenever there 
is an indication of impairment. The impairment 
assessment involves the determination of the 
recoverable amount of the CGU, being the 
higher of the value-in-use and the fair value less 
costs of disposal.

We consider this area as a key audit matter due 
to the magnitude of goodwill and indefinite-
lived intangible assets balances and because 
the determination of whether elements of 
goodwill and of indefinite-lived intangible assets 
are impaired involves complex and subjective 
estimations made by management about the 
future results of the CGUs. These estimations 
include assumptions surrounding revenue 
growth rates, costs, foreign exchange rates and 
discount rates.

Management closely monitored the increasing 
macroeconomic uncertainty in Egypt 
throughout the previous and current year and as 
a result of the annual impairment assessment, a 
charge of €109.4 million for goodwill impairment 
was recorded for the Egyptian CGU. Relevant 
disclosure has been included in the financial 
statements in respect of this CGU.

No impairment was identified for the 
remaining CGUs.

We evaluated the appropriateness of management’s 
identification of the Group’s CGUs, the process 
by which management prepared the CGUs’ value-
in-use calculations and the design and operating 
effectiveness of related control activities.

We tested the mathematical accuracy of the CGUs’ 
value-in-use calculations and compared the cash flow 
projections included therein to the financial budgets, 
approved by the directors, covering a one-year period, 
and management’s projections for the subsequent 
four years. In addition, we assessed management’s 
past forecasting accuracy by comparing key elements 
of the prior year projections with actual results. 

We challenged management’s cash flow projections 
in relation to the assumptions applied to the value-
in-use calculations, taking into account the ongoing 
challenging macroeconomic environment in several 
countries. 

With the support of our valuation specialists, we 
assessed the appropriateness of the methodology 
and valuation techniques used as well as certain 
assumptions including discount, annual revenue growth 
and perpetuity revenue growth rates. 

We also evaluated management’s assessment of 
the potential impact of climate change risks, such as 
the cost of water, carbon emissions and exposure to 
extreme weather events. 

We performed our independent sensitivity analyses 
on the key drivers of the value-in-use calculations for 
the CGUs with significant balances of goodwill and 
indefinite-lived intangible assets.

Based on our work, we concluded that the results 
reached by management in relation to the impairment 
testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets 
were supported by assumptions within reasonable 
ranges.

We evaluated the related disclosures provided in the 
financial statements in Note 14 ‘Intangible assets’ and 
concluded that these are appropriate.

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Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Uncertain tax positions
Refer to Note 11 ‘Taxation’ and Note 30 
‘Contingencies’.

The Group operates in numerous tax 
jurisdictions and is subject to periodic 
challenges, in the normal course of business, 
by local tax authorities on a range of matters 
including corporate tax, transfer pricing 
arrangements and indirect taxes. As at 31 
December 2023, the Group has provisions for 
uncertain tax positions of €82.8 million that are 
classified in current tax liabilities, current tax 
assets and deferred tax liabilities.

The impact of changes in local tax regulations 
and ongoing inspections by local tax authorities, 
could materially impact the amounts recorded 
in the financial statements.

Where the amount of tax payable is uncertain, 
the Group establishes provisions based on 
management’s estimates with respect to the 
likelihood of potential material tax exposures 
crystallising and the probable amount of the 
resultant liability.

We consider this area as a key audit matter given 
the level of judgement and uncertainty involved 
in estimating tax provisions, the complexities 
of dealing with tax rules and regulations in 
numerous jurisdictions that could materially 
impact the amounts recorded in the financial 
statements.

In order to understand and evaluate management’s 
judgement, we considered the status of current tax 
authority inspections and enquiries, the outcome 
of previous tax authority inspections, judgemental 
positions taken in tax returns and current year 
estimates as well as recent developments in the tax 
jurisdictions in which the Group operates.

We evaluated the Group’s monitoring process of the 
current tax authority inspections and challenged 
management’s estimates, particularly in respect of 
cases where there had been significant developments 
with tax authorities.

Our component audit teams, through the use of tax 
specialists with local knowledge and relevant expertise, 
assessed the tax positions taken by the subsidiary 
undertakings in scope, in the context of applying local 
tax laws and evaluating the local tax assessments. 
We read recent rulings and correspondence with tax 
authorities, as well as external advice provided by the 
Group’s tax experts and legal advisors. Additionally, with 
our group engagement team tax specialists we further 
evaluated management’s estimation of tax exposures 
and contingencies in order to assess the adequacy of 
the Group’s tax provisions and satisfy ourselves that 
the tax provisions have been appropriately recorded or 
adjusted to reflect the latest developments.

We held meetings with Group and local management 
to discuss the individual tax positions of the in-scope 
subsidiary undertakings and assessed with the support 
of our group engagement tax team the Group’s overall 
tax exposure.

From the evidence obtained we consider the provisions 
in relation to uncertain tax positions as at 31 December 
2023 to be reasonable.

We also evaluated the related disclosures provided 
in the financial statements in Note 11 ‘Taxation’ and 
Note 30 ‘Contingencies’ and concluded that these 
are appropriate.

How we tailored the audit scope
We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed sufficient work to be able to provide 
an opinion on the financial statements as a whole, taking into account the operating structure of the 
Group, the accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which the Group operates.

The Group operates through its trading subsidiary undertakings in Nigeria, Egypt and 27 countries 
in Europe, as set out in Note 1 ‘General information’ and Note 7 ‘Segmental analysis’ of the financial 
statements. The processing of the accounting records for these subsidiary undertakings is largely 
centralised in a shared services centre in Bulgaria, except for the subsidiary undertakings in Armenia, 
Belarus, Egypt, Moldova, North Macedonia, Russia and Ukraine which process their accounting records 
locally. The Group also operates centralised treasury functions in the Netherlands and in Greece and a 
centralised procurement function for key raw materials in the Netherlands.

Based on their significance to the financial statements and in light of the key audit matters as noted 
above, we identified 17 subsidiary undertakings in 15 countries spread across all of the Group’s 
reportable segments (including the significant trading subsidiary undertakings in Italy, Nigeria, 
Poland, Romania, Russia and Switzerland) which, based on our scoping analysis, required a full scope 
audit of their financial information. In addition, audit procedures were performed with respect to the 
centralised treasury functions by the group engagement team and with respect to the centralised 
procurement function by the component audit team in the Netherlands. The group engagement team 
also performed analytical review and other procedures on balances and transactions of subsidiary 
undertakings not covered by the procedures described above.

The undertakings which were in scope for the purpose of our audit accounted for 82% of consolidated 
net sales revenue, 80% of consolidated profit before tax and 83% of consolidated total assets of the 
Group. This, together with the additional procedures performed at Group level, gave us sufficient and 
appropriate audit evidence for our opinion on the financial statements.

At the planning phase of the audit process, we held a two-day audit planning workshop in Greece 
focusing on planning and risk assessment activities, fraud risk assessment, auditor independence, 
accounting and auditing developments, ESG related topics and centralised testing procedures. This 
audit planning workshop was attended by the component teams in scope for group audit purposes. 
The group engagement team was also responsible for planning, designing and overseeing the audit 
procedures performed at the shared services centre in Bulgaria. In addition, we performed work 
centrally on IT general controls and cybersecurity risks and shared audit comfort with the component 
teams. The group engagement team performed audit procedures with respect to the Group 
consolidation, financial statements disclosures and a number of other areas that involve significant 
judgement and estimates, including goodwill and intangible assets and the Group’s overall going 
concern assessment.

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We issued formal, written instructions to the component teams setting out the work to be performed 
by each of them and we were in active dialogue throughout the year with the teams that conducted 
these component audits. In addition to holding formal periodic meetings, the group engagement team 
had ongoing informal interactions with the component audit teams to be continuously updated and to 
monitor their progress and the results of their procedures. Furthermore, the group engagement team 
reviewed component auditor working papers and undertook other forms of interaction as considered 
necessary, depending on the significance of the component and the extent of accounting and audit 
issues arising. We evaluated the sufficiency of the audit evidence obtained through discussions with 
each team and a review of their audit working papers and deliverables. The senior members of the 
group engagement team performed site visits in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia and 
Switzerland. These visits gave us an opportunity to meet with the local audit teams and management to 
discuss the business performance and outlook, regulations and taxation, and any specific accounting 
and auditing matters identified, including fraud and internal controls. Where physical attendance was 
not undertaken, we participated in the final audit meetings for the trading subsidiary undertakings in 
Egypt and Nigeria via video conference. 

The impact of climate risk on our audit
As part of our audit, we also made enquiries of management to understand the process adopted 
to assess the extent of the potential impact of climate change risk on the financial statements and 
support the disclosures made. In addition, we read the minutes of the governance processes in 
place to assess climate risk and the additional reporting made by the entity on climate. Management 
considers that climate change does not give rise to a potential material financial statement impact. 
We used our knowledge of the Group to evaluate management’s assessment, and we remained alert 
when performing our audit procedures for any indicators of the impact of climate risk. We particularly 
considered how climate change risks would impact the assumptions made in the forecasts prepared by 
management and used in their impairment analyses and going concern assessment. Our procedures 
did not identify any material impact on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. 
Whilst the Group has started to quantify some of the impacts, the future estimated financial impacts 
of climate risk are clearly uncertain given the medium to long term timeframes involved and their 
dependency on how governments, global markets, corporations and society respond to the issue of 
climate change and the speed of technological advancements that may be necessary. Accordingly, 
financial statements cannot capture all possible future outcomes as these are not yet known. Where 
climate risk relates to a key audit matter our audit response is given in the key audit matters section of 
our audit report. We considered the consistency of the disclosures in relation to climate change made 
in the other information within the annual report with the financial statements and knowledge from 
our audit. We discussed with management and the Audit & Risk Committee the ways in which climate 
change disclosures should continue to evolve as greater understanding of the actual and potential 
impacts on the Group’s business is obtained.

Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of the concept of materiality. We set certain 
quantitative thresholds for materiality. These, together with qualitative considerations, helped us to 
determine the scope of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures on the 
individual financial statement line items and disclosures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements, 
both individually and in aggregate, on the financial statements as a whole. 

Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a 
whole, as follows:

Overall group materiality

€51.0 million (2022: €41.1 million).

How we determined it

5% of adjusted profit before tax

This benchmark has not changed compared to the prior year.

Rationale for benchmark applied We consider that the income statement remains the principal 
measure used by the shareholders in assessing the underlying 
performance of the Group. Therefore, an approach to materiality 
based on 5% of profit before tax has been applied. However, we have 
adjusted this benchmark by items which, in our view, are considered 
unusual and infrequently occurring in nature such as the impairment 
charges. Therefore, we have used adjusted profit before tax which is 
a generally accepted auditing benchmark. 

For each component in the scope of our group audit, we allocated a materiality that is less than our 
overall group materiality. The range of materiality allocated across components was from €3.5 million 
to €30.0 million. 

When planning the audit, we considered if multiple uncorrected and undetected misstatements may 
exist which, when aggregated, could exceed our overall materiality level. In order to reduce the risk 
of multiple misstatements which could aggregate to this amount to an appropriately low level, we 
used a lower level of materiality, known as performance materiality. Specifically, we use performance 
materiality in determining the scope of our audit and the nature and extent of our testing of account 
balances, classes of transactions and disclosures, for example in determining sample sizes. Our 
performance materiality was 75% of overall materiality, amounting to €38.3 million (2022: €30.8 million).

In determining the performance materiality, we considered a number of factors – the history of 
misstatements, risk assessment and aggregation risk and the effectiveness of controls – and 
concluded that an amount at the upper end of our normal range was appropriate.

Where the audit identified any items that were not reflected appropriately in the financial information, 
we considered these items carefully to assess if they were individually or in aggregate material. We 
agreed with the Audit & Risk Committee that we would report to them misstatements identified 
exceeding €2.5 million (2022: €2.0 million) as well as misstatements below that amount that, in our view, 
warranted reporting for qualitative reasons.

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Conclusions relating to going concern

Reporting on other information 

Our evaluation of the directors’ assessment of the Group’s ability to continue to adopt the going 
concern basis of accounting included:

•  Verification that the cash flow projections used in the goodwill impairment, going concern and 

viability assessments were consistent;

•  Review of management’s assessment supporting the Group’s ability to continue to adopt the going 
concern basis of accounting, ensuring that appropriate severe but plausible downside scenarios, 
including those relating to climate change, the geopolitical events involving Russia and Ukraine and 
the tensions in the Middle East, were considered;

•  Assessment of the reasonableness of management’s assumptions used in the cash flow projections;
•  Testing of the mathematical integrity of the cash flow forecasts and reconciliation with the Board 

approved budget and management’s projections for the subsequent periods;

•  Evaluation of the Group’s liquidity for the period under assessment by considering the Group’s 

available cash resources, committed undrawn credit facilities and other debt instruments in place 
as well as the maturity profile of the Group’s debt. We confirmed the outstanding amounts of the 
financing facilities and verified their nature, terms and conditions;

•  Consideration of whether climate change is expected to have any significant impact during the 

period of the going concern assessment; and

•  Evaluation of the appropriateness of the related disclosures provided in the financial statements in 

Note 2 ‘Basis of preparation and consolidation’.

Based on the work performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or 
conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue 
as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are 
authorised for issue.

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern 
basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. However, because not 
all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not a guarantee as to the Group’s 
ability to continue as a going concern.

In relation to the Group’s reporting on how they have applied the UK Corporate Governance Code, we 
have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to the directors’ statement in the financial 
statements about whether the directors considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis 
of accounting.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are 
described in the relevant sections of this report.

The other information comprises all of the information in the Annual Report other than the financial 
statements, our auditor’s report thereon and the Swiss statutory reporting, which we obtained prior to 
the date of this auditor’s report. The directors are responsible for the other information. Our opinion 
on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not express 
an audit opinion or, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this report, any form of assurance 
thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other 
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent 
with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be 
materially misstated. If we identify an apparent material inconsistency or material misstatement, 
we are required to perform procedures to conclude whether there is a material misstatement of the 
financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have 
performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required 
to report that fact. We have nothing to report based on these responsibilities.

Corporate governance statement

The Listing Rules require us to review the directors’ statements in relation to going concern, longer-
term viability and that part of the corporate governance statement relating to the Group’s compliance 
with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code specified for our review. Our additional 
responsibilities with respect to the corporate governance statement as other information, are 
described in the Reporting on other information section of this report.

Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following 
elements of the corporate governance statement is materially consistent with the financial statements 
and our knowledge obtained during the audit, and we have nothing material to add or draw attention to 
in relation to:

•  The directors’ confirmation that they have carried out a robust assessment of the emerging and 

principal risks;

•  The disclosures in the Annual Report that describe those principal risks, what procedures are in place 

to identify emerging risks and an explanation of how these are being managed or mitigated;

•  The directors’ statement in the financial statements about whether they considered it appropriate 
to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing them, and their identification of any 
material uncertainties relating to the Group’s ability to continue to do so over a period of at least 
twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements;

•  The directors’ explanation as to their assessment of the Group’s prospects, the period this 

assessment covers and why the period is appropriate; and

•  The directors’ statement as to whether they have a reasonable expectation that the Group will be 

able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of its assessment, 
including any related disclosures drawing attention to any necessary qualifications or assumptions.

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Our review of the directors’ statement regarding the longer-term viability of the Group was 
substantially less in scope than an audit and only consisted of making inquiries and considering the 
directors’ process supporting their statement; checking that the statement is in alignment with the 
relevant provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code; and considering whether the statement is 
consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge and understanding of the Group and its 
environment obtained in the course of the audit.

In addition, based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the 
following elements of the corporate governance statement is materially consistent with the financial 
statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit:

•  The directors’ statement that they consider the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and 
understandable, and provides the information necessary for the members to assess the Group’s 
position, performance, business model and strategy;

•  The section of the Annual Report that describes the review of effectiveness of risk management and 

internal control systems; and

•  The section of the Annual Report describing the work of the Audit & Risk Committee.

We have nothing to report in respect of our responsibility to report when the directors’ statement 
relating to the Group’s compliance with the Code does not properly disclose a departure from a 
relevant provision of the Code specified under the Listing Rules for review by the auditors.

Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit

Responsibilities of the directors for the financial statements
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in the Annual Report, the 
directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the 
applicable framework and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. The directors are also 
responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of 
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to 
continue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable matters related to going concern and using the 
going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease 
operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report 
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee 
that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it 
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the 
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on 
the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design 
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in 
respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting 
irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

Based on our understanding of the Group and the industry in which it operates, we considered the 
extent to which non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations may have a material effect on the 
financial statements, including, but not limited to, the corporate regulations arising from its listings on 
the London Stock Exchange and Athens Exchange, tax laws and regulations applicable to Coca-Cola 
HBC and its subsidiaries and regulations relating to unethical and prohibited business practices. We 
evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial 
statements (including the risk of override of controls), and where management made subjective 
judgements in respect of significant accounting estimates that involved making assumptions and 
considering future events that are inherently uncertain. The group engagement team shared this risk 
assessment with the component auditors so that they could include appropriate audit procedures in 
response to such risks in their work. Audit procedures performed by the group engagement team 
and/or component auditors included among others:

•  Inquiries of management, internal audit, internal legal counsel, management’s experts and external 
legal advisors, where relevant, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;

•  Evaluation and testing of the operating effectiveness of management’s controls designed to prevent 

and detect irregularities;

•  Assessment of matters reported on the Group’s whistleblowing helpline and the results of 

management’s investigation of such matters;

•  Reading the minutes of Board meetings to identify any inconsistencies with other information 

provided by management;

•  Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in significant accounting 

estimates, in particular in relation to the key audit matters;

•  Inspecting correspondence with legal advisors and internal audit reports in so far as they related to 

the financial statements; and

•  Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any entries posted with unusual account 
combinations, journal entries posted by senior management and consolidation entries.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become 
aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events 
and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material 
misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may 
involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through 
collusion. 

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Our audit testing might include testing complete populations of certain transactions and balances, 
possibly using data auditing techniques. However, it typically involves selecting a limited number of 
items for testing, rather than testing complete populations. We will often seek to target particular items 
for testing based on their size or risk characteristics. In other cases, we will use audit sampling to enable 
us to draw a conclusion about the population from which the sample is selected.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain 
professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

•  Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due 
to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain 
audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not 
detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, 
as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of 
internal control. 

•  Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures 
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the 
effectiveness of the Group’s internal control. 

•  Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting 

estimates and related disclosures made by management.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant 
ethical requirements regarding independence and communicate with them all relationships and 
other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, 
related safeguards. 

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters 
that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current year and are 
therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or 
regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, 
we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse 
consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of 
such communication.

Use of this report
This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for Coca-Cola HBC AG for the 
purpose of compliance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook and the 
Listing Rules of the FCA and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or 
assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or 
into whose hands it may come, save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing. 

•  Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting 

Other required reporting

and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or 
conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we 
conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report 
to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify 
our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s 
report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going 
concern. 

•  Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the 

disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events 
in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

•  Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities 

or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are 
responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely 
responsible for our audit opinion. 

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned 
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in 
internal control that we identify during our audit. Those charged with governance are responsible for 
overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Appointment
We have been the Group’s auditors since 2003 and following a tender process that the Group 
conducted in 2015, at the recommendation of the Audit & Risk Committee, we were reappointed by the 
directors on 11 December 2015 to audit the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 
and subsequent financial periods. 

Assurance Report on the European Single Electronic Format pursuant to the Athens Exchange 
listing requirements
We have examined the digital files of Coca-Cola HBC, which were compiled in accordance with the 
European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) defined by the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 
2019/815, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1989 (hereinafter ‘ESEF Regulation’), and which 
include the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2023, 
in XHTML format 549300EFP3TNG7JGVE49-2023-12-31-en.xhtml, as well as the provided XBRL file 
549300EFP3TNG7JGVE49-2023-12-31-en.zip with the appropriate marking up, on the aforementioned 
consolidated financial statements, including the other explanatory information (notes to the financial 
statements).

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Regulatory framework 
The digital files of the European Single Electronic Format are compiled in accordance with ESEF 
Regulation and 2020 / C 379/01 Interpretative Communication of the European Commission of 
10 November 2020, as provided by the Greek Law 3556/2007 and the relevant announcements of 
the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and the Athens Exchange (‘ESEF Regulatory Framework’).

In summary, this Framework includes the following requirements: 

Conclusion 
Based on the procedures performed and the evidence obtained, we conclude that the 
consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2023, in XHTML 
file format 549300EFP3TNG7JGVE49-2023-12-31-en.xhtml, as well as the provided XBRL file 
549300EFP3TNG7JGVE49-2023-12-31-en.zip with the appropriate marking up, on the aforementioned 
consolidated financial statements, including the other explanatory information, have been prepared, in 
all material respects, in accordance with the requirements of the ESEF Regulatory Framework.

•  All annual financial reports should be prepared in XHTML format. 
•  For consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting 

Other matters

Standards, the financial information stated in the consolidated balance sheet, the consolidated 
income statement, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated 
cash flow statement and the consolidated statement of changes in equity, as well as the financial 
information included in the other explanatory information, should be marked-up with XBRL ‘tags’ 
and ‘block tag’, according to the ESEF Taxonomy, as in force. The technical specifications for ESEF, 
including the relevant classification, are set out in the ESEF Regulatory Technical Standards. 

The requirements set out in the current ESEF Regulatory Framework are suitable criteria for 
formulating a reasonable assurance conclusion. 

Responsibilities of the management and those charged with governance 
Management is responsible for the preparation and submission of the consolidated financial 
statements of the Group, for the year ended 31 December 2023 in accordance with the requirements 
set by the ESEF Regulatory Framework, as well as for those internal controls that management 
determines as necessary, to enable the compilation of digital files free of material error due to either 
fraud or error. 

Auditor’s responsibilities
Our responsibility is to plan and carry out this assurance work, in accordance with no. 214/4 / 11.02.2022 
Decision of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Standards Oversight Board 
(HAASOB) and the ‘Guidelines in relation to the work and the assurance report of the Certified Public 
Accountants on the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) of issuers with securities listed on a 
regulated market in Greece’ as issued by the Board of Certified Auditors on 14/02/2022 (hereinafter 
‘ESEF Guidelines’), providing reasonable assurance that the consolidated financial statements of the 
Group prepared by management in accordance with ESEF comply in all material respects with the 
applicable ESEF Regulatory Framework. 

Our work was carried out in accordance with the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants of the 
International Ethics Standard Board for Accountants (IESBA Code). 

The assurance work we conducted is limited to the procedures provided by the ESEF Guidelines 
and was carried out in accordance with International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000, 
‘Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information’. Reasonable 
assurance is a high level of assurance, but it is not a guarantee that this work will always detect a material 
misstatement regarding non-compliance with the requirements of the ESEF Regulation. 

Swiss statutory reporting requirements
PwC Switzerland has reported separately on the Group and Company financial statements of Coca-
Cola HBC AG for the year ended 31 December 2023 for Swiss statutory purposes. The reports are 
available in pages 266 and 270.

ESEF Regulatory Technical Standard pursuant to the London Stock Exchange listing requirements
As required by the Financial Conduct Authority Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 4.1.14R, 
these financial statements form part of the ESEF-prepared annual financial report filed on the National 
Storage Mechanism of the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with the ESEF Regulatory 
Technical Standard (‘ESEF RTS’). This auditors’ report provides no assurance over whether the annual 
financial report has been prepared using the single electronic format specified in the ESEF RTS which 
may differ from the ESEF as defined in section ‘Other required reporting’ above.

Fotis Smyrnis
the Certified Auditor, Reg. No. 52861
for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A.
Certified Auditors, Reg. No. 113
Athens, Greece

15 March 2024

Notes:
(a) 

(b) 

 The maintenance and integrity of the Coca-Cola HBC AG website is the responsibility of the directors; the work carried out by the auditors 
does not involve consideration of these matters and, accordingly, the auditors accept no responsibility for any changes that may have 
occurred to the financial statements since they were initially presented on the website.
 Legislation in the UK, Greece and Switzerland governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from 
legislation in other jurisdictions.

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Consolidated financial statements
Consolidated income statement
For the year ended 31 December

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 December

Net sales revenue

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Operating expenses (excluding exceptional items 
related to Russia-Ukraine conflict)

Exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict

Operating expenses

Share of results of integral equity method investments

Operating profit

Finance income

Finance costs

Finance costs, net

Share of results of non-integral equity method investments

Profit before tax

Tax

Profit after tax

Attributable to:

Owners of the parent

Non-controlling interests

Note

7, 8

9

6

9

16

7

10

16

11

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

10,184.0

9,198.4

Profit after tax

(6,626.6)

(6,054.2)

Other comprehensive income:

3,557.4

3,144.2

Items that may be subsequently reclassified 
to income statement:

Cost of hedging 

(2,613.5)

(2,354.6)

Net gain on cash flow hedges

–

(127.4)

Foreign currency translation losses

(2,613.5)

(2,482.0)

9.7

953.6

55.7

(104.0)

(48.3)

5.0

910.3

(274.6)

635.7

636.5

(0.8)

635.7

41.6

703.8

13.2

(95.9)

(82.7)

2.5

623.6

(208.0)

415.6

415.4

0.2

415.6

Share of other comprehensive (loss)/income of equity 
method investments

Reclassification of share of other comprehensive income 
of equity method investments to the income statement, 
arising from business combination

Income tax relating to items that may be subsequently 
reclassified to income statement

Items that will not be subsequently reclassified 
to income statement:

Valuation gain/(loss) on equity investments at fair value 
through other comprehensive income

Actuarial (losses)/gains

Income tax relating to items that will not be subsequently 
reclassified to income statement

Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Basic and diluted earnings per share (€)

12

1.73

1.13

Owners of the parent

Non-controlling interests

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Note

25

25

13

2023
€ million

635.7

2022
€ million

415.6

(7.1)

19.7

(3.5)

34.6

(484.6)

(252.6)

13, 16

(11.7)

34.2

24

13

13

13

13

13

–

145.2

(3.0)

(486.7)

(3.9)

(46.0)

0.4

(16.4)

1.9

(14.1)

(500.8)

134.9

141.3

(6.4)

134.9

(0.1)

26.0

1.8

27.7

(18.3)

397.3

406.1

(8.8)

397.3

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Consolidated balance sheet
As at 31 December

Assets

Intangible assets

Property, plant and equipment

Equity method investments

Other financial assets

Deferred tax assets

Other non-current assets

Total non-current assets

Inventories

Trade, other receivables and assets

Other financial assets

Current tax assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Assets classified as held for sale

Total current assets

Total assets

Note

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

14

15

16

25

11

19

18

19

25, 26

26

20

2,568.6

3,057.1

197.0

23.3

41.5

81.9

Liabilities

2,542.5

Borrowings

3,266.3

Other financial liabilities

205.6

Trade and other payables

9.4

Provisions and employee benefits

37.5

78.2

Current tax liabilities

Total current liabilities

5,969.4

6,139.5

773.3

1,188.0

667.9

17.1

1,260.6

3,906.9

3.3

3,910.2

9,879.6

Borrowings

770.0

Other financial liabilities

1,147.9

Deferred tax liabilities

1,063.8

Provisions and employee benefits

14.5

Other non-current liabilities

719.9

Total non-current liabilities

3,716.1

Total liabilities

0.1

3,716.2

Equity

9,855.7

Share capital

Share premium

Group reorganisation reserve

Treasury shares

Exchange equalisation reserve

Other reserves

Retained earnings

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

Non-controlling interests

Total equity

Total equity and liabilities

Note

26

25

21

22

26

25

11

22

27

27

27

27

27

27

2023
€ million

948.1

67.3

2022
€ million

337.0

41.9

2,478.1

2,331.9

199.1

153.7

181.5

114.4

3,846.3

3,006.7

2,476.4

3,082.9

5.7

250.3

109.1

5.1

2,846.6

6,692.9

3.7

264.6

106.9

5.3

3,463.4

6,470.1

2,030.3

2,555.7

2,024.3

2,837.4

(6,472.1)

(6,472.1)

(144.1)

(131.2)

(1,708.9)

(1,218.2)

272.1

6,559.8

3,092.8

93.9

3,186.7

9,879.6

292.5

5,949.6

3,282.3

103.3

3,385.6

9,855.7

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Balance as at 1 January 2022
Shares issued to employees exercising stock options 
Share-based compensation:
Performance shares
Movement in shares held for equity compensation plan

Appropriation of reserves
Non-controlling interests on business combinations
Purchase of shares held by non-controlling interests 
Dividends
Transfer of cash flow hedge reserve, including cost of hedging to inventories, net of tax1

Profit for the year, net of tax
Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax
Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax2
Balance as at 31 December 2022
Shares issued to employees exercising stock options
Share-based compensation:
Performance shares
Movement in shares held for equity compensation plan

Attributable to owners of the parent

Share 
premium 
€ million
3,097.3
2.7

Group 
reorganisation 
reserve 
€ million
(6,472.1)
–

–
–
–
–
–
(262.6)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2,837.4 (6,472.1)
–
–
–
2,837.4 (6,472.1)
–

–
–
–

8.2

Treasury 
shares 
€ million
(146.6)
–

–
–
15.4
–
–
–
–
(131.2)
–
–
–
(131.2)
–

Exchange 
equalisation 
reserve 
€ million
(1,154.0)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(1,154.0)
–
(64.2)
(64.2)
(1,218.2)
–

Other 
reserves 
€ million
310.2
–

16.6
1.2
(21.1)
–
–
–
(41.5)
265.4
–
27.1
27.1
292.5
–

Retained 
earnings 
€ million
5,457.4
–

–
–
5.7
–
40.9
2.4
–
5,506.4
415.4
27.8
443.2
5,949.6
–

Share capital 
€ million
2,022.3
2.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2,024.3
–
–
–
2,024.3
6.0

Non-
controlling 
interests 
€ million
2.6
–

Total equity 
€ million
3,117.1
4.7

–
–
–
259.6
(149.8)
(0.3)
–
112.1
0.2
(9.0)
(8.8)
103.3
–

–
–
–
(2.7)
–
(0.3)
–
100.3
(0.8)
(5.6)
(6.4)
93.9 

16.6
1.2
–
259.6
(108.9)
(260.5)
(41.5)
2,988.3
415.6
(18.3)
397.3
3,385.6
14.2

20.4
0.2
–
(12.6)
(42.6)
(287.5)
(25.9)
3,051.8
635.7
(500.8)
134.9
3,186.7

Total 
€ million
3,114.5
4.7

16.6
1.2
–
–
40.9
(260.2)
(41.5)
2,876.2
415.4
(9.3)
406.1
3,282.3
14.2

20.4
0.2
–
(9.9)
(42.6)
(287.2)
(25.9)
2,951.5
636.5
(495.2)
141.3
3,092.8

Appropriation of reserves
Purchase of shares held by non-controlling interests
Acquisition of treasury shares
Dividends
Transfer of cash flow hedge reserve, including cost of hedging to inventories, net of tax3

–
–
(4.7)
(9.9)
–
2.7
–
5,937.7
Profit for the year, net of tax
636.5
Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax
(14.4)
Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax4
622.1
6,559.8
Balance as at 31 December 2023
1.  The amount included in other reserves of €41.5 million for 2022 represents the cash flow hedge reserve, including cost of hedging, transferred to inventories of €51.4 million gain, and the deferred tax expense thereof amounting to €9.9 million.
2. 

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2,555.7 (6,472.1)
– 
– 
– 
2,555.7 (6,472.1)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(1,218.2)
– 
(490.7)
(490.7)
(1,708.9)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2,030.3
– 
– 
– 
2,030.3

–
–
29.7
–
(42.6)
–
–
(144.1)
– 
– 
– 
(144.1)

20.4
0.2
(25.0)
–
–
–
(25.9)
262.2
– 
9.9
9.9
272.1

–
–
–
–
–
(289.9)
–

– 
– 
– 

 The amount included in the exchange equalisation reserve of €64.2 million loss for 2022 represents the exchange loss attributable to owners of the parent, including €34.8 million gain relating to the share of other comprehensive income of equity method investments and €144.6 million 
relating to reclassification of share of other comprehensive loss of equity method investments to the income statement arising from business combination.
 The amount of other comprehensive income, net of tax included in other reserves of €27.1 million gain for 2022 consists of cash flow hedges gain of €31.1 million, share of other comprehensive income of equity method investments of €0.6 million loss, valuation losses of €0.1 million on 
equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income, €0.6 million gain relating to reclassification of share of other comprehensive income of equity method investments to the income statement arising from business combination, and the deferred tax expense thereof 
amounting to €3.9 million.
The amount of €443.2 million gain attributable to owners of the parent comprises profit for the year, net of tax of €415.4 million, actuarial gains of €26.0 million and the deferred tax income thereof amounting to €1.8 million.
The amount of €8.8 million losses included in non-controlling interests for 2022 represents the exchange loss attributable to non-controlling interests of €9.0 million, and the share of non-controlling interests in profit for the year, net of tax of €0.2 million.

3.  The amount included in other reserves of €25.9 million for 2023 represents the cash flow hedge reserve, including cost of hedging, transferred to inventories of €30.8 million gain, and the deferred tax expense thereof amounting to €4.9 million.
4.  The amount included in the exchange equalisation reserve of €490.7 million loss for 2023 represents the exchange loss attributable to owners of the parent, including €11.7 million loss relating to the share of other comprehensive income of equity method investments.

 The amount of other comprehensive income, net of tax included in other reserves of €9.9 million gain for 2023 consists of cash flow hedges gain of €12.6 million, valuation gains of €0.4 million on equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income and the deferred tax 
expense thereof amounting to €3.1 million.
The amount of €622.1 million gain attributable to owners of the parent comprises profit for the year, net of tax of €636.5 million, actuarial losses of €16.4 million and the deferred tax income thereof amounting to €2.0 million.
The amount of €6.4 million loss included in non-controlling interests for 2023 represents the exchange loss attributable to the non-controlling interests of €5.6 million, and the share of non-controlling interests in profit for the year, net of tax of €0.8 million loss.

For further details, refer to Note 13 ‘Components of other comprehensive income’, Note 24 ‘Business combinations and acquisition of non-controlling interest’, Note 25 ‘Financial risk management and financial 
instruments’, Note 27 ‘Equity’ and Note 29 ‘Share-based payments’.

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated financial statements continued

Consolidated cash flow statement
For the year ended 31 December

Operating activities
Profit after tax
Finance costs, net
Share of results of non-integral equity method investments
Tax charged to the income statement
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment including 
right-of-use assets
Impairment of property, plant and equipment including 
right-of-use assets
Employee performance shares
Amortisation of intangible assets
Impairment of intangible assets
Impairment of equity method investments
Other non-cash items

Share of results of integral equity method investments
(Gain)/loss on disposals of non-current assets
Increase in inventories
Increase in trade and other receivables
Increase in trade and other payables
Tax paid
Net cash inflow from operating activities

Investing activities
Payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
Payment for business combinations, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from settlement of derivatives relating 
to business combination
Payment for integral equity method investment
Receipts from integral equity method investments
Payments for non-integral equity method investments
Receipts from non-integral equity method investments

Note

10
16
11

2023
€ million

635.7
48.3
(5.0)
274.6

2022
€ million

415.6
82.7
(2.5)
208.0

15, 17

385.1

403.4

15

14
14
6
24

16
9

24

24
16, 28
16, 28
16, 28
28

14.8
20.4
1.4
112.5
–
–
1,487.8
(9.7)
(1.3)
(142.6)
(212.7)
491.0
(225.8)
1,386.7

(610.7)
7.2
(180.4)

–
–
6.7
–
7.0

81.5
16.5
1.4
13.7
52.8
70.5
1,343.6
(41.6)
1.5
(241.1)
(104.7)
472.6
(195.7)
1,234.6

(523.4)
7.5
(399.2)

13.0
(4.0)
9.7
(6.5)
1.8

Net proceeds from/(payments for) investments in financial 
assets at amortised cost
Net proceeds from investments in financial assets at fair 
value through profit or loss
Payments for investments in financial assets at fair value 
through other comprehensive income
Loans to related parties
Repayments of loans by related parties
Interest received
Net cash outflow from investing activities

Financing activities
Proceeds from shares issued to employees exercising 
stock options
Purchase of shares from non-controlling interests
Acquisition of treasury shares
Proceeds from borrowings
Repayments of borrowings
Principal repayments of lease obligations
Dividends paid to owners of the parent
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
Proceeds from settlement of derivatives regarding 
financing activities
Interest paid
Net cash outflow from financing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Movement in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Effect of changes in exchange rates
Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December

Note

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

473.5

(333.4)

–

142.6

(5.9)
(4.7)
0.5
38.0
(268.8)

14.2
(12.6)
(42.6)
136.4
(89.7)
(59.1)
(287.2)
(0.2)

4.6
(76.2)
(412.4)
705.5

719.9
705.5
(164.8)
1,260.6

–
(0.4)
2.0
7.2
(1,083.1)

4.7
(108.9)
–
650.0
(358.6)
(65.2)
(260.2)
(0.2)

0.1
(60.4)
(198.7)
(47.2)

782.8
(47.2)
(15.7)
719.9

27
24
27
26
26
26
27

26
26

26

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1. General information

Coca-Cola HBC AG and its subsidiaries (the ‘Group’ or ‘Coca-Cola HBC’ or ‘the Company’) are 
principally engaged in the production, sales and distribution of primarily non-alcoholic ready-to-drink 
beverages, under franchise from The Coca-Cola Company, across Nigeria, Egypt and 26 countries 
in Europe, while in Russia the Group operates under a business model focusing on local brands. 
Information on the Group’s operations by segment is included in Note 7.

On 11 October 2012, Coca-Cola HBC, a Swiss stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft/Société 
Anonyme) incorporated by Kar-Tess Holding (a related party of the Group, refer to Note 28), announced 
a voluntary share exchange offer to acquire all outstanding ordinary registered shares and all 
American depositary shares of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. As a result of the successful 
completion of this offer, on 25 April 2013, Coca-Cola HBC acquired 96.85% of the issued Coca-Cola 
Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. shares, including shares represented by American depositary shares, 
and became the new parent company of the Group. On 17 June 2013, Coca-Cola HBC completed its 
statutory buyout of the remaining shares of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. that it did not 
acquire upon completion of its voluntary share exchange offer. Consequently, Coca-Cola HBC acquired 
100% of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. which was eventually delisted from the Athens 
Exchange, from the London Stock Exchange where it had a secondary listing and from the New York 
Stock Exchange where American depositary shares were listed.

The shares of Coca-Cola HBC started trading in the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange 
(Ticker symbol: CCH) and on the Athens Exchange (Ticker symbol: EEE) and regular way trading in 
Coca-Cola HBC American depositary shares commenced on the New York Stock Exchange (Ticker 
symbol: CCH) on 29 April 2013. On 24 July 2014, the Group proceeded to the delisting of its American 
depositary shares from the New York Stock Exchange and terminated its reporting obligations under 
the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The deregistration of Coca-Cola HBC shares under the US 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the termination of its reporting obligations became effective on 3 
November 2014.

2. Basis of preparation and consolidation

Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with 
International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRS’) as adopted by the European Union (‘EU’) and in 
compliance with Swiss law. 

These consolidated financial statements were approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 14 March 
2024 and are expected to be verified at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 21 May 2024.

Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In adopting the going concern 
basis for the preparation of these consolidated financial statements, management has considered 
the Group’s financial performance in the year and overall financial position, the Group’s quantitative 
viability exercise linked to its principal risks, including those relating to climate change, the geopolitical 
events involving Russia and Ukraine, and the tensions in the Middle East. Management has reviewed the 
Group’s financial forecasts and funding requirements with consideration given to the potential impact 
of severe but plausible downside scenarios. Even under these scenarios, the Group’s cash position is 
still expected to remain strong over the period of the financial forecasts, considering also that there 
are mitigating actions the Group could take, should they be required, by making adjustments to its 
operating plans within the normal course of business.

After assessing the Group’s current strong balance sheet and liquidity position, its committed funding 
facilities and financial forecasts, management confirms the Group’s ability to generate cash for a period 
of 12 months from the date of approval of these consolidated financial statements and beyond. 

Therefore, it is deemed appropriate that the Group continues to adopt the going concern basis 
for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements under the historical cost convention, 
as modified by the revaluation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, investments 
in equity instruments classified at fair value through other comprehensive income and derivative 
financial instruments.

Basis of consolidation
Subsidiary undertakings are those companies over which the Group, directly or indirectly, has control. 
The Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its 
involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through power over the entity. 
Subsidiary undertakings are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group 
and cease to be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred out of the Group. The 
subsidiaries’ accounting policies are consistent with policies adopted by the Group. All inter-company 
transactions and balances between Group companies are eliminated on consolidation.

Transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in loss of control are accounted for as 
equity transactions – that is, as transactions with the owners in their capacity as owners. The difference 
between fair value of any consideration paid and the relevant acquired share of the carrying value of net 
assets of the subsidiary is recorded in equity.

When the Group ceases to have control over a subsidiary, it derecognises the related assets and 
liabilities, non-controlling interests and any other components of equity, while any resulting gain or loss 
is recognised in the income statement. Any retained interest in the former subsidiary is remeasured 
to its fair value at the date when such control is lost, with the change in carrying amount recognised in 
the income statement. The fair value is the initial carrying amount for the purposes of subsequently 
accounting for the retained interest as an associate, joint venture or financial asset. In addition, any 
amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income in respect of that entity are accounted 
for as if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. This means that amounts 
previously recognised in other comprehensive income, if any, are reclassified to the income statement.

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3. Foreign currency and translation

4. Accounting pronouncements 

The individual financial statements of each Group entity are presented in the currency of the primary 
economic environment in which the entity operates (its functional currency). For the purposes of the 
consolidated financial statements, the results and financial position of each entity are expressed in 
Euro, which is the presentation currency for the consolidated financial statements. 

a) Accounting pronouncements adopted in 2023
The Group has adopted the following standards and amendments to standards which were endorsed 
by the EU, that are relevant to its operations and effective for accounting periods beginning on 
1 January 2023:

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated into Euro at the exchange rates prevailing 
at the balance sheet date. The results of foreign subsidiaries are translated into Euro using the average 
monthly exchange rates, being a reasonable approximation of the rates prevailing on the transaction 
dates. The exchange differences arising on translation are recognised in other comprehensive income. 

On disposal of a foreign entity, accumulated exchange differences are recognised as a component of 
the gain or loss on disposal.

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rates ruling at the date of transaction. Monetary 
assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured at the rates of exchange ruling 
at the balance sheet date. All gains and losses arising on remeasurement are included in the income 
statement, except for exchange differences arising on assets and liabilities classified as cash flow hedges 
which are deferred in equity until the occurrence of the hedged transaction, at which time they are 
recognised in the income statement. Share capital and share premium denominated in a currency other 
than the functional currency is initially stated at the spot rate of the date of issue but is not retranslated.

The principal exchange rates used for the translation purposes in respect of one Euro are:
Closing 
2023

Average 
2023

Average 
2022

US Dollar

UK Sterling

Polish Zloty

Nigerian Naira

Hungarian Forint

Swiss Franc

Russian Rouble

Romanian Leu

Ukrainian Hryvnia

Czech Koruna

Serbian Dinar

Egyptian Pound

1.08

0.87

4.54

695.06

381.75

0.97

92.40

4.95

39.54

24.00

117.25

33.15

1.05

0.85

4.68

448.99

390.36

1.01

74.01

4.93

33.92

24.56

117.47

20.09

1.11

0.87

4.32

1,056.96

382.03

0.94

101.68

4.98

41.63

24.69

117.16

34.16

Closing 
2022

1.06

0.88

4.69

493.61

401.54

0.99

79.23

4.94

38.94

24.21

117.30

26.35

•  Disclosure of Accounting Policies – Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2;
•  Definition of Accounting Estimates – Amendments to IAS 8;
•  Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction – Amendments 

to IAS 12;

•  IFRS 17 – Insurance Contracts and Amendments to IFRS 17; and
•  International tax reform – Pillar Two Model Rules – Amendments to IAS 12: Pillar Two legislation has 
been enacted or substantively enacted in certain jurisdictions in which the Group has presence, 
but will be effective for the Group’s financial year beginning 1 January 2024 (refer to Note 11).

The adoption of these standards and amendments to standards did not have a material impact on the 
consolidated financial statements of the Group. 

b) Accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
At the date of approval of these consolidated financial statements, the following amendments relevant 
to the Group’s operations were issued but not yet effective and not early-adopted:

•  Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current and Non-Current liabilities with Covenants – 

Amendments to IAS 1;

•  Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback – Amendments to IFRS 16;
•  Supplier Finance Arrangements – Amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7 (not endorsed by the EU); and
•  The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates: Lack of Exchangeability – Amendments to IAS 21 

(not endorsed by the EU). 

The above amendments are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial 
statements of the Group.

5. Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In conformity with IFRS, the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for Coca-Cola 
HBC requires management to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts 
of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities 
in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates and 
judgements are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions that may be 
undertaken in the future, actual results may ultimately differ from estimates.

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Estimates
The key items concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting 
date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities within the next financial year, are described below:

•  Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets (refer to Note 14); and
•  Employee benefits – defined benefit pension plans (refer to Note 22).

Judgements
In the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies, management has made the following 
judgements, apart from those involving estimations as described above, which have the most 
significant effect on the amounts recognised in the consolidated financial statements:

•  Joint arrangements (refer to Note 16).

6. Russia-Ukraine conflict impact

6.1 Exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began in the prior year, affected the Group’s business 
in those countries resulting in significant non-recurring costs. More specifically, the Group incurred 
significant net impairment losses for property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity 
method investments in Russia. These items have been presented in a separate line ‘Exceptional 
items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict’ in the consolidated income statement, to provide users with 
enhanced visibility over these items, considering their materiality. There were no exceptional items 
related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2023, while for 2022 these costs can be summarised as follows:
Net impairment 
losses 
€ million

Reversals of 
impairment losses 
€ million

Impairment losses 
€ million

Recoverability of individual assets in Russia1

102.1

(42.8)

59.3

Recoverability of the Russian cash-generating unit:

Goodwill

Property, plant and equipment

Recoverability of equity method investments

Exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict

13.7

15.0

52.8

183.6

–

(13.4)

–

(56.2)

13.7

1.6

52.8

127.4

1. 

 References to Russia, Russian operation or Russian cash-generating unit in this Note relate to Multon Partners LLC (formerly LLC Coca-
Cola HBC Eurasia) the Group’s bottler in Russia.

a) Operations in Russia
Recoverability of individual assets in Russia
The Coca-Cola Company announced in March 2022 the suspension of its business in Russia, following 
the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In response to this decision, the Group implemented a restructuring plan in 
connection with its Russian operation and transitioned to a self-sufficient business model focusing on 
local brands. This resulted in pre-tax impairment losses related to buildings, production and cold drink 
equipment of €102.1 million during the first half of 2022, which were recorded based on a value-in-use 
exercise, reported in line ‘Exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict’ of the 2022 condensed 
consolidated interim income statement and included under Emerging markets for segmental 
reporting purposes.

Following June 2022, whilst uncertainty levels remained high in Russia, the Group experienced more 
stable market conditions and demand than initially anticipated. As a result, an updated value-in-use 
exercise was performed for the Russian operation’s property, plant and equipment, which resulted in 
a partial reversal of pre-tax impairment losses recognised during the first half of 2022, amounting to 
€42.8 million, considering also foreign currency translation impact. Net impairment losses amounted 
to €59.3 million for 2022, relating to buildings, production and cold drink equipment, which were 
reported in line ‘Exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict’ of the 2022 consolidated 
income statement and included under Emerging markets for segmental reporting purposes.

During 2023, whilst the conflict with Ukraine is ongoing and thus uncertainty levels remain high in 
Russia, no impairment indicator was identified in connection with the assets of the Russian operation, 
as market conditions remained relatively stable compared with 2022 and performance under the 
new business model was in line with management’s forecasts. The Group is continuously monitoring 
developments in the region to ensure recoverability of its assets. 

Following the above, property, plant and equipment of the Russian operation represented 
approximately 7% of the Group’s total property, plant and equipment as at 31 December 2023 
(2022: 8%).

Recoverability of the Russian cash-generating unit, including goodwill
During the first half of 2022, the Group experienced worsening macroeconomic factors in Russia, 
as sanctions and other regulations had an adverse impact in the country’s economic environment, 
resulting in a material deterioration of the discount rate used to determine the recoverable amount 
of the Group’s Russian cash-generating unit. The Group performed an interim impairment test of 
the Russian cash-generating unit’s recoverable amount, including goodwill, in June 2022 as part of its 
condensed consolidated interim financial statements. As part of that exercise, the recoverable amount 
was determined based on value-in-use calculations consistent with those performed under the 2021 
annual impairment test methodology, updated to consider management’s revised best estimates of 
expected cash flow forecasts and a higher discount rate, reflective of the macroeconomic uncertainty 
in Russia. This exercise resulted in pre-tax impairment losses for goodwill and property, plant and 
equipment of €13.7 million and €15.0 million respectively, which were recorded in line ‘Exceptional items 
related to Russia-Ukraine conflict’ of the 2022 condensed consolidated interim income statement 
and included under Emerging markets for segmental reporting purposes.

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6. Russia-Ukraine conflict impact continued

Considering the relevant uncertainty in connection with its new business model in Russia and 
volatility in the market, the Group updated the impairment test of its Russian cash-generating unit’s 
recoverable amount based on value-in-use calculations consistent with its 2022 annual impairment 
test methodology (refer to Note 14), using management’s updated best estimates of expected cash 
flow forecasts, taking into account the actual performance of the new business in the year and relevant 
market developments as described above. The recoverable amount of the Russian cash-generating 
unit resulting from this exercise amounted to approximately €1.1 billion as at 31 December 2022. In the 
context of this exercise, it was identified that the recoverable amount exceeded the carrying amount of 
the Russian cash-generating unit, resulting in the reversal of €13.4 million pre-tax impairment losses to 
property, plant and equipment recognised in June 2022, considering also foreign currency translation 
impact. The reversal of the impairment charge was accordingly recorded in line ‘Exceptional items 
related to Russia-Ukraine conflict’ in the 2022 consolidated income statement and included under 
Emerging markets for segmental reporting purposes.

The following table sets out the key assumptions used in the impairment assessment of the Russian 
cash-generating unit for 2022, as well as 2022 interim results:

Growth rate in perpetuity

Post-tax discount rate

Pre-tax discount rate

2022

4.0%

14.9%

18.3%

2022 interim

4.0%

26.5%

29.2%

The high discount rate used in the 2022 interim results was mainly driven by higher bond yield spreads 
due to fears of potential default of Russia’s debt, on the back of the imposed sanctions, which subsided 
in the second half of the year, thus resulting in a lower discount rate for 2022 compared with the first 
half of the year.

Following the above, the Group’s carrying amount of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles for 
its Russian cash-generating unit was €nil as at 31 December 2023 and 2022.

Recoverability of equity method investments
The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the macroeconomic environment of Russia as described 
above, was also considered an impairment indicator by the Group under IAS 36 ‘Impairment of assets’, 
in connection with its integral, joint venture investment in Multon AO group of companies (‘Multon’). 
Multon is engaged in the production and distribution of juices in Russia and was jointly controlled by the 
Group and The Coca-Cola Company. The Group performed an interim impairment test in connection 
with its investment in Multon in June 2022 as part of its condensed consolidated interim financial 
statements. The recoverable amount of the investment was determined based on a fair value exercise, 
considering management’s best estimates of cash flow forecasts for a discrete period of five years. 
Cash flows beyond the five-year period were extrapolated using the following estimated growth and 
discount rates:

Growth rate in perpetuity

Post-tax rate

2022 interim

4.0%

28.6%

The recoverable amount of the Group’s investment in Multon resulting from this exercise, which was 
classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement, amounted to €174.2 million. This resulted in a pre-tax 
impairment loss of €52.8 million, which was recorded in line ‘Exceptional items related to Russia-
Ukraine conflict’ in the 2022 consolidated income statement and included under Emerging markets for 
segmental reporting purposes.

In August 2022, The Coca-Cola Company unilaterally waived certain of its governance rights in 
connection with its 50% interest in Multon. Following this waiver and considering the criteria set 
out in IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated financial statements’, the Group has concluded that it controls Multon 
and has been accordingly consolidating its financial performance effective from 11 August 2022 
(refer to Note 24).

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6. Russia-Ukraine conflict impact continued

b) Operations in Ukraine
As a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, operations of the Group’s Ukrainian subsidiary were 
temporarily suspended for the period March-April 2022. From May 2022, the Group has resumed 
production and distribution of products in Ukraine, where safe to do so. Non-current assets of 
Ukraine represented approximately 1% of the Group’s total non-current assets as at 31 December 
2023 (2022: 1%). An impairment test of the Ukrainian cash-generating unit, based on a value-in-use 
exercise consistent with the Group’s annual impairment testing methodology was performed both for 
the purposes of the Group’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements and consolidated 
financial statements for 2022 as well as for the purposes of the Group’s consolidated financial 
statements for 2023, as it was considered that, whilst operations have resumed, the continued conflict 
has resulted in significant changes in the relevant market with an adverse effect in the cash-generating 
unit. No impairment was identified as a result of this impairment testing neither in 2022 nor in 2023. 
The Group’s carrying amount of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles for its Ukrainian cash-
generating unit was €nil as at 31 December 2023 and 2022.

An amount of €4.4 million losses directly attributable to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, primarily related 
to inventory and property, plant and equipment write-offs, were incurred by the Group’s Ukrainian 
subsidiary during 2022, of which €3.3 million were recorded in line ‘Operating expenses (excluding 
exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict)’ and €1.1 million in line ‘Cost of goods sold’ of the 
consolidated income statement respectively. During 2023, an amount of €0.2 million in connection with 
these losses was reversed, as the relevant items of property, plant and equipment were recovered, and 
recorded in line ‘Operating expenses (excluding exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict)’ of 
the consolidated income statement.

6.2 Foreign-currency risk
The Group is exposed to the effect of foreign currency risk on future transactions, recognised 
monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the local entity’s 
functional currency, as well as net investments in foreign operations. The Group actively manages its 
foreign currency risk as described in Note 25 ‘Financial risk management and financial instruments’. The 
Russia-Ukraine conflict has, among other things, resulted in increased volatility in currency markets, 
especially in connection with the Russian Rouble.

The following tables present details of the Group’s sensitivity to reasonably possible increases and 
decreases in the Euro and US Dollar against the Russian Rouble and Ukrainian Hryvnia. In determining 
reasonably possible changes, the historical volatility over a 12-month period of the respective 
foreign currencies in relation to the Euro and US Dollar has been considered. The sensitivity analysis 
determines the potential gains and losses in the income statement or equity arising from the Group’s 
foreign exchange positions as a result of the corresponding percentage increases and decreases in the 
Group’s main foreign currencies relative to the Euro and the US Dollar. The sensitivity analysis includes 
outstanding foreign-currency-denominated monetary items, external loans, and loans between 
operations within the Group where the denomination of the loan is in a currency other than the 
functional currency of the local entity.

2023 exchange risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in Euro against Russian Rouble and 
Ukrainian Hryvnia

Euro strengthens  
against local currency

Euro weakens  
against local currency

Russian Rouble

Ukrainian Hryvnia

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month 
period

17.5%

8.4%

(Gain)/loss 
in income 
statement 
€ million

(3.8)

2.5

(Gain)/loss 
in equity 
€ million

–

–

Loss/(gain) 
in income 
statement 
€ million

5.4

(2.9)

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

–

–

2023 exchange risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in US Dollar against Russian 
Rouble and Ukrainian Hryvnia

US Dollar strengthens  
against local currency

US Dollar weakens  
against local currency

Russian Rouble

Ukrainian Hryvnia

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month 
period

15.3%

3.4%

(Gain)/loss 
in income 
statement 
€ million

(8.2)

0.3

(Gain)/loss 
in equity 
€ million

(0.6)

–

Loss/(gain) 
in income 
statement 
€ million

11.2

(0.3)

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

0.9

–

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7. Segmental analysis

2022 exchange risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in Euro against Russian Rouble and 
Ukrainian Hryvnia

Euro strengthens  
against local currency

Euro weakens  
against local currency

Russian Rouble

Ukrainian Hryvnia

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month 
period

54.5%

12.5%

(Gain)/loss 
in income 
statement 
€ million

(9.4)

2.9

(Gain)/loss 
in equity 
€ million

(0.1)

–

Loss/(gain) 
in income 
statement 
€ million

31.9

(3.8)

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

0.2

–

2022 exchange risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in US Dollar against Russian Rouble and 
Ukrainian Hryvnia

US Dollar strengthens  
against local currency

US Dollar weakens  
against local currency

Russian Rouble

Ukrainian Hryvnia

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month 
period

53.0%

4.1%

(Gain)/loss 
in income 
statement 
€ million

(18.7)

(0.1)

(Gain)/loss 
in equity 
€ million

–

–

Loss/(gain) 
in income 
statement 
€ million

61.0

0.1

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

–

–

6.3 Other topics
As a result of sanctions and other regulations, there have been changes in required regulatory 
approvals, potentially impacting the transfer and usage of cash outside of Russia. Cash and cash 
equivalents held by the Group’s operations in Russia (including Multon) amounted to €278.7 million 
equivalent in Russian Rouble, US Dollar and Euro as at 31 December 2023 (2022: €155.3 million). The 
aforementioned changes restrict the usage of cash held in Russia outside the country; however, they 
are not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s liquidity, as the cash and cash equivalents 
held in Russia are expected to be used in the forthcoming financial periods primarily for working capital 
purposes in the Russian operations. 

The Group is continuously monitoring performance of its Russian and Ukrainian operations as well as 
the developments in the region, to ensure timely actions and initiatives are undertaken to minimise 
potential adverse impact.

The Group has essentially one business, being the production, sale and distribution of primarily non-
alcoholic, ready-to-drink, beverages across 29 countries. The Group’s markets are aggregated in 
reportable segments as follows:

Established 
markets:

Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Northern 
Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland 
and Global exports1.

Developing 
markets:

Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, 
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, 
Slovakia and Slovenia.

Emerging 
markets:

Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Bulgaria, Egypt, Moldova, Montenegro, 
Nigeria, North Macedonia, Romania, the 
Russian Federation, Serbia (including the 
Republic of Kosovo) and Ukraine.

1. 

 The Global exports market refers to the export business for Finlandia and Three Cents in countries where the Group does not have 
operations in connection with non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages, established due to the Finlandia acquisition (refer to Note 24).

The Group’s chief operating decision maker is its Executive Leadership Team, which evaluates 
performance and allocates resources based on volume, net sales revenue and operating profit. The 
Group’s operations in the Established, Developing and Emerging markets have been aggregated on the 
basis of their similar economic characteristics, assessed by reference to their net sales revenue per unit 
case as well as disposable income per capita, exposure to political and economic volatility, regulatory 
environments, customers and distribution infrastructures. The accounting policies of the reportable 
segments are the same as those adopted by the Group.

a) Volume and net sales revenue
The Group’s sales volume in million unit cases2 for the years ended 31 December was as follows:

Established

Developing

Emerging

Total volume

2023

628.7

471.0

1,735.8

2,835.5

2022

643.9

478.8

1,589.1

2,711.8

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7. Segmental analysis continued

Net sales revenue per reportable segment for the years ended 31 December is presented in the 
graphs below: 

2023
€10,184.0 million

2022
€9,198.4 million

Established
Developing
Emerging

€3,358.5 million
€2,088.6 million
€4,736.9 million

Established
Developing
Emerging

€2,974.1 million
€1,719.7 million
€4,504.6 million

Sales or transfers between the Group’s segments are not material, nor are there any customers that 
represent more than 10% of net sales revenue for the Group.

In addition to non-alcoholic, ready-to-drink beverages, as well as coffee and snacks (‘NARTD’), the 
Group sells and distributes premium spirits. An analysis of volume and net sales revenue per product 
type for the years ended 31 December is presented below:
Volume in million unit cases2:

2023

2022

NARTD

Premium spirits

Total volume

Net sales revenue in € million:

NARTD

Premium spirits

Total net sales revenue

2,831.2

2,708.4

4.3

3.4

2,835.5

2,711.8

9,886.1

297.9

10,184.0

8,956.0

242.4

9,198.4

2. 

 One unit case corresponds to approximately 5.678 litres or 24 servings, being a typically used measure of volume. For premium spirits 
volume, one unit case also corresponds to 5.678 litres. For biscuits volume, one unit case corresponds to 1 kilogram. For coffee volume, 
one unit case corresponds to 0.5 kilograms or 5.678 litres. Volume data is derived from unaudited operational data.

Net sales revenue from external customers attributed to Switzerland (the Group’s country of domicile), 
the Russian Federation3, Italy and Nigeria was as follows for the years ended 31 December:

Switzerland
The Russian Federation3

Italy

Nigeria

All countries other than Switzerland, the Russian Federation, 
Italy and Nigeria

Total net sales revenue from external customers

2023
€ million

464.1

1,196.4

1,231.9

894.4

6,397.2

10,184.0

2022
€ million

426.7

1,103.2

1,096.1

989.4

5,583.0

9,198.4

3. 

 Net sales revenue from external customers for 2023 includes Multon, the Group’s juice business in Russia; while for 2022, Multon is included 
for the period from 11 August 2022 to 31 December 2022 (refer to Note 24).

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b) Other income statement items

Year ended 31 December

Operating profit:

Established

Developing

Emerging

Total operating profit

Finance costs:

Established

Developing

Emerging
Corporate4

Inter-segment finance cost

Total finance costs

Finance income:

Established

Developing

Emerging
Corporate4

Inter-segment finance income

Total finance income

Note

10

10

2023
€ million

379.2

152.6

421.8

953.6

(16.4)

(19.5)

(52.3)

(141.3)

125.5

(104.0)

3.0

2.4

30.1

145.7

(125.5)

55.7

Year ended 31 December

Income tax expense:

Established

Developing

Emerging
Corporate4

Total income tax expense

Reconciling items:

Share of results of non-integral equity method investments

Profit after tax

4.  Corporate refers to holding, finance and other non-operating subsidiaries of the Group.

Note

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

(82.2)

(32.5)

(140.1)

(19.8)

(274.6)

(75.7)

(28.5)

(80.5)

(23.3)

(208.0)

5.0

635.7

2.5

415.6

11

16

Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment and amortisation and impairment 
of intangible assets included in the measure of operating profit are as follows:

Note

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

Depreciation and impairment of property, 
plant and equipment:

Established

Developing

Emerging

(112.7)

(68.8)

(218.4)

(96.4)

(57.8)

(330.7)

Total depreciation and impairment of property, 
plant and equipment

15, 17

(399.9)

(484.9)

2022
€ million

310.4

113.1

280.3

703.8

(15.6)

(18.1)

(55.0)

(118.7)

111.5

(95.9)

2.4

1.0

19.0

102.3

(111.5)

Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets:

13.2

Developing

Emerging

Total amortisation and impairment of intangible assets

14

(3.7)

(110.2)

(113.9)

(0.6)

(14.5)

(15.1)

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7. Segmental analysis continued

8. Net sales revenue

c) Other items
The balance of non-current assets5 attributed to Switzerland (the Group’s country of domicile), Egypt, 
Italy and Nigeria was as follows for the years ended 31 December:

Switzerland

Egypt

Italy

Nigeria

All countries other than Switzerland, Egypt, Italy and Nigeria 
Total non-current assets5

2023
€ million

636.3

402.3

1,170.0

390.0

3,255.1

5,853.7

2022
€ million

596.0

615.7

1,137.4

744.7

2,946.0

6,039.8

5.  Excluding other financial assets, deferred tax assets, pension plan assets and trade and loans receivable.

Expenditure on property, plant and equipment per reportable segment was as follows for the years 
ended 31 December:

Established

Developing
Emerging6

Total expenditure of property, plant and equipment

2023
€ million

166.0

89.5

367.5

623.0

2022
€ million

154.1

75.7

302.0

531.8

6. 

 Expenditure on property, plant and equipment for 2023 includes €12.3 million (2022: €8.4 million) relating to repayment of borrowings 
undertaken to finance the purchase of production equipment by the Group’s subsidiary in Nigeria, classified as ‘Repayments of borrowings’ 
in the consolidated cash flow statement.

Accounting policy
The Group essentially produces, sells and distributes primarily non-alcoholic, ready-to-drink 
beverages. Under IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from contracts with customers’, the Group recognises revenue 
when control of the products is transferred, being when the products are delivered to the customer. 

Net sales revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and is 
stated net of sales discounts and consideration paid to customers. These mainly take the form of 
promotional incentives and are amortised over the terms of the related contracts as a deduction 
in revenue. 

The Group provides volume rebates to customers once the quantity of goods purchased during 
the period exceeds a threshold specified in the contract. To estimate the variable consideration 
for the expected future rebates the Group uses the most likely amount method and the amount is 
recognised in net sales revenue only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal 
in the amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur when the uncertainty associated with 
the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.

A contract liability is recognised if a payment is received or a payment is due (whichever is earlier) 
from a customer before the Group transfers the related goods. Contract liabilities are recognised as 
revenue when the Group performs under the contract (i.e., transfers control of the related goods to 
the customer).

Net sales revenue includes excise and other duties where the Group acts as a principal but excludes 
amounts collected by third parties such as value-added taxes as these are not included in the 
transaction price. The Group assesses these taxes and duties on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis 
to conclude on the appropriate accounting treatment.

Revenue recognised in 2023 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the 
year amounted to €14.4 million (2022: €11.6 million). For contract liabilities as at 31 December 2023 and 
2022, refer to Note 21.

For an analysis of net sales revenue per reportable segment, refer to Note 7.

For the contributions received from The Coca-Cola Company, which are offset against consideration 
paid to customers, refer to Note 28.

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9. Operating expenses

Operating expenses for the year ended 31 December comprised:

Selling expenses

Delivery expenses

Administrative expenses

Restructuring expenses

Acquisition and integration costs (refer to Note 24)

Operating expenses (excluding exceptional items related to Russia-
Ukraine conflict)

Exceptional items relating to Russia-Ukraine conflict (refer to Note 6)

Operating expenses

2023
€ million

1,144.4

744.5

709.3

9.0

6.3

2,613.5

–

2,613.5

2022
€ million

1,045.7

698.8

518.5

11.9

79.7

2,354.6

127.4

2,482.0

In 2023, operating expenses included a net gain on disposals of non-current assets of €1.3 million 
(2022: €1.5 million net loss).

For the contributions received from The Coca-Cola Company, which are offset against expenses for 
general marketing programmes, refer to Note 28.

a) Restructuring expenses

Accounting policy
Restructuring expenses are recorded in a separate line item within operating expenses and 
comprise costs arising from significant changes in the way the Group conducts its business such 
as significant supply chain infrastructure changes, outsourcing of activities and centralisation of 
processes. Restructuring provisions are recognised only when the Group has a present constructive 
obligation, which is when a detailed formal plan identifies the business or part of the business 
concerned, the location, function and number of employees affected, a detailed estimate of the 
associated costs, and an appropriate timeline as well as when the employees affected have been 
notified of the plan’s main features.

As part of the effort to optimise its cost base and sustain competitiveness in the marketplace, 
the Company undertakes restructuring initiatives. The restructuring expenses consist mainly of 
employees’ termination benefits. Restructuring expenses per reportable segment for the years ended 
31 December are presented below:

Established

Developing

Emerging

Total restructuring expenses

b) Employee costs
Employee costs for the years ended 31 December comprised:

Wages and salaries

Social security costs

Pension and other employee benefits

Termination benefits

Total employee costs

2023
€ million

0.9

1.1

7.0

9.0

2023
€ million

910.8

147.4

178.3

12.1

2022
€ million

(6.1)

(1.5)

19.5

11.9

2022
€ million

877.6

163.6

147.6

15.1

1,248.6

1,203.9

The average number of full-time equivalent employees in 2023 was 32,747 (2022: 33,043).

Employee costs for 2023 included in operating expenses and cost of goods sold amounted to 
€940.9 million and €307.7 million respectively (2022: €906.9 million and €297.0 million respectively).

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9. Operating expenses continued

10. Finance costs, net

c) Directors’ and senior management’s remuneration
The total remuneration paid or accrued for Directors and the senior management team for the years 
ended 31 December comprised:

Salaries and other short-term benefits

Performance share awards

Pension and post-employment benefits

Total remuneration

2023
€ million

20.4

9.3

0.9

30.6

2022
€ million

19.3

8.0

1.0

28.3

Accounting policy
Interest income and interest expense are recognised using the effective interest rate method, 
and are recorded in the income statement within ‘Finance income’ and ‘Finance cost’ respectively. 
Interest expense includes finance charges with respect to leases, reclassification of the loss on 
the forward starting swaps and the net impact from swaptions recorded in other comprehensive 
income (refer to Note 25).

Finance costs, net for the years ended 31 December comprised:

d) Auditor fees
Audit and other fees charged in the income statement concerning the auditor of the consolidated 
financial statements, PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. and affiliates, were as follows, for the years ended 
31 December:

Finance income

Interest expense

Other finance costs

Net foreign exchange remeasurement losses

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

Finance costs

2023
€ million

55.7

(86.3)

(1.8)

(15.9)

(104.0)

(48.3)

2022
€ million

13.2

(77.8)

(2.1)

(16.0)

(95.9)

(82.7)

Audit fees

Audit-related fees

Other fees

Total audit and audit-related fees

5.3

1.0

0.1

6.4

5.1

1.1

–

6.2

Finance costs, net

Other finance costs include commitment fees on loan facilities (for the part not yet drawn down) and 
other similar fees. Finance income relates to interest income earned from financial assets that are held 
for cash management purposes as well as gain recognised from the fair value measurement of money 
market funds.

Fees for audit services to firms other than PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. and affiliates were €0.6 million 
for the year ended 31 December 2023 (2022: €0.7 million).

For the interest expense incurred with respect to leases, refer to Note 17.

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11. Taxation

The income tax charge for the years ended 31 December was as follows:

Accounting policy
Tax is recognised in the income statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in 
other comprehensive income or in equity. In this case, the tax is recognised in other comprehensive 
income or directly in equity.

The current income tax expense is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively 
enacted at the balance sheet date in the countries where the Group operates and generates taxable 
income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations 
in which applicable tax regulations are subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where 
appropriate, on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.

Deferred tax is provided using the liability method for all temporary differences arising between 
the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying values for financial reporting purposes. 
However, the deferred tax liabilities are not recognised if they arise from the initial recognition of 
goodwill. Deferred tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in 
a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither 
accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance 
sheet date are those that are expected to apply when the deferred tax asset is realised or deferred 
tax liability is settled.

Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will 
be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised. Deferred tax assets are 
recognised for tax losses carried forward to the extent that realisation of the related tax benefit 
through the reduction of the future taxes is probable.

Deferred tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, 
associates and joint ventures, except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference 
can be controlled by the Group, and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse 
in the foreseeable future. This includes taxation in respect of the retained earnings of overseas 
subsidiaries only to the extent that, at the balance sheet date, dividends have been accrued as 
receivable or a binding agreement to distribute past earnings in future periods has been entered 
into by the subsidiary.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to offset 
current tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same 
taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities where there is an 
intention to settle the balances on a net basis.

Current tax expense

Deferred tax expense/(income)

Income tax expense 

2023
€ million

273.5

1.1

274.6

2022
€ million

235.6

(27.6)

208.0

The tax on the Group’s profit before tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the 
weighted average tax rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities as follows:

Profit before tax

Tax calculated at domestic tax rates applicable to profits in the respective 
countries

Additional local taxes in foreign jurisdictions

Tax holidays in foreign jurisdictions

Expenses non-deductible for tax purposes

Income not subject to tax

Changes in tax laws and rates

Movement of accumulated tax losses

Movement of deferred tax asset not recognised

Other

Income tax expense

Effective tax rate

2023
€ million

910.3

178.8

28.2

5.4

49.6

(0.3)

(3.2)

5.4

–

10.7

274.6

30.2%

2022
€ million

623.6

162.1

18.8

(0.2)

28.6

(3.6)

0.4

2.9

0.1

(1.1)

208.0

33.4%

Non-deductible expenses for tax purposes include marketing and advertising expenses, service fees, 
loss allowance on trade receivables, entertainment expenses, certain employee benefits and other 
items that, partially or in full, are not deductible for tax purposes in certain of the Group’s jurisdictions.

The Group’s effective tax rate varies depending on the mix of taxable profits by territory, the non-
deductibility of certain expenses, non-taxable income, and other one-off tax items across its 
territories. The changes in applicable tax rates compared to the previous period are driven by a 
combination of blended tax rates and changes in the standard corporate tax rate in certain territories of 
the Group (namely Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Italy, Northern Ireland, Slovenia and Switzerland).

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11. Taxation continued

The Group is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. There are many transactions and 
calculations for which the ultimate tax determination cannot be assessed with certainty in the ordinary 
course of business. The Group recognises a provision for potential cases that might arise in the 
foreseeable future based on assessment of the probabilities as to whether additional taxes will be due. 
Where the final tax outcome on these matters is different from the amounts that were initially recorded, 
such differences will impact the income tax provision in the period in which such determination is 
made; however, based on past experience, management expects that any such differences in the next 
financial year will be immaterial for the Group. The income tax provision amounted to €82.8 million as at 
31 December 2023 (2022: €67.5 million), of which €72.9 million (2022: €67.2 million) are classified in line 
‘Current tax liabilities’, €0.3 million (2022: €0.3 million) in line ‘Current tax assets’ and €9.6 million (2022: 
€nil) in line ‘Deferred tax liabilities’ of the consolidated balance sheet.

The income tax provision per reportable segment for the years ended 31 December was as follows:

Established

Developing

Emerging
Corporate1

Total income tax provision

2023
€ million

14.8

14.3

45.2

8.5

82.8

2022
€ million

18.2

14.3

25.4

9.6

67.5

1.  Corporate refers to holding, finance and other non-operating subsidiaries of the Group.

OECD Pillar Two model rules
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/G20 Inclusive Framework 
on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting published the Pillar Two model rules designed to address the tax 
challenges arising from the digitalisation of the global economy. Under Pillar Two legislation, the Group 
may be liable to pay a top-up tax for the difference between their Global Anti-Base Erosion (‘GloBE’) 
effective tax rate per jurisdiction and the 15% minimum rate1.
As of 31 December 2023, Pillar Two2 legislation has been enacted or substantively enacted in certain 
jurisdictions in which the Group has presence. In particular, Pillar Two legislation was enacted or 
substantively enacted in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Republic 
of Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Northern Ireland. 
Further countries in which the Group has presence have introduced draft legislation or declared 
their intention to introduce Pillar Two legislation.

The legislation will be effective for the Group’s financial year beginning 1 January 2024. Since the Pillar 
Two legislation was not effective at the reporting date, the Group has no related current tax exposure. 
In May 2023, the IASB amended IAS 12 to provide timely relief for affected entities, to avoid diverse 
interpretations of IAS 12 and to improve disclosures. The amendments have introduced a temporary 
exception to the requirements to recognise and disclose information about deferred tax assets and 
liabilities related to Pillar Two income taxes as well as additional disclosure requirements. The Group 
applied the temporary exception at 31 December 2023.

The Group has performed a preliminary assessment of its potential exposure to Pillar Two income 
taxes, following the transitional Pillar Two Safe Harbor rules. This assessment is based on the financial 
accounts of the Constituent Entities3 which have been used in the preparation of the Group’s 
consolidated financial statements under IFRS as adopted by the EU for 2021, 2022 and 2023. The 
assessment considers all countries in which the Group has presence and involves the assessment 
of whether a local additional tax liability or a tax liability at the level of the respective holding entity is 
expected to arise.

Based on the Group’s assessment, it is expected that no additional tax liability will arise in most of the 
Group’s jurisdictions; however, there is a limited number of jurisdictions where the Pillar Two effective 
tax rate may be lower than 15%, namely Bulgaria, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Ireland, 
Moldova and Romania. While the effective tax rates in 2024 will depend on factors such as revenues, 
costs and foreign currency exchange rates, an estimation based on the figures of the fiscal year 2023 
indicates that, had the Pillar Two legislation been effective for the year ended 31 December 2023, the 
effective tax rate under IFRS would have been approximately 0.5% higher than the reported effective 
tax rate of 30.2%. On this basis, the impact of any Pillar Two additional tax liability to the Group’s 
effective tax rate for 2024 is not expected to be material.

1. 

2. 

3. 

 The top-up tax is calculated on the GloBE income after deduction of the Substance Based Excluded Income (i.e. after deducting part of 
the income calculated based on the local personnel costs and local tangible assets as per Pillar Two rules).
 Pillar Two legislation refers to OECD Global Base Anti-Erosion Rules (OECD GloBE Rules) introducing minimum taxation effective on 
low-tax jurisdictions.
 Constituent Entities are the entities in scope of the Pillar Two rules, i.e. entities included in the financial statements with full consolidation 
and certain joint ventures to which CCHBC Group participates with a 50% ownership share.

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11. Taxation continued

Deferred tax assets and liabilities presented in the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December, can 
be further analysed as follows:

Deferred tax assets:

To be recovered after 12 months

To be recovered within 12 months

Gross deferred tax assets

Offset of deferred tax

Net deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities:

To be recovered after 12 months

To be recovered within 12 months

Gross deferred tax liabilities

Offset of deferred tax

Net deferred tax liabilities

A reconciliation of net deferred tax is presented below:

As at 1 January

Taken to the income statement

Arising from business combinations (refer to Note 24)

Taken to other comprehensive income

Taken directly to equity

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December

2023
€ million

52.2

92.3

144.5

(103.0)

41.5

(329.8)

(23.5)

(353.3)

103.0

(250.3)

2023
€ million

(227.1)

(1.1)

(28.0)

(1.1)

4.9

43.6

2022
€ million

62.6

73.7

136.3

(98.8)

37.5

Deferred tax assets

As at 1 January 2022

Taken to the income statement

Arising from business 
combinations (refer to Note 24)

Taken to other 
comprehensive income

(339.6)

Other movements and foreign 
currency translation

(23.8)

As at 31 December 2022

(363.4)

Taken to the income statement

98.8

(264.6)

Arising from business 
combinations (refer to Note 24)

Taken to other 
comprehensive income

Other movements and foreign 
currency translation

As at 31 December 2023

2022
€ million

(166.7)

27.6

(128.1)

(2.1)

9.9

32.3

(208.8)

(227.1)

The movements in deferred tax assets and liabilities during the year, without taking into consideration 
the offsetting of balances within the same tax jurisdiction where applicable, are as follows:

Provisions 
€ million

Pensions and 
benefit plans 
€ million

Tax losses 
carry-
forward 
€ million

Book in 
excess of tax 
depreciation 
€ million

33.5

7.8

11.3

1.5

1.8

10.0

0.1

–

–

(2.0)

(0.6)

40.8

(6.5)

–

10.8

2.7

–

–

(5.2)

6.6

1.5

–

–

–

11.2

0.8

–

(17.7)

16.6

0.8

15.1

(0.3)

19.0

3.4

2.5

–

–

(0.4)

5.5

(0.7)

–

–

–

4.8

Other 
deferred tax 
assets 
€ million

30.6

6.8

Leasing 
€ million

23.8

6.6

Total

104.4

35.2

0.5

10.6

11.2

–

0.7

(1.3)

(0.3)

(6.7)

(13.2)

30.6

5.6

42.0

136.3

6.1

8.7

1.3

0.8

13.3

–

0.8

1.6

(4.3)

33.2

6.1

(15.4)

55.8

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11. Taxation continued

Deferred tax liabilities

As at 1 January 2022

Taken to the income statement

Arising from business combinations 
(refer to Note 24)

Taken to other comprehensive income

Taken directly to equity

Other movements and foreign currency 
translation

As at 31 December 2022

Taken to the income statement

Arising from business combinations 
(refer to Note 24)

Taken to other comprehensive income

Taken directly to equity

Other movements and foreign 
currency translation

As at 31 December 2023

Tax in excess
of book
depreciation
€ million

Derivative 
instruments
€ million

Other
deferred tax
liabilities
€ million

(249.4)

19.8

(137.7)

–

–

34.5

(332.8)

(5.8)

–

–

–

61.7

(276.9)

(4.2)

(3.3)

(0.7)

(4.6)

9.9

(0.1)

(3.0)

(0.4)

–

(3.8)

4.9

(0.1)

(2.4)

(17.5)

(24.1)

(0.9)

3.8

–

11.1

(27.6)

(3.6)

(41.3)

1.1

–

(2.6)

(74.0)

Total
€ million

(271.1)

(7.6)

(139.3)

(0.8)

9.9

45.5

(363.4)

(9.8)

(41.3)

(2.7)

4.9

59.0

(353.3)

Deferred tax assets recognised for tax losses carry-forward in accordance with the relevant local rules 
applying in the Group’s jurisdictions can be analysed as follows:

Attributable to tax losses that expire within five years

Attributable to tax losses that expire after five years

Attributable to tax losses that can be carried forward indefinitely

Recognised deferred tax assets attributable to tax losses

2023
€ million

5.8

11.2

2.0

19.0

2022
€ million

2.1

–

4.5

6.6

The Group has unrecognised deferred tax assets attributable to tax losses that are available to 
carry forward against future taxable income of €28.6 million (2022: €29.1 million). These are analysed 
as follows:

Attributable to tax losses that expire within five years

Attributable to tax losses that expire after five years

Unrecognised deferred tax assets attributable to tax losses

2023
€ million

21.7

6.9

28.6

2022
€ million

18.7

10.4

29.1

The aggregate amount of distributable reserves arising from the realised earnings of the Group’s 
operations was €3,871.2 million in 2023 (2022: €3,574.8 million). No deferred tax liabilities have been 
recognised on such reserves given that their distribution is controlled by the Group, or in the event of 
plans to remit overseas earnings of subsidiaries, such distribution would not give rise to a tax liability.

12. Earnings per share

Accounting policy
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to the owners of the 
parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. The 
weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year is the number of ordinary 
shares outstanding at the beginning of the year, adjusted by the number of ordinary shares bought 
back or issued during the year multiplied by a time-weighting factor. Diluted earnings per share 
incorporates stock options for which the average share price for the year is in excess of the exercise 
price of the stock option and which create a dilutive effect.

The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the owners of the parent 
entity is based on the following data:

Net profit attributable to the owners of the parent (€ million)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic 
earnings per share (million)

Effect of dilutive stock options on number of shares (million)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of diluted 
earnings per share (million)

Basic earnings per share (€)

Diluted earnings per share (€)

2023

636.5

367.8

0.5

368.3

1.73

1.73

2022

415.4

366.4

0.5

366.9

1.13

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13. Components of other comprehensive income

14. Intangible assets

The components of other comprehensive income for the years ended 31 December comprise:

2023

2022

Before tax 
€ million

Income tax 
€ million

Net of tax 
€ million

Before tax 
€ million

Income tax 
€ million

Net of tax 
€ million

Cost of hedging (refer to Note 25)

Cash flow hedges (refer to Note 25)

(7.1)

19.7

–

(3.0)

(7.1)

16.7

(3.5)

34.6

Foreign currency translation losses

(484.6)

–

(484.6)

(252.6)

Valuation gain/(loss) on equity 
investments at fair value through 
other comprehensive income

Actuarial (losses)/gains

Share of other comprehensive (loss)/
income of equity method investments

Reclassification of share of other 
comprehensive income of equity method 
investments to the income statement, 
arising from business combinations 
(refer to Note 24)

0.4

(16.4)

(0.1)

2.0

0.3

(14.4)

(0.1)

26.0

(11.7)

–

(11.7)

34.2

–

34.2

–

–

–

145.2

–

145.2

–

(3.9)

–

–

1.8

(3.5)

30.7

(252.6)

(0.1)

27.8

Other comprehensive loss

(499.7)

(1.1)

(500.8)

(16.2)

(2.1)

(18.3)

The foreign currency translation losses for 2023 primarily related to the Nigerian Naira, the Russian 
Rouble and the Egyptian Pound, while the losses from the foreign currency translation for 2022 
primarily related to the Egyptian Pound and the Russian Rouble.

Accounting policy
Intangible assets consist of goodwill, franchise agreements, trademarks and water rights. Goodwill 
and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses, 
while intangible assets with finite lives are amortised over their useful economic lives. The useful 
lives, both finite and indefinite, assigned to intangible assets are evaluated on an annual basis.

Intangible assets with indefinite lives (‘not subject to amortisation’)
Intangible assets not subject to amortisation consist of goodwill, franchise agreements and 
trademarks.

Goodwill is the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the share of net assets 
acquired. Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of subsidiaries are treated 
as the assets and liabilities of those subsidiaries. These balances are denominated in the functional 
currency of the subsidiary and are translated to Euro on a basis consistent with the other assets 
and liabilities of the subsidiary.

The useful life of franchise agreements is usually based on the term of the respective franchise 
agreements. The Coca-Cola Company does not grant perpetual franchise rights outside the 
United States. However, given the Group’s strategic relationship with The Coca-Cola Company 
and consistent with past experience, the Group believes that franchise agreements will continue 
to be renewed at each expiration date with no significant costs. The Group has concluded that the 
franchise agreements are perpetual in nature and they have therefore been assigned indefinite 
useful lives.

The Group’s trademarks are assigned an indefinite useful life when they have an established sales 
history in the applicable region, it is the intention of the Group to receive a benefit from them 
indefinitely and there is no indication that this will not be the case.

Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually and 
whenever there is an indication of impairment.

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14. Intangible assets continued

The movements in intangible assets by classes of assets during the year are as follows:

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Group’s cash-generating 
units expected to benefit from the business combination in which the goodwill arose. Other 
indefinite-lived intangible assets are also allocated to the Group’s cash-generating units expected 
to benefit from those intangibles. The cash-generating units (‘unit’) to which goodwill and other 
indefinite-lived intangible assets have been allocated are tested for impairment annually, or more 
frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount 
(i.e. the higher of the value-in-use and fair value less costs to sell) of the cash-generating unit is less 
than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying 
amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then pro-rata to the other assets of the unit on 
the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Impairment losses recognised against 
goodwill are not reversed in subsequent periods.

Intangible assets with finite lives
Intangible assets with finite lives mainly consist of water rights and certain brands, are amortised 
over their useful economic lives and are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and 
impairment losses. Intangible assets with finite lives are reviewed for impairment whenever 
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

Critical accounting estimates
Determining whether goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired requires an 
estimation of the value-in-use of the cash-generating units to which they have been allocated 
in order to determine the recoverable amount of the cash-generating units. The value-in-use 
calculation requires the Group to estimate the future cash flows expected to arise from the 
cash-generating unit, discounted at an appropriate rate. Estimating the discounted future cash 
flows involves a significant degree of uncertainty. The value-in-use estimation is sensitive to the 
discount rate used as well as the perpetuity growth rates used for extrapolation purposes. The key 
assumptions used to determine the recoverable amount for the different cash-generating units, 
including a sensitivity analysis where possible changes to these key assumptions could eliminate the 
remaining headroom, are disclosed and further explained below under ‘Annual impairment test for 
goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets’ section.

Cost

As at 1 January 2022

1,941.7

Arising from business combinations (refer to Note 24)

220.1

Impairment (refer to Note 6)

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December 2022

Amortisation

As at 1 January 2022

Charge for the year

As at 31 December 2022

Net book value as at 1 January 2022

Net book value as at 31 December 2022

Cost

As at 1 January 2023

Impairment

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December 2023

Amortisation

As at 1 January 2023

Charge for the year

As at 31 December 2023

Net book value as at 1 January 2023

Net book value as at 31 December 2023

Arising from business combinations (refer to Note 24)

7.4

Goodwill
€ million

Franchise 
agreements
€ million

Trademarks
€ million

Other
intangible
assets
€ million

Total
€ million

144.8

367.7

–

137.3

83.4

–

(13.7)

(39.7)

(116.7)

(0.5)

17.9 2,241.7

–

–

–

671.2

(13.7)

(156.9)

2,108.4

395.8

220.2

17.9 2,742.3

182.4

–

182.4

1,759.3

1,926.0

–

–

–

7.6

0.5

8.1

8.4

0.9

9.3

198.4

1.4

199.8

144.8

395.8

129.7

212.1

9.5 2,043.3

8.6 2,542.5

2,108.4

395.8

(110.5)

220.2

197.0

17.9 2,742.3

–

204.4

–

(2.0)

(112.5)

–

–

(2.1)

(62.0)

(0.3)

–

(64.4)

2,003.2

333.8

416.9

15.9 2,769.8

182.4

–

182.4

1,926.0

1,820.8

–

–

–

8.1

0.5

8.6

395.8

333.8

212.1

408.3

9.3

0.9

199.8

1.4

10.2

201.2

8.6 2,542.5

5.7 2,568.6

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14. Intangible assets continued

Impairment losses of €13.7 million in 2022 relate to the impairment of goodwill in connection with the 
Group’s Russian cash-generating unit (refer to Note 6).

In 2023, the Group recognised an impairment loss of €3.1 million in connection with its self-serve coffee 
vending business in Poland (the ‘Costa Express Business’), as the recoverable amount was lower than 
the carrying amount. The recoverable amount was determined based on value-in-use calculations, 
considering management’s best estimates of future cash flows expected to arise from the business, 
discounted at a rate of 7.7%. The impairment was driven mainly by a change in expectations regarding 
scope and duration of a contract with a key customer. The impairment loss was allocated to goodwill 
(€1.1 million) and other finite-lived intangible assets (€2.0 million), and was included in line ‘Operating 
expenses’ of the consolidated income statement and under Developing markets for segmental 
allocation purposes.

In addition, impairment losses of €109.4 million in 2023 relate to the impairment of goodwill of the 
Group’s Egyptian cash-generating unit. For details on the impairment testing of the Group’s Egyptian 
cash-generating unit, refer to section ‘Annual impairment test for goodwill and other indefinite-lived 
intangible assets’ below.

Intangible assets not subject to amortisation amounted to €2,559.0 million (2022: €2,529.7 million), and 
are presented in the charts below: 

2023
€2,559.0 million

2022
€2,529.7 million

The carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortisation amounted to €9.6 million 
(2022: €12.8 million) and comprised water rights of €5.3 million, trademarks of €3.9 million and 
other intangible assets of €0.4 million (2022: €6.0 million water rights, €4.2 million trademarks and 
€2.6 million other intangible assets).

Annual impairment test for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets
The recoverable amount of each cash-generating unit was determined through a value-in-use 
calculation. This calculation uses cash flow forecasts based on financial budgets approved by the Board 
of Directors covering a one-year period and cash flow forecasts for four additional years. Cash flows for 
years two to five are forecasted by management based on operation and market-specific assumptions 
including growth rates, forecast selling prices, direct costs and operating expenses. Management 
determined gross margins based on past performance, expectations for the development of the 
market and expectations about raw materials’ costs. Cash flows for the subsequent years after the 
forecast period are extrapolated using perpetuity growth rates which reflect management’s best 
estimate of industry growth, considering long-term inflation and gross domestic product forecasts 
specific to the countries of operation. The discount rates used by management represent the current 
market assessment of the risks specific to each cash-generating unit, taking into consideration the 
time value of money and are derived from the weighted average cost of capital. The Group applies 
post-tax discount rates to post-tax cash flows as the valuation calculated using this method closely 
approximates to applying pre-tax discount rates to pre-tax cash flows.

Management also considered the potential adverse impact to future cash flows arising from climate 
change risk, under different scenarios. These scenarios included the increased capital expenditure 
required to mitigate climate-related risks and focused on the impact from disruptions to production 
and distribution due to extreme weather as well as the increased cost of water and carbon emissions. 
The Group will continue to refine its approach on climate-related risks and opportunities in the 
impairment assessment, as greater understanding of the potential impacts on the Group’s business 
is obtained.

Except for the impairment in the goodwill of the Egyptian cash-generating unit analysed below, no 
further impairment of goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets was identified during the annual 
impairment test of 2023.

Goodwill
Franchise agreements
Trademarks

€1,820.8 million
€333.8 million
€404.4 million

Goodwill
Franchise agreements
Trademarks

€1,926.0 million
€395.8 million
€207.9 million

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14. Intangible assets continued

The following chart and accompanying table set forth the percentage and carrying value respectively 
of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for those cash-generating units whose carrying 
value is greater than or equal to 9% of the total, as at 31 December 2023. 

Intangible assets not 
subject to amortisation as 
at 31 December 2023 (%)

Italy

Switzerland 

The Republic of Ireland and 
Northern Ireland

Koncern Bambi a.d. 
Požarevac

All other cash-generating 
units

Total

Goodwill
€ million

640.9

492.1

245.8

115.4

Franchise
agreements
€ million

126.9

–

–

–

Trademarks
€ million

–

–

–

Total
€ million

767.8

492.1

245.8

118.7

234.1

326.6

1,820.8

206.9

333.8

285.7

819.2

404.4 2,559.0

Italy
Switzerland
The Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland

30%
19%
10%

9%
Koncern Bambi a.d. Požarevac
All other cash-generating units  32%

The key assumptions for these cash-generating units are presented below:

Italy 

Switzerland 

The Republic of Ireland and 
Northern Ireland 

Koncern Bambi a.d. Požarevac

Growth rate in  
perpetuity (%)

Post-tax discount  
rate (%)

Pre-tax discount  
rate (%)

2023

2.0

0.8

4.0

4.5

2022

2.0

0.8

4.0

4.5

2023

8.4 

6.5 

6.4 

9.3 

2022

8.6

6.7

6.6

10.9

2023

11.5

7.8

7.0

10.2

2022

11.4

8.0

7.1

11.9

For the cash-generating units of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and Koncern Bambi a.d. 
Požarevac, the growth rate in perpetuity as estimated by management was higher than that expected 
for the industry in general. This is attributable to the strength of the Group’s brand portfolio, which 
is amongst the strongest and broadest in the industry. The Group has historically achieved higher 
revenue growth than the industry leveraging the strength of its portfolio, while it continually invests 
in brand-related innovations to remain relevant, be able to cater to all consumption occasions and 
increase market share.

Impairment of Egyptian cash-generating unit
We disclosed in our 2022 Integrated Annual Report that in the cash-generating unit (‘unit’) of Egypt, 
reasonably possible changes in key assumptions of the 2022 impairment test would remove the 
remaining headroom. During 2023, we experienced worsening macroeconomic factors in the country, 
with inflation persisting at record-high levels, more than double the upper bound of the Central Bank of 
Egypt’s target band, and increasing risk of foreign currency crisis due to low reserves, while geopolitical 
tensions in the Middle East negatively impacted the financial performance of the unit in late 2023.

The Group performed its annual impairment test in 2023, which resulted in an impairment loss for 
its Egyptian unit of €109.4 million, as the recoverable amount was lower than the carrying amount 
of the unit. The recoverable amount was determined based on value-in-use calculations consistent 
with those performed in 2022, updated to consider management’s best estimates of expected cash 
flows and a higher discount rate, reflective of the increased macroeconomic uncertainty in Egypt, as 
discussed above. The impairment loss was allocated in its entirety to reduce the carrying amount of 
goodwill allocated to the unit and was included in line ‘Operating expenses’ of the consolidated income 
statement and under Emerging markets for segmental allocation purposes.

The following table sets out the key assumptions used in the impairment assessment of the Egyptian unit:
December 2022

December 2023

Growth rate in perpetuity

Post-tax discount rate

Pre-tax discount rate

5.0%

17.4%

20.8%

5.0%

15.2%

17.8%

As at 31 December 2023, the recoverable amount of the Egyptian unit was approximately €340 million. 
The Group continues to closely monitor its Egyptian unit in order to ensure that timely actions and 
initiatives are undertaken to minimise potential adverse impacts on its expected performance.

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15. Property, plant and equipment

Accounting policy
All property, plant and equipment is initially recorded at cost and subsequently measured at cost 
less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Subsequent expenditure is added to the 
carrying value of the asset when it is probable that future economic benefits, in excess of the original 
assessed standard of performance of the existing asset, will flow to the operation and the costs 
can be measured reliably. All other subsequent expenditure is expensed in the period in which it 
is incurred.

Assets under construction are recorded as part of property, plant and equipment, and depreciation 
on these assets commences when the assets are made available for use.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to allocate the depreciable amount over the 
estimated useful life of the assets as follows:

Freehold buildings and improvements

40 years

Leasehold buildings and improvements

Over the lease term, up to 40 years

Deposits received for returnable containers by customers are accounted for as deposit liabilities 
(refer to Note 21).

Residual values and useful lives of assets are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate at each balance 
sheet date. Climate change-related risks and relevant mitigation and adaptation actions may impact 
the useful lives of property, plant and equipment. The Group monitors the potential impact of 
climate change-related risks and associated legislation in the context of its review of the useful lives 
and no impact has been identified.

Property, plant and equipment is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in 
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is 
recognised for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its recoverable 
amount, which is the higher of the asset’s fair value less cost to sell and its value-in-use. For the 
purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest level of separately identifiable 
cash flows.

For the accounting policy regarding right-of-use assets, refer to Note 17 ‘Leases’.

Production equipment

Vehicles

Computer hardware and software

Marketing equipment

Fixtures and fittings

Returnable containers

4 to 20 years

5 to 8 years

3 to 10 years

3 to 10 years

8 years

3 to 12 years

Freehold land is not depreciated as it is considered to have an indefinite life.

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15. Property, plant and equipment continued

Land and 
buildings 
€ million

Plant and 
equipment 
€ million

Returnable 
containers 
€ million

Assets under 
construction 
€ million

Total
€ million

Cost

Land and 
buildings 
€ million

Plant and 
equipment 
€ million

Returnable 
containers 
€ million

Assets under 
construction 
€ million

Total
€ million

1,530.0

3,890.6

450.9

159.1 6,030.6

As at 1 January 2023

1,752.3

4,168.4

497.0

249.1 6,666.8

Arising from business combinations (refer to Note 24)

198.5

4.1

143.6

125.9

59.8

4.5

373.2

580.7

Additions

13.5

342.4

Disposals

5.5

136.9

74.4

393.4

610.2

(7.4)

(145.2)

(17.0)

(1.7)

(171.3)

Disposals
Reclassified from right-of-use assets1

Reclassified to assets held for sale (refer to Note 20)

Reclassifications

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December 2022

Depreciation and impairment

As at 1 January 2022

Charge for the year

Impairment

Disposals
Reclassified from right-of-use assets1

Reclassified to assets held for sale (refer to Note 20)

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December 2022

Net book value as at 31 December 2022 excluding 
right-of-use assets

Net book value of right-of-use assets as at 
31 December 2022

(5.7)

(141.7)

(10.8)

(1.2)

(159.4)

Reclassified to assets held for sale (refer to Note 20)

(11.7)

16.3

Reclassified from assets held for sale (refer to Note 20)

–

(0.6)

Reclassifications

76.2

249.7

3.7

(329.6)

(0.4)

0.6

–

–

–

–

(12.1)

0.6

–

4.2

–

12.1

(0.6)

84.5

205.2

–

–

–

–

–

(289.7)

–

Foreign currency translation

(216.8)

(449.2)

(99.1)

(41.9)

(807.0)

(63.3)

(66.7)

(7.4)

(5.8)

(143.2)

As at 31 December 2023

1,598.1 3,960.8

459.0

269.3 6,287.2

1,752.3 4,168.4

497.0

249.1 6,666.8

Depreciation and impairment

As at 1 January 2023

612.9

2,685.3

303.9

2.3 3,604.4

552.2

2,534.3

274.1

1.7 3,362.3

Charge for the year

49.9

19.0

252.4

61.0

38.9

0.7

–

0.8

341.2

Impairment

81.5

Disposals

(4.5)

(134.0)

(6.6)

(0.2)

(145.3)

Reclassified to assets held for sale (refer to Note 20)

1.5

–

2.3

(0.5)

–

–

(5.2)

(30.2)

(3.2)

–

–

–

3.8

Reclassified from assets held for sale (refer to Note 20)

(0.5)

Foreign currency translation

(38.6)

As at 31 December 2023

47.2

1.4

(5.7)

(8.4)

–

239.7

9.8

39.2

2.4

–

1.1

326.1

14.7

(142.4)

(13.8)

(1.1)

(163.0)

(0.4)

0.5

–

–

(41.7)

(244.1)

(48.4)

–

–

–

(8.8)

0.5

(334.2)

605.7 2,548.4

283.3

2.3 3,439.7

612.9 2,685.3

303.9

2.3 3,604.4

1,139.4 1,483.1

193.1

246.8 3,062.4

Net book value as at 31 December 2023 excluding 
right-of-use assets

Net book value of right-of-use assets as at 
31 December 2023

992.4 1,412.4

175.7

267.0 2,847.5

105.2

104.4

–

–

209.6

82.7

121.2

–

–

203.9

Net book value as at 31 December 2023

1,097.6 1,516.8

175.7

267.0 3,057.1

Net book value as at 31 December 2022

1,222.1 1,604.3

193.1

246.8 3,266.3

1.  Line ‘Reclassified from right-of-use assets’ for 2022 relates to the reclassification from right-of-use assets to land and buildings and plant 
and equipment of €12.5 million on a net book value basis, following the exercise of purchase options included in the lease contracts.

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16. Interests in other entities

Assets under construction at 31 December 2023 include advances for equipment purchases of 
€78.6 million (2022: €63.2 million). The depreciation charge for the year, including that for right-of-
use assets (refer to Note 17), recognised in operating expenses and cost of goods sold amounted to 
€203.7 million (2022: €209.6 million) and €181.4 million (2022: €193.8 million) respectively.

Impairment of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets
In 2022, the Group recorded impairment losses of €1.6 million, €0.9 million and €81.4 million, and 
reversals of impairment of €0.6 million, €0.2 million and €1.6 million relating to property, plant and 
equipment in the Established, Developing and Emerging segments respectively. Net impairment losses 
of €60.9 million, relating to property, plant and equipment in the Emerging segment are included in 
the exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict (refer to Note 6). The impaired assets, being 
mainly buildings, production and cold drink equipment, were written down based mainly on value-in-
use calculations.

In 2023, the Group recorded impairment losses of €5.1 million, €3.6 million and €10.4 million, and 
reversals of impairment of €nil, €nil and €4.4 million relating to property, plant and equipment in the 
Established, Developing and Emerging segments respectively. The impaired assets, being mainly 
production equipment and returnable containers, were written down based mainly on value-in-use 
calculations. The Group also recorded impairment losses of €0.1 million and reversals of impairment 
of €nil relating to right-of-use assets in the Established segment.

The following are the principal subsidiaries of the Group as at 31 December:

Adelink Ltd1

AS Coca-Cola HBC Eesti 
Brown-Forman Finland Oy2

Country of registration

2023

2022

2023

2022

% of voting rights

% ownership

Russia

Estonia

Finland

50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0%

– 100.0%

–

CC Beverages Holdings II B.V. 

The Netherlands

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

CCB Management Services GmbH 

CCHBC Armenia CJSC

CCHBC Bulgaria AD 

CCHBC IT Services Limited 

Austria

Armenia

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 99.4%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

CCHBC Reinsurance Designated Activity 
Company
CCHBC Ventures BV3

CCH CirculaRPET S.r.l.

Coca-Cola Beverages Belorussiya 

Coca-Cola Imbuteliere Chisinau SRL

Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine Ltd 

Coca-Cola HBC Austria GmbH

Coca-Cola HBC B-H d.o.o. Sarajevo 

Coca-Cola HBC Česká a Slovensko, s.r.o. 
organizačná zložka

Republic of Ireland

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

The Netherlands

100.0%

– 100.0%

–

Italy

Belarus

Moldova

Ukraine

Austria

Bosnia and 
Herzegovina

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Slovakia

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Česko a Slovensko, s.r.o. Czech Republic

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Cyprus Ltd
Coca-Cola HBC Egypt4

Cyprus

Egypt

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

97.8% 94.7% 97.8% 94.7%

Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. 

The Netherlands

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C.

Greece

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V. 

The Netherlands

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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1. 

 Following unilateral waiver by The Coca-Cola Company of certain of its governance rights, Coca-Cola HBC acquired control of Multon AO 
Group of companies effective 11 August 2022 (refer to Note 24).

Coca-Cola HBC Hrvatska d.o.o. 

Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Ltd 

Croatia

Hungary

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5. 

Country of registration

2023

2022

2023

2022

% of voting rights

% ownership

Coca-Cola HBC Ireland Limited 

Republic of Ireland

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Italia S.r.l. 

Coca-Cola HBC Kosovo L.L.C. 

Italy

Kosovo

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland Limited  Northern Ireland

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Polska sp. z o.o. 

Coca-Cola HBC Romania Ltd 

Coca-Cola HBC Services MEPE 

Coca-Cola HBC Slovenija d.o.o. 

Poland

Romania

Greece

Slovenia

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Sourcing B.V.

The Netherlands

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland Ltd

Switzerland

99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 99.9%

Coca-Cola HBC-Srbija d.o.o.

Serbia

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling 
Company-Crna Gora d.o.o., Podgorica

Coca-Cola Hellenic Business 
Service Organisation

Montenegro

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Bulgaria

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Coca-Cola Hellenic Procurement GmbH  Austria

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

dCommerce Solutions BV

The Netherlands

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

ESM Effervescent Sodas 
Management Limited5

Koncern Bambi a.d. Požarevac
Multon AO1
Multon Partners LLC6

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd

SIA Coca-Cola HBC Latvia 
Three Cents Hellas Single Member S.A.5

Cyprus

Serbia

Russia

Russia

Nigeria

Latvia

Greece

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

UAB Coca-Cola HBC Lietuva 

Lithuania

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

2.  Brown-Forman Finland Oy was acquired on 1 November 2023 (refer to Note 24).
3.  CCHBC Ventures BV was established on 21 April 2023.
4. 

 Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt S.A.E. was acquired on 13 January 2022 (refer to Note 24) and was renamed to Coca-Cola HBC Egypt 
as of 18 June 2023.
 ESM Effervescent Sodas Management Limited and its subsidiary Three Cents Hellas Single Member S.A. were acquired on 21 October 2022 
(refer to Note 24).

6.  LLC Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia was renamed to Multon Partners LLC as of 29 July 2022.

Associates and joint arrangements

Accounting policy
Equity method investments comprise investments in associates and joint arrangements and are 
classified into integral and non-integral on the basis of whether they are considered part of the 
Group’s core operations and strategy.

Investments in associates
Investments in associated undertakings are accounted for by the equity method of accounting. 
Associated undertakings are all entities over which the Group has significant influence but not 
control, generally accompanying a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights.

The equity method of accounting involves recognising the Group’s share of the associates’ post-
acquisition profit or loss and movements in other comprehensive income for the period in the 
income statement and statement of other comprehensive income respectively. Unrealised gains 
and losses resulting from transactions between the Group and the associate are eliminated to the 
extent of the interest in the associate.

The Group’s interest in each associate is carried in the balance sheet at an amount that reflects 
its share of the net assets of the associate and includes goodwill on acquisition. When the Group’s 
share of losses in an associate equals or exceeds its interest in the associate, the Group does not 
recognise further losses, unless the Group has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf 
of the associate.

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Investments in joint arrangements
Joint arrangements are arrangements in which the Group has contractually agreed sharing of 
control, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent. 
Joint arrangements are classified as joint ventures or joint operations depending upon the rights 
and obligations arising from the joint arrangement.

The Group classifies a joint arrangement as a joint venture when the Group has rights to the net 
assets of the arrangement. The Group accounts for its interests in joint ventures using the equity 
method of accounting as described in the section above.

The Group classifies a joint arrangement as a joint operation when the Group has the rights to the 
assets, and obligations for the liabilities, of the arrangement and accounts for each of its assets, 
liabilities, revenues and expenses, including its share of those held or incurred jointly, in relation to 
the joint operation.

If facts and circumstances change, the Group reassesses whether it still has joint control and 
whether the type of joint arrangement in which it is involved has changed.

Critical accounting judgements
The Group participates in several joint arrangements. Judgement is required in order to determine 
the classification of the Group’s joint arrangements as joint ventures where the Group has rights to 
the net assets of the arrangement, or joint operations where the Group has rights to the assets and 
obligations for the liabilities of the arrangement. In making this assessment, consideration is given 
to the legal form of the arrangement, and the contractual terms and conditions, as well as other 
facts and circumstances (including the economic rationale of the arrangement and the impact of 
the relevant legal framework). The Group participates in a number of joint arrangements with The 
Coca-Cola Company in connection with its water business across its markets, the classification of 
which involves a significant degree of judgement due to the complexity of the underlying contractual 
arrangements of the business model and the diversity of the relevant legal frameworks across 
markets.

Equity-method investments
Changes in the carrying amounts of equity method investments are as follows:

As at 1 January 2022

Impairment (refer to Note 6)

Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interest 
arising from business combination

Deemed disposal arising from business combination 
(refer to Note 24)

Capital increase

Share of results of equity method investments

Share of other comprehensive income of equity method 
investments

Share of total comprehensive income

Dividends

As at 31 December 2022

Share of results of equity method investments

Share of other comprehensive income of equity method 
investments

Share of total comprehensive income

Dividends

Decrease due to other movements

As at 31 December 2023

Joint ventures 
€ million

246.9

(52.8)

70.8

(249.9)

4.0

42.1

34.6

76.7

(9.7)

86.0

9.8

0.3

10.1

(9.3)

–

86.8

Associates
€ million

118.9

–

–

–

7.0

2.0

(0.4)

1.6

(7.9)

119.6

4.9

(12.0)

(7.1)

(2.1)

(0.2)

110.2

Total
€ million

365.8

(52.8)

70.8

(249.9)

11.0

44.1

34.2

78.3

(17.6)

205.6

14.7

(11.7)

3.0

(11.4)

(0.2)

197.0

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The carrying amount of equity method investments as at 31 December 2023 comprises integral and 
non-integral equity method investments as follows:

Integral equity method investments

Non-integral equity method investments

Total equity method investments

Joint ventures 
€ million

Associates
€ million

82.6

4.2

86.8

–

110.2

110.2

Total
€ million

82.6

114.4

197.0

a) Investments in joint ventures
The Group has a 50% interest in Multon AO Group of companies (‘Multon’), which is engaged in the 
production and distribution of juices in Russia and was jointly controlled by the Group and The Coca-
Cola Company until August 2022 (the joint arrangement was classified as a joint venture, as its structure 
provided to the Group rights to its net assets). In August 2022, The Coca-Cola Company unilaterally 
waived certain of its governance rights in connection with its 50% interest in Multon, which were 
accordingly assumed by the Group. As a result, considering the criteria set out in IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated 
financial statements’, the Group concluded that, effective 11 August 2022, it controls Multon (refer to 
Note 24).

As a result of the change in control of Multon described above, on 11 August 2022 the Group 
remeasured the previously held equity interest in Multon at its fair value (refer to Note 24), which 
resulted in a gain of €70.8 million, which was presented in line ‘Gain on remeasurement of previously 
held equity interest arising from business combination’ of the table on page 221, regarding 2022 
changes in the carrying amount of equity method investments. The Group then proceeded to 
derecognise the resulting carrying amount of Multon investment of approximately €250 million, against 
the fair value of the identifiable net assets recognised (refer to Note 24), which was presented in line 
‘Deemed disposal arising from business combination’ of the table on page 221, regarding 2022 changes 
in the carrying amount of equity method investments.

Apart from Multon, the Group has a significant joint venture with Heineken, through its 50% interest 
in AD Pivara Skopje, which is engaged in the bottling and distribution of soft drinks and beer in North 
Macedonia. The structure of the joint venture provides the Group with rights to its net assets.

Summarised financial information of the Group’s significant joint ventures is presented below.

The information below reflects the amounts presented in the IFRS financial statements of the joint 
venture, amended to reflect adjustments made when using the equity method, including fair value 
adjustments and not the Group’s share in these amounts.

Multon AO Group of companies
Summarised statement of comprehensive income1:

Revenue

Depreciation

Interest income

Interest expense

Profit before tax

Income tax expense

Profit after tax 

Other comprehensive income 

Total comprehensive income

2022
€ million

307.3

(3.4)

6.6

(1.1)

80.5

(15.9)

64.6

69.8

134.4

1. 

 The summarised statement of comprehensive income for 2022 reflects the period up to 11 August, during which Multon was classified as a 
joint venture.

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AD Pivara Skopje

Summarised balance sheet:

Non-current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Other current assets

Total current assets

Borrowings

Other current liabilities (including trade payables)

Total current liabilities

Borrowings

Other non-current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Net assets

Summarised statement of comprehensive income:

Revenue

Depreciation

Interest expense

Profit before tax

Income tax expense

Profit after tax 

Total comprehensive income

Dividends received

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

AD Pivara Skopje

Reconciliation of net assets to carrying amount:

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

65.1

3.5

18.7

22.2

(6.0)

(28.9)

(34.9)

(0.8)

(0.5)

(1.3)

51.1

127.5

(7.5)

(0.1)

19.8

(2.4)

17.4

17.4

5.2

66.1

0.5

14.4

14.9

(3.6)

(20.8)

(24.4)

(7.0)

(0.3)

(7.3)

49.3

91.8

(5.7)

–

17.9

(2.1)

15.8

15.8

7.7

Closing net assets 

Interest in joint venture at 50% 

Goodwill 

Non-controlling interest 

Carrying value

51.1

25.6

16.9

(1.6)

40.9

Summarised financial information of the Group’s investment in other joint ventures is as follows:

Carrying amount

Share of profit

Share of other comprehensive income

Share of total comprehensive income

2023
€ million

45.9

1.1

0.3

1.4

49.3

24.7

16.9

(1.6)

40.0

2022
€ million

46.0

1.9

(0.3)

1.6

b) Investment in associates
The Group has one significant associate, being Casa Del Caffè Vergnano S.p.A. (‘Caffè Vergnano’), 
a premium Italian coffee company in which the Group holds a 30% equity shareholding. The 
corresponding investment is classified as an associate, as the Group has significant influence over the 
investee. The Group has also entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for Caffè Vergnano’s 
products in all its territories outside of Italy. The investment is accounted for using the equity method 
and is further classified as a non-integral equity method investment in the consolidated financial 
statements of the Group, considering that the distribution agreement is separate to the shareholding.

During 2022, acquisition costs of €0.8 million accrued in 2021 in connection with the investment in 
Caffè Vergnano were paid and presented in line ‘Payments for non-integral equity method investments’ 
of the consolidated cash flow statement, while in 2023 €0.2 million of accrued acquisition costs were 
written-off.

The information below reflects the amounts presented in the financial statements of Caffè Vergnano 
under Italian law, amended to reflect adjustments made by the associate when using the equity 
method, including fair value adjustments and not the Group’s share in those amounts.

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Caffè Vergnano

Summarised balance sheet:

Non-current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Other current assets

Total current assets

Borrowings

Other current liabilities (including trade payables)

Total current liabilities

Borrowings

Other non-current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Net assets

Summarised statement of comprehensive income:

Revenue

Depreciation

Loss before tax

Income tax

Loss after tax 

Total comprehensive loss

Reconciliation of net assets to carrying amount:

Closing net assets 

Interest in associate at 30% 

Acquisition costs

Goodwill 

Carrying value

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

Carrying amount

125.2

Share of profit

Share of other comprehensive loss

Share of total comprehensive (loss)/income

2023
€ million

23.6

5.3

(12.0)

(6.7)

2022
€ million

31.8

3.0

(0.4)

2.6

We disclosed in our 2022 Integrated Annual Report that Frigoglass Industries (Nigeria) Limited, an 
associate in which the Group holds an effective interest of 23.9% (2022: 23.9%) through its subsidiary 
Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, was guarantor under the amended banking facilities and notes issued 
by the Frigoglass Group. This guarantee expired in April 2023 as part of the restructuring of Frigoglass 
Group (refer to Note 28). However, Frigoglass Industries (Nigeria) Limited is a guarantor for the new 
senior secured notes issued in 2023 by the restructured Frigoglass Group. The Group has no direct 
exposure arising from this guarantee arrangement, but the Group’s investment in this associate, which 
stood at €14.0 million as at 31 December 2023 (2022: €21.1 million), would be at potential risk if there 
was a default under the terms of the senior secured notes and the restructured Frigoglass Group 
(including the guarantor) was unable to meet its obligations thereunder.

c) Joint operations
Other joint operations of the Group with The Coca-Cola Company comprise mainly a 50% interest 
in each of the water businesses listed below, which are engaged in the production and distribution of 
water in the respective countries.
Country

Joint operation

1.0

54.5

55.5

(19.6)

(30.6)

(50.2)

(2.4)

(27.5)

(29.9)

100.6

(7.6)

(3.6)

0.3

(3.3)

(3.3)

123.4

0.7

52.0

52.7

(15.6)

(33.4)

(49.0)

(3.0)

(26.7)

(29.7)

97.4

(8.0)

(2.0)

0.8

(1.2)

(1.2)

97.4

29.2

0.9

56.5

86.6

109.7

105.1

Austria

Italy

Romania

Baltics

Poland

Switzerland

100.6

Serbia

In addition, the Group has entered into a joint operation arrangement with HEINEKEN Romania S.A., 
whereby it holds a 50% interest in Stockday S.R.L., an online business-to-business platform and 
distributor in Romania.

30.2

1.1

56.5

87.8

Römerquelle

Fonti del Vulture

Dorna

Neptuno Vandenys

Multivita

Valser

Vlasinka

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Accounting policy
Leases for which the Group is in a lessee position are recognised as a right-of-use asset and a 
corresponding lease liability at the date at which the leased asset is available for use by the Group. 
Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially measured on a net-present-value basis and 
are recognised as part of ‘Property, plant and equipment’, ‘Current borrowings’ and ‘Non-current 
borrowings’ in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively.

Lease contracts may contain both lease and non-lease components. The Group allocates the 
consideration in the contract to the lease and non-lease component respectively. Consideration 
relevant to the non-lease component is recognised as an expense in the consolidated income 
statement over the period of the lease.

Lease liabilities include the net present value of the following lease payments:

a)  fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments) over the lease term, less any lease 
incentives receivable;

b)  variable lease payments that are based on an index or a rate;

c)  amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees;

d)   the exercise price of a purchase option if the Group is reasonably certain it will exercise that 

option; and

e)   payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the Group exercising 

that option.

When adjustments to lease payments based on an index or rate take effect, the lease liability 
is reassessed and adjusted against the right-of-use asset.

Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are recognised as an expense 
in the period in which the event or condition that triggers the payment occurs.

The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease (if that rate can 
be determined), or the incremental borrowing rate of the lease, being the rate that the individual 
lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to obtain an asset of similar value in a similar 
economic environment with similar terms, security and conditions. In determining the incremental 
borrowing rate to be used, the Group applies judgement to establish the suitable reference rate and 
credit spread. 

Each lease payment is allocated between the liability (principal) and finance cost. The interest 
expense is charged to the consolidated income statement as part of ‘Finance costs’ over the lease 
period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability 
for each period.

Right-of-use assets are measured at cost comprising the following:

a)  the amount of the initial measurement of lease liability;

b)   any lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease 

incentives received;

c)  any initial direct costs; and

d)  any restoration costs.

The right-of-use assets are depreciated over the shorter of the assets’ useful life and the lease term 
on a straight-line basis. If the Group is reasonably certain to exercise a purchase option, the right-of-
use asset is depreciated over the underlying asset’s useful life. 

The Group utilises a number of practical expedients permitted by the standard, namely:

1)   applying the recognition exemption to short-term leases (i.e. leases with a term of 12 months 

or less) that do not contain a purchase option; and

2)   applying the recognition exemption to leases of underlying assets with a low value, which mainly 

comprise IT equipment.

Payments associated with short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised on a 
straight-line basis as an expense in the consolidated income statement. 

In determining the lease term, management considers all facts and circumstances that create an 
economic incentive to exercise an extension option, or not exercise a termination option. Extension 
options (or periods after termination options) are only included in the lease term if the lease is 
reasonably certain to be extended (or not terminated). The assessment is revised if a significant 
event or a significant change in circumstances occurs, which affects this assessment and which is 
within the control of the lessee.

Lease payments are presented as follows in the consolidated cash flow statement:

•  short-term lease payments, payments for leases of low-value assets and variable lease payments 
that are not included in the measurement of the lease liabilities are presented within cash flows 
from operating activities;

•  payments for the interest element of recognised lease liabilities are included in ‘Interest paid’ 

within cash flows from financing activities; and

•  payments for the principal element of recognised lease liabilities are presented within cash flows 

from financing activities.

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The following expenses have been included in cost of goods sold and operating expenses:

Leasing activities
The leases which are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet are principally in respect of buildings 
and vehicles. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different 
terms and conditions.

Extension and termination options are included in a number of leases across the Group. These are used 
to maximise operational flexibility in terms of managing the assets used in the Group’s operations. 
Extension options considered reasonably certain to be exercised relate to both buildings and motor 
vehicles and do not exceed one year. Most termination options have not been considered reasonably 
certain to be exercised.

The Group’s carrying amount of lease liability is presented below as at 31 December:

Current lease liability

Non-current lease liability

Total lease liability (refer to Note 26)

2023
€ million

55.3

154.8

210.1

For the carrying amount of right-of-use assets per class of underlying asset, refer to Note 15.

The Group’s additions to right-of-use assets for the years ended 31 December are as follows:

Land and buildings

Plant and equipment

Total additions

2023
€ million

36.0

50.7

86.7

2022
€ million

53.9

152.1

206.0

2022
€ million

32.0

59.2

91.2

Expense relating to short-term leases

Expense relating to leases of low-value assets

Expense relating to variable lease payments

2023
€ million

26.5

5.3

15.4

2022
€ million

22.7

2.5

10.8

Interest expense on leases in 2023 was €16.1 million (2022: €16.4 million) and is recorded within 
‘Finance costs’ in the consolidated income statement (refer to Note 10).

The total cash outflow for leases in 2023 was €109.3 million (2022: €103.6 million).

Expenses relating to short-term leases in 2023 and 2022 comprise consideration for leases with 
a term of 12 months or less used to cover seasonal business needs.

18. Inventories

Accounting policy
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. 

Cost for raw materials and consumables is determined on a weighted average basis. Cost for work 
in progress and finished goods comprises the cost of direct materials and labour plus attributable 
overhead costs. Cost of inventories includes all costs incurred to bring the product to its present 
location and condition.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the 
estimated costs necessary to complete and sell the inventory.

Inventories consisted of the following as at 31 December:

Right-of-use assets arising on business combinations in 2023 amounted to €6.7 million (2022: €40.1 
million) (refer to Note 24).

Finished goods

The consolidated income statement includes the following amounts relating to depreciation and 
impairment of right-of-use assets:

Land and buildings

Plant and equipment

Total depreciation and impairment charge

2023
€ million

22.5

36.6

59.1

2022
€ million

21.4

40.8

62.2

Raw materials and work in progress

Consumables

Total inventories

The amount of inventories recognised as an expense during 2023 was €4,989.5 million (2022: €4,509.6 
million, including €1.1 million of write-offs related to Russia-Ukraine conflict). During 2023, provision for 
obsolete inventories recognised as an expense amounted to €31.1 million (2022: €19.2 million), whereas 
provision reversed in the year amounted to €3.8 million (2022: €0.4 million).

2023
€ million

367.8

305.8

99.7

773.3

2022
€ million

331.1

329.3

109.6

770.0

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19. Trade, other receivables and assets

Trade, other receivables and assets consisted of the following as at 31 December:

Accounting policy
Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for goods sold or services performed in the 
ordinary course of business. They are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured 
at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. The normal credit terms are between 
7-90 days upon delivery. 

The Group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach for trade and other receivables and follows an 
Expected Credit Losses (‘ECLs’) approach for measuring the allowance of its trade receivables. 
The expected loss rate is assessed on the basis of historical credit losses of 24 months before the 
year end and adjusted to reflect current and forward-looking information. ECLs are based on the 
difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash 
flows that the Group expects to receive. The carrying amount of the receivable is reduced by the 
loss allowance, which is recognised as part of operating expenses. If a trade receivable ultimately 
becomes uncollectible, it is written off initially against any loss allowance made in respect of that 
receivable with any excess recognised as part of operating expenses. Subsequent recoveries 
of amounts previously written off or loss allowance no longer required are credited against 
operating expenses. 

The Group has entered into a contract that provides insurance coverage against defaulted 
trade receivables. This contract meets the definition of a financial guarantee contract, which 
is in substance part of the contract terms (that is, integral to the trade receivables) and is not 
recognised separately. Therefore, the expected cash flows from the credit insurance are included 
in the measurement of ECLs of trade receivables.

Loans are initially recognised at the fair value net of transaction costs incurred. After initial 
recognition, all interest-bearing loans are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Amortised 
cost is calculated using the effective interest rate method whereby any discount, premium 
or transaction costs associated with a loan are amortised to the income statement over the 
lending period.

Current assets

Non-current assets

Trade receivables

Receivables from related parties 
(refer to Note 28)

Loans receivable

Receivables from sale of property, plant and 
equipment

Loans and advances to employees

Other receivables

Total trade and other receivables

Prepayments

Pension plan assets (refer to Note 22)

Non-current income tax receivable

VAT and other taxes receivable

Total other assets

2023 
€ million

863.2

53.2

3.5

0.3

4.1

127.2

2022 
€ million

804.8

56.5

1.1

0.4

10.1

144.1

1,051.5

1,017.0

104.1

88.6

–

–

32.4

136.5

–

–

42.3

130.9

Total trade, other receivables and assets

1,188.0

1,147.9

2023 
€ million

2022 
€ million

0.1

–

2.2

–

–

0.2

2.5

22.3

48.6

8.5

–

79.4

81.9

0.1

–

0.8

–

–

1.4

2.3

14.3

51.9

9.7

–

75.9

78.2

An amount of €52.7 million (2022: €50.0 million) included in ‘Other receivables’ relates to receivables 
from brand partners in the sale and distribution of premium spirits and energy drinks.

Non-current trade receivables relate to renegotiated receivables, which are expected to be settled 
within the new contractual due date. 

For offsetting impact on trade receivables, refer to Note 23.

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19. Trade, other receivables and assets continued

Trade receivables
Trade receivables classified as current assets consisted of the following as at 31 December:

Receivables from related parties
The related party receivables, net of the loss allowance, are as follows:

Trade receivables

Less: Loss allowance

Total trade receivables

2023
€ million

942.4

(79.2)

863.2

2022
€ million

880.6

(75.8)

804.8

Within due date

Past due

Less: Loss allowance

Total related party receivables

The ageing analysis of trade receivables classified as current assets is as follows:

The ageing analysis of these receivables is as follows:

2023  
€ million

2022  
€ million

Within due date

Past due – Up to three months

Past due – Three to six months

Past due – Six to nine months

Gross 
carrying 
amount

746.8

102.5

7.1

4.0

Loss 
allowance

Trade 
receivables

(3.5)

(1.8)

(1.2)

(1.2)

743.3

100.7

5.9

2.8

Gross 
carrying 
amount

720.2

70.5

7.0

3.6

Within due date

Past due – Up to three months

Past due – Three to six months

Past due – More than nine months

Total

Loss 
allowance

Trade 
receivables

(1.1)

(0.5)

(1.2)

(1.3)

719.1

70.0

5.8

2.3

7.6

Past due – More than nine months

82.0

(71.5)

10.5

79.3

(71.7)

Total trade receivables

942.4

(79.2)

863.2

880.6

(75.8)

804.8

The movement in the loss allowance during the year is as follows:

As at 1 January

Amounts written off during the year

Amounts recovered during the year

Increase in allowance recognised in income statement

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December

Trade receivables

Other receivables and assets

Net impairment loss

2023
€ million

(75.8)

3.9

2.9

(8.2)

(2.0)

(79.2)

2022
€ million

(76.1)

1.7

7.3

(13.6)

4.9

(75.8)

2023
€ million

47.9

5.4

(0.1)

53.2

2023
€ million

47.9

4.4

0.8

0.1

53.2

2022
€ million

50.9

5.7

(0.1)

56.5

2022
€ million

50.8

1.8

3.6

0.3

56.5

2023
€ million

4.2

7.3

11.5

2022
€ million

6.2

2.8

9.0

Net impairment
Net impairment loss on trade and other receivables recognised in the income statement is analysed 
as follows:

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20. Assets classified as held for sale

21. Trade and other payables

Accounting policy
Non-current assets and disposal groups are classified as held for sale if it is considered highly 
probable that their carrying amount will be principally recovered through a sale transaction rather 
than through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when the sale is highly probable 
and the asset (or disposal group) is available for immediate sale in its present condition. In order for 
a sale to be considered highly probable, management must be committed to a plan to sell the asset, 
an active programme to locate a buyer and complete the plan must have been initiated, and the sale 
should be expected to be completed within one year from the date of classification.

In the event that the criteria for continued classification as held for sale are no longer met, the assets 
are reclassified to property, plant and equipment and the depreciation charge is adjusted for the 
depreciation that would have been recognised had the assets not been classified as held for sale.

Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of the 
individual assets’ previous carrying amount and their fair value less costs to sell.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group’s assets classified as held for sale amounted to €3.3 million, 
comprising the net book value of land and buildings of €1.8 million and €1.5 million in the Group’s 
Established and Emerging segments respectively (2022: €0.1 million of plant and equipment in the 
Group’s Established segment), that has been written down to fair value less costs to sell (refer to 
Note 15). The fair value of assets classified as held for sale was determined through the use of a sales 
comparison approach and is a non-recurring fair value measurement within Level 3 of the fair value 
hierarchy. Assets classified as held for sale in 2022 were reclassified to property, plant and equipment 
during 2023, as sale did not complete within one year from the date of classification as held for sale.

Accounting policy
Trade payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost 
using the effective interest rate method.

Trade and other payables consisted of the following at 31 December:

Trade payables

Accrued liabilities

Payables to related parties (refer to Note 28)

Deposit liabilities

Other tax and social security liabilities

Salaries and employee-related payables

Contract liabilities (refer to Note 8)

Other payables

Total trade and other payables

2023
€ million

1,097.4

719.4

289.5

90.6

173.3

69.1

15.0

23.8

2022
€ million

947.2

727.9

268.6

112.6

159.2

69.2

14.7

32.5

2,478.1

2,331.9

The Group facilitates a supply chain financing programme under which the supplier can elect on 
an invoice-by-invoice basis to either receive a discounted early payment from the partner bank, or 
continue to be paid in line with the agreed payment terms; in either case, the value and due date of the 
liability payable by the Group remain unchanged and, as such, the liability remains classified as trade 
and other payables. As at 31 December 2023, invoices included in the programme amounted to €144.7 
million (2022: €175.3 million). 

Accrued liabilities regarding volume, marketing and promotional incentives as well as listing fees 
and other incentives provided to customers as at 31 December 2023 amounted to €351.2 million 
(2022: €287.3 million).

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22. Provisions and employee benefits

a) Provisions

Provisions and employee benefits consisted of the following as at 31 December:

Current:

Employee benefits

Restructuring provisions

Other provisions

Total current provisions and employee benefits

Non-current:

Employee benefits

Restructuring provisions

Other provisions

Total non-current provisions and employee benefits

Total provisions and employee benefits

2023
€ million

145.8

3.2

50.1

199.1

2022
€ million

131.5

3.2

46.8

181.5

Accounting policy
Provisions are recognised when: the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a 
result of a past event; it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits 
will be required to settle the obligation; and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount 
of the obligation.

Where the Group expects a provision to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance 
contract, the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset only when such reimbursement 
is virtually certain. 

If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are determined by discounting the 
expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time 
value of money and the risks specific to the liability.

105.8

103.8

1.9

1.4

109.1

308.2

1.1

2.0

106.9

288.4

Termination benefits are payable whenever an employee’s employment is terminated before the 
normal retirement date or whenever an employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for 
these benefits. The Group recognises termination benefits at the earlier of the following dates: 
a) when the Group can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits; and b) when the Group 
recognises costs for a restructuring that is within the scope of IAS 37 ‘Provisions, contingent 
liabilities and contingent assets’ and involves the payment of termination benefits (refer to Note 9). 
In the case of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy, the termination benefits are 
measured based on the number of employees expected to accept the offer.

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The movements in restructuring and other provisions comprise:
2023  
€ million

2022  
€ million

As at 1 January

Arising during the year

Utilised during the year

Unused amount reversed 

Arising from business combinations

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December

Restructuring 
provision

Other 
provisions

Restructuring 
provision

Other 
provisions

4.3

7.6

(6.1)

(0.7)

–

–

5.1

48.8

31.5

(23.1)

(1.7)

–

(4.0)

51.5

24.8

19.3

(32.1)

(7.8)

0.1

–

4.3

20.5

22.5

(1.4)

(3.1)

15.1

(4.8)

48.8

During 2023, a restructuring provision of €0.7 million was recognised in connection with the new 
business model in Russia following the Russia-Ukraine conflict (refer to Note 6), which was utilised 
during the year (2022: €3.9 million). Other provisions primarily comprise provisions in relation to 
donations, employee litigation, legal and other tax provisions.

b) Employee benefits

Accounting policy
The Group operates a number of defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans 
in its territories.

The defined benefit plans are made up of both funded and unfunded pension plans and employee 
leaving indemnities. The assets of funded plans are generally held in separate trustee-administered 
funds and are financed by payments from employees and/or the relevant Group companies.

The liability recognised in the balance sheet in respect of defined benefit plans is the present value 
of the defined benefit obligation at the balance sheet date less the fair value of the plan assets. 

For defined benefit pension plans, pension costs are assessed using the projected unit credit 
method. Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial 
assumptions are charged or credited to equity in other comprehensive income in the period in 
which they arise. Such actuarial gains and losses are not reclassified to the income statement in 
subsequent periods. The defined benefit obligations are measured at the present value of the 
estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of high-quality corporate bonds that are 
denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid, and that have terms approximating 
to the terms of the related obligation. In countries where there is no deep market in such bonds, 
the market rates on government bonds are used. Past service cost is recognised immediately in 
the income statement. A number of the Group’s operations have other long-service benefits in the 
form of jubilee plans. These plans are measured at the present value of the estimated future cash 
outflows with immediate recognition of actuarial gains and losses in the income statement.

The Group’s contributions to the defined contribution pension plans are charged to the income 
statement in the period to which the contributions relate.

Critical accounting estimates
The Group provides defined benefit pension plans as an employee benefit in certain territories. 
Determining the value of these plans requires several actuarial assumptions and estimates 
that may differ from actual developments in the future. These include the determination of the 
discount rates, rate of compensation increases, rate of pension increases and life expectancy of 
pensioners at the age of 65. Due to the long-term nature of these plans, such estimates are subject 
to significant uncertainty. Details on the key assumptions used and a sensitivity analysis regarding 
the impact of reasonably possible changes in key assumptions on the defined benefit obligation are 
further presented below.

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22. Provisions and employee benefits continued

Employee benefits consisted of the following as at 31 December:

Defined benefit obligation by segment is as follows for the years ended 31 December: 

Defined benefit plans:

Employee leaving indemnities

Pension plans

Long-service benefits (jubilee plans) and other benefits

Total defined benefit plans

Other employee benefits:

Annual leave

Other employee benefits

Total other employee benefits

Total employee benefits obligations

2023

2022

  Established

  Developing

  Emerging

€2.5m

€68.7m 

€13.9m 

  Total €85.1 million

€1.7m

€58.0m 

€24.8m 

  Total €84.5 million

The average duration of the defined benefit obligations is 15 years and the total employer contributions 
expected to be paid in 2024 are €11.8 million.

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

66.7

5.5

12.9

85.1

9.8

156.7

166.5

251.6

67.9

3.4

13.2

84.5

7.6

143.2

150.8

235.3

Other employee benefits primarily comprise employee bonuses which are linked to business and 
individual performance metrics.

Employees of Coca-Cola HBC’s subsidiaries in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, 
Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia are entitled to employee leaving indemnities, generally 
based on each employee’s length of service, employment category and remuneration. These are 
unfunded plans where the Company meets the payment obligation as it falls due.

Coca-Cola HBC’s subsidiaries in Austria, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland 
sponsor defined benefit pension plans. Of the three plans in the Republic of Ireland, two have 
plan assets, as do the two plans in Northern Ireland, and one plan out of the three in Switzerland. 
The Austrian plans do not have plan assets and the Company meets the payment obligation as it falls 
due. The defined benefit plans in Austria, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are closed to 
new members.

Coca-Cola HBC provides long-service benefits in the form of jubilee plans to its employees in Austria, 
Croatia, Nigeria, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland.

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The reconciliation of plan assets and plan liabilities for the years ended 31 December is as follows:

As at 1 January 2022

Current service cost

Past service cost

Administrative expenses

Curtailment/settlement

Interest income/(expense)

Actuarial gains

Total income/(expense) recognised 
in income statement

Loss from change in demographic assumptions

Gains from change in financial assumptions

Experience adjustments

Return on plan assets excluding interest income

Total remeasurements recognised 
in other comprehensive income

Benefits paid

Employer's contributions

Participants’ contributions

Net increase in defined benefit obligation 
from other movements

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December 2022

Plan assets 
€ million

519.4

–

–

(0.3)

(2.9)

4.4

–

1.2

–

–

–

(91.9)

(91.9)

(22.4)

13.1

4.8

–

7.7

Plan liabilities 
€ million

(526.3)

(11.8)

(3.0)

–

2.8

(6.1)

2.0

(16.1)

(2.9)

145.2

(8.7)

–

133.6

22.4

–

(4.8)

(0.8)

(6.5)

431.9

(398.5)

Net (deficit)/
surplus 
€ million

(6.9)

As at 1 January 2023

(11.8)

Current service cost

(3.0)

Past service cost

(0.3)

Administrative expenses

(0.1)

Curtailment/settlement

(1.7)

Interest income/(expense)

2.0

Actuarial losses

Total expense recognised in income statement

Losses from change in financial assumptions

Experience adjustments

Return on plan assets excluding interest income

Total remeasurements recognised 
in other comprehensive income

Benefits paid

Employer’s contributions

Participants’ contributions

Foreign currency translation

As at 31 December 2023

(14.9)

(2.9)

145.2

(8.7)

(91.9)

41.7

–

13.1

–

(0.8)

1.2

33.4

Plan assets 
€ million

Plan liabilities 
€ million

431.9

(398.5)

–

–

(0.3)

–

12.8

–

12.5

–

–

5.3

5.3

(22.0)

14.4

5.1

14.9

(9.8)

0.1

–

(1.1)

(13.3)

(0.6)

(24.7)

(28.3)

(2.2)

–

(30.5)

22.0

–

(5.1)

0.3

462.1

(436.5)

Net surplus/
(deficit) 
€ million

33.4

(9.8)

0.1

(0.3)

(1.1)

(0.5)

(0.6)

(12.2)

(28.3)

(2.2)

5.3

(25.2)

–

14.4

–

15.2

25.6

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The effect of the asset ceiling on plan assets and net deficit for the years ended 31 December 
is as follows:

Fair value of plan assets as at 1 January excluding asset ceiling

Opening unrecognised asset due to the asset ceiling

Change in asset ceiling recognised in other comprehensive income

Exchange rate gain

Interest on unrecognised asset recognised in income statement

Fair value of plan assets as at 31 December including asset ceiling

Present value of funded obligations

Fair value of plan assets

Defined benefit obligations of funded plans

Present value of unfunded obligations

Unrecognised asset due to asset ceiling

Defined benefit obligations

Plus: Amounts recognised within non-current assets (refer to Note 19)

Total defined benefit obligations

2023
€ million

462.1

(66.0)

8.8

(3.3)

(1.6)

400.0

2023
€ million

356.1

(462.1)

(106.0)

80.4

62.1

36.5

48.6

85.1

2022
€ million

431.9

(48.3)

(15.7)

(1.8)

(0.2)

365.9

2022
€ million

316.6

(431.9)

(115.3)

81.9

66.0

32.6

51.9

84.5

Funding levels are monitored in conjunction with the agreed contribution rate. The funding level of the 
funded plans as at 31 December 2023 was 112% (2022: 116%).

Five of the plans have funded status surplus totalling €48.6 million as at 31 December 2023 
(2022: five plans, totalling €51.9 million) that is recognised as an asset on the basis that the 
Group has an unconditional right to future economic benefits either via a refund or a reduction 
in future contributions.

Defined benefit plan expense is included in employee costs and presented in cost of goods sold 
and operating expenses.

The assumptions (weighted average for the Group) used in computing the defined benefit obligation 
comprised the following for the years ended 31 December:

Discount rate

Rate of compensation increase

Rate of pension increase

Life expectancy for pensioners at the age of 65 in years:

Male

Female

2023 
%

2.8

2.5

2.1

22

24

2022 
%

3.6

2.8

0.9

22

24

Asset liability matching: Plan assets allocated to growth assets are monitored regularly to ensure they 
remain appropriate and in line with the Group’s long-term strategy to manage the plans. As the plans 
mature, the level of investment risk will be reduced by investing more in assets such as bonds that 
better match the liabilities.

Pension plan assets are invested in different asset classes in order to maintain a balance between 
risk and return. Investments are well diversified to limit the financial effect of the failure of any 
individual investment. Through its defined benefit plans the Group is exposed to a number of risks, 
as outlined below: 

Asset volatility: The liabilities are calculated using a discount rate set with reference to corporate bond 
yields; if assets underperform this yield, a deficit will be created. The Northern Ireland, Republic of 
Ireland and Swiss plans hold a significant proportion of growth assets (equities), which are expected to 
outperform corporate bonds in the long term while being subject to volatility and risk in the short term.

Changes in bond yields: A decrease in corporate bond yields will increase the plan liabilities, although 
this will be partially offset by an increase in the value of the plans’ bond holdings. Conversely, an increase 
in corporate bond yields will decrease the plan liabilities, although this will be partially offset by a 
decrease in the value of the plans’ bond holdings.

Inflation: The Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Swiss plans’ benefit obligations are linked to 
inflation, which is used as a basis to determine the rate of compensation increases. As a result, higher 
inflation will lead to higher liabilities, although, in most cases, caps on the level of inflationary increases 
are in place to protect against extreme inflation. The majority of the assets are either unaffected by or 
only loosely correlated with inflation, meaning that an increase in inflation will also increase the deficit.

Life expectancy: The majority of the pension plans’ obligations are to provide benefits for the life of the 
member, so increases in life expectancy will result in an increase in the liabilities.

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22. Provisions and employee benefits continued

The sensitivity analysis presented below is based on a change in assumption while all other assumptions 
remain constant.

Impact on defined benefit obligation (%) as at

31 December 2023

31 December 2022

Change in 
assumption

Increase in 
assumption

Decrease in 
assumption

Change in 
assumption

Increase in 
assumption

Decrease in 
assumption

Discount rate

1.00% (12.6%)

13.9% 0.50%

(5.5%)

7.1%

Rate of compensation increase

Rate of pension increase

Life expectancy

1.00%

1.00%

4.0% (3.7%)

0.50%

5.3% (5.1%)

0.50%

1 year

2.2% (2.3%)

1 year

1.5%

3.8%

2.4%

(1.4%)

(3.8%)

(2.4%)

Plan assets are invested as follows: 

Assets category 2023 (%)

Assets category 2022 (%)

Equity securities – Eurozone
Equity securities – Non-Eurozone
Government bonds – Eurozone
Government bonds – Non-Eurozone
Corporate bonds – Eurozone
Corporate bonds – Non-Eurozone
Real estate
Cash
Other

4%
20%
20%
14%
6%
17%
12%
1%
6%

Equity securities – Eurozone
Equity securities – Non-Eurozone
Government bonds – Eurozone
Government bonds – Non-Eurozone
Corporate bonds – Eurozone
Corporate bonds – Non-Eurozone
Real estate
Cash
Other

2%
19%
17%
12%
11%
12%
13%
2%
12%

The assets of funded plans are generally held in separately administered trusts, either as specific assets 
or as a proportion of a general fund, or are insurance contracts. Plan assets held in trust are governed 
by local regulations and practice in each country. The category ‘Other’ mainly includes investments in 
funds holding a portfolio of assets. Plan assets relate predominantly to quoted financial instruments.

Equity securities were not invested in ordinary shares of the Company as at 31 December 2023 
or 31 December 2022.

Defined contribution plans
The expense recognised in the income statement in 2023 for the defined contribution plans is 
€41.2 million (2022: €22.5 million). This is included in employee costs and recorded in cost of goods 
sold and operating expenses.

23. Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities

Accounting policy
The Group offsets financial assets and financial liabilities to the net amount reported in the 
balance sheet when it currently has a legally enforceable right to offset the recognised amounts 
and it intends to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 
The legally enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable 
in the normal course of business and in the event of default, insolvency or bankruptcy of the 
Company or the counterparty.

The Group enters into derivative transactions under International Swaps and Derivatives Association 
(ISDA) master netting agreements or other similar agreements. In general, under such agreements 
the counterparties can elect to settle as one single net amount the aggregated amounts owed by each 
counterparty on a single day with respect to all outstanding transactions of the same currency and the 
same type of derivative. In the event of default or early termination, all outstanding transactions under 
the agreement are terminated and subject to any set-off. These agreements do not meet all of the IAS 
32 criteria for offsetting in the balance sheet as the Group does not have any current legally enforceable 
right to offset amounts since the right can only be applied if elected by both counterparties.

The financial assets and financial liabilities presented below are subject to offsetting, enforceable 
master netting or similar agreements. The column ‘Net amount’ shows the impact on the Group’s 
balance sheet if all set-off rights were exercised.

Financial liabilities offset against trade receivables mainly relate to accrued customer rebates, 
as the offsetting criteria for these are met.

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a) Financial assets
As at 31 December 2023

Derivative financial assets

Trade receivables

Total

As at 31 December 2022

Gross amounts 
of recognised 
financial assets 
€ million

Gross amounts of 
recognised financial 
liabilities set off in 
the balance sheet 
€ million

Net amounts of 
financial assets 
presented in the 
balance sheet 
€ million

101.5

939.8

1,041.3

–

(76.5)

(76.5)

101.5

863.3

964.8

Gross amounts 
of recognised 
financial assets 
€ million

Gross amounts of 
recognised financial 
liabilities set off in 
the balance sheet 
€ million

Net amounts of 
financial assets 
presented in the 
balance sheet 
€ million

Derivative financial assets 

Trade receivables

Total

36.1

876.1

912.2

–

(71.3)

(71.3)

36.1

804.8

840.9

Related amounts 
not set off in the 
balance sheet

Financial 
instruments 
€ million

(14.7)

–

b) Financial liabilities
As at 31 December 2023

Net amount 
€ million

86.8

Derivative financial liabilities 

863.3

Trade payables

(14.7)

950.1

Total 

Related amounts 
not set off in the 
balance sheet

Gross amounts 
of recognised 
financial liabilities 
€ million

Gross amounts of 
recognised financial 
assets set off in the 
balance sheet 
€ million

Net amounts of 
financial liabilities 
presented in the 
balance sheet 
€ million

73.0

1,173.9

1,246.9

–

(76.5)

(76.5)

73.0

1,097.4

1,170.4

Financial 
instruments 
€ million

(14.7)

–

(14.7)

Net amount 
€ million

58.3

1,097.4

1,155.7

Related amounts 
not set off in the 
balance sheet

Financial 
instruments 
€ million

(16.7)

–

(16.7)

As at 31 December 2022

Related amounts 
not set off in the 
balance sheet

Net amount 
€ million

19.4

Derivative financial liabilities 

804.8

Trade payables

824.2

Total 

Gross amounts 
of recognised 
financial liabilities 
€ million

Gross amounts of 
recognised financial 
assets set off in 
the balance sheet 
€ million

Net amounts of 
financial liabilities 
presented in the 
balance sheet 
€ million

45.6

1,018.5

1,064.1

–

(71.3)

(71.3)

45.6

947.2

992.8

Financial 
instruments 
€ million

(16.7)

–

(16.7)

Net amount 
€ million

28.9

947.2

976.1

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24. Business combinations and acquisition of non-controlling interests

Accounting policy
The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for business combinations. The 
consideration transferred is the fair value of any asset transferred, shares issued and liabilities 
assumed. The consideration transferred includes the fair value of any asset or liability resulting 
from a contingent consideration arrangement. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and 
contingent liabilities assumed are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. The 
excess of the consideration transferred and the fair value of non-controlling interest over the net 
assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. In a business combination achieved 
without the transfer of consideration, the acquisition-date fair value of the previously held interest 
in the acquiree is used in place of the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred 
to measure goodwill or a gain on a bargain purchase. Acquisition costs comprise costs incurred 
to effect a business combination such as finder’s, advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other 
professional or consulting fees. Integration costs comprise direct incremental costs necessary for 
the acquiree to operate within the Group. All acquisition and integration-related costs are expensed 
as incurred.

For each business combination, the Group elects to measure the non-controlling interest in the 
acquiree either at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets.

If the business combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition date carrying value of the 
previously held equity interest in the acquiree is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date. Any 
gains or losses arising from such remeasurement are recognised in profit or loss, within operating 
expenses in line ‘Acquisition and integration costs’. Any accumulated amounts regarding the Group’s 
share of other comprehensive income of the previously held equity interest are reclassified to the 
income statement, within operating expenses in line ‘Acquisition and integration costs’. The Group 
has also elected to present gains on bargain purchase within operating expenses in line ‘Acquisition 
and integration costs’.

Refer also to Note 2 for accounting policy regarding basis of consolidation.

Acquisition of Brown-Forman Finland Oy
On 1 November 2023, the Group acquired 100% of the issued shares of Brown-Forman Finland Oy 
(‘BFF’), established in Finland, owner of the Finlandia Vodka brand. The acquisition enhances the 
Group’s premium spirits business, while complementing its existing adult sparkling beverages portfolio 
and better positions the Group to strengthen partnerships with customers in strategically important 
channels such as hotels, restaurants and cafes (HoReCa).

The fair value of the consideration for the acquisition of BFF consists of US Dollar 193.8 million 
(€183.9 million), which has already been paid, and an additional payment, based on BFF’s net financial 
position and working capital movement, of US Dollar 0.6 million (€0.5 million), which is expected to be 
transferred within the first quarter of 2024. This additional payment is still under discussion with the 
seller, according to the terms of the sale and purchase agreement.

Details of the acquisition with regard to the provisionally determined fair values of the net assets 
acquired and goodwill are presented in the table below. The net assets acquired reflect the additional 
payment at the provisional amount of US Dollar 0.6 million (€0.5 million).

Trademarks
Property, plant and equipment1

Inventories

Trade, other receivables and assets

Cash and cash equivalents
Borrowings1

Trade and other payables

Net deferred tax liability

Net identifiable assets acquired

Add: Goodwill arising on acquisition

Net assets acquired

Fair value 
€ million

197.0

6.7

4.9

9.1

3.5

(6.5)

(9.7)

(28.0)

177.0

7.4

184.4

1. 

 Property, plant and equipment and borrowings acquired relate to right-of-use assets (refer to Note 17) and lease liability (refer to Note 26), 
respectively.

Fair values on acquisition are provisional and will be finalised within 12 months of the acquisition date.

The goodwill arising is attributable to the brand’s growth potential across the Group’s markets. 
Acquisition-related costs of €5.6 million were included in the 2023 operating expenses, as a result 
of the above acquisition.

The fair value of trade, other receivables and assets acquired includes trade receivables with a fair 
value of €2.0 million, while there was no significant amount of trade receivables acquired considered 
to be uncollectible.

Net sales revenue and profit after tax contributed by BFF to the Group for the period from 1 November 
2023 to 31 December 2023, amounted to €9.5 million and €2.8 million respectively. If the business 
combination had occurred on 1 January 2023, consolidated net sales revenue and profit after tax 
for the year ended 31 December 2023 would have been higher by approximately €43.5 million and 
€7.4 million respectively. This pro forma information reflects the pre-acquisition operating model 
of BFF and is not adjusted for the benefits arising from the post-acquisition transfer of distribution 
from Brown-Forman or third-party distributors to CCH operations in the CCH markets, and therefore 
should not be considered as indicative of Finlandia Vodka brand future performance.

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Other acquisition costs
During 2023, the Group incurred acquisition costs of €0.7 million in connection with an acquisition  
expected to be completed in 2024, which were included in line ‘Operating expenses’ of the consolidated 
income statement.

Acquisition of Three Cents
On 21 October 2022, the Group acquired 100% of the issued shares of ESM Effervescent Sodas 
Management Limited, established in Cyprus, the owner of the super-premium adult sparkling beverage 
and mixer product line under the Three Cents brand and its subsidiary Three Cents Hellas Single 
Member S.A., established in Greece (together, ‘Three Cents’), for a consideration of €45.9 million. 
The acquisition complements and further premiumises the Group’s existing adult sparkling beverage 
portfolio and will better position the Group to address a wider range of consumer tastes and segments.

Details of the acquisition with regard to the determined fair values of the net assets acquired and 
goodwill are presented in the table below:

Trademarks

Property, plant and equipment

Trade, other receivables and assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Borrowings

Trade and other payables

Net deferred tax liabilities

Net identifiable assets acquired

Add: Goodwill arising on acquisition

Net assets acquired

Fair value 
€ million

22.6

0.2

1.9

1.9

(0.1)

(1.9)

(2.7)

21.9

24.0

45.9

No changes to net identifiable assets acquired have been identified compared to the relevant amounts 
disclosed as part of the Group’s 2022 Integrated Annual Report.

The goodwill arising is attributable to the brand’s growth potential across the Group’s markets. 

Acquisition-related costs of €0.3 million were included in the 2022 operating expenses, as a result of 
the above acquisition.

Multon AO group of companies (‘Multon’)
The Group holds a 50% interest in Multon, which is engaged in the production and distribution of juices 
in Russia and was jointly controlled by the Group and The Coca-Cola Company. On 8 March 2022, as a 
result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was suspending its 
business in Russia and unilaterally waived certain of its governance rights in connection with its 50% 
interest in Multon, while retaining consent rights in respect of certain limited board and shareholder 
reserved matters that are protective in nature (the ‘Waiver’). 

Considering the criteria set out in IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated financial statements’, the Group concluded 
that, effective 11 August 2022, it controlled Multon. The change in control of Multon was accounted for 
as a business combination achieved in stages in line with IFRS 3 ‘Business combinations’ requirements. 
For more details on the Waiver and the assessment regarding change of control of Multon, refer to Note 
24 of the 2022 Integrated Annual Report.

The fair value of the Group’s previously held interest in Multon, amounted to approximately €250 million 
and was estimated based on discounted forecasted cash flows of the business, using a discount rate of 
27.8%. As a result of the change in control of Multon, a gain on remeasurement of the previously held 
equity interest to fair value amounting to €70.8 million and a loss regarding the reclassification to the 
income statement of the Group’s share of Multon’s other comprehensive income amounting to €145.2 
million were recognised in 2022. The arising net loss of €74.4 million was recognised within ‘Operating 
expenses’ line of the consolidated income statement, included under Emerging markets for segmental 
reporting purposes and within ‘Other non-cash items’ line of the consolidated cash flow statement. 
The Group incurred acquisition costs of €0.1 million in 2022 regarding the change in control of Multon, 
which were included in line ‘Operating expenses’ of the consolidated income statement.

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Information on the fair values of the net assets acquired, non-controlling interests and gain from 
bargain purchase arising on the business combination is presented in the below table.

Trademarks

Property, plant and equipment

Inventories

Trade, other receivables and assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Borrowings

Trade and other payables

Net deferred tax liability

Net identifiable assets acquired

Less: Non-controlling interests

Less: Gain from bargain purchase arising on business combination

Net assets acquired 

Fair value 
€ million

60.8

63.6

37.5

212.4

24.2

(1.2)

(50.1)

(2.7)

344.5

(90.7)

(3.9)

249.9

The cash and cash equivalents acquired amounting to €24.2 million was presented in line ‘Payment for 
business combinations, net of cash acquired’ in the consolidated cash flow statement. Trade balances 
between the Group and Multon were effectively settled on acquisition, with no gain or loss recognised 
on the settlement, as the balances were effectively settled at the recorded amount.

The gain from bargain purchase arose mainly due to the deferred tax asset recognised on the economic 
obsolescence attributed to Multon’s machinery and equipment and was presented in line ‘Operating 
expenses’ in the consolidated income statement and line ‘Other non-cash items’ in the consolidated 
cash flow statement. More specifically, the business enterprise value, which was estimated based 
on discounted forecasted cash flows, was lower than the estimated fair value of the net identifiable 
assets acquired, using the cost of depreciated replacement to new methodology for the machinery 
and equipment of Multon. The Group considered that a market participant would not be willing to buy 
the net assets of the business at the estimated fair value, as described above, if the utility of the same, 
measured by the discounted forecasted cash flows of the business is smaller. 

Therefore, a downward adjustment of €39.8 million was made on the fair value of the identifiable assets 
as economic obsolescence in connection with Multon’s machinery and equipment, representing the 
difference between the business enterprise value and the fair value of net identifiable assets. This in turn 
resulted in the recognition of a deferred tax asset, which is considered recoverable based on the future 
economic performance of Multon and was included in the value of net identifiable assets acquired.

The Group chose to recognise the non-controlling interests in Multon (The Coca-Cola Company’s 50% 
share) at their fair value upon change in control. This was determined based on discounted forecasted 
cash flows of the business and a scenario-based approach altering the potential dates at which The 
Coca-Cola Company could potentially reinstate its rights in Multon, based on the terms of the unilateral 
Waiver. The discount rate used in discounting the forecasted cash flows was 27.8%.

For more details on the scenarios used to calculate the fair value of non-controlling interest, refer to 
Note 24 of the 2022 Integrated Annual Report. 

Following the Waiver The Coca-Cola Company effectively has no entitlement over Multon’s profit or 
loss generated in the ordinary course of business as it has contractually waived its rights over dividend 
or other distributions made by Multon. As a result, Multon’s net profit or loss is not being allocated to 
non-controlling interests during the period of the Waiver.
Acquisition of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt S.A.E.1
On 12 August 2021, the Group entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire approximately 
52.7% of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt S.A.E. (‘CCBCE’), the bottling partner of The Coca-Cola 
Company in Egypt, from MAC Beverages Limited and certain of its affiliated entities (‘MBL acquisition’). 
The MBL acquisition was completed on 13 January 2022 and resulted in the Group obtaining control 
over CCBCE. 

The operating results and assets and liabilities of CCBCE have been consolidated from 14 January 2022.

The fair value of the consideration for the MBL acquisition consisted of US Dollar 303.7 million (€264.9 
million), which was transferred on acquisition, and an additional payment of US Dollar 124.0 million 
(€119.1 million), based on CCBCE’s past performance, net financial position and working capital 
movement, which was transferred in October 2022. Foreign exchange loss arising on settlement of 
the consideration payable for the MBL acquisition amounted to €11.3 million and was presented in line 
‘Payment for business combinations, net of cash acquired’ of the consolidated cash flow statement, 
while proceeds from settlement of derivatives used to hedge the relevant foreign currency risk 
amounted to €13.0 million and were presented in line ‘Proceeds from settlement of derivatives relating 
to business combination’ of the consolidated cash flow statement.

1.  Effective 18 June 2023, Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt S.A.E. was renamed to Coca-Cola HBC Egypt.

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As part of the MBL acquisition completion, a convertible loan which had been granted to CCBCE from a 
wholly-owned affiliate of The Coca-Cola Company, one of its major shareholders, was also transferred 
to the Group for a consideration of €19.1 million, which was presented in line ‘Repayments of 
borrowings’ in the consolidated cash flow statement. The consideration was equal to the outstanding 
principal amount of the convertible loan and any unpaid interest at the time of its transfer. The loan was 
convertible at its original maturity in March 2022 into new CCBCE shares at fair market value and was 
eliminated upon consolidation of CCBCE. The conversion option was not subsequently exercised.

Details of the MBL acquisition with regard to the determined fair values of the net assets acquired, non-
controlling interests and goodwill are presented in the below table.

Franchise agreements

Property, plant and equipment

Inventories

Trade, other receivables and assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Borrowings

Trade and other payables

Net deferred tax liabilities

Net identifiable assets acquired

Less: Non-controlling interests

Add: Goodwill arising on acquisition

Net assets acquired 

The line ‘Borrowings’ in the above table includes the convertible loan as well as third-party loans of 
€122.7 million, which have been repaid and replaced with intra-group borrowings. The Group has 
chosen to recognise the non-controlling interests at their proportionate share of the fair value of 
CCBCE’s net identifiable assets acquired.

The Group incurred acquisition and integration costs of €8.8 million in 2022 regarding the acquisition 
of CCBCE, which were included in line ‘Operating expenses’ of the consolidated income statement.

On 12 August 2021, the Group entered into an additional sale and purchase agreement to acquire 
approximately 42% of CCBCE, from a wholly-owned affiliate of The Coca-Cola Company (‘TCCC 
acquisition’). The TCCC acquisition was completed on 25 January 2022.

The fair value of the consideration paid for the TCCC acquisition amounted to US Dollar 122.7 million 
(€108.9 million). The transaction was treated as separate to the MBL acquisition, considering that whilst 
the transactions above were entered into at the same time and in contemplation of each other, they 
were separate from a commercial and contractual perspective. The TCCC acquisition was accordingly 
accounted for as an equity transaction.

Following the completion of both the transactions, the Group held a 94.7% interest in CCBCE 
as at 31 December 2022. During 2023, the Group acquired a further 3.1% interest in CCBCE for 
a consideration of €12.6 million, which was presented in line ‘Purchase of shares from non-controlling 
interests’ of the consolidated cash flow statement. Following this, the Group held a 97.8% interest 
in CCBCE as at 31 December 2023.

25. Financial risk management and financial instruments

Accounting policy
Financial assets
On initial recognition financial assets are recorded at fair value plus, in the case of financial assets not 
at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), any directly attributable transaction costs. Transaction 
costs of financial assets at FVTPL are expensed.

356.8

Financial assets are classified into three categories:

a) Financial assets at amortised cost (debt instruments)

The classification of debt instruments at amortised cost depends on two criteria: a) the Group’s 
business model for managing assets; and b) whether the instruments’ contractual cash flows 
represent solely payments for principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding (the ‘SPPI 
criterion’). If both criteria are met the financial assets of the Group are subsequently measured at 
amortised cost whereby any interest income is recognised using the effective interest method. 
This category includes trade receivables, treasury bills and time deposits. The accounting policy 
for trade receivables is described in Note 19.

Fair value 
€ million

367.7

318.7

59.3

64.5

15.9

(217.0)

(129.6)

(122.7)

(168.9)

196.1

384.0

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b) Financial assets through other comprehensive income (FVOCI)

The Group also has investments in financial assets at FVOCI. These include equity investments 
that are not of a trading nature. The Group intends to hold these equity instruments for the 
foreseeable future and has irrevocably elected to classify them as FVOCI upon initial recognition. 
Upon derecognition of these financial assets, there is no recycling of gains or losses to the income 
statement.

c) Financial assets through profit or loss (FVTPL)

The Group also has investments in financial assets at FVTPL which are subsequently measured at 
fair value and where changes in fair value are recognised in the income statement. Financial assets 
at FVTPL mainly comprise money market funds.

For those financial assets that are not subsequently held at fair value, the Group assesses whether 
there is evidence of impairment at each balance sheet date.

Derivative financial instruments
The Group uses derivative financial instruments, including currency, commodity and interest 
rate derivatives, to manage currency, commodity price and interest rate risk associated with 
its business activities. The Group does not enter into derivative financial instruments for 
trading activity purposes.

All derivative financial instruments are initially recognised on the balance sheet at fair value and 
are subsequently remeasured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial 
instruments are recognised at each reporting date either in the income statement or in equity, 
depending on whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting as a 
cash flow hedge.

Embedded derivatives in financial host contracts are recorded at fair value through profit or loss 
together with the host contracts.

All derivative financial instruments that are not part of an effective hedging relationship 
(undesignated hedges) are classified as assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

At the inception of a hedge transaction the Group documents the relationship between the 
hedging instrument and the hedged item, as well as its risk management objective and strategy 
for undertaking the hedge transaction. This process includes linking the derivative financial 
instrument designated as a hedging instrument to the specific asset, liability, firm commitment or 
forecast transaction. The Group has established a hedge ratio of 1:1 for the hedging relationships 
as the underlying risk of the hedging instruments are identical to the hedged risks component. 
The economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument is assessed 
on an ongoing basis. Ineffectiveness may arise if the timing or the notional of the forecast 
transaction changes or if the credit risk changes impacting the fair value movements of the 
hedging instruments.

Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments (both the intrinsic value and the aligned 
time value) that are designated and effective as hedges of future cash flows are recognised directly 
in other comprehensive income, while the ineffective portion is recognised immediately in the 
income statement. Amounts accumulated in equity are recycled to the income statement as the 
related hedged asset acquired or liability assumed affects the income statement. 

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, 
exercised, or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. At that time, any cumulative gain or loss 
on the hedging instrument recognised in equity is retained in equity until the forecast transaction 
occurs. If a hedged transaction is no longer expected to occur, the net cumulative gain or loss 
recognised in equity is transferred to the income statement. 

Derivatives embedded in non-financial host contracts are accounted for as separate derivatives and 
recorded at fair value through profit or loss if:

•  their economic characteristics and risks are not closely related to those of the host contracts; 
•  the host contracts are not designated as at fair value through profit or loss; and 
•  a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative meets the definition 

of a derivative.

These embedded derivatives are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in the 
income statement. Reassessment only occurs if there is either a change in the terms of the contract 
that significantly modifies the cash flows that would otherwise be required or a reclassification of a 
financial asset out of the fair value through profit or loss category takes place.

Regular purchases and sales of investments are recognised on the trade date, which is the day 
the Group commits to purchase or sell. The investments are recognised initially at fair value plus 
transaction costs, except in the case of FVTPL. For investments traded in active markets, fair value 
is determined by reference to stock exchange quoted bid prices. For other investments, fair value 
is estimated by reference to the current market value of similar instruments or by reference to the 
discounted cash flows of the underlying net assets or other valuation techniques.

Financial risk factors, objectives and policies
The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including foreign currency risk, 
commodity price risk and interest rate risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and capital risk. The Group’s overall 
risk management programme focuses on the volatility of financial markets and seeks to minimise 
potential adverse effects on the Group’s cash flows. The Group uses derivative financial instruments 
to hedge certain risk exposures. Risk management is carried out by Group Treasury in a controlled 
manner, consistent with the Board of Directors’ approved policies. Group Treasury identifies, evaluates 
and hedges financial risks in close cooperation with the Group’s subsidiaries. The Board of Directors 
has approved the Treasury Policy which provides the control framework for all treasury and treasury-
related transactions.

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Market risk
a) Foreign currency risk
The Group is exposed to the effect of foreign currency risk on future transactions, recognised 
monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the local entity’s 
functional currency, as well as net investments in foreign operations. Foreign currency forward, option 
and futures contracts are used to hedge a portion of the Group’s foreign currency risk. The majority of 
the foreign currency forward, option and futures contracts have maturities of less than one year after 
the balance sheet date. 

Management has set up a policy that requires Group companies to manage their foreign exchange 
risk against their functional currency. To manage their foreign exchange risk arising from future 
transactions and recognised monetary assets and liabilities, entities in the Group use foreign currency 
forward, option and future contracts transacted by Group Treasury. Group Treasury’s risk management 
policy is to hedge, on an average coverage ratio basis, between 25% and 80% of anticipated cash flows 
for the next 12 months by using a layer strategy and 100% of balance sheet remeasurement risk in 
each major foreign currency for which hedging is applicable. Each subsidiary designates contracts with 
Group Treasury as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges, as appropriate. External foreign exchange 
contracts are designated at Group level as hedges of foreign exchange risk on specific monetary 
assets, monetary liabilities or future transactions on a gross basis. 

The following tables present details of the Group’s sensitivity to reasonably possible increases and 
decreases in the Euro and the US Dollar against the relevant foreign currencies. In determining 
reasonably possible changes, the historical volatility over a 12-month period of the respective foreign 
currencies in relation to the Euro and the US Dollar has been considered. The sensitivity analysis 
determines the potential gains and losses in the income statement or equity arising from the Group’s 
foreign exchange positions as a result of the corresponding percentage increases and decreases in the 
Group’s main foreign currencies relative to the Euro and the US Dollar. The sensitivity analysis includes 
outstanding foreign-currency denominated monetary items, external loans, and loans between 
operations within the Group where the denomination of the loan is in a currency other than the 
functional currency of the local entity.

2023 exchange risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in the Euro against relevant 
other currencies

Euro strengthens  
against local currency

Euro weakens  
against local currency

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month 
period

Loss/(gain) 
in income 
statement 
€ million

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

(Gain)/loss 
in income 
statement 
€ million

Egyptian Pound

Nigerian Naira

Russian Rouble

UK Sterling

Ukrainian Hryvnia

Other

Total

13.0%

35.7%

17.5%

4.8%

8.4%

–

4.9

11.8

(3.8)

(1.3)

2.5

4.5

18.6

7.7

–

–

(0.2)

–

(6.0)

1.5

(Gain)/loss  
in equity 
€ million

(10.0)

–

–

0.2

–

5.7

(6.3)

(26.0)

5.4

1.5

(2.9)

(4.1)

(32.4)

(4.1)

2023 exchange risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in the US Dollar against relevant 
other currencies

US Dollar strengthens  
against local currency

US Dollar weakens  
against local currency

Egyptian Pound

Nigerian Naira

Russian Rouble

Ukrainian Hryvnia

Other

Total

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month 
period

Loss/(gain) 
in income 
statement 
€ million

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

(Gain)/loss 
in income 
statement 
€ million

(Gain)/loss  
in equity 
€ million

10.5%

35.3%

15.3%

3.4%

–

7.2

7.7

(8.2)

0.3

(0.4)

6.6

1.8

33.5

(0.6)

–

–

34.7

(8.9)

(67.3)

11.2

(0.3)

0.4

(64.9)

(2.3)

(70.1)

0.9

–

–

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currencies

Euro strengthens  
against local currency

Euro weakens  
against local currency

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month 
period

Loss/(gain)  
in income  
statement 
€ million

Loss/(gain)  
in equity 
€ million

(Gain)/loss  
in income  
statement 
€ million

23.3%

15.5%

54.5%

7.7%

12.5%

–

4.0

12.9

(9.4)

(1.1)

2.9

2.3

11.6

15.7

–

(0.1)

(0.4)

–

(4.4)

10.8

(6.4)

(17.6)

31.9

1.2

(3.8)

(3.1)

2.2

(Gain)/loss  
in equity 
€ million

(25.3)

–

0.2

0.2

–

5.1

(19.8)

Egyptian Pound

Nigerian Naira

Russian Rouble

UK Sterling

Ukrainian Hryvnia

Other

Total

2022 exchange risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in the US Dollar against relevant other 
currencies

US Dollar strengthens  
against local currency

US Dollar weakens  
against local currency

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month 
period

Loss/(gain)  
in income  
statement 
€ million

Loss/(gain)  
in equity 
€ million

(Gain)/loss  
in income  
statement 
€ million

(Gain)/loss  
in equity 
€ million

b) Commodity price risk
The Group is affected by the volatility of certain commodity prices (being mainly sugar, aluminium, 
aluminium premium, plastic and gas oil) in relation to certain raw materials necessary for the production 
of the Group’s products. 

Due to the significantly increased volatility of commodity prices, the Group’s Board of Directors has 
developed and enacted a risk management strategy regarding commodity price risk and its mitigation. 
Although the Group continues to contract prices with suppliers in advance, to reduce its exposure 
to the effect of short-term changes in the price of sugar, aluminium, aluminium premium, gas oil and 
plastic the Group hedges the market price of these commodities using commodity swap contracts 
based on a rolling forecast for a period up to 36 months. Group Treasury’s Risk management policy is to 
hedge a minimum of 25% and a maximum of 80% of commodity exposure for the next 12 months with 
the exception of certain types of plastic for which lower compliance ratios apply.

The following table presents details of the Group’s income statement and equity sensitivity to 
increases and decreases in sugar, aluminium, aluminium premium, plastic and gas oil prices. The table 
does not show the sensitivity to the Group’s total underlying commodity exposure or the impact of 
changes in volumes that may arise from increase or decrease in the respective commodity prices. The 
sensitivity analysis determines the potential effect on profit or loss and equity arising from the Group’s 
commodity swap contract positions as a result of the reasonably possible increases or decreases of the 
respective commodity price. In determining reasonably possible changes of the respective commodity 
price, the historical volatility over a 12-month period per contract maturity has been considered.

2023 commodity price risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in the commodity price 
of relevant commodities

Commodity price increases with 
all other variables held constant

Commodity price decreases with 
all other variables held constant

Euro

Egyptian Pound

Nigerian Naira

Russian Rouble

Ukrainian Hryvnia

Other

Total

10.1%

22.2%

5.9%

53.0%

4.1%

–

(7.2)

9.9

11.0

(18.7)

(0.1)

(0.4)

(5.5)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8.8

(15.6)

(12.4)

61.0

0.1

0.3

42.2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Sugar

Aluminium

Aluminium premium

Gas oil

Plastic

Total

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month period 
per contract 
maturity

18.8%

21.4%

29.0%

36.1%

17.0%

(Gain)/loss 
in income 
statement 
€ million

(Gain)/loss
in equity 
€ million

Loss/(gain) 
in income
statement 
€ million

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

(1.6)

(1.7)

(0.1)

–

(2.2)

(5.6)

(42.3)

(29.3)

(2.6)

(5.8)

–

(80.0)

1.6

1.7

0.1

–

2.2

5.6

42.3

29.3

2.6

5.8

–

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of relevant commodities

% historical 
volatility over a 
12-month period 
per contract 
maturity

14.3%

32.3%

70.6%

72.5%

28.1%

Commodity price increases with 
all other variables held constant

Commodity price decreases with 
all other variables held constant

(Gain)/loss
in income 
statement 
€ million

(0.9)

(2.1)

(0.2)

–

(8.9)

(12.1)

(Gain)/loss
in equity 
€ million

(19.8)

(34.3)

(5.7)

(15.4)

–

(75.2)

Loss/(gain)
in income
statement 
€ million

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

0.9

2.1

0.2

–

8.9

12.1

19.8

34.3

5.7

15.4

–

75.2

Sugar

Aluminium

Aluminium premium

Gas oil

Plastic

Total

c) Interest rate risk
The Group is subject to interest rate risk for its outstanding borrowings and interest rates swap 
contracts (‘swaptions’).The sensitivity analysis in the following table has been determined based on 
exposure to interest rates of both derivative and non-derivative instruments existing at the balance 
sheet date and assuming constant foreign exchange rates. For floating rate liabilities, the analysis is 
prepared assuming the amount of liability outstanding at the balance sheet date was outstanding 
for the whole year. A 100 basis point increase or decrease for 2023 (2022: 50 basis point) represents 
management’s assessment of a reasonably possible change in interest rates.

Interest rate risk sensitivity to reasonably possible changes in interest rates

2023

2022

Increase by 100 basis points (2022: 50bps)

Decrease by 100 basis points ( 2022: 50bps)

Loss/(gain) 
in income 
statement 
€ million

0.1

(0.1)

(Gain)/loss 
in equity 
€ million

(8.8)

1.8

Loss/(gain) in 
income 
statement 
€ million

0.3

(0.3)

Loss/(gain) 
in equity 
€ million

–

–

The impact in the Group’s equity is attributable to the changes in the fair value of the swaptions 
entered in 2023 for a notional amount of €525.0 million and designated as hedging instruments 
in a cash flow hedge.

Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument 
fails to meet its obligations under the contract or arrangement. The Group has limited concentration 
of credit risk across trade and financial counterparties. Credit policies are in place and the exposure to 
credit risk is monitored on an ongoing basis. 

The Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk in the event that counterparties fail to meet their 
obligations at 31 December 2023 in relation to each class of recognised financial asset is the carrying 
amount of those assets as indicated on the balance sheet.

Under the credit policies, before accepting any new credit customers, the Group investigates the 
potential customer’s credit quality, using either external agencies and in some cases bank references 
and/or historic experience, and defines credit limits for each customer. Customers that fail to meet 
the Group’s benchmark credit quality may transact with the Group only on a prepayment or cash basis. 
Customers are reviewed on an ongoing basis and credit limits are adjusted accordingly. The Group 
also carries credit insurance on a portion of the accounts receivable balance. There is no significant 
concentration of credit risk with regard to loans, trade and other receivables as the Group has a large 
number of customers which are geographically dispersed.

The Group has policies that limit the amount of credit exposure to any single financial institution. 
The Group only undertakes investment and derivative transactions with banks and financial institutions 
that have a minimum credit rating of ‘BBB-’ from Standard & Poor’s and ‘Baa3’ from Moody’s, unless the 
investment is in countries where the Sovereign Credit Rating is below the ‘BBB-/Baa3’. The Group also 
uses Credit Default Swaps of a counterparty in order to measure in a timelier way the creditworthiness 
of a counterparty and set up its counterparties in tiers in order to assign maximum exposure and tenor 
per tier. If the Credit Default Swaps of a certain counterparty exceed 400 basis points the Group will 
stop trading derivatives with that counterparty and will try to cancel any deposits on a best-effort 
basis. In addition, the Group regularly makes use of time deposits and money market funds to invest 
excess cash balances and to diversify its counterparty risk. As at 31 December 2023, an amount of 
€54.8 million (2022: €529.5 million) is invested in time deposits with tenor more than three months 
and €513.8 million (2022: €497.2 million) is invested in money market funds.

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Liquidity risk
The Group actively manages liquidity risk to ensure there are sufficient funds available for any 
short-term and long-term commitments. Bank overdrafts and bank facilities, both committed 
and uncommitted, are used to manage this risk.

The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves and committed banking 
facilities, access to the debt and equity capital markets, and by continuously monitoring forecast and 
actual cash flows. In Note 26, the undrawn facilities that the Group has at its disposal to manage liquidity 
risk are discussed under the headings ‘Commercial paper programme’, ‘Committed credit facilities’ and 
‘Uncommitted loan agreement’.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group has a net debt of €1.6 billion (refer to Note 26), of which €600 million 
Euro-denominated fixed rate bond matures in November 2024. In addition, the Group has an undrawn 
revolving credit facility of €800 million available, €0.8 billion available out of the €1.0 billion commercial 
paper facility, as well as undrawn uncommitted loan agreement of €200 million.

The following tables detail the Group’s remaining contractual maturities for its financial liabilities. 
The tables include both interest and principal undiscounted cash flows, assuming that interest rates 
remain constant from 31 December 2023.

Borrowings 

Derivative liabilities 

Trade and other payables 
(excluding other tax 
& social security and 
contract liabilities)

Leases

As at 31 December 2023

Up to 
one year 
€ million

923.2

67.3

2,289.8

66.7

3,347.0

One to 
two years 
€ million

546.0

3.7

0.4

53.0

603.1

Two to 
five years 
€ million

775.3

2.0

Over 
five years 
€ million

Total 
€ million

1,132.4

3,376.9

–

73.0

1.1

78.4

3.6

56.9

856.8

1,192.9

2,294.9

255.0

5,999.8

Up to 
one year 
€ million

314.4

41.9

One to 
two years 
€ million

657.9

3.5

Two to 
five years 
€ million

Over 
five years 
€ million

Total 
€ million

1,310.1

1,145.3

3,427.7

0.2

–

45.6

2,158.0

67.2

2,581.5

0.4

55.5

1.1

85.6

3.8

49.1

717.3

1,397.0

1,198.2

2,163.3

257.4

5,894.0

Borrowings 

Derivative liabilities 

Trade and other payables 
(excluding other tax 
& social security and 
contract liabilities)

Leases

As at 31 December 2022

Capital risk

Accounting policy
The Group monitors its financial capacity and credit ratings by reference to a number of key financial 
ratios including net debt to comparable adjusted EBITDA, which provides a framework within which 
the Group’s capital base is managed. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by comparable 
adjusted EBITDA.

Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back to operating profit the depreciation and net 
impairment of property, plant and equipment, the amortisation and impairment of intangible 
assets, the employee performance share costs, the net impairment of equity method investments 
and items, if any, reported in line ‘Other non-cash items’ of the consolidated cash flow statement. 
Comparable adjusted EBITDA refers to adjusted EBITDA excluding restructuring expenses, 
exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict, acquisition, integration and divestment-related 
costs and the unrealised gains or losses resulting from the mark-to-market valuation of derivatives 
and embedded derivatives related to commodity hedging.

Refer to Note 26 for definition of net debt.

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a 
going concern and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may increase or decrease debt, issue or 
buy back shares, adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, or return capital to shareholders.

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The Group’s goal is to maintain a conservative financial profile. This is evidenced by the credit ratings 
maintained with Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, which were reaffirmed in 2023, while the outlook by 
Standard & Poor’s returned to stable in 2023 compared with negative in 2022.
Rating agency

Publication date

Long-term debt

Outlook

Short-term debt

Standard & Poor’s

Moody’s

May 2023

May 2023

BBB+

Baa1

Stable

Stable

A2

P2

The Group’s medium- to long-term target is to maintain the net debt to comparable adjusted EBITDA 
ratio within a 1.5 to 2.0 range.

The ratios as at 31 December were as follows:

The reconciliation of other restructuring expenses to total restructuring expenses for the years ended 
31 December was as follows:

Total restructuring expenses included in operating expenses 
(refer to Note 9)

Less: Impairment of property, plant and equipment presented 
as part of restructuring expenses

Other restructuring expenses (primarily redundancy costs)

2023
€ million

2022
€ million

9.0

(1.4)

7.6

11.9

(0.1)

11.8

Hedging activity
The carrying amount of the derivative financial instruments are included in lines ‘Other financial assets’ 
and ‘Other financial liabilities’ of the consolidated balance sheet.

a) Cash flow hedges
The impact of the hedging instruments on the consolidated balance sheet was:

Net debt (refer to Note 26)

Operating profit

Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, 
including right-of-use assets

Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets

Employee performance shares

Impairment of equity method investments

Other non-cash items

Adjusted EBITDA

Other restructuring expenses (primarily redundancy costs)

Unrealised loss on commodity derivatives

Exceptional items related to Russia – Ukraine conflict

Acquisition and integration costs

Total comparable adjusted EBITDA 

2022
€ million

1,673.3

703.8

2023
€ million

1,595.3

953.6

399.9

113.9

20.4

–

–

As at 31 December 2023

484.9

Contracts with positive fair values

15.1

16.5

52.8

70.5

Non-current

Commodity swap contracts

Current

Foreign currency forward contracts

1,487.8

1,343.6

Interest rate contracts

7.6

4.6

(0.2)

6.3

11.8

2.5

4.4

9.2

Commodity swap contracts

Contracts with negative fair values

Non-current

1,506.1

1,371.5

Commodity swap contracts

Net debt/comparable adjusted EBITDA ratio 

1.06

1.22

Current

Other non-cash items for 2022 relate to the net loss recognised in the income statement from the 
remeasurement to fair value of the previously held equity interest, the reclassification to the income 
statement of the Group’s share of other comprehensive income and the gain from bargain purchase 
in connection with the change in control of Multon (refer to Note 24). These non-cash items were 
classified as part of acquisition and integration costs within operating expenses.

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

Notional amount 
€ million

Carrying amount 
€ million

Period of 
maturity date

695.5

79.0

79.0

616.5

15.0

525.0

76.5

382.6

80.3

80.3

302.3

136.8

165.5

15.6

4.0

4.0

11.6

0.2

1.9

9.5

(23.2)

(5.7)

(5.7)

(17.5)

Jan25 – Nov25

Jan24 – Jun24

Jun24

Jan24 – Dec24

Jan25 – Sep26

(2.4)

Jan24 – Dec24

(15.1)

Jan24 – Dec24

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Carrying amount 
€ million

Notional amount 
€ million

As at 31 December 2022

Contracts with positive fair values

Non-current

Commodity swap contracts

Current

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

Contracts with negative fair values

Non-current

Commodity swap contracts

Current

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

172.6

24.1

24.1

148.5

61.6

86.9

221.3

54.7

54.7

166.6

66.6

100.0

19.2

0.8

0.8

18.4

0.4

18.0

(14.4)

(3.6)

(3.6)

(10.8)

The impact on the hedging reserve as a result of applying cash flow hedge accounting was:

Period of 
maturity date

Jan24 – Feb25

Opening balance as at 1 January 2022

Net gain of cash flow hedges

Jan23 – Sep23

Jan23 – Dec23

Change in fair value of hedging 
instruments recognised in OCI

Reclassified to income statement

Jan24 – Nov25

(0.8)

Jan23 – Jun23

(10.0)

Jan23 – Dec23

Cost of hedging recognised in OCI

Reclassified to inventories cost

Closing balance as at 31 December 2022

Net gain of cash flow hedges

Change in fair value of hedging 
instruments recognised in OCI

Reclassified to income statement

Cost of hedging recognised in OCI

Reclassified to inventories cost

Closing balance as at 31 December 2023

Spot 
component 
of foreign 
currency 
contracts 
€ million

Cost of 
hedging reserve 
of foreign 
currency 
contracts 
€ million

Commodity 
swap 
contracts 
€ million

(1.4)

4.8

4.8

–

–

(5.1)

(1.7)

(0.8)

(0.8)

–

–

(1.2)

(3.7)

0.4

–

–

–

(1.8)

1.8

0.4

–

–

–

(3.9)

4.1

0.6

41.7

17.4

20.6

(3.2)

–

(48.1)

11.0

14.1

14.5

(0.4)

–

(33.7)

(8.6)

Interest 
rate swap 
contracts 
€ million

(24.8)

12.4

5.1

7.3

(1.7)

–

(14.1)

6.4

(0.2)

6.6

(3.2)

–

(10.9)

Total 
€ million

15.9

34.6

30.5

4.1

(3.5)

(51.4)

(4.4)

19.7

13.5

6.2

(7.1)

(30.8)

(22.6)

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The effect of the cash flow hedges in the consolidated income statement was:

Net amount reclassified from other comprehensive income 
to cost of goods sold

Net amount reclassified from other comprehensive income 
to finance costs

Total

2023 
(Gain)/loss
€ million

2022 
(Gain)/loss
€ million

(0.4)

6.6

6.2

(3.2)

7.3

4.1

The ineffectiveness on the cash flow hedges for the year ended 31 December 2023 was €2.6 million 
loss (2022: €2.6 million loss) recorded within cost of goods sold.

b) Undesignated hedges
The fair values of derivative financial instruments as at 31 December which economically hedge 
Group’s risks and for which hedge accounting has not been applied were:

Notional amount 
€ million

Carrying amount 
€ million

Period of 
maturity date

As at 31 December 2023

Contracts with positive fair values

Current

Foreign currency future contracts

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

Contracts with negative fair values

Current

Embedded derivatives

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

85.9

85.9

82.9

2.9

0.1

(49.8)

(49.8)

545.8

545.8

177.6

366.2

2.0

468.3

468.3

21.4

426.6

20.3

(9.1)

Jan24 – Dec24

(39.3)

Jan24 – Dec24

(1.4)

Jan24 – Nov24

As at 31 December 2022

Contracts with positive fair values

Current

Foreign currency future contracts

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

Contracts with negative fair values

Non-current

Commodity swap contracts

Current

Foreign currency future contracts

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

Notional amount 
€ million

Carrying amount 
€ million

Period of 
maturity date

276.4

276.4

146.8

117.9

11.7

552.8

3.6

3.6

549.2

84.1

433.8

31.3

16.9

16.9

3.9

10.7

2.3

(31.2)

(0.1)

(0.1)

(31.1)

Jan23 – Nov23

Jan23 – Dec23

Oct23 – Dec23

Jun24 – Sep 25

(2.5)

Apr23 – Dec23

(21.9)

Jan23 – Dec23

(6.7)

Feb23 – Nov23

The effect of the undesignated hedges in the consolidated income statement was:

Jan24 – Jun 24

Jan24 – Dec24

Sep24 – Oct24

Net amount recognised in cost of goods sold

Net amount recognised in operating expenses

Net amount recognised in finance cost

Total

2023 
Loss/(gain)
€ million

2022 
(Gain)/loss
€ million

6.9

(40.4)

(30.5)

(64.0)

(34.9)

(26.0)

3.5

(57.4)

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Financial instruments’ categories
Categories of financial instruments as at 31 December were as follows (in € million):

2023

Assets

Debt financial 
assets at 
amortised cost

Assets at
FVTPL

Derivatives 
designated 
as hedging 
instruments

Equity
financial
assets at
FVOCI

Total 
current and 
non-current

Current Non-current

Assets

Analysis of total assets

2022

Debt financial 
assets at 
amortised cost

Assets at
FVTPL

Derivatives 
designated 
as hedging 
instruments

Equity
financial
assets at
FVOCI

Total 
current and 
non-current

Analysis of total assets

Current Non-current

Investments including loans 
to related parties

Derivative financial 
instruments

60.1

519.7

–

9.9

589.7

570.4

19.3

Investments including loans 
to related parties

534.8

498.7

–

3.6

1,037.1

1,028.5

Trade and other receivables

Cash and cash equivalents

1,054.0

1,260.6

–

–

–

–

– 1,054.0 1,051.5

– 1,260.6 1,260.6

–

Cash and cash equivalents

–

85.9

15.6

–

101.5

97.5

Derivative financial 
instruments

Trade and other receivables

4.0

2.5

–

16.9

19.2

1,019.3

719.9

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

36.1

35.3

1,019.3

1,017.0

719.9

719.9

Total

2,374.7

605.6

15.6

9.9 3,005.8 2,980.0

25.8

Total

2,274.0

515.6

19.2

3.6 2,812.4 2,800.7

11.7

Liabilities

Trade and other payables 
(excluding other tax & social 
security and contract liabilities)

Borrowings

Derivative financial instruments

Total

Liabilities
held at 
amortised
cost

Derivatives 
designated 
as hedging 
instruments

Total 
current and 
non-current

Liabilities at 
FVTPL

Current Non-current

Liabilities

Analysis of total assets

Liabilities
held at
amortised
cost

Derivatives 
designated 
as hedging 
instruments

Total 
current and
non-current

Liabilities at 
FVTPL

Analysis of total assets

Current Non-current

2,294.9

3,424.5

–

5,719.4

–

–

49.8

49.8

– 2,294.9 2,289.8

5.1

Trade and other payables 
(excluding other tax & social 
security and contract liabilities)

– 3,424.5

948.1 2,476.4

Borrowings

23.2

73.0

67.3

5.7

Derivative financial instruments

23.2 5,792.4 3,305.2 2,487.2

Total

2,163.3

3,419.9

–

5,583.2

–

–

31.2

31.2

–

–

2,163.3

2,158.0

5.3

3,419.9

337.0

3,082.9

14.4

45.6

41.9

3.7

14.4 5,628.8 2,536.9 3,091.9

8.6

0.8

2.3

–

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Interest rate swap contracts
The Group entered into forward starting swap contracts of €500.0 million in 2014 to hedge the interest 
rate risk related to its Euro-denominated forecast issuance of fixed rate debt in March 2016. In August 
2015, the Group entered into additional forward starting swap contracts of €100.0 million. In March 
2016, the forward starting swap contracts were settled, and at the same time, the new note was issued. 
The accumulated loss of €55.4 million recorded in other comprehensive income is being reclassified to 
the income statement over the term of the new note.

The Group entered into swaption contracts of €350.0 million in 2018 and €1,050.0 million in 2019 to 
hedge the interest rate risk related to its Euro-denominated forecast issuance of fixed rate debt in 
2019 and formally designated them as cash flow hedges. In May and November 2019, the swaption 
contracts were settled and, at the same time, the new notes were issued. The accumulated loss of €9.6 
million recorded in other comprehensive income is being reclassified to the income statement over the 
relevant period.

The Group entered into swaption contracts of €180.0 million in 2022 to hedge the interest rate risk 
related to its Euro-denominated forecast issuance of fixed rate debt in 2022 and formally designated 
them as cash flow hedges. In September 2022, the swaption contracts were settled and, at the 
same time, the new notes were issued. The accumulated gain of €3.4 million recorded in other 
comprehensive income is being reclassified to the income statement over the relevant period.

The Group entered into swaption contracts of €525.0 million in 2023 to hedge the interest rate risk 
related to its Euro-denominated forecast issuance of fixed rate debt in 2024 and formally designated 
them as cash flow hedges. The valuation of the outstanding swaptions for the year ended 31 December 
2023 was €3.4 million loss recorded in other comprehensive income.

Embedded derivatives
During 2023, the Group recognised embedded derivatives whose risks and economic characteristics 
are not considered to be closely related to the commodity contract in which they were embedded. The 
fair value of the embedded derivatives as at 31 December 2023 amounted to a financial liability of €9.1 
million (2022: €nil).

Fair values of financial assets and liabilities
For financial instruments such as cash, deposits, debtors and creditors, investments, loans payable 
to related parties, short-term borrowings (excluding the current portion of bonds and notes payable) 
and other financial liabilities (other than bonds and notes payable), carrying values are a reasonable 
approximation of their fair values. According to the fair value hierarchy, the financial instruments 
measured at fair value are classified as follows:

Level 1
The fair value of FVOCI listed equity securities as well as FVTPL securities is based on quoted 
market prices at the reported date. The fair value of bonds is based on quoted market prices 
at the reported date.

Level 2
The fair value of foreign currency forward, option and futures contracts, commodity swap contracts, 
bonds and notes payable, interest rate option and swap contracts, forward starting swap contracts 
and embedded foreign currency derivatives is determined by using valuation techniques, which 
maximise the use of observable market data and include discounting. The fair value of the foreign 
currency forward, option and future contracts, commodity swap contracts, embedded foreign 
currency derivatives and cross-currency swap contracts is calculated by reference to quoted forward 
exchange and deposit rates, interest rates and forward rate curves of the underlying commodity at the 
reported date for contracts with similar maturity dates. The fair value of interest rate option contracts 
is calculated by reference to the Black-Scholes valuation model and implied volatilities. The fair value of 
interest rate swap contracts is determined as the difference in the present value of the future interest 
cash inflows and outflows based on observable yield curves.

Level 3
The fair value of FVOCI unlisted equity securities as well as convertible note agreements, certain 
undesignated derivatives and foreign currency futures and forward contracts is determined through 
the use of estimated discounted cash flows or other valuation techniques that use unobservable 
inputs. These valuation techniques estimate the fair value of undesignated derivatives by using 
settlement and forward prices received from counterparty banks and subscription-based publications 
and the fair value of foreign currency futures and forward contracts by using adjusted quoted prices.

Transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred at the date of the 
event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

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The following table provides the fair value hierarchy levels into which fair value measurements are 
categorised for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as at 31 December 2023:

The following table provides the fair value hierarchy levels into which fair value measurements are 
categorised for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as at 31 December 2022:

Level 1 
€ million

Level 2 
€ million

Level 3 
€ million

Total 
€ million

Level 1 
€ million

Level 2 
€ million

Level 3 
€ million

Total 
€ million

Financial assets at FVTPL

Foreign currency forward contracts

Foreign currency futures contracts

Commodity swap contracts

Money market funds

Convertible note agreements

Derivative financial assets used 
for hedging

Cash flow hedges

Foreign currency forward contracts

Interest rate swap contracts

Commodity swap contracts

Assets at FVOCI

Equity securities 

Total financial assets 

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

Foreign currency forward contracts

Embedded derivatives

Commodity swap contracts 

Derivative financial liabilities used 
for hedging

Cash flow hedges

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

Total financial liabilities

–

–

–

513.8

–

–

–

–

1.1

514.9

–

–

–

–

–

–

2.9

–

0.1

–

–

0.2

1.9

13.5

–

18.6

(4.3)

(9.1)

(0.2)

(2.4)

(20.8)

(36.8)

–

82.9

–

–

5.9

–

–

–

8.8

97.6

(35.0)

–

(1.2)

Financial assets at FVTPL

2.9

82.9

0.1

Foreign currency forward contracts

Foreign currency futures contracts

Commodity swap contracts

513.8

Money market funds

5.9

Convertible note agreements

Derivative financial assets used for 
hedging

Cash flow hedges

0.2

1.9

Foreign currency forward contracts

Commodity swap contracts

13.5

Assets at FVOCI

Equity securities 

9.9

Total financial assets 

631.1

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

Foreign currency forward contracts

(39.3)

Embedded derivatives

(9.1)

(1.4)

Commodity swap contracts 

Derivative financial liabilities used for 
hedging

Cash flow hedges

Foreign currency forward contracts

–

–

(2.4)

Commodity swap contracts

(20.8)

Total financial liabilities

–

–

–

497.2

–

–

–

0.7

497.9

–

–

–

–

–

–

10.7

–

0.2

–

–

0.4

18.8

–

30.1

(18.2)

–

(0.9)

(0.8)

(13.6)

(33.5)

–

3.9

2.1

–

1.5

–

–

2.9

10.4

(3.7)

(2.5)

(5.9)

–

–

(12.1)

10.7

3.9

2.3

497.2

1.5

0.4

18.8

3.6

538.4

(21.9)

(2.5)

(6.8)

(0.8)

(13.6)

(45.6)

(36.2)

(73.0)

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 in 2022.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 in the year.

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26. Net debt

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 items for the years ended 31 December 2023 
and 2022:

Accounting policy
Borrowings are initially recognised at the fair value net of transaction costs incurred.

Commodity 
swap contracts 
€ million

Foreign 
currency 
contracts 
€ million

Equity 
securities 
€ million

Convertible 
note 
agreements 
€ million

Balance as at 1 January 2022

(0.9)

(3.9)

2.9

Gains/(losses) recognised 
in income statement

(Proceeds from)/payments 
for settlement of derivatives

Addition of financial assets at FVTPL

Balance as at 31 December 2022

(Losses)/gains recognised 
in income statement

Payments for/(proceeds from) 
settlement of derivatives

Addition of financial assets at FVOCI

Capitalised Interest

Addition of financial assets at FVTPL

19.1

(1.7)

(22.0)

–

(3.8)

3.3

–

(2.3)

(0.8)

106.1

4.4

(29.2)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Foreign currency translation

Balance as at 31 December 2023

(1.0)

(1.2)

(26.7)

47.9

–

–

–

2.9

–

–

5.9

–

–

–

8.8

–

–

–

1.5

1.5

–

–

–

0.2

4.2

–

5.9

Total 
€ million

(1.9)

17.4

(18.7)

1.5

(1.7)

105.3

(24.8)

5.9

0.2

4.2

(27.7)

61.4

After initial recognition, all interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised 
cost. Amortised cost is calculated using the effective interest rate method whereby any discount, 
premium or transaction costs associated with a borrowing are amortised to the income statement 
over the borrowing period.

Refer also to Note 17 for accounting policy on leases.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and short-term, highly liquid investments 
that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to insignificant risk of 
change in value. Bank overdrafts are classified as short-term borrowings in the balance sheet and 
for the purpose of the cash flow statement. Time deposits and treasury bills that do not meet the 
definition of cash and cash equivalents are classified as short-term investments at amortised cost. 
Money market funds are classified as short-term investments at fair value through profit or loss. 
The Group has elected to report cash receipts and payments regarding investments at amortised 
cost and fair value through profit or loss respectively, on a net basis in the consolidated cash flow 
statement, considering that the relevant amounts are large, turnover is quick and maturities (where 
applicable) are short. These investments are expected to be continually renewed, taking into 
account market returns and cash generation by the Group.

Net debt is defined as current borrowings plus non-current borrowings less cash and cash 
equivalents, and certain other financial assets.

Net debt for the year ended 31 December comprised:

Current borrowings

Non-current borrowings

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

•  Financial assets at amortised cost

•  Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Less: Other financial assets

Net debt

2023
€ million

948.1

2,476.4

(1,260.6)

(54.8)

(513.8)

(568.6)

1,595.3

2022
€ million

337.0

3,082.9

(719.9)

(529.5)

(497.2)

(1,026.7)

1,673.3

The financial assets at amortised cost relate to time deposits, while the financial assets at fair value 
through profit or loss relate to money market funds. Line ‘Other financial assets’ of the consolidated 
balance sheet includes derivative financial instruments of €97.5 million (31 December 2022: €35.3 
million) and related party loans receivable of €1.8 million (31 December 2022: €1.8 million).

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a) Borrowings
The Group held the following borrowings as at 31 December:

Bonds, bills and unsecured notes

Commercial paper

Loans payable to related parties (refer to Note 28)

Other borrowings

Obligations under leases falling due within one year

Total borrowings falling due within one year

Borrowings falling due within one to two years

Bonds, bills and unsecured notes

Borrowings falling due within two to five years

Bonds, bills and unsecured notes

Borrowings falling due in more than five years

Bonds, bills and unsecured notes

Other borrowings

Obligations under leases falling due in more than one year

Total borrowings falling due after one year

Total borrowings

2023
€ million

599.5

211.0

2.7

79.6

892.8

55.3

948.1

2022
€ million

–

167.5

–

115.6

283.1

53.9

337.0

697.8

1,192.5

1,092.9

33.8

2,321.6

154.8

2,476.4

3,424.5

1,091.9

47.4

2,930.8

152.1

3,082.9

3,419.9

497.1

599.0

Total cash flows

Leases increase

Reconciliation of liabilities to cash flows arising from financing activities:

Borrowings

Leases

Due within
one year 
€ million

Due in more 
than one 
year
€ million

Due within
one year 
€ million

Due in more 
than one 
year
€ million

Derivative 
assets/
(liabilities) 
€ million

Total 
€ million

Balance as at 1 January 2022

330.8 2,446.3

50.9

109.4

2.3 2,939.7

Cash flows

Proceeds from borrowings

Repayments of borrowings

150.0

500.0

(358.2)

(0.4)

Principal repayments of lease obligations

–

–

Interest paid

(40.9)

(5.2)

–

–

(65.2)

(14.3)

Proceeds from settlement of derivatives 
regarding financing activities

–

–

–

(249.1)

494.4

(79.5)

–

179.3

(15.5)

37.6

–

–

(0.9)

(9.0)

Arising from business combinations

Effect of changes in exchange rates

Other non-cash movements

Balance as at 31 December 2022

283.1 2,930.8

Cash flows

Proceeds from borrowings

Repayments of borrowings

Principal repayments of lease obligations

Interest paid

Proceeds from settlement of derivatives 
regarding financing activities

Total cash flows

Leases increase

Arising from business combinations

136.4

(89.7)

–

(61.3)

–

(14.6)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.9

5.0

(1.6)

78.2

53.9

–

–

(59.1)

(14.9)

–

(74.0)

2.2

0.5

Effect of changes in exchange rates

(20.5)

(26.7)

(7.0)

Other non-cash movements

Balance as at 31 December 2023

644.8

(582.5)

892.8 2,321.6

79.7

55.3

–

–

–

–

–

–

90.3

34.0

(12.0)

(69.6)

–

–

–

–

0.1

0.1

–

–

–

650.0

(358.6)

(65.2)

(60.4)

0.1

165.9

91.2

218.3

(30.0)

(5.7)

31.5

152.1

(3.3) 3,416.6

–

–

–

–

–

–

84.5

6.0

(17.1)

(70.7)

–

–

–

–

4.6

4.6

–

–

–

136.4

(89.7)

(59.1)

(76.2)

4.6

(84.0)

86.7

6.5

(71.3)

(16.2)

55.1

154.8

(14.9) 3,409.6

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The ‘Other non-cash movements’ primarily include the transfer from long-term to short-term liabilities 
and interest incurred as well as the decrease to borrowings in 2022, resulting from the change in control 
of Multon (refer to Note 16).

Commercial paper programme 
In October 2013 the Group established a €1.0 billion Euro commercial paper programme (the ‘CP 
programme’), which was updated in September 2014, in May 2017, in May 2020 and then in May 2023, 
to further diversify its short-term funding sources. The Euro commercial paper notes may be issued 
either as non-interest-bearing notes sold at a discount or as interest-bearing notes at a fixed or floating 
rate. All commercial paper issued under the CP programme must be repaid within 7 to 364 days. 
The CP programme has been granted the Short Term Euro Paper (STEP) label and commercial paper 
is issued through Coca-Cola HBC’s fully-owned subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. and is fully, 
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Coca-Cola HBC AG. The outstanding amount under 
the CP programme as at 31 December 2023 was €211.0 million (2022: €167.5 million).

Committed credit facilities
In April 2019, the Group updated its then-existing €500.0 million syndicated revolving credit facility, 
which was set to expire in June 2021. The updated syndicated revolving credit facility has been 
increased to €800.0 million and has been extended to April 2024, with the option to be extended up for 
two more years until April 2026. In March 2020, the Company exercised its extension option and the 
facility was extended to April 2025. In April 2021, the Company exercised its second option to further 
extend the maturity of the syndicated loan facility to April 2026. This facility can be used for general 
corporate purposes and carries a floating interest rate over EURIBOR. No amounts have been drawn 
under the syndicated revolving credit facility since inception. The borrower in the syndicated revolving 
credit facility is Coca-Cola HBC’s fully-owned subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. and any amounts 
drawn under the facility are fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Coca-Cola HBC AG.

In December 2019, the Group established a loan facility of US Dollar 85.0 million to finance the purchase 
of production equipment by the Group’s subsidiary in Nigeria. The facility has been drawn down by 
Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) over the course of 2020 and 2021, maturing in 2027. The obligations 
under this facility are guaranteed by Coca-Cola HBC AG. As at 31 December 2023, the outstanding 
liability amounted to €45.4 million (2022: €59.3 million).

Uncommitted loan agreement
In August 2022, the Group established an uncommitted money market loan agreement of €250.0 
million which was subsequently reduced to €200.0 million in October 2022. The loan agreement can 
be used for general corporate purposes. No amounts have been drawn under the money market loan 
agreement since its inception. The borrower in the money market loan agreement is Coca-Cola HBC’s 
fully-owned subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V.

Euro medium-term note programme
In June 2013, the Group established a new €3.0 billion Euro medium-term note programme (the 
‘EMTN programme’). The EMTN programme was updated in September 2014, September 2015, April 
2019, when it was increased to €5.0 billion, April 2020, September 2021, September 2022 and then in 
December 2023. Notes are issued under the EMTN programme through Coca-Cola HBC’s fully-owned 
subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. and are fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by 
Coca-Cola HBC AG.

In March 2016, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. completed the issue of a €600 million Euro-denominated 
fixed rate bond maturing in November 2024. The coupon rate of the bond is 1.875% which, including the 
reclassification of the loss on the forward starting swap contracts to the income statement over the 
term of the fixed rate bond, results in an effective interest rate of 2.99%. The net proceeds of the new 
issue were used to partially repay €214.6 million of the 4.25%, €600 million seven-year fixed rate notes 
due in November 2016. The remaining €385.4 million was repaid in November 2016 upon its maturity.

In May 2019, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. completed the issue of a €700 million Euro-denominated 
fixed rate bond maturing in May 2027 with a coupon rate of 1% and the issue of a €600 million Euro-
denominated fixed rate bond maturing in May 2031 with a coupon rate of 1.625%. The net proceeds 
of the new issue were used to partially repay €236.6 million of the 2.375%, €800 million seven-year 
fixed rate bond due in June 2020, while the remaining €563.4 million was repaid in June 2020 upon 
its maturity.

In November 2019, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. completed the issue of a €500 million Euro-
denominated fixed rate bond maturing in November 2029 with a coupon rate of 0.625%.

In September 2022, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. completed the issue of a €500 million Euro-
denominated fixed rate Green bond maturing in September 2025 with a coupon rate of 2.75%.

As at 31 December 2023, a total of €2.9 billion in notes issued under the EMTN programme 
were outstanding.

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Summary of notes outstanding as at 31 December

Notes 
€ million Start date

Maturity date

Book value

Fair value

Fixed 
coupon

2023 
€ million

2022 
€ million

2023 
€ million

2022 
€ million

€600

10 March 2016

11 November 2024

1.875% 599.5

599.0

590.3

582.0

€700

14 May 2019

€600

14 May 2019

14 May 2027

14 May 2031

1.000% 697.8

697.1

656.9

1.625% 596.9

596.5

540.7

€500

21 November 2019

21 November 2029

0.625% 496.0

495.4

433.7

€500

23 September 2022

23 September 2025

2.750% 497.1

495.4

495.8

626.6

497.1

403.9

486.0

Total

2,887.3 2,883.4 2,717.4 2,595.6

The weighted average effective interest rate of the Euro-denominated fixed rate bonds is 1.89% and 
the weighted average maturity is 3.9 years. The fair values are within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

None of our debt facilities are subject to any financial covenants that would impact the Group’s liquidity 
or access to capital.

Total borrowings as at 31 December were held in the following currencies:

Current

Non-current

Euro

US Dollar

Egyptian Pound

Swiss Franc

Nigerian Naira

Russian Rouble 

Bulgarian Lev

Polish Zloty

UK Sterling

Romanian Leu

Belarusian Rouble

Ukrainian Hryvnia

2023 
€ million

867.8

17.0

41.0

4.4

5.2

2.9

2.6

2.0

2.8

1.0

0.1

0.1

2022 
€ million

237.6

34.3

39.3

4.5

9.6

2.2

2.6

1.2

1.7

1.4

0.1

0.1

2023 
€ million

2022 
€ million

2,363.9

2,946.6

47.4

17.5

17.8

8.3

7.4

4.3

3.6

1.7

1.8

0.7

0.6

64.4

23.5

4.7

23.3

4.8

4.6

2.6

2.4

1.5

0.8

0.6

Hungarian Forint

Czech Koruna

Bosnian Mark

Other

Total borrowings

Current

2023 
€ million

Non-current

2022 
€ million

2023 
€ million

2022 
€ million

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.2

0.5

1.3

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

–

1.2

0.5

2.6

–

–

948.1

337.0

2,476.4

3,082.9

The carrying amounts of interest-bearing borrowings held at fixed and floating interest rate as at 
31 December 2023 were as follows:

Euro

US Dollar

Egyptian Pound

Swiss Franc

Nigerian Naira

Russian Rouble 

Bulgarian Lev

Polish Zloty

UK Sterling

Romanian Leu

Belarusian Rouble

Ukrainian Hryvnia

Hungarian Forint

Czech Koruna

Bosnian Mark

Other

Fixed 
interest rate 
€ million

3,218.0

62.0

58.5

22.2

13.5

10.3

6.9

5.6

1.7

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.1

1.4

Floating 
interest rate 
€ million

13.7

2.4

–

–

–

–

–

–

2.8

1.9

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total 
€ million

3,231.7

64.4

58.5

22.2

13.5

10.3

6.9

5.6

4.5

2.8

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.1

1.4

Total interest-bearing borrowings

3,403.7

20.8

3,424.5

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As at 31 December 2023, time deposits of €54.8 million (2022: €529.5 million), which do not meet 
the definition of cash and cash equivalents, are recorded as other financial assets.

Cash and cash equivalents include an amount of €92.5 million (€120.9 million as at 31 December 2022) 
equivalent in Nigerian Naira. This includes an amount of €nil (€10.6 million as at 31 December 2022) 
equivalent in Nigerian Naira, which related to the outstanding balance held for the repayment of NBC’s 
former minority shareholders, following the 2011 acquisition of non-controlling interests. The financial 
liability regarding former minority shareholders was extinguished in 2023.

The amount of dividends payable to the Company by its operating subsidiaries is subject to, among 
other restrictions, general limitations imposed by the corporate laws and exchange control restrictions 
of the respective jurisdictions where those subsidiaries are organised and operate. Also, there are 
fund transfer restrictions in certain countries in which we operate, in particular Belarus, Nigeria, Egypt, 
Serbia and Ukraine, where these restrictions do not have a material impact on the Group’s liquidity, 
as the amounts of cash and cash equivalents held in such countries are generally retained for capital 
expenditure, working capital and dividend distribution purposes. Intra-group dividends paid by certain 
of our subsidiaries are also subject to withholding taxes. 

As a result of sanctions and other regulations, there have been changes in required regulatory 
approvals, potentially impacting the transfer and usage of cash outside of Russia. Cash and cash 
equivalents held by the Group’s operations in Russia (including Multon) amounted to €278.7 million 
equivalent in Russian Rouble, US Dollar and Euro as at 31 December 2023 (2022: €155.3 million). The 
aforementioned changes restrict the usage of cash held in Russia outside the country; however, they 
are not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s liquidity, as the cash and cash equivalents 
held in Russia are expected to be used in the forthcoming financial periods primarily for working capital 
purposes by the Russian operations.

26. Net debt continued

b) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December comprise the following:

Cash at bank, in transit and in hand

Short-term deposits

Total cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are held in the following currencies:

Euro

Russian Rouble

Nigerian Naira

US Dollar

Ukrainian Hryvnia 

Egyptian Pound

UK Sterling

Armenian Dram

Serbian Dinar 

Swiss Franc 

Romanian Leu 

Polish Zloty

Hungarian Forint

Belarusian Rouble 

Czech Koruna

Moldovan Leu

Bosnian Mark

Other 

2023
€ million

441.6

819.0

1,260.6

2023
€ million

671.0

196.3

92.5

80.8

48.5

35.9

21.4

19.2

16.9

15.4

13.6

13.1

9.6

9.2

6.8

6.3

3.2

0.9

2022
€ million

426.4

293.5

719.9

2022
€ million

348.9

96.4

120.9

51.9

6.6

6.1

2.6

9.3

7.0

16.6

9.2

14.6

0.6

8.3

2.3

8.8

4.1

5.7

Total cash and cash equivalents 

1,260.6

719.9

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27. Equity

Accounting policy
Share capital
Coca-Cola HBC has only one class of shares, ordinary shares. When new shares are issued, they 
are recorded in share capital at their par value. The excess of the issue price over the par value is 
recorded in the share premium reserve. Incremental external costs directly attributable to the 
issue of new shares or to the process of returning capital to shareholders are recorded in equity as a 
deduction, net of tax, in the share premium reserve.

Where the Group purchases the Company’s equity instruments, for example as the result of a share 
buyback programme, the consideration paid, including any directly attributable incremental costs 
(net of income taxes), is deducted from equity attributable to the owners of the parent as treasury 
shares until the shares are cancelled or reissued. Where such ordinary shares are subsequently 
reissued, any consideration received, net of any directly attributable incremental transaction costs 
and the related income tax effects, is included in equity attributable to the owners of the parent.

Dividends
Dividends are recorded in the Group’s consolidated financial statements, against the relevant equity 
component, in the period in which they are approved by the Group’s shareholders.

a) Share capital, share premium and Group reorganisation reserve

Number of 
shares 
(authorised 
and issued)

Share 
capital 
€ million

Balance as at 1 January 2022

371,795,418

2,022.3

Shares issued to employees exercising 
stock options (refer to Note 29) 

Dividends 

290,677

–

2.0

–

Share 
premium 
€ million

3,097.3

2.7

(262.6)

Group 
reorganisation 
reserve 
€ million

(6,472.1)

–

–

Balance as at 31 December 2022

372,086,095

2,024.3

2,837.4

(6,472.1)

Shares issued to employees exercising 
stock options (refer to Note 29) 

Dividends 

891,127

–

6.0

–

8.2

(289.9)

–

–

Balance as at 31 December 2023

372,977,222

2,030.3

2,555.7

(6,472.1)

The Group reorganisation reserve relates to the impact from adjusting share capital, share premium 
and treasury shares to reflect the respective statutory amounts of Coca-Cola HBC on 25 April 2013, 
together with the transaction costs incurred by the latter, relating primarily to the redomiciliation of the 
Group and its admission to listing in the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange, following 
successful completion of the voluntary share exchange offer (refer also to Note 1). These transactions 
were treated as a reorganisation of an existing entity that has not changed the substance of the 
reporting entity.

In 2023, the share capital of Coca-Cola HBC increased by the issue of 891,127 (2022: 290,677) 
new ordinary shares following the exercise of stock options pursuant to the Coca-Cola HBC AG’s 
employees’ stock option plan. Total proceeds from the issuance of the shares under the stock option 
plan amounted to €14.2 million (2022: €4.7 million).

Following the above changes, on 31 December 2023 the share capital of the Group amounted to 
€2,030.3 million and comprised 372,977,222 shares with a nominal value of CHF 6.70 each.

b) Dividends
On 21 June 2022, the shareholders of Coca-Cola HBC AG at the Annual General Meeting approved a 
dividend distribution of €0.71 per share. The total dividend amounted to €262.6 million and was paid 
on 2 August 2022. Of this, an amount of €2.4 million related to shares held by the Group.

The shareholders of Coca-Cola HBC AG approved a dividend distribution of €0.78 per share at the 
Annual General Meeting held on 17 May 2023. The total dividend amounted to €289.9 million and was 
paid on 19 June 2023. Of this, an amount of €2.7 million related to shares held by the Group.

The Board of Directors of Coca-Cola HBC AG has proposed a €0.93 dividend per share in respect 
of 2023. If approved by the shareholders of Coca-Cola HBC AG, this dividend will be paid in 2024.

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27. Equity continued

c) Treasury shares and reserves
The reserves of the Group at 31 December were as follows:

Treasury shares 

Exchange equalisation reserve 

Other reserves

Hedging reserve, net 

Tax-free reserve 

Statutory reserves 

Stock option, performance share and deferred management 
incentive share reserve 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive 
income reserve, net

Other 

Total other reserves 

Total reserves 

2023
€ million

(144.1)

2022
€ million

(131.2)

(1,708.9)

(1,218.2)

(20.7)

163.8

27.3

(4.4)

163.8

22.6

78.2

87.5

0.8

22.7

272.1

0.5

22.5

292.5

(1,580.9)

(1,056.9)

Treasury shares
Treasury shares held by the Group represent shares acquired following approval of share buyback 
programmes, forfeited shares under the equity compensation plan operated by the Group, as well as 
shares representing the initial ordinary shares of Coca-Cola HBC acquired from Kar-Tess Holding. 

On 20 November 2023, the Group announced the launch of a share buyback programme of up to a 
maximum of 18,000,000 ordinary shares to be purchased in a manner consistent with the Company’s 
general authority to repurchase shares granted at its Annual General Meeting on 17 May 2023 and any 
such authority granted at its subsequent annual general meetings. The programme commenced on 
21 November 2023 and is expected to run for a period of around two years. As at 31 December 2023, 
the Group had purchased shares under the programme for a total consideration of €42.6 million, which 
was reflected in line ‘Acquisition of treasury shares’ of the consolidated cash flow statement and the 
consolidated statement of changes in equity.

An amount of €29.7 million in 2023 (2022: €15.4 million) relates to treasury shares provided to 
employees in connection with vested performance share and deferred management incentive share 
awards under the Group’s employee incentive scheme, which was reflected as an appropriation 
of reserves between ‘Treasury shares’ and ‘Other reserves’, more specifically the ‘Stock option, 
performance share and deferred management incentive share reserve’ in the consolidated statement 
of changes in equity.

As at 31 December 2023, 6,068,537 (2022: 5,386,717) treasury shares were held by the Group.

Exchange equalisation reserve
The exchange equalisation reserve comprises all foreign exchange differences arising from the 
translation of the financial statements of Group entities with functional currencies other than the Euro.

Other reserves
Hedging reserve
The hedging reserve reflects changes in the fair values of derivatives accounted for as cash flow 
hedges, net of the deferred tax related to such balances.

Tax-free and statutory reserves
The tax-free reserve includes investment amounts exempt from tax according to incentive legislation, 
other tax-free income or income taxed at source. Statutory reserves are particular to the various 
countries in which the Group operates. The amount of statutory reserves of the parent entity,  
Coca-Cola HBC AG, is €nil. During 2023, a net amount of €4.7 million was reclassified from retained 
earnings to statutory reserves relating to the formation of additional reserves by the Group’s 
subsidiaries (2022: €5.7 million net release of statutory reserves). 

Stock option, performance share and deferred management incentive share reserve
The stock option, performance share and deferred management incentive share reserve represents 
the cumulative charge to the income statement for employee stock option, performance share 
and deferred management incentive share awards less the vested performance share and deferred 
management incentive share awards.

Other
Other reserves are particular to the various countries in which the Group operates and include reserve 
for shares held for the Group’s employee share purchase plan, which is an equity compensation plan 
in which eligible employees may participate, as well as the Group’s share of changes in other reserves 
of equity method investments.

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28. Related party transactions

a) The Coca-Cola Company
As at 31 December 2023, The Coca-Cola Company indirectly owned 21.0% (2022: 21.0%) of the 
issued share capital of Coca-Cola HBC. Coca-Cola HBC’s business relationship with The Coca-Cola 
Company is mainly governed by the bottlers’ agreements with The Coca-Cola Company, which are an 
important element of Coca-Cola HBC’s business. The Coca-Cola Company considers Coca-Cola HBC 
to be a ‘key bottler’. Following their expiry on 31 December 2023, all bottlers’ agreements in the CCH 
territories where CCH Group produces, sells and distributes The Coca-Cola Company’s trademarked 
beverages were renewed with effect as from 1 January 2024, for an initial term of ten years, with the 
option for the CCH Group to request an extension (at the discretion of The Coca-Cola Company) 
for another ten years upon expiry of the initial term. All the bottlers’ agreements entered into by 
The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola HBC are Standard International Bottlers’ (‘SIB’) agreements. 
The terms of the bottlers’ agreements grant Coca-Cola HBC the right to produce and the exclusive 
right to sell and distribute the beverages of The Coca-Cola Company in each of the countries in which 
the Group operates. Consequently, Coca-Cola HBC is obliged to purchase all concentrate for The 
Coca-Cola Company’s beverages from The Coca-Cola Company, or its designee, in the ordinary 
course of business.

The Coca-Cola Company owns or has applied for the trademarks that identify its beverages in each of 
the countries in which the Group operates. The Coca-Cola Company has authorised Coca-Cola HBC 
and certain of its subsidiaries to use the trademark ‘Coca-Cola’ in their corporate names.

Accounting policy
Contributions from The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company participates at its discretion in shared marketing programmes with 
the Group to promote the sale of The Coca-Cola Company products. Where such cooperative 
arrangements are entered into, the Group receives contributions from The Coca-Cola Company 
to offset the cost it has incurred for price support and marketing and promotional campaigns in 
respect of specific customers as well as general marketing programmes. 

These contributions from The Coca-Cola Company are classified as other income and are accrued 
and matched to the expenditure to which they relate, in line with the substance of the arrangement 
with The Coca-Cola Company as described above. These contributions are presented as follows:

•  to the extent that they relate to compensation for costs incurred by the Group for price support 
and marketing and promotional campaigns in respect of specific customers, which have been 
treated as a deduction from revenue from contracts with customers, they are presented as an 
offset against such deductions from revenue and accordingly, included within net sales revenue 
in the consolidated income statement; and

•  to the extent that they relate to compensation for expenditure incurred by the Group in 

connection with general marketing programmes, they are presented as an offset against 
this expenditure and accordingly, included within operating expenses in the consolidated 
income statement.

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The below table summarises transactions with The Coca-Cola Company and its subsidiaries:

Purchases of concentrate, finished products and other items

Net contributions received for marketing and promotional incentives

Sales of finished goods and raw materials

Other income

Other expenses 

2023
€ million

1,861.4

125.1

4.7

4.1

3.6

2022
€ million

1,808.7

108.6

4.2

8.6

4.7

Contributions received from The Coca-Cola Company for marketing and promotional incentives 
during the year amounted to €125.1 million (2022: €108.6 million) which can be analysed as follows: 
contributions made by The Coca-Cola Company to Coca-Cola HBC for price support and marketing 
and promotional campaigns in respect of specific customers in 2023 totalled €59.3 million (2022: €59.9 
million) and were recognised as an offset against the relevant incentives provided to those customers 
within net sales revenue (refer to Note 8), while contributions made by The Coca-Cola Company to 
Coca-Cola HBC for general marketing programmes in 2023 totalled €65.8 million (2022: €48.7 million) 
and were recognised against the relevant cost incurred within operating expenses (refer to Note 9). The 
Coca-Cola Company has also customarily made additional payments for marketing and advertising 
directly to suppliers as part of the shared marketing arrangements. The proportion of direct and 
indirect payments, made at The Coca-Cola Company’s discretion, will not necessarily be the same from 
year to year.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group had a total amount due from The Coca-Cola Company of €42.8 
million (2022: €45.3 million), and a total amount due to The Coca-Cola Company of €273.4 million (2022: 
€226.9 million).

Also, refer to Note 24 regarding consideration paid to The Coca-Cola Company during 2022 for the 
purchase of the convertible loan and shares held by non-controlling interests in connection with the 
acquisition of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt S.A.E.

b) Frigoglass S.A. (‘Frigoglass’), Kar-Tess Holding and AG Leventis (Nigeria) Ltd
Truad Verwaltungs AG currently indirectly owns 99.3% (31 December 2022: 99.3%) of AG Leventis 
(Nigeria) Ltd and also indirectly controls Kar-Tess Holding, which holds approximately 23.0% (31 
December 2022: 23.0%) of Coca-Cola HBC’s total issued capital.

As at 31 December 2022, Truad Verwaltungs AG also indirectly owned 48.4% of Frigoglass. Frigoglass, 
a company listed on the Athens Exchange, is a manufacturer of coolers, cooler parts, glass bottles, 
crowns and plastics. The Group entered into a supply agreement with Frigoglass for the purchase of 
cooling equipment in 1999. The supply agreement was extended in 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018 and, most 
recently, in 2021, on substantially similar terms. The current agreement expires on 31 December 2025. 
In April 2023, Frigoglass restructured its debt, which resulted in changes to its ownership structure. The 
restructured Frigoglass Group no longer meets the definition of related party as per IAS 24 ‘Related 
party disclosures’ for Coca-Cola HBC AG. Accordingly, transactions with Frigoglass and its subsidiaries1 
up to April 2023 and the year ended 31 December 2022 are presented below:

Frigoglass and subsidiaries

Purchases of coolers, cooler parts, glass bottles, crowns and raw 
and other materials

Maintenance, rent and other expenses

Four months ended 
28 April 2023 
€ million

Year ended 31 
December 2022 
€ million

24.4

10.0

112.3

33.1

1. 

 Transactions and balances with Frigoglass Industries (Nigeria) Limited, an associate of the Group, for the year ended 31 December 2023 
and as at 31 December 2023 respectively, are included in the ‘Other related parties’ section.

During 2022, the Group received dividends of €1.2 million from Frigoglass Industries (Nigeria) Limited, 
which were included in line ‘Receipts from non-integral equity method investments’ of the consolidated 
cash flow statement. 

Transactions and balances with AG Leventis (Nigeria) Ltd for the years ended 31 December are 
presented below:

AG Leventis (Nigeria) Plc

Purchases of finished goods and other items

Other expenses

2023
€ million

–

11.0

2022
€ million

3.6

0.1

As at 31 December 2023, the Group owed €1.1 million (2022: €2.7 million) and had a lease liability of €1.2 
million (2022: €4.2 million) to AG Leventis (Nigeria) Ltd.

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c) Other related parties
The below table summarises transactions with other related parties:

d) Joint ventures
The below table summarises transactions with joint ventures:

Purchases

Other expenses

2023
€ million

47.3

15.5

2022
€ million

8.5

15.5

During 2023, the Group incurred subsequent expenditure for fixed assets of €3.2 million (2022: €3.0 
million) and purchased coolers and other equipment as well as inventories of €44.1 million (2022: €5.5 
million) from other related parties. Furthermore, during 2023, the Group incurred expenses of €15.5 
million (2022: €15.5 million) mainly related to maintenance services for cold drink equipment and 
installations of coolers, fountains, vending and merchandising equipment from other related parties. 

As at 31 December 2023, the Group had a total amount due to other related parties of €9.1 million 
(2022: €3.7 million) and was owed €6.7 million including loans receivable of €4.3 million and dividends 
receivable of €nil (2022: €nil loans receivable and €5.2 million dividends receivable) from other related 
parties.

During 2023, the Group received dividends of €7.0 million from non-integral associates (2022: €0.6 
million), which are included in line ‘Receipts from non-integral equity method investments’ of the 
consolidated cash flow statement and paid €nil in connection with capital increase of non-integral 
associates (2022: €5.7 million, which was included in line ‘Payments for non-integral equity method 
investments’ of the consolidated cash flows statement). During 2023, €nil regarding loans receivable 
from other related parties was converted to equity (2022: €1.3 million regarding non-integral 
associates).

Capital commitments to other related parties amounted to €3.8 million as at 31 December 2023 (€4.5 
million as at 31 December 2022).

Purchases of finished goods

Sales of finished goods and raw materials

Other income

Other expenses

2023
€ million

26.0

7.8

10.4

8.3

2022
€ million

26.0

9.2

15.8

15.7

Included in ‘Other expenses’ in the above table is €nil (2022: €7.8 million) of interest charges from loans 
with joint ventures.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group owed €8.6 million including loans payable of €2.7 million (2022: 
€4.4 million including loans payable of €nil) to, and was owed €12.3 million including loans and dividends 
receivable of €4.3 million and €2.6 million respectively (2022: €9.6 million including loans and dividends 
receivable of €4.3 million and €nil respectively) by, joint ventures. During 2023, the Group received 
dividends of €6.7 million from integral joint ventures (2022: €9.7 million), which were included in 
line ‘Receipts from integral equity method investments’ of the consolidated cash flow statement. 
Furthermore, during 2023, the Group paid €nil (2022: €4.0 million) in connection with capital increase of 
integral joint venture which was included in line ‘Payment for integral equity method investment’ of the 
consolidated cash flow statement.

e) Directors and senior management
Evguenia Stoichkova and George Leventis have been elected to the Board of Coca-Cola HBC, following 
a proposal made by The Coca-Cola Company and Kar-Tess Holding respectively. There have been 
no transactions between Coca-Cola HBC and the Directors and senior management except for 
remuneration (refer to Note 9).

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29. Share-based payments

Accounting policy 
Stock option, performance share award and deferred management incentive share plan
Coca-Cola HBC provides equity-settled share-based payments to its senior managers in the form 
of an employee stock option, performance share award and deferred management incentive plan 
(the ‘Plan’).

Stock options under the Plan are measured at fair value at the date of grant. Fair value reflects 
the parameters of the compensation plan, the risk-free interest rate, the expected volatility, the 
dividend yield and the early exercise experience under the Plan. Expected volatility is determined by 
calculating the historical volatility of Coca-Cola HBC’s share price over previous years. The fair value 
determined at the grant date is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. 

The Plan offers a specified number of performance share awards and deferred management 
incentive plan shares (the ‘deferred MIP shares’) that vest three years after the grant. The fair value 
is determined at the grant date and reflects the parameters of the compensation plan, the dividend 
yield and the closing share price on the date of grant. The fair value determined at the grant date is 
expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. At the end of each reporting period the 
Group revises its estimates of the number of shares that are expected to vest based on non-market 
conditions, and recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in the income 
statement with a corresponding adjustment to equity.

When the terms of an equity-settled award are modified, the minimum expense recognised is the 
grant date fair value of the unmodified award, provided the original vesting terms of the award 
are met. An additional expense, measured as at the date of modification, is recognised for any 
modification that increases the total fair value of the share-based payment transaction, or is 
otherwise beneficial to the employee.

Employee Share Purchase Plan
The Group operates an employee share purchase plan (the ‘ESPP’), an equity compensation 
plan in which eligible employees can participate. The Group makes contributions to the plan for 
participating employees and recognises expenses over the vesting period of the contributions.

The charge included in employee costs regarding share-based payments for the years ended 
31 December is analysed as follows:

Performance share awards and deferred MIP shares

Employee Share Purchase Plan 

Total share-based payments charge 

2023
€ million

20.6

6.7

27.3

2022
€ million

15.5

6.1

21.6

Terms and conditions
Stock option, performance share award and deferred management incentive share plan
The Group has not issued any new stock options since 2014. Based on Plan rules, senior managers 
were granted awards of stock options, based on performance, potentiality and level of responsibility. 
Options were granted at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s shares trading 
on the London Stock Exchange on the day of the grant and vested in one third increments each year 
for three years. Options can be exercised for up to ten years from the date of award. When the options 
are exercised, the proceeds received by the Group, net of any transaction costs, are credited to share 
capital (at the nominal value) and share premium. 

Since 2015, performance shares are the primary long-term award. Senior managers are granted 
performance share awards, which have a three-year vesting period and are linked to Group-specific 
key performance indicators. The closing price of the Company’s shares trading on the London Stock 
Exchange on the day of the grant is used to determine the number of performance share awards 
granted. In 2018, the Group modified the performance share plan, in order for eligible employees 
to receive upon vesting, additionally to the specific number of shares, the value of dividends 
corresponding to the years from grant till vest date, subject to the approval of the Remuneration 
Committee. Furthermore, 50% of the Chief Executive Officer’s annual bonus awarded under the terms 
of the management incentive plan is deferred into shares, which vest over a three-year period, subject 
to service conditions. No dividend-equivalent shares corresponding to the years from grant till vest 
date are provided, in connection with the deferred shares granted.

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Employee Share Purchase Plan
The Employee Share Purchase Plan is administered by a Plan Administrator. Under the terms of this 
plan, employees have the opportunity to invest 1% to 15% of their salary in ordinary Coca-Cola HBC 
shares by contributing to the plan through a payroll deduction. Employee deductions are used monthly 
to purchase ordinary Coca-Cola HBC shares in the open market (London Stock Exchange).

Coca-Cola HBC will match employee contributions up to a maximum of 3% of the employee’s salary. 
Employer matching cash contributions vest one year after the grant, at which time they are used to 
purchase matching shares on the open market that are immediately vested. Dividends received in 
respect of shares held under this plan are used to purchase additional shares at the time of dividend 
distribution. Shares are held under the Plan Administrator. For employees resident in Greece, Coca-
Cola HBC matches the employees’ contribution with an annual employer contribution of up to 5% of the 
employees’ salary that vests annually in December of each year.

Stock option activity
The outstanding stock options are fully vested and are exercisable until 2025.

A summary of stock option activity in 2023 under all grants is as follows:
Number 
of stock 
options 
2023

Weighted1
average 
exercise price 
2023 (EUR)

Weighted 
average 
exercise price 
2023 (GBP)

Outstanding as at 1 January

Exercised

Outstanding as at 31 December

Exercisable as at 31 December

1,697,730

(891,127)

806,603

806,603

16.02

16.15

16.49

16.49

14.15

14.01

14.31

14.31

A summary of stock option activity in 2022 under all grants is as follows:
Number 
of stock 
options 
2022

Weighted1
average 
exercise price 
2022 (EUR)

Weighted 
average 
exercise price 
2022 (GBP)

Outstanding as at 1 January

Exercised

Expired

Outstanding as at 31 December

Exercisable as at 31 December

2,338,855

(290,677)

(350,448)

1,697,730

1,697,730

18.08

16.05

24.01

16.02

16.02

15.21

14.17

21.20

14.15

14.15

1.  For convenience purposes, the prices are translated at the closing exchange rate.

Total proceeds from the issuance of the shares under the stock option plan in 2023 amounted to €14.2 
million (2022: €4.7 million).

The weighted average remaining contractual life of stock options outstanding at 31 December 2023 
was 1.5 years (2022: 1.9 years).

Performance shares and deferred MIP shares activity
A summary of performance shares and deferred MIP shares activity is as follows:

Outstanding as at 1 January
Granted2

Vested

Forfeited/cancelled

Outstanding as at 31 December

2. 

Includes dividend equivalent shares.

Number of 
shares 
2023

Number of 
shares 
2022

2,976,201

2,475,367

1,146,585

1,301,669

(947,825)

(516,156)

(218,413)

(284,679)

2,956,548

2,976,201

The weighted average remaining contractual life of performance shares and deferred MIP shares 
outstanding at 31 December 2023 was 1.3 years (2022: 1.3 years).

The weighted average fair value for the 2023 performance share award and deferred MIP share plan was 
£21.21 per share (2022: £15.95). Relevant inputs into the valuation were as follows:

Weighted average share price 
Dividend yield3

Weighted average exercise period 

2023

£21.25

nil

2022

£15.98

nil

3.0 years

3.0 years

3.  Dividend yield in connection with the valuation of deferred MIP shares granted during 2023 was 3.2% (2022: 3.2%).

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30. Contingencies

In relation to the Greek Competition Authority’s decision of 25 January 2002, one of Coca-Cola 
Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.’s competitors had filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling 
Company S.A. claiming damages in an amount of €7.7 million. The court of first instance heard the 
case on 21 January 2009 and subsequently rejected the lawsuit. The plaintiff appealed the judgement 
and on 9 December 2013 the Athens Court of Appeals rejected the plaintiff’s appeal. On 19 April 2014, 
the same plaintiff filed a new lawsuit against Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (following the 
spin-off, Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C.) claiming payment of €7.5 million as compensation for losses 
and moral damages for alleged anti-competitive commercial practices of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling 
Company S.A. between 1994 and 2013. On 21 December 2018, the plaintiff served their withdrawal 
from the lawsuit. However, on 20 June 2019, the same plaintiff filed a new lawsuit against Coca-Cola 
HBC Greece S.A.I.C. claiming payment of €10.1 million as compensation for losses and moral damages 
again for alleged anti-competitive commercial practices of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. 
for the same period between 1994 and 2013. On 16 July 2021, the Athens Multimember Court of First 
Instance issued its judgement number 1929/2021 (hereinafter the ‘Judgement’), which adjudicates 
that Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C. is obliged to pay to the plaintiff an amount of circa €0.9 million plus 
interest as of 31 December 2003. Both Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C and the plaintiff have appealed 
against this decision to the court of appeals. Both appeals were heard on 19 January 2023. The decision 
is pending to be issued. Management believes that any liability to the Group that may arise as a result 
of these pending legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, 
cash flows, or the financial position of the Group taken as a whole.

With respect to the investigation of the Greek Competition Commission initiated on 6 September 
2016, regarding Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C.’s operations in certain commercial practices in the 
non-alcoholic beverages market, the Rapporteur of the Greek Competition Commission appointed 
for this case issued her Statement of Objections on 5 July 2021, alleging that Coca-Cola HBC Greece 
S.A.I.C. undertook a series of anti-competitive practices in the market of instant consumption for cola 
and non-cola carbonated soft drinks, thereby excluding competitors and limiting their growth potential. 
Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C. has vigorously defended its commercial practices, in rebuttal of the 
allegations set out in the Statement of Objections. The hearing of the case, before the plenary session 
of the Greek Competition Commission, was concluded on 29 November 2021 and the supplementary 
briefs of the parties were submitted on 16 December 2021. On 3 November 2022, the Hellenic 
Competition Commission notified Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C. of its ruling on the case, according 
to which Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C. allegedly abused its dominant position in the Greek immediate 
consumption market segment for cola and non-cola carbonated soft drinks. The Hellenic Competition 
Commission ruling imposed on Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C. a fine of €10.3 million, as well as a 
behavioural remedy in relation to beverage coolers valid until the end of 2024. Coca-Cola HBC Greece 
S.A.I.C. paid the fine in May 2023. Coca-Cola HBC Greece S.A.I.C. strongly disagrees with this ruling and 
has challenged it before the competent Court of Appeal. The hearing date of the appeal is set for 26 
September 2024.

In 1992, our subsidiary NBC acquired a manufacturing facility in Nigeria from Vacunak, a Nigerian 
company. In 1994, Vacunak filed a lawsuit against NBC, alleging that a representative of NBC had 
orally agreed to rescind the sale agreement and instead enter into a lease agreement with Vacunak. 
As part of its lawsuit, Vacunak sought compensation for rent and loss of business opportunities. NBC 
discontinued all use of the facility in 1995. On 19 August 2013, NBC received the written judgement 
of the Nigerian court of first instance issued on 28 June 2012 providing for damages of approximately 
€7.8 million. The Appeal Court dismissed NBC’s appeal and Vacunak’s cross-appeal and affirmed the 
judgement of the first instance court in 2023. Both NBC and Vacunak have filed an appeal against the 
judgement before the Supreme Court. Based on advice from NBC’s outside legal counsel, we believe 
that it is unlikely that NBC will suffer material financial losses from this case. We have consequently not 
provided for any losses in relation to this case.

The tax filings of the Group and its subsidiaries are routinely subjected to audit by tax authorities 
in most of the jurisdictions in which the Group conducts business. These audits may result in 
assessments of additional taxes. The Group provides for additional tax in relation to the outcome of 
such tax assessments, to the extent that a liability is probable and estimable.

The Group is also involved in various other legal proceedings. Management believes that any liability to 
the Group that may arise as a result of these pending legal proceedings will not have a material adverse 
effect on the results of operations, cash flows, or the financial position of the Group taken as a whole.

Considering the above, there have been no significant adverse changes in contingencies since 31 
December 2022 (as described in our 2022 Integrated Annual Report available on Coca-Cola HBC’s 
web site: www.coca-colahellenic.com).

31. Commitments

Capital commitments
As at 31 December 2023, the Group had capital commitments for property, plant and equipment 
amounting to €203.4 million (2022: €210.5 million). Of this, €1.5 million are related to the Group’s share 
of the commitments arising from joint ventures (2022: €0.5 million).

Capital commitments for 2023 include total future minimum lease payments under leases not 
yet commenced to which the Group was committed as at 31 December 2023 of €10.0 million 
(2022: €28.8 million).

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32. Post balance sheet events

In late January 2024, the Nigerian Naira depreciated against the US Dollar by approximately 33% 
compared with the December 2023 respective rate. The Group has assessed the impact of 
the devaluation to its financial position as at 31 December 2023 and this is not material. We are 
continuously monitoring the situation to ensure that timely actions are undertaken as planned to 
minimise the adverse impact from the currency devaluation to the Group’s business in Nigeria.

In February 2024, Coca-Cola HBC AG’s wholly-owned subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. 
completed the issue of a €600 million Euro-denominated fixed rate bond maturing in February 2028 
with a coupon rate of 3.375%. The new bond was issued under the Group’s €5.0 billion Euro medium-
term note programme and it is guaranteed by Coca-Cola HBC AG. At the same time, the Group 
unwound the €525.0 million nominal amount swaptions, which had been designated as cash flow 
hedges in connection with the interest rate risk of the new bond. As a result, effective February 2024, 
the relevant accumulated valuation loss of €2.9 million recorded in other comprehensive income is 
being reclassified to the income statement over the term of the swaptions, while the settlement will 
take place in June and July 2024. 

In early March 2024, the Egyptian Pound depreciated against the US Dollar by approximately 
39% compared with the December 2023 respective rate. The Group has assessed the impact of 
the devaluation to its financial position as at 31 December 2023 and this is not material. We are 
continuously monitoring the situation to ensure that timely actions are undertaken as planned to 
minimise the adverse impact from the currency devaluation to the Group’s business in Egypt.

On 13 March 2024, the Remuneration Committee granted performance share and deferred 
MIP share awards of €25.3 million equivalent, under the performance share award and deferred 
management incentive share plan, which have a three-year vesting period. The number of shares 
granted is calculated by dividing the value of the grant with the closing share price as of the date 
of the approval of the grant.

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Report of the statutory auditor
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Report on the audit of the consolidated financial statements

Opinion
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Coca-Cola HBC AG and its subsidiaries 
(the Group), which comprise the consolidated income statement and consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2023, the consolidated balance sheet as at 
31 December 2023 and the consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow 
statement for the year then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including 
material accounting policy information.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements (pages 194 to 265) give a true and fair view 
of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2023 and its consolidated 
financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with 
IFRS Accounting Standards as adopted by the European Union (EU) and comply with Swiss law.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Swiss law, International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and 
Swiss Standards on Auditing (SA-CH). Our responsibilities under those provisions and standards are 
further described in the ‘Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements’ 
section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the provisions of Swiss 
law and the requirements of the Swiss audit profession, as well as the International Code of Ethics for 
Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) issued by the International 
Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA Code), and we have fulfilled our other ethical 
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
our opinion.

Our audit approach
Overview

Materiality

Audit scope

Overall Group materiality: €51 million

We conducted full scope audit procedures on the financial information of 17 
subsidiaries in 15 countries spread across all of the Group’s reportable segments. 
We also conducted procedures around specific account balances and transactions 
and analytical review procedures for other subsidiaries and Group functions. Our 
audit scope addressed 82% of consolidated net sales revenue, 80% of consolidated 
profit before tax and 83% of consolidated total assets of the Group.

Key audit matters

As key audit matters the following areas of focus have been identified:
•  Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment assessment
•  Uncertain tax positions

Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. Our audit opinion aims to 
provide reasonable assurance that the consolidated financial statements are free from material 
misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if, 
individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions 
of users taken on the basis of the consolidated financial statements.

Based on our professional judgement, we determined certain quantitative thresholds for materiality, 
including the overall Group materiality for the consolidated financial statements as a whole as set out 
in the table below. These, together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine the scope 
of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of 
misstatements, both individually and in aggregate, on the consolidated financial statements as a whole.

Overall Group materiality

€51 million

Benchmark applied

Adjusted profit before tax

Rationale for 
the materiality 
benchmark applied

We consider that the income statement remains the principal measure 
used by the shareholders in assessing the underlying performance of 
the Group. Therefore, an approach to materiality based on the profit 
before tax has been applied. However, we have adjusted this benchmark 
by items which, in our view, are considered unusual and infrequently 
occurring in nature such as the impairment charges. Therefore, we 
have used adjusted profit before tax which is a generally accepted 
auditing benchmark.

We agreed with the Audit and Risk Committee that we would report to them misstatements above 
€2.5 million identified during our audit as well as any misstatements below that amount which, in our 
view, warranted reporting for qualitative reasons.

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Audit scope
We tailored the scope of our audit in order to perform sufficient work to enable us to provide an opinion 
on the consolidated financial statements as a whole, taking into account the structure of the Group, the 
accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which the Group operates.

The Group operates through its trading subsidiary undertakings in Nigeria, Egypt and 27 countries in 
Europe, as set out in Note 1 ‘General information’ and Note 7 ‘Segmental analysis’ of the consolidated 
financial statements. The processing of the accounting records for these subsidiary undertakings 
is largely centralised in a shared services centre in Bulgaria, except for the subsidiary undertakings 
in Armenia, Belarus, Egypt, Moldova, North Macedonia, Russia and Ukraine which process their 
accounting records locally. The Group also operates centralised treasury functions in the Netherlands 
and in Greece and a centralised procurement function for key raw materials in the Netherlands.

Based on their significance to the financial statements and in light of the key audit matters as noted 
above, we identified 17 subsidiary undertakings in 15 countries spread across all of the Group’s 
reportable segments (including the significant trading subsidiary undertakings in Italy, Nigeria, 
Poland, Romania, Russia and Switzerland) which, based on our scoping analysis, required a full scope 
audit of their financial information. In addition, audit procedures were performed with respect to the 
centralised treasury functions by the group engagement team and with respect to the centralised 
procurement function by the component audit team in the Netherlands. The group engagement team 
also performed analytical review and other procedures on balances and transactions of subsidiary 
undertakings not covered by the procedures described above.

As the Swiss statutory auditor, we issued group audit instructions to PwC Greece, who has the 
responsibility as the group engagement team for the Group’s reporting requirements for the 
London and Athens Stock Exchanges. These instructions covered the scope of our group audit to 
enable us to fulfil our responsibilities under Swiss law. As the Swiss statutory auditor, we had ongoing 
interactions with the group engagement team in Greece to be continuously updated and to monitor 
their progress and the results of their procedures. We reviewed the instructions which PwC Greece 
issued to component audit teams including centralised audit procedures performed at the shared 
services centre in Bulgaria and shared audit comfort with component teams as it relates to IT general 
controls and cybersecurity risks. We reviewed working papers and undertook additional interactions as 
considered necessary depending on the significance of the accounting and audit matters. The Group 
consolidation, financial statement disclosures and a number of other areas that involve significant 
judgement and estimates, including goodwill and intangible assets and the Group’s overall going 
concern assessment, were audited by the Swiss statutory auditor and the group engagement team of 
PwC Greece.

As the Swiss statutory auditor, we held frequent virtual meetings to oversee the work performed by the 
group engagement and component audit teams. We attended such meetings for Italy, Russia (including 
Multon), Nigeria, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Poland, 
Serbia, the Netherlands, and Egypt. As the Swiss statutory auditor, we also held physical meetings 
and discussions with the management of the trading subsidiary in Switzerland to discuss business 
performance and outlook, matters relating to regulation and taxation, as well as any specific accounting 
and auditing matters identified, including fraud and internal controls.

Based on the above, the subsidiaries which were in scope for the purposes of the group audit 
accounted for 82% of consolidated net sales revenue, 80% of consolidated profit before tax and 83% 
of consolidated total assets of the Group. This, together with the additional procedures performed 
at Group level, provided us with sufficient and appropriate evidence for our audit opinion on the 
consolidated financial statements.

Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in 
our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed 
in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our 
opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment assessment

Uncertain tax positions

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Refer to Note 14 ‘Intangible assets’ of the 
consolidated financial statements.

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as at 
31 December 2023 amount to €1,820.8 million and 
€738.2 million, respectively.

The above amounts have been allocated to 
individual cash-generating units (‘CGUs’), which in 
accordance with International Accounting Standard 
36 ‘Impairment of Assets’ (‘IAS 36’) require the 
performance of an impairment assessment at 
least annually or whenever there is an indication of 
impairment. The impairment assessment involves 
the determination of the recoverable amount of the 
CGU, being the higher of the value-in-use and the 
fair value less costs of disposal.

We consider this area as a key audit matter due 
to the magnitude of goodwill and indefinite-lived 
intangible assets balances and because the 
determination of whether elements of goodwill and 
of indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired 
involves complex and subjective estimations made 
by management about the future results of the 
CGUs. These estimations include assumptions 
surrounding revenue growth rates, costs, foreign 
exchange rates and discount rates.

Management closely monitored the increasing 
macroeconomic uncertainty in Egypt throughout 
the previous and current year and as a result of 
the annual impairment assessment, a charge 
of €109.4 million for goodwill impairment was 
recorded for the Egyptian CGU. Relevant disclosure 
has been included in the financial statements in 
respect of this CGU.

No impairment was identified for the 
remaining CGUs.

We evaluated the appropriateness of 
management’s identification of the Group’s CGUs, 
the process by which management prepared the 
CGUs’ value-in-use calculations and the design and 
operating effectiveness of related control activities.

We tested the mathematical accuracy of the CGUs’ 
value-in-use calculations and compared the cash 
flow projections included therein to the financial 
budgets, approved by the directors, covering a 
one-year period, and management’s projections 
for the subsequent four years. In addition, we 
assessed management’s past forecasting accuracy 
by comparing key elements of the prior year 
projections with actual results.

We challenged management’s cash flow 
projections in relation to the assumptions applied 
to the value-in-use calculations, taking into 
account the ongoing challenging macroeconomic 
environment in several countries.

With the support of our valuation specialists, we 
assessed the appropriateness of the methodology 
and valuation techniques used as well as certain 
assumptions including discount, annual revenue 
growth and perpetuity revenue growth rates.

We performed our independent sensitivity analyses 
on the key drivers of the value-in-use calculations 
for the CGUs with significant balances of goodwill 
and indefinite-lived intangible assets.

Based on our work, we concluded that the results 
reached by management in relation to the 
impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived 
intangible assets were supported by assumptions 
within reasonable ranges.

We evaluated the related disclosures provided in 
the consolidated financial statements in Note 14 
‘Intangible assets’ and concluded that these 
are appropriate.

Refer to Note 11 ‘Taxation’ and Note 30 
‘Contingencies’ of the consolidated financial 
statements.

The Group operates in numerous tax jurisdictions 
and is subject to periodic challenges, in the normal 
course of business, by local tax authorities on a 
range of matters including corporate tax, transfer 
pricing arrangements and indirect taxes. As at 
31 December 2023, the Group has provisions for 
uncertain tax positions of €82.8 million that are 
classified in current tax liabilities, current tax assets 
and deferred tax liabilities.

The impact of changes in local tax regulations and 
ongoing inspections by local tax authorities, could 
materially impact the amounts recorded in the 
consolidated financial statements.

Where the amount of tax payable is uncertain, 
the Group establishes provisions based on 
management’s estimates with respect to the 
likelihood of potential material tax exposures 
crystallising and the probable amount of the 
resultant liability.

We consider this area as a key audit matter given 
the level of judgement and uncertainty involved 
in estimating tax provisions, the complexities 
of dealing with tax rules and regulations in 
numerous jurisdictions that could materially 
impact the amounts recorded in the consolidated 
financial statements.

In order to understand and evaluate management’s 
judgement, we considered the status of current tax 
authority inspections and enquiries, the outcome 
of previous tax authority inspections, judgemental 
positions taken in tax returns and current year 
estimates as well as recent developments in the 
tax jurisdictions in which the Group operates.

We evaluated the Group’s monitoring process 
of the current tax authority inspections and 
challenged management’s estimates, particularly 
in respect of cases where there had been 
significant developments with tax authorities.

Our component audit teams, through the use of 
tax specialists with local knowledge and relevant 
expertise, assessed the tax positions taken 
by the subsidiary undertakings in scope, in the 
context of applying local tax laws and evaluating 
the local tax assessments. We read recent rulings 
and correspondence with tax authorities, as 
well as external advice provided by the Group’s 
tax experts and legal advisors. Additionally, with 
our group engagement team tax specialists we 
further evaluated management’s estimation of tax 
exposures and contingencies in order to assess 
the adequacy of the Group’s tax provisions and 
satisfy ourselves that the tax provisions have been 
appropriately recorded or adjusted to reflect the 
latest developments.

We held meetings with Group and local 
management to discuss the individual tax 
positions of the in-scope subsidiary undertakings 
and assessed with the support of our group 
engagement tax team the Group’s overall 
tax exposure.

From the evidence obtained we consider the 
provisions in relation to uncertain tax positions 
as at 31 December 2023 to be reasonable.

We also evaluated the related disclosures provided 
in the consolidated financial statements in Note 
11 ‘Taxation’ and Note 30 ‘Contingencies’ and 
concluded that these are appropriate.

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Other information
The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises 
the information included in the annual report, but does not include the financial statements, 
the consolidated financial statements, the statutory remuneration report and our auditor’s 
reports thereon.

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do 
not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the 
other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent 
with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise 
appears to be materially misstated.

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this 
other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Board of Directors’ responsibilities for the consolidated financial statements
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of consolidated financial statements that give 
a true and fair view in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as adopted by the European Union 
(EU) and the provisions of Swiss law, and for such internal control as the Board of Directors determines 
is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material 
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing 
the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going 
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends 
to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial 
statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue 
an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but 
is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Swiss law, ISAs and SA-CH will always 
detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are 
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence 
the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements is 
located on EXPERTsuisse’s website: http://www.expertsuisse.ch/en/audit-report. This description 
forms an integral part of our report.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

In accordance with article 728a para. 1 item 3 CO and PS-CH 890, we confirm the existence of an 
internal control system that has been designed, pursuant to the instructions of the Board of Directors, 
for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

We recommend that the consolidated financial statements submitted to you be approved.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG

Patrick Balkanyi
Licensed audit expert
Auditor in charge

Zurich, 15 March 2024

Tobias Handschin
Licensed audit expert

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Report on the audit of the financial statements

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Coca-Cola HBC AG (the Company), which comprise 
the balance sheet as at 31 December 2023, and the income statement, the cash flow statement 
for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant 
accounting policies.

In our opinion, the financial statements (pages 272 to 281) comply with Swiss law and the Company’s 
articles of incorporation.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Standards on Auditing (SA-CH). 
Our responsibilities under those provisions and standards are further described in the ‘Auditor’s 
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements’ section of our report. We are independent of 
the Company in accordance with the provisions of Swiss law and the requirements of the Swiss audit 
profession, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
our opinion.

Our audit approach
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. Our audit opinion aims to 
provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement. 
Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if, individually or in 
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on 
the basis of the financial statements.

Based on our professional judgement, we determined certain quantitative thresholds for materiality, 
including the overall materiality for the financial statements as a whole as set out in the table below. 
These, together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine the scope of our audit and the 
nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements, both 
individually and in aggregate, on the financial statements as a whole.

Overall materiality

CHF 33’707’000

Benchmark applied

Net assets

Rationale for 
the materiality 
benchmark applied

We chose net assets as the benchmark because, in our view, it is the 
benchmark which reflects the actual substance of the entity. This is a 
generally accepted benchmark for ultimate holding companies

We agreed with the Audit and Risk Committee that we would report to them misstatements above CHF 
1’872’640 identified during our audit as well as any misstatements below that amount which, in our view, 
warranted reporting for qualitative reasons.

Audit scope
We designed our audit by determining materiality and assessing the risks of material misstatement 
in the financial statements. In particular, we considered where subjective judgements were made; 
for example, in respect of significant accounting estimates that involved making assumptions and 
considering future events that are inherently uncertain. As in all of our audits, we also addressed the 
risk of management override of internal controls, including among other matters consideration of 
whether there was evidence of bias that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.

We tailored the scope of our audit in order to perform sufficient work to enable us to provide an 
opinion on the financial statements as a whole, taking into account the structure of the Company, 
the accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which the Company operates.

Key audit matters
We have determined that there are no key audit matters to communicate in our report.

Other information
The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises 
the information included in the annual report, but does not include the financial statements, 
the consolidated financial statements, the statutory remuneration report and our auditor’s 
reports thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express 
any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other 
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent 
with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be 
materially misstated.

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this 
other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Board of Directors’ responsibilities for the financial statements
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with the 
provisions of Swiss law and the Company’s articles of incorporation, and for such internal control as the 
Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the 
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going 
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends 
to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an 
audit conducted in accordance with Swiss law and SA-CH will always detect a material misstatement 
when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually 
or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users 
taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on 
EXPERT-suisse’s website: http://www.expertsuisse.ch/en/audit-report. This description forms an 
integral part of our report.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
In accordance with article 728a para. 1 item 3 CO and PS-CH 890, we confirm the existence of an 
internal control system that has been designed, pursuant to the instructions of the Board of Directors, 
for the preparation of the financial statements.

We further confirm that the proposed appropriation of available earnings and the proposed repayment 
of the reserves from capital contributions comply with Swiss law and the Company’s articles of 
incorporation. We recommend that the financial statements submitted to you be approved.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG

Patrick Balkanyi
Licensed audit expert
Auditor in charge

Zurich, 15 March 2024

Tobias Handschin
Licensed audit expert

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Balance sheet

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Steinhausen (Zug)
Statement of income

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

Note

2023

2022

Note

2023

2022

Dividend income

Other operating income

Total operating income

Employee costs

Other operating expenses

Write down of investments

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment  
(incl. right-of-use assets)

Total operating expenses

Operating profit/(loss)

Finance costs

Foreign exchange gains

Profit/(loss) before tax

Direct taxes

Profit/(loss) for the year

2.10

2.11

2.12

2.3

2.13

382,132

46,473

428,605

265,445

36,106

301,551

(50,123)

(30,889)

(37,837)

(16,809)

(285,839)

(265,445)

(991)

(875)

(367,842)

(320,966)

60,763

(19,415)

(4,834)

23,141

79,070

(189)

(4,239)

–

(23,654)

(195)

78,881

(23,849)

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 
Short-term receivables from direct and indirect participations
Receivables from related parties
Short-term receivables from third parties 
Total current assets
Investments in subsidiaries
Property, plant and equipment (incl. right-of-use assets)
Total non-current assets
Total assets

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Other payables
Short-term liabilities to direct and indirect participations
Short-term liabilities to related parties
Short-term lease liabilities
Accrued expenses
Total short-term liabilities
Long-term interest-bearing liabilities to indirect participations
Long-term lease liabilities
Provisions
Total long-term liabilities
Share capital
Legal capital reserves

Reserves from capital contributions
Reserves for treasury shares

Retained earnings

Results carried forward
Profit/(loss) for the year

Treasury shares
Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

2.1
2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8
2.9

16,252
23,984
552
2,490
43,278
6,159,092
8,966
6,168,058
6,211,336

2,296
33,888
58
913
72,274
109,429
91,591
3,188
15,950
110,729
2,498,947

261
12,311
1,430
2,356
16,358
6,444,931
6,699
6,451,630
6,467,988

2,108
2,592
–
556
59,242
64,498
200,326
1,685
11,542
213,553
2,492,977

3,444,860
85,298

3,721,117
85,298

(39,441)
78,881
(77,367)
5,991,178
6,211,336

(15,592)
(23,849)
(70,014)
6,189,937
6,467,988

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Cash flow statement

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

Principal repayments of lease obligations

Profit/(loss) for the year

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment including right-
of-use assets

Finance costs

Foreign exchange gains

Write down of investments

Net change related to employee Performance Share Plan

Note

2.3

2023

78,881

991

4,834

(23,141)

285,839

35,618

383,022

2022

Proceeds from short-term and long-term financial liabilities

(23,849)

Repayments of short-term and long-term financial liabilities

Acquisition of treasury shares

875

4,239

–

Proceeds from shares issued to employees exercising 
stock options

265,445

Interest paid

19,041

Net cash outflow from financing activities

265,751

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Increase in receivables

(10,928)

(2,221)

Movement in cash and cash equivalents

Decrease in investments in subsidiaries

2.3

(285,839)

(265,445)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

(Decrease)/increase in short-term liabilities (excl. financial 
liabilities)

Increase in accrued expenses

(Decrease)/increase in provisions

(702)

10,262

(262)

13

5,044

665

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Effect of changes in exchange rates

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

Proceeds from dividends received from subsidiaries

2.3

285,839

265,445

Tax paid

Net cash inflow from operating activities

Payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment

Cash outflow from investing activities

(184)

(193)

381,208

269,059

(700)

(700)

(2,505)

(2,505)

(699)

63,726

(111,652)

(40,882)

(722)

11,140

(15,297)

–

13,995

(3,863)

4,538

(4,413)

(363,657)

(268,305)

16,851

(1,751)

261

16,851

(860)

16,252

2,026

(1,751)

(14)

261

Dividends paid to owners of the Company

(284,282)

(263,551)

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Notes to the financial statements of Coca-Cola HBC AG, Steinhausen (Zug) for the year ended 31 December 2023

General information

Coca-Cola HBC AG (the ‘Company’) was incorporated on 19 September 2012 by Kar-Tess Holding. On 
11 October 2012, the Company announced a voluntary share exchange offer to acquire all outstanding 
ordinary registered shares and all American depositary shares of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company 
S.A., Maroussi (GR) (‘CCHBC SA’). As a result of the successful completion of this offer, on 25 April 
2013 the Company acquired 96.85% of the issued CCHBC SA shares, including shares represented by 
American depositary shares, and became the new parent company of the Group (the Company and its 
direct and indirect subsidiaries). On 17 June 2013, the Company completed its statutory buyout of the 
remaining shares of CCHBC SA that it did not acquire upon completion of its voluntary share exchange 
offer.

1. Accounting principles

Accounting principles applied in the preparation of the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of commercial 
accounting as set out in the Swiss Code of Obligations (Art. 957 to 963b CO). The Company is preparing 
its consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards 
(‘IFRS’) as adopted by the European Union (‘EU’) in accordance with Art. 963b CO due to a requirement 
from the Athens Exchange, its primary listing in the EU. In accordance with Art. 961 para 2. CO, the 
Company is presenting a cash flow statement. Significant accounting and valuation principles are 
described below:

Dividend income
Dividend income is recognised when the right to receive payment is established.

Other operating income
The Company provides management services to its principal subsidiaries and acts as guarantor to its 
principal subsidiary, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. The income from these services is recognised in the 
accounting period in which the service is provided.

Exchange rate differences
The accounting records of the Company are retained in Euro and translated to Swiss francs (‘CHF’) for 
presentation purposes. Except for investments in subsidiaries, property, plant and equipment, long-
term liabilities and equity, which are translated at historical rates, all assets and liabilities denominated 
in foreign currencies are translated into CHF using the closing exchange rate as at 31 December 2023. 
Income and expenses are translated into CHF at the average exchange rate of the reporting year 
except for dividend income and related write down of investments (see Note 2.3), which are valued 
at the transaction date exchange rate. Net unrealised exchange losses are recorded in the income 
statement, while net unrealised gains are deferred within accrued expenses.

Exchange rates

31 December 2023

31 December 2022

31 December 2023

31 December 2022

Balance sheet as at

Income statement for the year ended

EUR

USD

GBP

0.94

0.84

1.08

0.99

0.93

1.12

0.97

1.00

–

–

–

–

Leasing disclosure 
Management has applied an economic-view approach to the disclosure of lease contracts considering 
the underlying usage rights. Right-of-use assets are presented within property, plant and equipment 
depreciated over their useful life. The short- and long-term lease liabilities are adjusted for interest and 
lease payments.

Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiaries are valued at historical cost and evaluated for impairment if identified 
triggering events occur.

Property, plant and equipment
Right-of-use assets are included within property, plant and equipment.

Depreciation is calculated on the basis of the following useful lives and in accordance with the 
following methods:
Property, plant and equipment

Useful life

Method

Leasehold improvement (building)

Leasehold improvement (office infrastructure)

Building infrastructure

Right-of-use buildings and company cars

Furniture and fixtures, office equipment and other 
tangible fixed assets

Telephony infrastructure

Communication equipment, computers and PCs

Tablets

20 years

10 years

12 years

Shorter of useful 
life and lease term

8 years

7 years

4 years

3 years

5% linear

10% linear

8.33% linear

Linear

12.5% linear

14.29% linear

25% linear

33.33% linear

Treasury shares
Treasury shares are recognised at acquisition cost and deducted from shareholders’ equity at the time 
of acquisition. If treasury shares are sold, the gain or loss arising is recognised in the income statement 
as finance income or finance cost as appropriate.

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2. Information relating to the balance sheet and statement of income

2.1 Short-term receivables from direct and indirect participations
The short-term receivables from direct and indirect participations do not bear interest.

Name of participation

CCB Management Services GmbH, Vienna

Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V., Amsterdam

Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V., Amsterdam

Coca-Cola Hellenic Business Service Organisation, Sofia

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

2023

22,959

636

300

89

2022

11,518

663

–

130

Short-term receivables from direct and indirect participations

23,984

12,311

2.2 Receivables from related parties 
Receivables from related parties consist of receivables from international assignees mainly coming 
from advances paid to tax authorities.

2.3 Investments in subsidiaries

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

Direct subsidiary
Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V., Amsterdam1

Share of capital

Share of votes

2023

2022

100%

100%

6,444,931

6,710,376

Write down of investment

Investments in subsidiaries

100%

100%

6,159,092

6,444,931

(285,839)

(265,445)

1.  Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V., Amsterdam was incorporated on 26 June 2013.

In 2015, the Company adopted a practice of reducing the value of its investment in Coca-Cola HBC 
Holdings B.V. by an amount equal to the dividend received from that subsidiary. The amount of the 
write down in 2023 is equal to the dividend received in June 2023 from Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V. 
of CHF 285,839 thousand (2022: CHF 265,445 thousand). The extra dividend of CHF 96,293 received 
15 December 2023 was excluded from above mentioned practice.

The principal direct and indirect participations of the Company are disclosed in Note 16 to the 
consolidated financial statements.

2.4 Short-term liabilities to direct and indirect participations and accrued expenses
The short-term liabilities to the direct and indirect participations do not bear interest except for the 
liability to Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. which is interest bearing.

Name of participation

CCB Management Services GmbH, Vienna

Coca-Cola Hellenic Business Service Organisation, Sofia

Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland Ltd, Opfikon
Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V., Amsterdam1

Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland Ltd., Lisburn

Coca-Cola HBC Services MEPE, Athens

Coca-Cola HBC Hrvatska d.o.o, Zagreb

Coca-Cola HBC Romania Ltd, Voluntari

Coca-Cola HBC Polska sp. z.o.o., Warsaw

Coca-Cola HBC Cyprus Ltd., Nicosia

Coca-Cola HBC-Srbija d.o.o., Belgrade

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

2023

1,749

73

72

2022

1,162

60

5

31,771

1,346

–

8

80

3

5

106

21

1

9

9

–

–

–

–

Total short-term liabilities to direct and indirect participations

33,888

2,592

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2.5 Long-term interest-bearing liabilities

2.4 Short-term liabilities to direct and indirect participations and accrued expenses continued

Accrued expenses

Direct taxes

Management Incentive Plan (‘MIP’) and Performance Share Plan (‘PSP’) 
for own employees

Employee-related costs (social security and insurance, payroll taxes)

Provision for acquiring treasury shares to satisfy subsidiaries’ 
Performance Share Plan rights

Other accrued expenses

Net unrealised gains from foreign currency translation

Total accrued expenses

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

2023

194

19,164

6,509

8,960

17,451

19,996

72,274

2022

195

16,590

5,741

11,774

6,881

18,061

59,242

1 

 Long-term loans maturing 8 November 2024 at historical value of CHF 151,635 thousand (nominal €133,400 thousand) were reclassified 
to short-term loans in 2023. On 15 December 2023, loans amounting to CHF 96,293 thousand (nominal €100,000 thousand) were 
repaid early. The remaining nominal €33,400 thousand loan and relevant accrued interest of €512 thousand were remeasured using the 
closing exchange rate as at 31 December 2023 according to our accounting principles. This resulted in a foreign exchange gain of CHF 
24,069 thousand, whereof CHF 17,673 thousand is realised as disclosed in Note 2.13 ‘Foreign exchange differences’. Unrealised gains 
of CHF 6,396 thousand are deferred within accrued expenses.

Following the publication of circular letter 37a by Swiss Federal Tax Administration in May 2018, the 
Company recognised a provision of CHF 16,464 thousand (2022: CHF 13,636 thousand) that relates 
to the Company’s employee Performance Share Plan, of which CHF 9,018 thousand (2022: CHF 9,182 
thousand) is short-term and is disclosed in line ‘Management Incentive Plan (‘MIP’) and Performance 
Share Plan (‘PSP’) for own employees’; while CHF 7,446 thousand (2022: CHF 4,454 thousand) is 
long-term and disclosed in Note 2.6, ‘Provisions’. The provision for acquiring treasury shares to satisfy 
subsidiaries’ Performance Share Plan rights amounts to CHF 16,172 thousand (2022: CHF 17,533 
thousand), of which CHF 8,960 thousand (2022: CHF 11,774 thousand) is short-term and disclosed in 
accrued expenses, while CHF 7,212 thousand (2022: CHF 5,759 thousand) is long-term and disclosed in 
Note 2.6, ‘Provisions’.

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

2023

91,591

91,591

2022

200,326

200,326

Coca-Cola HBC Finance BV, Amsterdam

Long-term interest-bearing liabilities

Long-term interest-bearing liabilities comprise loans from Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. received 
in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 for CHF 91,591 thousand (2022: CHF 31,319 thousand) maturing 21 
November 2029. Long-term loans of CHF 11,938 thousand were repaid early in December 2023 and 
remaining long-term loans maturing 8 November 2024 of CHF 151,635 thousand were reclassified 
to short-term loans in 2023 (2022: CHF 169,007 thousand). This early repayment resulted in foreign 
exchange gain of CHF 5,434 thousand as the loans were denominated in Euro. Foreign exchange 
differences are disclosed in Note 2.13.

2.6 Provisions

Long-term Incentive Plan

Provision for acquiring treasury shares to satisfy subsidiaries’ 
Performance Share Plan rights (refer to Note 2.4)

Performance and management incentive share plan – Coca-Cola HBC 
AG employees (refer to Note 2.4)

Provision for social security costs of Performance Share Plan

Provisions

As at 31 December

CHF thousands

2023

734

2022

547

7,212

5,759

7,446

558

15,950

4,902

334

11,542

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Treasury shares held by the Company

2.7 Share capital

Number 
of shares

Acquisition cost 
per share

Total

CHF CHF thousands

Share capital as at 1 January 2022

371,795,418

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options

290,677

Share capital as at 31 December 2022

372,086,095

CHF

CHF thousands

6.70

6.70

6.70

2,491,029

1,948

2,492,977

Number of shares

Nominal value

Total

Number of shares

Nominal value

Total

CHF

CHF thousands

Share capital as at 1 January 2023

372,086,095

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options

891,127

Share capital as at 31 December 2023

372,977,222

6.70

6.70

6.70

2,492,977

Treasury shares held by the Company as at 1 January 2022
Vested PSP and MIP shares1

2,464,448

35.5066

(87,504)

(507,866)

34.4375

17,490

Treasury shares held by the Company as at 31 December 2022 1,956,582

35.7836

(70,014)

Treasury shares held by the Company as at 1 January 2023
Vested PSP and MIP shares2
Acquisition of shares3

1,956,582

35.7836

(70,014)

(956,478)

35.0543

33,529

1,638,298

24.9541

(40,882)

5,970

Treasury shares held by the Company as at 31 December 2023 2,638,402

29.3235

(77,367)

2,498,947

Whereof

2.8 Treasury shares
The number of treasury shares held by Coca-Cola HBC AG and its subsidiaries qualifying under article 
659b Swiss Code of Obligations and their movements are as follows:

Treasury shares held by subsidiaries

Number of shares

Acquisition cost 
per share

Total

CHF

CHF thousands

Total treasury shares as at 31 December 2022

Total treasury shares as at 31 December 2023

3,430,135

3,430,135

24.8673

24.8673

(85,298)

(85,298)

For cancellation

–

–

–

For other purposes (booked against capital contribution reserves) 1,638,298

24.9541

(40,882)

1. 

2. 

3. 

 In January 2022, following the vesting of the 2019 MIP, 7,717 treasury shares were transferred to relevant participant. In April 2022, 
following the vesting of the 2019 PSP, 500,149 treasury shares were transferred to relevant participants. 
 In January 2023, following the vesting of the 2020 MIP, 16,007 treasury shares were transferred to relevant participant. In March 2023, 
following the vesting of the 2020 PSP, 940,471 treasury shares were transferred to relevant participants. 
 On 20 November 2023, the Group announced the launch of a share buyback programme of up to a maximum of 18,000,000 ordinary shares 
to be purchased in a manner consistent with the Company’s general authority to repurchase shares granted at its Annual General Meeting 
on 17 May 2023 and any such authority granted at its subsequent annual general meetings. The programme commenced on 21 November 
2023 and is expected to run for a period of around two years. The Company purchased 1,638,298 of its ordinary shares of CHF 6.70 each 
for a consideration of CHF 40,882 thousand, reflecting a weighted average price of 2,242.09 pence per share (minimum price of 2,183.45 
pence and maximum price of 2,310.06 pence). All 1,638,298 shares have been acquired for other purposes, none for cancellation. Capital 
contribution reserves in the amount of CHF 40,882 thousand are blocked for distribution until the treasury shares are sold or transferred 
to PSP/MIP members.

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2.9 Shareholders’ equity

Balance as at 1 January 2022

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options
Dividends2

Vested PSP and MIP shares

Loss for the year

Balance as at 31 December 2022

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options
Dividends2

Vested PSP and MIP shares
Acquisition of treasury shares3

Profit for the year

Balance as at 31 December 2023

Share capital

Legal capital reserves

(Accumulated 
losses)/
retained earnings

Treasury shares

Total

Reserves 
from capital 
contributions

Reserves for 
treasury
shares1

CHF thousands

2,491,029

3,982,078

85,298

(15,592)

(87,504)

6,455,309

1,948

2,590

–

–

–

(263,551)

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,492,977

3,721,117

85,298

5,970

8,025

–

–

–

–

(284,282)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,498,947

3,444,860

85,298

–

–

–

(23,849)

(39,441)

–

–

–

–

78,881

39,440

–

–

17,490

–

4,538

(263,551)

17,490

(23,849)

(70,014)

6,189,937

–

–

13,995

(284,282)

33,529

33,529

(40,882)

(40,882)

–

78,881

(77,367)

5,991,178

1.  Represents the book value of treasury shares held by subsidiaries.
2. 

 On 17 May 2023, the shareholders of the Company at the Annual General Meeting approved the distribution of a gross dividend of €0.78 (2022: €0.71) on each ordinary registered share. The dividend was paid on 19 June 2023 and amounted to CHF 284,282 thousand 
(2022: CHF 263,551 thousand, paid 2 August 2022).

3.  1,638,298 shares at an average price of 2,242.09 pence have been acquired for other purposes.

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3. Other Information

2.10 Other operating income

Management fees

Guarantee fee

Total other operating income

2023

2022

CHF thousands

42,228

4,245

46,473

33,348

2,758

36,106

Management fees relate to service income earned from services provided to the Company’s direct 
and indirect participations, whereof CHF 752 thousand (2022: CHF 2,729 thousand) is true-up from the 
prior year. Guarantee fee is the income the Company receives for the services provided as guarantor 
to Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. and Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd.

2.11 Employee costs

Wages and salaries

Social security costs

Pensions and employee benefits

Total employee costs

2023

2022

CHF thousands

23,561

3,261

23,301

50,123

17,287

2,705

17,845

37,837

Pension and employee benefits include Performance Share Plan expenses for CCHBC AG 
employees in the amount of CHF 17,089 thousand (2022: CHF 7,121 thousand). Refer to Note 2.4 
for more information.

2.12 Other operating expenses
Other operating expenses amounting to CHF 30,889 thousand for 2023 (2022: CHF 16,809 thousand) 
mainly include CHF 14,455 thousand (2022: CHF 11,506 thousand) for management fees to CCB 
Management Services GmbH, whereof CHF 1,258 thousand (2022: CHF 220 thousand) is true-up from 
the prior year. 

2.13 Foreign exchange differences
Foreign exchange gains of CHF 23,141 thousand relate primarily to remeasurement of short-term 
loans to indirect participations maturing 8 November 2024 at the exchange rate of 31 December 2023 
(amounting to CHF 17,673 thousand) and loans to indirect participations fully repaid during the year 
(amounting to CHF 5,434 thousand).

3.1 Net release of hidden reserves
No hidden reserves were released for the years ended 31 December 2023 or 31 December 2022.

3.2 Number of employees
In 2023 and 2022, on an annual average basis, the number of full-time equivalent employees did 
not exceed 50.

3.3 Contingent liabilities
Euro medium-term note programmes 
In June 2013, the Group established a new €3.0 billion Euro medium-term note programme (the ‘EMTN 
programme’). The EMTN programme was updated in September 2014, September 2015 and April 
2019, when it was increased to €5.0 billion. The EMTN programme was further updated in April 2020, 
September 2021, September 2022 and then in December 2023. Notes are issued under the EMTN 
programme through the Company’s indirect subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V., a private limited 
liability company established under the laws of the Netherlands, and are fully, unconditionally and 
irrevocably guaranteed by the Company. 

In March 2016, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. issued €600 million, 1.875% Euro-denominated notes due 
in November 2024, which are guaranteed by the Company.

In May 2019, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. issued €700 million, 1%, Euro-denominated notes due in 
May 2027 and also issued €600 million, 1.625%, Euro-denominated notes due in May 2031, which are 
guaranteed by the Company.

In November 2019, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. completed the issue of a €500 million, Euro-
denominated fixed rate bond maturing in November 2029, with a coupon rate of 0.625%, which is 
guaranteed by the Company.

In September 2022, Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. issued €500 million, 2.75%, Green Euro–denominated 
notes due in September 2025, which are guaranteed by the Company.

As at 31 December 2023, a total of €2.9 billion (2022: €2.9 billion) in notes issued under the EMTN 
programme were outstanding.

Committed credit facilities
In April 2019, the Group updated its then-existing €500 million syndicated revolving credit facility 
(‘RCF’), which was set to expire in June 2021. The updated RCF has been increased to €800 million and 
has been extended to April 2024 with the option to be further extended for up to two years until April 
2026. Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. exercised its extension option and the RCF has been extended to 
April 2026. The RCF can be used for general corporate purposes and carries a floating interest rate over 
EURIBOR. No amounts have been drawn under the RCF since its inception. The borrower under the 
RCF is the Company’s indirect subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. and any amounts drawn under 
the RCF are fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Company.

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3. Other information continued

3.3 Contingent liabilities continued
Commercial paper programme
In October 2013, the Group established a new €1.0 billion Euro-denominated commercial paper 
programme (the ‘CP Programme’). The CP Programme was updated in September 2014, May 2017, May 
2020 and then in May 2023. Notes are issued under the CP Programme by Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. 
and guaranteed by the Company. The outstanding amount under the CP Programme was €211 million 
as at 31 December 2023 (2022: €168 million).

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd 
In December 2019, the Group established an amortising loan facility of US$85 million with maturity 
in December 2027. The purpose of the facility is to finance the purchase of production equipment by 
Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd., the Company’s indirect subsidiary in Nigeria. Over the course of 2020 
and 2021, the facility has been drawn down for approximately US$78 million. The obligations under this 
facility are guaranteed by the Company. The outstanding amount under the loan facility was €45 million 
as at 31 December 2023 (2022: €59 million).

Credit support provider
On 18 July 2013, the Company signed as credit support provider to J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Credit 
Suisse International, Credit Suisse AG, ING Bank N.V., Société Générale, Merrill Lynch International and 
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined 
in the ISDA Master Agreements.1

On 24 July 2013, the Company signed as credit support provider to the Governor and Company 
of the Bank of Ireland, in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the 
ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 8 August 2013, the Company signed as credit support provider to Citibank N.A. in favour 
of CCHBC Bulgaria AD for the obligations as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 8 August 2013, the Company signed as credit support provider to Citibank N.A. in favour  
of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 24 June 2014, the Company signed as credit support provider to Intesa Sanpaolo S.pA. in favour 
of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 5 October 2015, the Company signed as credit support provider to Macquarie Bank 
International Limited in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined 
in the ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 22 June 2016, the Company signed as credit support provider to UniCredit Bank AG in favour 
of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 31 August 2016, the Company signed as credit support provider to BNP Paribas in favour  
of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 1 November 2017, the Company signed as credit support provider to Goldman Sachs Global 
International in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA 
Master Agreement.1

On 22 December 2017, the Company signed as credit support provider to Citigroup Global 
Markets Limited in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the 
ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 14 February 2018, the Company signed as credit support provider to Morgan Stanley & Co. 
International PLC in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA 
Master Agreement.1

On 25 March 2019, the Company signed as credit support provider to Citigroup Global Markets 
Europe AG in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA 
Master Agreement.1

On 1 July 2019, the Company signed as credit support provider to Credit Suisse Securities, Sociedad 
de Valores, S.A. in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA 
Master Agreement.1

On 10 July 2019, the Company signed as credit support provider to Macquarie Bank Limited 
(London Branch) in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the 
ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 12 November 2019, the Company signed as credit support provider to UBS AG in favour  
of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 2 November 2020, the Company signed as credit support provider to J.P. Morgan AG in favour 
of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement.1

On 13 November 2020, the Company signed as credit support provider to Goldman Sachs Bank 
Europe SE in favour of Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. for the obligations as defined in the ISDA 
Master Agreement.1

On 5 May 2022 and then on 26 September 2022, the Company signed as credit support provider 
to Citibank Nigeria Limited in favour of Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd for the obligations as defined 
in the Treasury Master Agreement.2

1. 

2. 

 The ISDA (International Swap Dealers Association) Master Agreement is a standardised form issued by the International Swap Dealers 
Association Inc. to be used for credit support transactions.
 The Treasury Master Agreement is an agreement between Nigerian Bottling Company and Citibank Nigeria describing general terms and 
conditions regulating their relationship in regard to foreign currency transactions.

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3.4 Significant shareholders 
As at 31 December 2023 and 2022, there were two shareholders exceeding the threshold of 5% voting 
rights in the Company’s share capital.

Date

Number of 
shares

Percentage of 
issued share
capital1

Percentage of 
issued share
capital2

31.12.2022

85,355,019

31.12.2023

85,355,019

22.9%

22.9%

23.3%

23.3%

Total Kar-Tess Holding

Total Kar-Tess Holding

Total shareholdings related  
to The Coca-Cola Company

Total shareholdings related  
to The Coca-Cola Company

31.12.2023

78,252,731

21.0%

21.3%

1.  Basis: total issued share capital including treasury shares. Share basis 372,977,222 as at 31 December 2023 (2022:372,086,095).
2.  Basis: total issued share capital excluding treasury shares. Share basis 366,908,685 as at 31 December 2023 (2022: 366,699,378).

3.5 Fees paid to the auditor
The audit and other fees paid to the auditor are disclosed in Note 9 to the consolidated 
financial statements.

31.12.2022

78,252,731

21.0%

21.3%

Agreed conditional capital as per shareholders’ meeting on 
25 April 2013

36,656,843

6.70

245,601

3.6 Conditional capital
On 25 April 2013, the shareholders’ meeting agreed to the creation of conditional capital in the 
maximum amount of CHF 245,601 thousand, through issuance of a maximum of 36,657 thousand fully 
paid-in registered shares with a par value of CHF 6.70 each upon exercise of options issued to members 
of the Board of Directors, members of the management, employees or advisers of the Company, its 
subsidiaries and other affiliated companies. The share capital of CHF 2,498,947 thousand as disclosed 
in the balance sheet differs from the share capital in the commercial register of CHF 2,492,977 
thousand as per 31 December 2023 due to the exercise of management options in the course of 
financial year 2023.

Conditional capital

Number of 
shares

Book value 
per share CHF

Total CHF 
thousand

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options until 
31 December 2016

(3,149,493)

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options in 2017

(4,122,401)

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options in 2018

(1,064,190)

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options in 2019

(1,352,731)

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options in 2020

(582,440)

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options in 2021

(1,282,821)

Shares issued to employees exercising stock options in 2022

(290,677)

Remaining conditional capital as at 31 December 2022

24,812,090

Shares issue to employees exercising stock options in 2023

(891,127)

Remaining conditional capital as at 31 December 2023

23,920,963

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

(21,102)

(27,620)

(7,130)

(9,063)

(3,902)

(8,595)

(1,948)

166,241

(5,970)

160,271

4. Subsequent events

The subsequent events in relation to financial year ended 31 December 2023 are disclosed in Note 32 
to the consolidated financial statements.

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Proposed appropriation of available earnings and reserves/declaration of dividend

1. Total available reserves
Available earnings and reserves

Balance brought forward from previous years

Net profit for the year

Total accumulated profit to be carried forward

Reserves from capital contributions before distribution

Total available reserves

CHF thousands

(39,441)

78,881

39,440

3. Proposed appropriation of reserves/declaration of dividend
Variant 1: Dividend of €0.93 at current exchange rate
As of 31 December 2023

Reserves from capital contributions before distribution
Proposed dividend of €0.931

Reserves from capital contributions after distribution

3,444,860

Variant 2: Dividend if Cap is triggered
As of 31 December 2023

3,484,300

Reserves from capital contributions before distribution
(Maximum) dividend if Cap is triggered2

2. Proposed declaration of dividend from reserves
The Board of Directors proposes to declare a gross dividend of €0.93 on each ordinary registered 
share with a par value of CHF 6.70 from the general capital contribution reserve. Own shares held 
directly by the Company are not entitled to dividends. The total aggregate amount of the dividends 
shall be capped at an amount of CHF 375,000 thousand (the ‘Cap’), and thus will reduce the general 
capital contribution reserve of CHF 3,403,978 thousand, as shown in the financial statements as 
at 31 December 2023, by a maximum of CHF 375,000 thousand. To the extent that the dividend 
calculated on €0.93 per share would exceed the Cap on the day of the Annual General Meeting, due 
to the exchange rate determined by the Board of Directors in its reasonable opinion, the Euro per 
share amount of the dividend shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis so that the aggregate amount of all 
dividends paid does not exceed the Cap. Payment of the dividend shall be made at such time and with 
such record date as shall be determined by the Annual General Meeting and the Board of Directors.

Minimum reserves from capital contributions after distribution

Illustrative at an exchange rate of CHF 0.98 per Euro. Assumes that the shares entitled to a dividend amount to 370,338,820.

1. 
2.  Dividend is capped at a total aggregate amount of CHF 375,000 thousand.

CHF thousands

3,444,860

(337,527)

3,107,333

CHF thousands

3,444,860

(375,000)

3,069,860

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Report on the audit of the statutory remuneration report 2023

Other information
The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises 
the information included in the annual report, but does not include the information in the statutory 
remuneration report, the consolidated financial statements, the financial statements and our auditor’s 
reports thereon.

Our opinion on the statutory remuneration report does not cover the other information and we do not 
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the statutory remuneration report, our responsibility is to read the other 
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the 
audited financial information in the statutory remuneration report or our knowledge obtained in the 
audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this 
other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Board of Directors’ responsibilities for the statutory remuneration report
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of a statutory remuneration report in 
accordance with the provisions of Swiss law and the Company’s articles of incorporation, and for 
such internal control as the Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable the preparation 
of a statutory remuneration report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to 
fraud or error. It is also responsible for designing the remuneration system and defining individual 
remuneration packages.

Report of the statutory auditor
to the General Meeting of
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Steinhausen (Zug)

Report on the audit of the statutory remuneration report

Opinion
We have audited the statutory remuneration report of Coca-Cola HBC AG (the Company) for the year 
ended 31 December 2023. The audit was limited to the information pursuant to article 734a-734f CO 
on pages 285 to 294 of the statutory remuneration report.

In our opinion, the information pursuant to article 734a-734f CO in the statutory remuneration report 
(pages 285 to 294) complies with Swiss law and the Company’s articles of incorporation.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Standards on Auditing (SA-CH). 
Our responsibilities under those provisions and standards are further described in the ‘Auditor’s 
responsibilities for the audit of the statutory remuneration report’ section of our report. We are 
independent of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Swiss law and the requirements of 
the Swiss audit profession, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with 
these requirements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
our opinion.

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Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the statutory remuneration report
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the information pursuant to article 
734a-734f CO is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 
auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a 
guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Swiss law and SA-CH will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material 
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of this statutory remuneration report.

As part of an audit in accordance with Swiss law and SA-CH, we exercise professional judgement and 
maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

•  Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement in the statutory remuneration report, 

whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and 
obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of 
not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, 
as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of 
internal control.

•  Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures 
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the 
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

•  Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting 

estimates and related disclosures made.

We communicate with the Board of Directors or its relevant committee regarding, among other 
matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any 
significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide the Board of Directors or its relevant committee with a statement that we have 
complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and communicate with them 
all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and 
where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG

Patrick Balkanyi
Licensed audit expert
Auditor in charge

Zurich, 15 March 2024

Tobias Handschin
Licensed audit expert

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Additional disclosures regarding the Statutory Remuneration Report

Remuneration for acting members of governing bodies

The section below is in line with the Swiss Code of Obligations, which requires disclosure of the 
elements of compensation paid to the Company’s Board of Directors and the Executive Leadership 
Team (formerly known as the Operating Committee). The amounts relate to the calendar years of 
2023 and 2022. In the information presented below, the exchange rate used for conversion of 2023 
remuneration data from Euro to CHF is 1/0.9729 and the exchange rate used for conversion of 2022 
remuneration data from Euro to CHF is 1/1.0081.

As the Company is headquartered in Switzerland, it is required for statutory purposes to present 
compensation data for two consecutive years, 2023 and 2022. The applicable methodology used 
to calculate the value of stock option and performance shares follows Swiss Standards. In 2023 and 
2022, the fair value of performance shares from the 2023 and 2022 grants is calculated based on 
the performance share awards that are expected to vest. Below is the relevant information for Swiss 
statutory purposes.

The Statutory Remuneration Report should be read in conjunction with the Directors’ remuneration 
report presented in the Integrated Annual Report as the qualitative aspects of remuneration policy are 
described therein.

The Company’s Directors believe that the level of remuneration offered to Directors and the members 
of the Executive Leadership Team should reflect their experience and responsibility as determined by, 
among other factors, a comparison with similar multinational companies and should be sufficient to 
attract and retain high-calibre Directors who will lead the Group successfully. In line with the Group’s 
commitment to maximise shareholder value, its policy is to link a significant proportion of remuneration 
for its Executive Leadership Team to the performance of the business through short- and long-term 
incentives. Therefore, the Executive Leadership Team members’ financial interests are closely aligned 
with those of the Company’s shareholders through the equity-related long-term compensation plan.

The total remuneration of the Directors and members of the Executive Leadership Team of the 
Company, including performance share grants, during 2023 amounted to CHF 28.6 million (2022: 
CHF 24.5 million). Out of this, the amount relating to the expected value of performance share awards 
granted in relation to 2023 was CHF 7.4 million (2022: CHF 5.4 million). Pension and post-employment 
benefits for Directors and the Executive Leadership Team of the Company during 2023 amounted to 
CHF 0.9 million (2022: CHF 1.0 million).

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Remuneration of the Board of Directors

Anastassis G. David, Non-Executive Chairman
Zoran Bogdanovic, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director2

Anna Diamantopoulou, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Nomination Committee, Social 
Responsibility Committee & Remuneration Committee3

Charlotte J. Boyle, Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, 
and member of the Nomination Committee
Olusola (Sola) David-Borha, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee4

William W. (Bill) Douglas III, Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Reto Francioni, Senior Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Nomination Committee, 
and member of the Remuneration Committee5

Anastasios I. Leventis, Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Social Responsibility Committee

Christo Leventis, Non-Executive Director

Alexandra Papalexopoulou, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Ryan Rudolph, Independent non-Executive Director6
Henrique Braun, Non-Executive Director7
Bruno Pietracci, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Social Responsibility Committee8
George Pavlos Leventis, Non-Executive Director9
Evguenia Stoichkova, Non-Executive Director, member of the Social Responsibility Committee10

Total Board of Directors

2023 CHF

Cash and  
non-cash 
benefits1

Cash  
performance  
incentives

Pension and  
post-employment  
benefits

Total fair value 
of stock options at 
the date granted

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total  
compensation

145, 935

–

98,749

98, 749

95,344

110,911

116,262

92,426

79,778

95,344

30,192

79,778

32,585

49, 806

53, 754

1, 179,613

Fees

145,935

–

98,749

98, 749

95,344

110,911

116,262

92,426

79,778

95,344

30,192

79,778

32,585

49,806

53,754

1,179,613

1.  Cash and non-cash benefits consist of cost-of-living allowance, housing support, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Private Medical Insurance Relocation Expenses, Home Trip Allowance, lump sum expenses and similar allowances.
2.  Zoran Bogdanovic’s compensation was based on his role as CEO, member of the Executive Leadership Team, and his employment agreement. Zoran Bogdanovic was not entitled and did not receive additional compensation as a Director.
3.  For Anna Diamantopoulou, on top of her fees, the Group paid CHF 6,031 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
4.  For Olusola (Sola) David-Borha, on top of her fees, the Group paid CHF 7,638 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
5.  For Reto Francioni, on top of his fees, the Group paid CHF 6,867 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
6.  Robert Ryan Rudolph retired from the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023. The Group has applied a pro-rated period fee of CHF 30,192, on top of his fees, the Group paid CHF 2,419 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
7.  For Henrique Braun, on top of his fees, the Group paid CHF 6,391 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
8.  Bruno Pietracci retired from the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023. The Group has applied a pro-rated period fee of CHF 32,585, on top of his fees, the Group paid CHF 2,610 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
9.  George Pavlos Leventis was appointed to the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023. The Group has applied a pro-rated period fee of CHF 49,806.
10.  Evguenia Stoichkova was appointed to the Board of Directors on 17 May 2023. The Group has applied a pro-rated fee of CHF 53,754.

Non-Executive Directors do not participate in any of the Group’s incentive plans, nor do they receive any retirement benefits.

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Anastassis G. David, Non-Executive Chairman
Zoran Bogdanovic, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director2

Charlotte J. Boyle, Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, 
and member of the Nomination Committe
Henrique Braun, Non-Executive Director3
Olusola (Sola) David-Borha, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee4

Anna Diamantopoulou, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Nomination Committee, Social 
Responsibility Committee & Remuneration Committee5

William W. (Bill) Douglas III, Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Reto Francioni, Senior Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Nomination Committee, 
and member of the Remuneration Committee6

Anastasios I. Leventis, Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Social Responsibility Committee

Christo Leventis, Non-Executive Director

Alexandra Papalexopoulou, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Bruno Pietracci, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Social Responsibility Committee7
Ryan Rudolph, Independent non-Executive Director8

Total Board of Directors

2022 CHF

Cash and  
non-cash 
benefits1

Cash  
performance  
incentives

Pension and  
post-employment  
benefits

Total fair value 
of stock options at 
the date granted

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total  
compensation

151,215

–

102,322

82,664

98,794

102,322

114,923

120,468

95,770

82,664

98,794

89,217

82,664

1,221,817

Fees

151,215

–

102,322

82,664

98,794

102,322

114,923

120,468

95,770

82,664

98,794

89,217

82,664

1,221,817

1.  Cash and non-cash benefits consist of cost-of-living allowance, housing support, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Private Medical Insurance Relocation Expenses, Home Trip Allowance, lump sum expenses and similar allowances.
2.  Zoran Bogdanovic’s compensation was based on his role as CEO, member of the Executive Leadership Team, and his employment agreement. Zoran Bogdanovic was not entitled and did not receive additional compensation as a Director.
3.  For Henrique Braun, on top of his fees, the Group paid CHF 6,639 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation
4.  For Olusola (Sola) David-Borha, on top of her fees, the Group paid CHF 7,935 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation
5.  For Anna Diamantopoulou, on top of her fees, the Group paid CHF 8,218 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
6.  For Reto Francioni, on top of his fees, the Group paid CHF 7,180 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
7.  For Bruno Pietracci, on top of his fees, the Group paid CHF 7,166 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.
8.  For Ryan Rudolph, on top of his fees, the Group paid CHF 6,639 in social security contributions as required by Swiss legislation.

Non-Executive Directors do not participate in any of the Group’s incentive plans, nor do they receive any retirement benefits.

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Remuneration of the Executive Leadership Team

The total remuneration paid to or accrued for the Executive Leadership Team for 2023 amounted to 
CHF 27.4 million.

2023 CHF

Base salary1

Cash and 
non-cash 
benefits2

Annual bonus 
accrual3

Pension 
and post-
employment 
benefits4

Total fair value 
of performance 
shares at the 
date granted5

Total 
remuneration

Zoran Bogdanovic, 
Chief Executive Officer, 
Executive Director
Other current members6
Former members7

Total Executive 
Leadership Team

851,547

684,902

867,920

151,437 2,206,537 4,762,343

5,160,832 4,915,703 4,368,027

635,593 4,579,469 19,659,624

857,611

748,299

548,878

133,543

657,058 2,945,389

6,869,990 6,348,904 5,784,825

920,573 7,443,064 27,367,356

1. 
2. 

3. 

4. 
5. 

6. 

7. 

 Base salary includes 204,795 CHF non-compete payments in 2023 to former members of the Executive Leadership Team.
 Cash and non-cash benefits consist of cost-of-living allowance, housing support, schooling, employee share purchase plan, private medical 
insurance, relocation expenses, home trip allowance, employer social security contributions, lump sum expenses, all paid and unpaid sign-
on bonus, equalisation amounts and similar allowances.
 The annual bonus accrual for 2023 includes the accrued Management Incentive Plan (MIP) payout, receivable early in 2024 for the 2023 
business performance, including amount deferred in shares, employer social security contribution and gross-up for the tax benefit, of CHF 
5,784,825. The monetary value that was paid in 2023 under the MIP reflecting the 2022 business performance is approx. CHF 5,401,503.
 Members of the Executive Leadership Team participate in the pension plan of their employing entity, as appropriate.
 Values under long-term incentives represent the fair value of performance shares that are expected to vest for the 2023 grant in order to 
comply with Swiss reporting guidelines.
 Jaak Mikkel was appointed to the role of New Businesses Director on 1 February 2023. Frank ODonnell and Aleksandar Ruzevic were 
appointed to the role of Regional Director for on 1 June 2023. Ebru Ozgen was appointed to the role of Chief People and Culture Officer on 
12 September 2023.
 Nikolaos Kalaitzidakis’ employment ceased on 30 September 2023. Sanda Parezanovic’s employment ceased on 30 November 2023.

The total remuneration paid to or accrued for the Executive Leadership Team for 2022 amounted to 
CHF 23.3 million.

2022 CHF

Base salary1

Cash and 
non-cash 
benefits2

Annual bonus 
accrual3

Pension 
and post-
employment 
benefits4

Total fair value 
of performance 
shares at the 
date granted5

Total 
remuneration

Zoran Bogdanovic, Chief 
Executive Officer, Executive 
Director
Other current members6
Former members7

Total Executive Leadership 
Team

838,403

505,119

782,074

151,642 1,491,207 3,768,445

5,048,967 4,958,833 3,878,814

798,359 3,860,787 18,545,760

591,015

351,225

0

17,319

–

959,559

6,478,385 5,815,177 4,660,888

967,320 5,351,994 23,273,764

1. 
2. 

3. 

4. 
5. 

6. 
7. 

 Base salary includes non-compete payments in 2022 to former members of the Executive Leadership Team.
 Cash and non-cash benefits consist of cost-of-living allowance, housing support, schooling, employee share purchase plan, private medical 
insurance, relocation expenses, home trip allowance, employer social security contributions, lump sum expenses, all paid and unpaid sign-
on bonus, equalisation amounts and similar allowances.
 The annual bonus accrual for 2022 includes the accrued MIP payout, receivable early in 2023 for the 2022 business performance, including 
amount deferred in shares, employer social security contribution and gross-up for the tax benefit, of CHF 4,660,888. The monetary value 
that was paid in 2022 under the MIP reflecting the 2021 business performance is approx. CHF 5,897,852.
 Members of the Executive Leadership Team participate in the pension plan of their employing entity, as appropriate.
 Values under long-term incentives represent the fair value of performance shares that are expected to vest for the 2022 grant in order to 
comply with Swiss reporting guidelines.
 Ivo Bjelis was appointed to the role of Chief Supply Chain Officer on 1 January 2022.
 Sean O’Neil’s employment ceased on 31 March 2022.

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Shareholdings, conversion and option rights

The table below sets out a comparison of the interests in the Company’s total issued share capital that the members of the Board of Directors (‘Directors’) and Executive Leadership Team hold (all of which, 
unless otherwise stated, are beneficial interests or are interests of a person connected with a Director or a member of the Executive Leadership Team) and the interests in the Company’s share capital.

Directors
Anastassis G. David, Non-Executive Chairman3

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Percentage of 
issued  
share capital1

Percentage of 
outstanding  
share capital2

Number of  
shares

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Percentage 
of issued 
share capital1

Percentage of 
outstanding 
share capital2

Number of shares

–

–

–

–

–

–

Zoran Bogdanovic, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

336,219

0.09%

0.09%

299,614

0.08%

0.08%

Charlotte J. Boyle, Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, 
and member of the Nomination Committee

Henrique Braun, Non-Executive Director

Olusola (Sola) David-Borha, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Anna Diamantopoulou, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Nomination Committee, 
Social Responsibility Committee & Remuneration Committee

1,017

0.00%

0.00%

 1,017

0.00%

0.00%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

William W. (Bill) Douglas III, Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

10,000

0.00%

0.00%

10,000

0.00%

0.00%

Reto Francioni, Senior Independent non-Executive Director, Chair of the Nomination Committee, 
and member of the Remuneration Committee
Anastasios I. Leventis, Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Social Responsibility Committee4
Christo Leventis, Non-Executive Director5

Alexandra Papalexopoulou, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Bruno Pietracci, Independent non-Executive Director, member of the Social Responsibility Committee

Ryan Rudolph, Independent non-Executive Director
George Pavlos Leventis, Non-Executive Director6

Evguenia Stoichkova, Non-Executive Director, member of the Social Responsibility Committee

7,000

0.00%

0.00%

7,000

0.00%

0.00%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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Executive Leadership Team

Minas Agelidis, Region Director

Mourad Ajarti, Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Ben Almanzar, Chief Financial Officer

Ivo Bjelis, Chief Supply Chain Officer

Jan Gustavsson, General Counsel, Company Secretary and Chief Corporate Development Officer
Nikos Kalaitzidakis, Region Director7

Naya Kalogeraki, Chief Operating Officer

Martin Marcel, Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer

Spyros Mello, Strategy and Transformation Director

Vitaliy Novikov, Digital Commerce Business Development Director
Sanda Parezanovic, Chief People and Culture Officer8

Barbara Tönz, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer
Jaak Mikkel, New Businesses Director9
Frank ODonnell, Region Director10
Aleksandar Ruzevic, Region Director10
Ebru Ozgen, Chief People and Culture Officer11

Footnotes are presented at the end of the Table

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Percentage of 
issued  
share capital1

Percentage of 
outstanding  
share capital2

Number of  
shares

31.12.2022

Percentage 
of issued 
share capital1

Percentage of 
outstanding 
share capital2

Number of shares

97,411

42,622

29,565

51,566

243,414

89,466

109,394

153,355

67,259

14,355

132,024

5,707

38,791

39,821

53,992

183

0.03%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.07%

0.02%

0.03%

0.04%

0.02%

0.00%

0.04%

0.00%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.00%

0.03%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.07%

0.02%

0.03%

0.04%

0.02%

0.00%

0.04%

0.00%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.00%

66,836

16,858

11,482

38,508

196,868

62,587

69,301

128,434

47,638

47,488

98,285

4,176

26.215

28.447

38.877

–

0.02%

0.00%

0.00%

0.01%

0.05%

0.02%

0.02%

0.03%

0.01%

0.01%

0.03%

0.00%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

–

0.02%

0.00%

0.00%

0.01%

0.05%

0.02%

0.02%

0.04%

0.01%

0.01%

0.03%

0.00%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

–

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The following table sets out information regarding the stock options and performance shares held by members of the Executive Leadership Team as at 31 December 2023:

Zoran Bogdanovic, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director12
Minas Agelidis, Region Director

Mourad Ajarti, Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Ben Almanzar, Chief Financial Officer

Ivo Bjelis, Chief Supply Chain Officer

Jan Gustavsson, General Counsel, Company Secretary and Chief Corporate Development Officer

Nikos Kalaitzidakis, Region Director

Naya Kalogeraki, Chief Operating Officer

Martin Marcel, Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer

Spyros Mello, Strategy and Transformation Director

Vitaliy Novikov, Digital Commerce Business Development Director

Sanda Parezanovic, Chief People and Culture Officer

Barbara Tönz, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer

Jaak Mikkel, New Businesses Director

Frank ODonnell, Region Director

Aleksandar Ruzevic, Region Director

Ebru Ozgen, Chief People and Culture Officer

Stock options (ESOP)

Performance shares (PSP)

Number of 
stock options

Already vested

Vesting at the 
end of 2023

Granted  
in 2023

Unvested and 
subject to 
performance 
conditions

39,335

39,335

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

21,239

21,239

–

–

–

–

–

15,927

–

7,432

–

–

–

–

–

–

15,927

–

7,432

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

162,847

391,872

24,954

20,823

30,465

20,979

32,551

25,248

50,066

28,142

17,267

24,204

26,029

19,784

18,179

16,365

18,201

44,741

69,549

55,035

91,844

54,814

90,277

69,724

140,757

78,313

46,810

68,493

72,139

43,553

47,445

46,164

50,732

44,741

Vested

75,777

27,593

22,536

9,743

15,830

38,001

29,170

35,478

32,797

16,622

22,299

30,273

 –

19,200

14,781

21,370

–

1. 
2. 
3. 

4. 

5. 

6 

 Basis: total issued share capital including treasury shares. Share basis 372,977,222 as at 31 December 2023 (2022: 372,086,095)
 Basis: total issued share capital excluding treasury shares. Share basis 366,908,685 as at 31 December 2023 (2022: 366,699,378)
 Anastassis G. David is a beneficiary of:
(a)  a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding; and
(b)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 832,268 shares held by Ari Holdings Limited.
 Anastasios I. Leventis is a beneficiary of:
(a)  a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding;
(b)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 286,880 shares held by its trustee, Selene Treuhand AG; and
(c)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Avgie Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 2,138,277 shares held by Carlcan Holding Limited.
 Christo Leventis is a beneficiary of:
(a)  a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding;
(b)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 482,228 shares held by its trustee, Selene Treuhand AG; and
(c)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Avgie Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 2,138,277 shares held by Carlcan Holding Limited.
 George Pavlos Leventis is a beneficiary of:
(a)  a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding;
(b)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 294,191 shares held by its trustee, Selene Treuhand AG; and
(c)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Avgie Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 2,138,277 shares held by Carlcan Holding Limited.

7.   Mr. Nikos Kalaitzidakis’ employment ceased on 30 September 2023.
8.  Ms. Sanda Parezanovic’s employment ceased on 30 November 2023.
9.   Mr. Jaak Mikkel joined the Executive Leadership Team on 1 February 2023.
10.   Mr. Frank ODonnell and Mr. Aleksandar Ruzevic joined the Executive Leadership Team on 1 June 2023.
11.  Ms. Ebru Ozgen joined the Executive Leadership Team on 12 September 2023.
12.   The Remuneration Committee determined at its meeting on 13 March 2024 that, in line with the terms of the PSP, PSP awards granted to Zoran Bogdanovic in 2021 vested over in aggregate 95,843 shares (including the dividend equivalent shares paid on PSP shares that vested in 2024)

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The following table sets out information regarding the stock options and performance shares held by members of the Executive Leadership Team as at 31 December 2022:

Stock options (ESOP)

Performance shares (PSP)

Number of 
stock options

Already vested

Vesting at the 
end of 2022

Zoran Bogdanovic, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director9
Minas Agelidis, Region Director

Mourad Ajarti, Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Ben Almanzar, Chief Financial Officer

Ivo Bjelis, Chief Supply Chain Officer

132,743

132,743

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Jan Gustavsson, General Counsel, Company Secretary and Chief Corporate Development Officer

199,658

199,658

Nikos Kalaitzidakis, Region Director

Naya Kalogeraki, Chief Operating Officer

Martin Marcel, Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer

Spyros Mello, Strategy and Transformation Director

Vitaliy Novikov, Digital Commerce Business Development Director
Sean O’Neil, Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer7
Sanda Parezanovic, Chief People and Culture Officer

Barbara Tönz, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer
Jaak Mikkel, New Businesses Director8
Frank ODonnell, Region Director8
Aleksandar Ruzevic, Region Director8
Ebru Ozgen, Chief People and Culture Officer

11,680

37,166

7,103

–

11,680

37,166

7,103

–

15,927

15,927

–

–

10,618

10,618

–

35.040

–

7.432

–

–

35.040

–

7.432

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Granted  
in 2022

144,826

28,807

21,988

36,724

25,327

37,357

28,807

57,256

32,591

20,624

28,158

601

29,878

23,769

19.117

18.860

21.025

–

Unvested and 
subject to 
performance 
conditions

380,685

74,108 

58,317

71,818

50,767

98,372

75,676

128,638

85,250

47,322

68,140

–

78,490

23,769

49.803 

45.609

55.388

–

Vested

69,759

13,808

–

7,612

7,472

18,639

13,808

15,782

16,098

8,076

10,652

9,721

14,795

–

12.257

7.247

10.208

–

1. 
2. 
3. 

4. 

5.  

6.  
7.  
8. 
9.  

 Basis: total issued share capital including treasury shares. Share basis 372,086,095 as at 31 December 2022 (2021: 371,795,418)
 Basis: total issued share capital excluding treasury shares. Share basis 366,699,378 as at 31 December 2022 (2021: 365,900,835)
 Anastassis G. David is a beneficiary of:
(a)  a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding; and
(b)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 832,268 shares held by Ari Holdings Limited.
 Anastasios I. Leventis is a beneficiary of:
(a)  a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding;
(b)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 286,880 shares held by its trustee, Selene Treuhand AG; and
(c)  a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Avgie Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 2,138,277 shares held by Carlcan Holding Limited.
 Christo Leventis is a beneficiary of:
(a)  a private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 85,355,019 shares held by Kar-Tess Holding;
(b)   a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Anastasios George Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 482,228 shares held by its trustee, Selene Treuhand AG; and
(c)   a further private discretionary trust, for the primary benefit of present and future members of the family of the late Avgie Leventis, that has an indirect interest with respect to 2,138,277 shares held by Carlcan Holding Limited.
 Mr. Ivo Bjelis joined the Executive Leadership Team on 1 January 2022.
 Mr. Sean O’Neil’ s employment ceased on 31 March 2022.
 Mr Jaak Mikkel, Mr Frank ODonnel and Mr Aleksandar Ruzevic joined ELT in 2023 hence no data was disclosed for them in IAR 2022.
 The Remuneration Committee determined at its meeting on 17 March 2023 that, in line with the terms of the PSP, PSP awards granted to Zoran Bogdanovic in 2020 vested over in aggregate 75.777 shares (including the dividend equivalent shares paid on PSP shares that vested in 2023).

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Information on functions in other undertakings

The following table lists all functions of the individual members of the Board of Directors in other 
undertakings.

Companies and associations

Function

Aegean Airlines S.A. Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

Cyprus Union of Shipowners Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

Sea Trade Holdings Inc

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Nephele Navigation Inc

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Adcom Advisory Ltd

Member of the Board of Directors

Kar-Tess Holding

Member of the Board of Directors

Boval Ltd

Executive

College Year, Athens

Member of the Board of Trustees

George and Kaity David 
Foundation

–

UN High Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR)

Shaftesbury Capital PLC

Director

–

Chairman for UK

Independent Non–Executive Director 
and Chairman of the Environment, 
Sustainability and Community 
Committee

Anna Diamantopoulou, 
Independent non-Executive 
Director, member of the 
Nomination Committee, Social 
Responsibility Committee & 
Remuneration Committee

William W. (Bill) Douglas III, 
Independent non-Executive 
Director, Chair of the Audit 
and Risk Committee

Reto Francioni, Senior 
Independent non-Executive 
Director, Chair of the Nomination 
Committee, and member of the 
Remuneration Committee

Thatchers Cider Company Ltd

Independent Non–Executive Director

Knight Frank LLP

Non–Executive Adviser to Group 
Executive Board

Alfanar, the venture 
philanthropy organisation

Trustee and Chairman of the Finance 
Committee

The Coca–Cola Company

Executive Vice President,  
International Development

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc

Non–Executive Director

Anastasios I. Leventis, 
Non-Executive Director, 
Chair of the Social 
Responsibility Committee

Anastassis G. David,  
Non-Executive Chairman

Zoran Bogdanovic, Chief 
Executive Officer, Executive 
Director

Charlotte J. Boyle, Independent 
non-Executive Director, 
Chair of the Remuneration 
Committee, and member of 
the Nomination Committee

Henrique Braun, 
Non-Executive Director

Olusola (Sola) David-Borha, 
Independent non-Executive 
Director, member of the 
Audit and Risk Committee

Companies and associations

Function

DIKTIO–Network for Reform in 
Greece and Europe

European Council on 
Foreign Relations

Founder and President

Council Member

Delphi Economic Forum

Advisory Board Member

KEKST CNC

Member of the Global Advisory Board

The European Commission

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc

The North Highland Company

University of Georgia

Chairman of the High Level Group 
on the future of social protection 
and the welfare state in the EU.

Lead Director and Chairman 
of the Audit Committee

Non-executive Chair of 
the Board of Directors

Member of the Board 

UBS Europe SE

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Swiss International Airlines

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Medtech Innovation 
Partners AG

Vice Chairman of the  
Board of Directors

A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) Ltd.

Member of the Board of Directors

Leventis Foundation Nigeria

Director

A.G. Leventis Foundation

Member of the Board of Trustees

Nephele Navigation Inc Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

Kar-Tess Holding

Member of the Board of Directors

Maxenta Invest Corp.

Member of the Board of Directors

Middle East Finance Sarl

Member of the Board of Directors

Adcom Advisory Ltd

Member of the Board of Directors

European Council of the Nature 
Conservancy

WWF Hellas (Greek branch of 
WWF)

Member

Member of the Board of Directors

Gennadius Library in Athens

Member of the Board of Overseers

University of Exeter Member of the Global Advancement Board

Cyclades Preservation Fund

Co-Founder

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Christo Leventis, Non-
Executive Director

Alexandra Papalexopoulou, 
Independent non-Executive 
Director, member of the Audit 
and Risk Committee 

Evguenia Stoichkova, 
Non-Executive Director, 
member of the Social 
Responsibility Committee

George Pavlos Leventis, 
Non-Executive Director

Companies and associations

Function

Alpheus Capital

Member of the Board of Directors

Kar-Tess Holding

Member of the Board of Directors

Torval Investment Corp.

Member of the Board of Directors

Adcom Advisory Ltd

Member of the Board of Directors

Middle East Finance Sarl

Member of the Board of Directors

FOUNDATION ANASTAIOS G 
LEVENTIS

Titan Cement International

Director

Executive Member of the  Board 
of Directors and Chair of the Board 
Strategy Committee

Paul and Alexandra 
Canellopoulos Foundation

Treasurer and Member of the Board 
of Directors

INSEAD Business School

Member of the Board of Trustees

Aegean Airlines S.A.

Independent Non–Executive Director

The Coca–Cola Company

President of Global Ventures

8 Kensington Park Road Ltd

Member of the Board of Directors

Chalet Alpette Sarl

Member of the Board of Directors

Adcom Advisory Ltd

Member of the Board of Directors

Torval Investment Corp.

Member of the Board of Directors

TERRA CYPRIA FOUNDATION

Director

The members of the Executive Leadership Team do not hold any functions in other undertakings.

Credits and loans granted to governing bodies

In 2023, similar to 2022, there were no credits or loans granted to active or former members of the 
Company’s Board of Directors, members of the Executive Leadership Team or to any related persons. 
There are no outstanding credits or loans.

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Alternative performance measures

Definitions and reconciliations of alternative performance measures (APMs)
1. Comparable APMs1

In discussing the performance of the Group, ‘comparable’ measures are used. In 2023, the Group 
updated the definitions of items which are deducted from the directly reconcilable IFRS measures to 
calculate comparable APMs, to include impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. 
This update was performed to provide more relevant information on the Group’s ongoing operating 
and financial performance, considering also reporting by its peer group and had no impact on the 
comparative figures disclosed. More specifically, comparable measures are calculated by deducting 
from the directly reconcilable IFRS measures the impact of the Group’s restructuring costs, the mark-
to-market valuation of the commodity hedging activity, the acquisition, integration and divestment-
related costs, the impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Russia-Ukraine 
conflict impact and certain other tax items, which are collectively considered as items impacting 
comparability, due to their nature. More specifically the following items are considered as items that 
impact comparability:

1. Restructuring costs
Restructuring costs comprise costs arising from significant changes in the way the Group conducts 
business, such as significant supply chain infrastructure changes, outsourcing of activities and 
centralisation of processes. These costs are included within the income statement line ‘Operating 
expenses’; however, they are excluded from the comparable results so that the users can obtain a 
better understanding of the Group’s operating and financial performance achieved from underlying 
activity. Restructuring costs resulting from initiatives driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict are 
presented under the ‘Russia-Ukraine conflict impact’ item, to provide users complete information on 
the financial implications of the conflict.

2. Commodity hedging
The Group has entered into certain commodity derivative transactions in order to hedge its exposure 
to commodity price risk. Although these transactions are economic hedging activities that aim to 
manage our exposure to sugar, aluminium, gas oil and plastics price volatility, hedge accounting has 
not been applied in all cases. In addition, the Group recognises certain derivatives embedded within 
commodity purchase contracts that have been accounted for as stand-alone derivatives and do 
not qualify for hedge accounting. The fair value gains or losses on the derivatives and embedded 
derivatives are immediately recognised in the income statement in the cost of goods sold and 
operating expenses line items. The Group’s comparable results exclude the gains or losses resulting 
from the mark-to-market valuation of these derivatives to which hedge accounting has not been 
applied (primarily plastics) and embedded derivatives. These gains or losses are reflected in the 
comparable results in the period when the underlying transactions occur, to match the profit or loss 
to that of the corresponding underlying transactions. We believe this adjustment provides useful 
information related to the impact of our economic risk management activities.

3. Acquisition, integration and divestment-related costs or gains
Acquisition costs comprise costs incurred to effect a business combination such as finder’s fees, 
advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees as well as changes in 
the fair value of contingent consideration recognised in the income statement. They also include any 
gain from bargain purchase arising from business combinations, as well as any gain or loss recognised 
in the income statement from the remeasurement to fair value of previously held interests and the 
reclassification to the income statement of items of other comprehensive income resulting from 
step acquisitions. Integration costs comprise direct incremental costs necessary for the acquiree 
to operate within the Group. Divestment-related costs comprise transaction expenses, including 
advisory, consulting, and other professional fees to effect the disposal of a subsidiary or equity method 
investment, any impairment losses or write downs to fair value less costs to sell recognised in the 
income statement upon classification as held for sale and any relevant disposal gains or losses or 
reversals of impairment recognised in the income statement upon disposal. These costs or gains are 
included within the income statement line ‘Operating expenses’, however, to the extent that they relate 
to business combinations or divestments that have been completed or are expected to be completed, 
they are excluded from the comparable results so that the users can obtain a better understanding of 
the Group’s operating and financial performance achieved from underlying activity.

4. Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets
Impairment losses recognised for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as well as reversals 
of impairment losses recognised for indefinite-lived intangible assets are included within the income 
statement line ‘Operating expenses’; however they are excluded from comparable results so that the 
users can obtain a better understanding of the Group’s ongoing operating and financial performance.

5. Russia-Ukraine conflict impact
As a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Group recognised net impairment losses 
for property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity method investments as well as 
restructuring costs, in connection with the new business model in Russia and adverse changes to 
the economic environment. The Group also recognised incremental allowance for expected credit 
losses and write offs of inventory and property, plant and equipment resulting from the Russia-Ukraine 
conflict. The aforementioned net impairment losses are included within the income statement line 
‘Exceptional items related to Russia-Ukraine conflict’ so as to provide users with enhanced visibility 
over these items considering their materiality, while remaining costs are included within ‘Operating 
expenses’ and ‘Cost of goods sold’ lines of the income statement accordingly. Net impairment losses 
and other costs directly attributable to the Russia-Ukraine conflict are excluded from the comparable 
results so that the users can obtain a better understanding of the Group’s operating and financial 
performance from underlying activity.

1.  Comparable APMs refer to comparable cost of goods sold, comparable gross profit, comparable operating expenses, comparable EBIT, comparable EBIT margin, comparable Adjusted EBITDA, comparable profit before tax, comparable tax, comparable net profit and comparable EPS.

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1. Comparable APMs continued

6. Other tax items
Other tax items represent the tax impact of (a) changes in income tax rates affecting the opening 
balance of deferred tax arising during the year and (b) certain tax-related matters selected based on 
their nature. Both (a) and (b) are excluded from comparable after-tax results so that the users can 
obtain a better understanding of the Group’s underlying financial performance.

The Group discloses comparable performance measures to enable users to focus on the underlying 
performance of the business on a basis which is common to both periods for which these measures 
are presented.

The reconciliation of comparable measures to the directly related measures calculated in accordance 
with IFRS is as follows:

Reconciliation of comparable financial indicators (numbers in € million except per share data)

Cost of 
goods 
sold

Gross 
profit

Operating 
expenses

Adjusted
EBITDA

Profit 
before tax

EBIT

Tax

Net 
profit1

EPS (€)

Full year 2023

Cost of 
goods 
sold

Gross 
profit

Operating 
expenses

Adjusted
EBITDA

Profit 
before tax

EBIT

Tax

Net 
profit1

EPS (€)

Full year 2022

As reported

(6,054) 3,144 (2,482)

704

1,344

624

(208)

415

1.134

Restructuring costs

Commodity hedging

Acquisition and 
integration costs

Russia-Ukraine 
conflict impact

Other tax items

Comparable

–

2

–

1

–

–

2

–

1

–

8

–

8

2

80

80

135

136

–

–

8

2

9

8

–

8

2

80

136

–

(2)

–

–

6

2

0.017

0.005

80

0.218

(14)

122

0.333

–

–

(0.001)

(6,051) 3,148 (2,260)

930

1,372

849

(224)

625

1.706

Figures are rounded.
1. 

 Net profit and comparable net profit refer to net profit and comparable net profit respectively after tax attributable to owners of the parent.

As reported

(6,627) 3,557 (2,614)

954

1,488

910

(275)

636

1.730

Reconciliation of comparable EBIT per reportable segment (numbers in € million)

Restructuring costs

Commodity hedging

Acquisition costs

Russia-Ukraine 
conflict impact

Impairment of goodwill 
and indefinite-lived 
intangible assets

Other tax items

Comparable

–

5

–

–

–

–

–

5

–

–

–

–

8

–

6

–

8

5

6

–

111

111

–

–

7

5

6

–

–

–

8

5

6

–

111

–

(2)

(1)

–

–

–

1

7

3

6

–

0.018

0.009

0.017

EBIT

Restructuring costs

0.001

Commodity hedging

Acquisition costs

111

0.301

1

0.002

Russia-Ukraine conflict impact

Impairment of goodwill and  
indefinite-lived intangible assets

Established

Developing

Emerging

Consolidated

Full year 2023

379

1

(1)

2

–

–

153

1

(2)

1

–

1

422

6

7

3

―

109

549

954

8

5

6

―

111

1,084

(6,622) 3,562 (2,488) 1,084

1,506

1,040

(277)

764

2.078

Comparable EBIT

381

154

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EBIT

Restructuring costs

Commodity hedging

Acquisition and integration costs

Russia-Ukraine conflict impact

Comparable EBIT

Figures are rounded.

2. Organic APMs

Established

Developing

Emerging

Consolidated

Full year 2022

310

(6)

3

–

–

113

(2)

4

–

–

307

115

280

16

(3)

79

136

507

704

8

2

80

136

930

Organic growth 
Organic growth enables users to focus on the operating performance of the business on a basis that is 
not affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates from year to year or changes in the Group’s 
scope of consolidation (‘consolidation perimeter’), i.e. acquisitions, divestments and reorganisations 
resulting in equity method accounting. Thus, organic growth is designed to assist users in better 
understanding the Group’s underlying performance. 

More specifically, the following items are adjusted from the Group‘s volume, net sales revenue and 
comparable EBIT in order to derive organic growth metrics:

(a) Foreign currency impact
Foreign currency impact in the organic growth calculation reflects the adjustment of prior-year net 
sales revenue and comparable EBIT metrics for the impact of changes in exchange rates applicable to 
the current year.

(b) Consolidation perimeter impact
Current-year volume, net sales revenue and comparable EBIT metrics, are each adjusted for the impact 
of changes in the consolidation perimeter. More specifically adjustments are performed as follows:

For current-year step acquisitions where the Group obtains control of a) entities over which it previously 
held either joint control or significant influence and which were accounted for under the equity method, 
or b) entities which were carried at fair value either through profit or loss or other comprehensive 
income, the results generated in the current year by the relevant entities over the period during which 
these entities are consolidated are not included in the organic growth calculation. For such step 
acquisitions of entities previously accounted for under the equity method, the share of results for the 
respective period described above is included in the organic growth calculation of the current year. 
For such step acquisitions of entities previously accounted for at fair value through profit or loss, any 
fair value gains or losses for the respective period described above are included in the organic growth 
calculation. For such step acquisitions in the prior year, the results generated in the current year by the 
relevant entities over the period during which these entities were not consolidated in the prior year are 
not included in the organic growth calculation. However, the share of results of gains or losses from 
fair value changes of the respective entities, based on their accounting treatment prior to the step 
acquisition, for the current-year period during which these entities were not consolidated in the prior 
year are included in the organic growth calculation.

ii. Divestments:
For current-year divestments, the results generated in the prior year by the divested entities over the 
period during which the divested entities are no longer consolidated in the current year are included in 
the current year’s results for the purpose of the organic growth calculation. For prior-year divestments, 
the results generated in the prior year by the divested entities over the period during which the divested 
entities were consolidated are included in the current year’s results for the purpose of the organic 
growth calculation.

iii. Reorganisations resulting in equity method accounting:
For current-year reorganisations where the Group maintains either joint control or significant 
influence over the relevant entities so that they are reclassified from subsidiaries or joint operations 
to joint ventures or associates and accounted for under the equity method, the results generated 
in the current year by the relevant entities over the period during which these entities are no longer 
consolidated are included in the current year’s results for the purpose of the organic growth calculation. 
For such reorganisations in the prior year, the results generated in the current year by the relevant 
entities over the period during which these entities were consolidated in the prior year are included 
in the current year’s results for the purpose of the organic growth calculation. In addition, the share 
of results in the current year of the relevant entities, for the respective period as described above, is 
excluded from the organic growth calculation for such reorganisations.

i. Acquisitions: 
For current-year acquisitions, the results generated in the current year by the acquired entities are 
not included in the organic growth calculation. For prior-year acquisitions, the results generated in the 
current year over the period during which the acquired entities were not consolidated in the prior year 
are not included in the organic growth calculation.

The calculations of the organic growth and the reconciliation to the most directly related measures 
calculated in accordance with IFRS are presented in the below tables. Organic growth (%) is calculated 
by dividing the amount in the row titled ‘Organic movement’ by the amount in the associated row titled 
‘2022 reported’ or, where presented, ‘2022 adjusted’. Organic growth for comparable EBIT margin is the 
organic movement expressed in basis points.

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Volume (m unit cases)

2022 reported

Consolidation perimeter impact

Organic movement 

2023 reported

Organic growth (%)

Net sales revenue (€ m)

2022 reported

Foreign currency impact

2022 adjusted

Consolidation perimeter impact

Organic movement 

2023 reported

Organic growth (%)

Net sales revenue per unit case (€)1

2022 reported

Foreign currency impact

2022 adjusted

Consolidation perimeter impact

Organic movement 

2023 reported

Organic growth (%)

Established

Developing

Emerging

Consolidated

Full year 2023

644

–

(15)

629

(2.4%)

479

–

(8)

471

(1.7%)

Full year 2023

1,589

2,712

78

69

1,736

4.3%

79

45

2,835

1.7%

Established

Developing

Emerging

Consolidated

2,974

11

2,985

5

369

3,359

12.3%

1,720

42

1,761

7

320

2,089

18.2%

4,505

(817)

3,688

313

735

4,737

19.9%

9,198

(764)

8,434

325

1,424

10,184

16.9%

Established

Developing

Emerging

Consolidated

Full year 2023

4.62

0.02

4.64

0.01

0.70

5.34

3.59

0.09

3.68

0.01

0.74

4.43

2.83

(0.51)

2.32

0.06

0.35

2.73

3.39

(0.28)

3.11

0.02

0.47

3.59

15.1%

20.2%

15.0%

15.0%

Comparable EBIT (€ m)1

2022 reported

Foreign currency impact

2022 adjusted

Consolidation perimeter impact

Organic movement 

2023 reported

Organic growth (%)

Comparable EBIT margin (%)1

2022 reported

Foreign currency impact

2022 adjusted

Consolidation perimeter impact

Organic movement 

2023 reported

Organic growth (%)

Figures are rounded.
1.  Certain differences in calculations are due to rounding.

Established

Developing

Emerging

Consolidated

Full year 2023

307

2

309

1

71

381

115

4

119

3

32

154

508

(56)

452

44

53

549

23.0%

26.9%

11.7%

930

(50)

880

48

156

1,084

17.7%

Established

Developing

Emerging

Consolidated

Full year 2023

10.3%

–

10.4%

–

1.0%

11.3%

100bps

6.7%

0.1%

6.8%

0.1%

0.5%

7.4%

11.3%

1.0%

12.3%

0.2%

(0.8)%

11.6%

50bps

-80bps

10.1%

0.3%

10.4%

0.1%

0.1%

10.6%

10bps

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Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back to operating profit the depreciation and net impairment 
of property, plant and equipment, the amortisation and impairment of intangible assets, the net 
impairment of equity method investments, the employee share option and performance share costs 
and items, if any, reported in line ‘Other non-cash items’ of the consolidated cash flow statement. 
Adjusted EBITDA is intended to provide useful information to analyse the Group’s operating 
performance excluding the impact of operating non-cash items as defined above. The Group also 
uses comparable Adjusted EBITDA, which is calculated by deducting from Adjusted EBITDA the impact 
of: the Group’s restructuring costs, the acquisition, integration and divestment-related costs, the 
mark-to-market valuation of the commodity hedging activity and the impact from the Russia-Ukraine 
conflict. Comparable Adjusted EBITDA is intended to measure the level of financial leverage of the 
Group by comparing comparable Adjusted EBITDA with net debt.

Adjusted EBITDA and comparable Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of profitability and liquidity under 
IFRS and have limitations, some of which are as follows: Adjusted EBITDA and comparable Adjusted 
EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or 
contractual commitments; Adjusted EBITDA and comparable Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes 
in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; although depreciation and amortisation are 
non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortised will often have to be replaced in the 
future, and Adjusted EBITDA and comparable Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements 
for such replacements. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA and comparable Adjusted 
EBITDA should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us and should be used 
only as supplementary APMs.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow is an APM used by the Group and defined as cash generated by operating activities after 
payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment net of proceeds from sales of property, plant 
and equipment and including principal repayments of lease obligations. Free cash flow is intended to 
measure the cash generation from the Group’s business, based on operating activities, including the 
efficient use of working capital and taking into account its net payments for purchases of property, plant 
and equipment. The Group considers the purchase and disposal of property, plant and equipment as 
ultimately non-discretionary since ongoing investment in plant, machinery, technology and marketing 
equipment, including coolers, is required to support the day-to-day operations and the Group’s growth 
prospects. The Group presents free cash flow because it believes the measure assists users of the 
financial statements in understanding the Group’s cash-generating performance as well as availability 
for interest payment, dividend distribution and own retention. The free cash flow measure is used by 
management for its own planning and reporting purposes since it provides information on operating 
cash flows, working capital changes and net capital expenditure that local managers are most directly 
able to influence.

Free cash flow is not a measure of cash generation under IFRS and has limitations, some of which are 
as follows: free cash flow does not represent the Group’s residual cash flow available for discretionary 
expenditures since the Group has debt payment obligations that are not deducted from the measure; 
free cash flow does not deduct cash flows used by the Group in other investing and financing activities 
and free cash flow does not deduct certain items settled in cash. Other companies in the industry 
in which the Group operates may calculate free cash flow differently, limiting its usefulness as a 
comparative measure.

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Net debt
Net debt is an APM used by management to evaluate the Group’s capital structure and leverage. Net 
debt is defined as current borrowings plus non-current borrowings less cash and cash equivalents and 
financial assets (time deposits and money market funds), as illustrated below:

As at 31 December

2023 
€ million

948

2,476

(569)

(1,261)

1,595

2022 
€ million

337

3,083

(1,027)

(720)

1,673

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3. Other APMs continued

Capital expenditure
Capital expenditure is defined as payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment plus 
principal repayments of lease obligations less proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment. 
The Group uses capital expenditure as an APM to ensure that the cash spending is in line with its overall 
strategy for the use of cash.

Operating profit (EBIT)

Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, 
including right-of-use assets

Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets

Employee performance shares

Impairment of equity method investments
Other non-cash items included in operating profit1

Adjusted EBITDA

Share of results of integral equity method investments

(Gain)/loss on disposals of non-current assets

Cash generated from working capital movements

Tax paid

Net cash from operating activities
Payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment2

Principal repayments of lease obligations

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

Capital expenditure

Free cash flow

Figures are rounded.

2023 
€ million

954

400

114

20

–

–

2022 
€ million

704

Current borrowings

Non-current borrowings

Other financial assets

485

Cash and cash equivalents

Net debt

Figures are rounded.

15

17

53

71

1,488

1,344

(10)

(1)

136

(226)

(42)

1

127

(196)

1,387

1,235

(623)

(59)

7

(675)

712

(532)

(65)

8

(589)

645

1. 

2. 

 Other non-cash items included in operating profit for 2022 relate to the net loss recognised in the income statement from the remeasurement to fair value of the previously held interest, the reclassification to the income statement of items of other comprehensive income and the gain 
from bargain purchase arising due to the change in control of Multon Z.A.O. group of companies (‘Multon’), For more details, refer to Note 24 of the Group’s 2022 Integrated Annual Report.
 Payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment for 2023 include €12.3 million (2022: €8.4 million) relating to repayment of borrowings undertaken to finance the purchase of production equipment by the Group’s subsidiary in Nigeria, classified as ‘Repayments of borrowings’ in 
the consolidated cash flow statement.

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1.  Tax shield is calculated as comparable effective tax rate times finance costs, net, as illustrated below:

Return on invested capital (‘ROIC’)
ROIC is an APM used by management to assess the return obtained from the Group’s asset base and is 
defined as the percentage of comparable net profit excluding net finance costs divided by the five-
quarter average capital invested in the business (‘capital employed’). Capital employed is defined as the 
average net debt and shareholders’ equity attributable to the owners of the parent, as illustrated below. 
The Group presents ROIC because it believes the measure assists users of the financial statements in 
understanding the Group’s capital efficiency.

Comparable operating profit

Plus: Share of results of non-integral equity method investments

Less: Comparable tax

Tax shield1

Comparable net profit excl. finance costs, net (a)

Average net debt3
Plus: Average equity attributable to owners of the parent3

Capital employed (b)

Return on invested capital (a/b)

Figures are rounded.

As at 31 December

31 December 2023 
€ million

31 December 2022 
€ million

1,084

5

(277)

(13)

799

1,676

3,194

4,870

930

2

(224)

(22)

686

1,575

3,300

4,875

Finance costs, net

Comparable effective tax rate (%)2

Tax shield

As at 31 December

31 December 2023 
€ million

31 December 2022 
€ million

48

27%

13

83

26%

22

Figures are rounded.
2.  Comparable effective tax rate is calculated as comparable tax divided by comparable profit before tax, as illustrated below:

Comparable tax

Comparable profit before tax

Comparable effective tax rate (%)

As at 31 December

31 December 2023 
€ million

31 December 2022 
€ million

277

1,040

27%

224

849

26%

Figures are rounded.
3.  Five-quarter average net debt and equity attributable to owners of the parent are calculated as presented below:

2023

Net debt

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

16.4%

14.1%

2022

Net debt

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

Figures are rounded.

Q4 2022
€ million

1,673

3,282

Q4 2022
€ million

1,320

3,115

Q1 2023 
€ million

Q2 2023 
€ million

Q3 2023 
€ million

Q4 2023 
€ million

Average 
€ million

1,827

3,255

1,779

3,005

1,505

3,336

1,595

3,093

1,676

3,194

Q1 2023 
€ million

Q2 2023 
€ million

Q3 2023 
€ million

Q4 2023 
€ million

Average 
€ million

1,882

3,204

1,584

3,276

1,417

3,626

1,673

3,282

1,575

3,300

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To the Board of Directors of 
Coca-Cola HBC AG 
Turmstrasse 26, 
6312 Steinhausen, Switzerland

Dear Sirs,

Subject Matter

As described in the engagement letter dated 31 May 2023, we were assigned to provide you with limited 
assurance on selected sustainability information, listed in Appendices I-IV, included in the Integrated 
Annual Report 2023 and the GRI Content Index 2023 – (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”), which 
was prepared by Coca-Cola HBC (hereinafter referred to as “CCHBC”), with retroactive start date on 
01/01/2023 and end date on 31/12/2023 (hereinafter “Reporting Period”).

Applicable Criteria

In addition, regarding the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), our work covers:

i. 

ii. 

 The provision of Limited Assurance with ISAE 3000 (Revised) on the adherence of the Report to the 
“The 11 TCFD recommendations” (Appendix III).

 The provision of Limited Assurance with ISAE 3000 (Revised) on the fair statement of the 
description of the processes in place and activities undertaken.

Management Responsibilities

The Management of Coca-Cola HBC is responsible for the preparation, measurement, presentation 
and report of the sustainability information included in the Report in accordance with the GRI Standards 
(2021 update), the Non-Alcoholic Beverages SASB Standard and the TCFD recommendations.

Our Responsibility

Our responsibility is to issue this Assurance Report regarding the Integrated Annual Report 2023 for 
the Reporting Period, as described in the section “Subject Matter”. 

Our work was carried out in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements 
3000 (Revised) “Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial 
Information” (hereinafter “ISAE 3000 (Revised)”), the International Standard on Assurance 
Engagements 3410 “Assurance Engagements on Greenhouse Gas Statements” (hereinafter “ISAE 
3410”), and the terms of engagement as described in the engagement letter dated on 31 May 2023.

Our work exclusively covers the provision of Limited Assurance with ISAE 3000 (Revised) and ISAE 3410 
on the following elements included in the Integrated Annual Report 2023 and the GRI Content Index 
2023 listed in Appendices I-IV:

The work performed relates to specific performance indicators, included in the Report for the 
Reporting Period (as these are described in the section “Applicable Criteria” and in the Appendices) and 
the provision of limited assurance. 

i. 

 The preparation of the Report as required for the “Reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards” 
option (requirements set in GRI 1: Foundation 2021).

We consider that the evidence we have gathered is sufficient and suitable for the foundation and 
documentation of this report.

ii.  All the available General Disclosures of GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 (Appendix I).

iii.   All the available Material Topics disclosures of GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 (listed in Appendix I), 

including the materiality assessment process.

iv.  All the available GRI Topic-specific disclosures (listed in Appendix I).

v. 

 All the available disclosures and metrics based on the Non-Alcoholic Beverages SASB 
standard (Appendix II).

vi.  The relevant non-financial disclosures included in the Report (Appendix IV).

Professional ethics and quality management

We remained independent of Coca-Cola HBC, in accordance with the ethical requirements that are 
relevant to our work, which include the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants 
(including International Independence Standards) issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for 
Accountants (IESBA Code) and the FRC’s Ethical Standard, as applicable to listed entities, and we have 
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

Our audit firm applies the International Standard for Quality Management (ISQM) 1 “Quality 
Management for Firms that Perform Audits or Reviews of Financial Statements, or Other Assurance 
or Related Services Engagements” and accordingly maintains a comprehensive quality management 
system that includes documented policies and procedures relating to compliance with ethical 
requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

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Scope of Work

We designed and carried out our work in order to obtain the information, analysis and explanations 
we deemed necessary, where available from CCHBC’s Management, in order to assess whether the 
Report has been prepared in accordance with the “Applicable Criteria”. In order to form our conclusions, 
we performed the following:

i. 

ii. 

 Assessed the suitability of the Applicable Criteria in terms of their relevance, comprehensiveness, 
reliability, neutrality and understandability and their consistent application.

 Obtained an understanding of CCHBC’s control environment, processes and systems relevant to 
the preparation of the Report. Our procedures did not include evaluating the suitability of the design 
or operating effectiveness of control activities.

iii.   Inspected the relevant documentation of the systems and processes for compiling, analyzing, and 

aggregating data and tested such documentation on a sample basis.

iv.   Οbtained an understanding of CCHBC’s materiality process and materiality assessment, and 

verified it against the GRI Standards (2021 update) methodology.

v. 

 Reviewed a sample of supporting documentation and conducted interviews with the information 
owners to assess whether the outputs of the materiality process fairly represent the identified 
material issues.

vi.   Οbtained an understanding of the existing internal processes related to application of policies in 

relation to the sustainability information, under the scope of our engagement.

vii.  Inquired CCHBC’s Departmental Managers and information owners responsible for collecting, 

consolidating and calculating the Subject Matter Information in order to evaluate the 
appropriateness of measurement and evaluation methods, reporting policies used and estimates 
made by CCHBC. Our procedures did not involve testing the data on which the estimates are based 
or separately developing our own estimates against which to evaluate CCHBC’s estimates.

viii.  Performed analytical procedures and inspection of documents on a sample basis with respect to the 
compilation and reporting of quantitative performance indicators related to the “Applicable Criteria”:

a. 

b. 

 At Group level1, performed analytical procedures to check that underlying information was 
complete and accurate, and had been appropriately evaluated or measured, recorded, collated 
and reported as well as to verify the correct consolidation of the collected data.
 At the level of a representative selection of location sites2, undertook site visits at 11 plants and 
8 headquarters (HQs). We selected these sites based on risk assessment procedures performed 
(factors considered included indicatively inherent risk, site contribution to the consolidated 
indicators, location, etc.) and performed detailed assurance procedures for all the applicable 
KPIs at plant and HQ level for all selected locations (combination of on site and remote visits). 
More specifically, as part of our visits, we performed detailed tests on a sample basis, consisting 
of checking the correct application of the definitions and agreeing performance indicators to or 
from source information to check that the underlying subject matter was complete and accurate, 
and had been appropriately evaluated or measured, recorded, collated and reported.

c. 

 For the KPI Greenhouse Gas (GhG) emissions, assessed all three inventory scopes (Scopes 1, 2 
and 3) as defined by the GHG Protocol (Corporate Standard), including progress against emission 
reduction targets, reported changes in emissions compared with the baseline year (2017) and the 
figures for absolute emissions and emissions intensity in 2023.

ix.   Performed targeted testing to select significant qualitative statements related to the “Applicable 

Criteria” listed above and tested their fair statement to identify misstatements that are material to 
the intended users of the subject matter information. We performed risk-based targeted testing for 
any remaining qualitative statements with characteristics of increased risk of material misstatement 
and evaluated remaining population not subject to targeted testing.

x. 

 Evaluated all environmental, social and governance disclosures, and overall presentation of the 
Subject Matter Information included in the Report for the Reporting Period (as described in the 
section “Applicable Criteria” and in the Appendices).

The procedures performed in a limited assurance engagement vary in nature and timing and are less 
extensive than in a reasonable assurance engagement, and accordingly, the level of assurance obtained 
in a limited assurance engagement is significantly lower than the level of assurance which would have 
been obtained if an assignment of reasonable assurance had been performed.

Inherent Limitations

The work performed does not provide absolute assurance that all material weaknesses related to 
the accuracy and completeness of data and relevant disclosures, as these are included in the Report, 
will be identified.

A material weakness exists when the design of the internal controls is not adequate and thus, does not 
mitigate the risk of material deficiencies occurring without being detected in a timely manner.

Our work covered only the items listed in the “Scope of Work” paragraph to obtain limited assurance 
based on the procedures included in the same paragraph. Our work does not constitute an audit or 
review of historical Financial Information, in accordance with applicable International Standards on 
Auditing or International Standards for the Engagement of Review Engagements, and for this reason 
we do not express any assurance other than those listed in the paragraph “Scope of Work”.

All issues brought to our attention during the work performed were accordingly communicated to the 
CCHBC’s Management. Relevant points resulting from our work were discussed with Management and 
subsequently their written responses were obtained.

1. 

2. 

 The Departments involved at a group level are: People and Culture Department, Legal Affairs Department (including the Risk team), Internal 
Controls Center, Commercial Department, Supply Chain Department (including Procurement team, Quality, Safety and Environment team, 
Fleet team and Cold Drink Equipment team), Investor Relations Department and Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Department, as well 
as managers from other Group functions.
 The manufacturing plants are located in Nigeria (Abuja, Ikeja), Egypt (Qaliub, Alexandria), Italy (Nogara), Romania (Ploiești), Czech Republic 
(Prague), Ireland (Knockmore Hill), Greece (Aeghion, Schimatari) and Russia (Schelkovo).

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Limited Assurance Conclusion

Appendix I

Based on the procedures we performed, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe 
that the indicators included in the Report for the Reporting Period, as these are described in the section 
“Subject Matter” are materially misstated.

The provision of limited assurance concerns the following GRI indicators linked to CCHBC ’s material 
issues and presented in the Integrated Annual Report 2023 and the GRI Content Index 2023:
Code

Description

Moreover, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the Report for the 
Reporting Period does not meet the requirements for reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards 
(2021 update), the Non-Alcoholic Beverages SASB Standard and the TCFD recommendations.

Restrictions in Use

This Limited Assurance report, prepared as part of our work performed, is intended for the use of the 
Board of Directors and Management of Coca-Cola HBC and covers only the indicated Reporting Period 
as well as the abovementioned scope of work.

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Fotis Smyrnis
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260 Kifissias Avenue, 15232 Halandri, Greece

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Organizational details

Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting

Reporting period, frequency and contact point

Restatements of information

External assurance

Activities, value chain and other business relationships

Employees

Workers who are not employees

Governance structure and composition

Nomination and selection of the highest governance body

Chair of the highest governance body

Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts

Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts 

Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting (102-32)

Conflicts of interest

Communication of critical concerns

Collective knowledge of the highest governance body

Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body

Remuneration policies

Process to determine remuneration

Annual total compensation ratio

Statement on sustainable development strategy

Policy commitments

Embedding policy commitments

Processes to remediate negative impacts

Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns

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Compliance with laws and regulations

Membership associations

Approach to stakeholder engagement

Collective bargaining agreements

Process to determine material topics

List of material topics

Management of material topics

Direct economic value generated and distributed

Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change

Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans

Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage

Proportion of senior management hired from the local community

Infrastructure investments and services supported

Significant indirect economic impacts

Proportion of spending on local suppliers

Operations assessed for risks related to corruption

Communication and training about anti corruption policies and procedures

Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

Legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, antitrust, and monopoly practices

Approach to tax

Tax governance, control, and risk management

Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax

Country-by-country reporting

Materials used by weight or volume

Recycled input materials used

Reclaimed products and their packaging materials

Energy consumption within the organisation

Energy consumption outside the organisation

Energy intensity

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Reduction of energy consumption

Reductions in energy requirements of products and services

Interactions with water as a shared resource

Management of water discharge-related impacts

Water withdrawal

Water discharge by quality and destination

Water consumption

Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and 
areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas

Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity

Habitats protected or restored

IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas 
affected by operations

Direct Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1)

Energy indirect Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 2)

Other indirect Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 3)

Greenhouse Gas emissions intensity

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions

Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)

Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions

Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts

Management of significant waste-related impacts

Waste generated, Significant spills 

Waste diverted from disposal

Waste directed to disposal, Transport of hazardous waste

New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria

Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken

New employee hires and employee turnover

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or 
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Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts 
on local communities

New suppliers that were screened using social criteria

Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken

Political contributions

Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories

Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts 
of products and services

Requirements for product and service information and labelling

Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information 
and labelling

Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications

Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses 
of customer data

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Parental leave

Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes

Occupational health and safety management system

Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation

Occupational health services

Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational 
health and safety

Worker training on occupational health and safety

Promotion of worker health

Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly 
linked by business relationships

Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system

Work-related injuries

Work-related ill health

Average hours of training per year per employee

Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs

Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career 
development reviews

Diversity of governance bodies and employees

Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men

Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken

Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and 
collective bargaining may be at risk

Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labour

Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced 
or compulsory labor

Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures

Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples

Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, 
and development programs

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Appendix III

The provision of limited assurance concerns the following SASB indicators presented in the Integrated 
Annual Report 2023:
Code

Description

FB-NB-110a.1

Fleet fuel consumed, Percentage renewable

FB-NB-130a.1

Operational energy consumed, Percentage grid electricity, Percentage renewable

FB-NB-140a.1

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Total water withdrawn, Total water consumed,and percentage of each in regions 
with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress

Description of water management risks and discussion of strategies and practices 
to mitigate those risks

Revenue from products labelled as (1) containing genetically modified organisms 
(GMOs) and (2) non-GMO

Number of incidents of non-compliance with industry or regulatory labelling and/
or marketing codes

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with 
marketing and/or labelling practices

(1)Total weight of packaging, (2) percentage made from recycled and/
or renewable materials, (3) percentage that is recyclable, reusable, 
and/or compostable

Discussion of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of packaging 
throughout its lifecycle

Suppliers’ social and environmental responsibility audit: non-conformance 
rate and associated corrective action rate for (a) major and (b) minor non-
conformances

Percentage of beverage ingredients sourced from regions with High or Extremely 
High Baseline Water Stress

List of priority beverage ingredients and description of sourcing risks due to 
environmental and social considerations

Volume of products sold

Number of production facilities

Total fleet road miles traveled

The provision of limited assurance on the accuracy and completeness of metrics and the fair statement 
of the processes/activities in place to apply the TCFD recommendations, concerns the following 
indicators presented in the Integrated Annual Report 2023:
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Governance 1

Governance 2

Strategy 1

Strategy 2

Strategy 3

Describe the Board’s oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities

Describe management’s role in identifying, assessing and managing climate-
related risks and opportunities

Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities that the organisation has 
identified over the short, medium and long term

Describe the impact of climate-related risk and opportunity on the Company’s 
business, strategy and financial planning

Describe the resilience of the organisation’s strategy considering different 
climate-related scenarios, including a 2-degree or lower scenario

Risk management 1

Describe the Company’s process for identifying and assessing climate-related 
risks and opportunities

Risk management 2

Describe the Company’s process for managing climate-related risks 
and opportunities

Risk management 3

Describe how these processes are integrated into the overall risk 
management programme

Metrics and targets 1 Disclose the metrics used by the organisation to assess climate-related risks 

and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process

Metrics and targets 2 Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) 

emissions, and the related risks

Metrics and targets 3 Describe the targets used by the organisation to manage climate-related risks 

and opportunities and performance against targets

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The provision of limited assurance, concerns the following internal indicators presented in the 
Integrated Annual Report 2023:
Description

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2023 Performance on 2025 commitments 

Scope 1 + 2 and Scope 3: all numbers exclude Egypt (2023 Actual)

Performance summary of GHG emissions

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Water footprint in established/developing/emerging markets

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Water reduction in water priority location vs. baseline

Number of employees/contractors that lost their life

Lost Time Accident Rate

Lost Time Incident Frequency Rate for contractors

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Safety rate in established/developing/emerging markets

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Materiality matrix and materiality process

Consumer complaints increase

Number of locations with water stewardship programs

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Shareholder information

We take great pride in being regarded as 
a transparent and accessible company in 
all our communications with investment 
communities around the world. We 
engage with key financial audiences, 
including institutional investors, sell-
side analysts and financial journalists, 
as well as our Company’s shareholders. 
The investor relations department 
manages the interaction with these 
audiences by attending ad hoc meetings 
and investor conferences throughout 
the year, in addition to the regular 
meetings and presentations held at the 
time of our results announcements.

Shares held by geography

UK

North & Central America
Europe
Nordic
Other

32%

27%
25%
5%
11%

Listings
Coca-Cola HBC AG (LSE: CCH) was admitted to 
the premium listing segment of the Official List 
of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the 
London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed 
securities on 29 April 2013. With effect from 
29 April 2013, Coca-Cola HBC AG’s shares are 
also admitted on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: 
EEE). Coca-Cola HBC AG has been included as a 
constituent of the FTSE 100 and FTSE All-Share 
Indices from 20 September 2013.

Share price performance
2023
LSE:CCH

2022

2021

In £ per share

Close

High

Low

23.04

19.73

25.55

25.65

26.87

27.84

19.10

14.61

21.60

Market capitalisation  
(£ million)

8,457

7,235

9,348

London Stock Exchange 
Ticker symbol: CCH 
ISIN: CH019 825 1305 
SEDOL: B9895B7 
Reuters: CCH.L 
Bloomberg: CCH LN

Athens Exchange 
Ticker symbol: EEE 
ISIN: CH019 825 1305 
Reuters: EEEr.AT 
Bloomberg: EEE GA

Credit rating
Standard & Poor’s: L/T BBB+, S/T A2, stable 
outlook

Moody’s: L/T Baa1, S/T P2, stable outlook

ATHEX: EEE

2023

2022

2021

In € per share

Close

High

Low

Market capitalisation  
(€ million)

source: Bloomberg

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22.60

30.26

29.45

31.97

32.80

21.78

18.00

24.18

9,694

8,287

11,071

Share capital
In 2023, the share capital of Coca-Cola HBC increased 
by the issuance of 891,127 new ordinary shares 
following the exercise of stock options pursuant to the 
Coca-Cola HBC AG’s employees’ stock option plan. 
Total proceeds from the issuance of the shares under 
the stock option plan amounted to €14.2 million.

Following the above changes, and including 
6,068,537 ordinary shares held as treasury 
shares, on 31 December 2023 the share capital 
of the Group amounted to €2,030.3 million and 
comprised 372,977,222 shares with a nominal 
value of CHF 6.70 each. 

On 20 November 2023, the Group announced 
the launch of a share buyback programme of up 
to a maximum of 18,000,000 ordinary shares 
to be purchased in a manner consistent with 

the Company’s general authority to repurchase 
shares granted at its Annual General Meeting on 
17 May 2023 and any such authority granted at 
its following Annual General Meetings. 

The programme commenced on 21 November 
2023 and is expected to run for a period of around 
two years. As at 31 December 2023, the Group 
had purchased shares under the programme for 
a total consideration of €42.6 million.

Major shareholders
The principal shareholders of the Group are  
Kar-Tess Holding (a Luxembourg company), which 
holds approximately 23%, and The Coca-Cola 
Company, which indirectly holds approximately 
21% of the Group’s issued share capital.

Dividends
For 2023, the Board of Directors has proposed 
a €0.93 per share dividend, up 19.2% year on year 
(€0.78 per share in 2022), representing a 45% payout 
ratio. Dividend pay-out ratio target is 40-50%,

For more information on our dividend policy and 
dividend history, please visit our website at www.
coca-colahellenic.com

Financial calendar
30 April 2024 

First quarter trading update

21 May 2024 

Annual General Meeting

8 August 2024 

Half-year financial results

5 November 2024  Third quarter trading update

Corporate website
www.coca-colahellenic.com

Shareholder and analyst information
Shareholders and financial analysts can obtain 
further information by contacting:

Investor Relations 
Tel: +30 210 618 3100 
Email: investor.relations@cchellenic.com 
IR website: www.coca-colahellenic.com

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Glossary of terms 

AI
Artificial Intelligence.

B2B
Business-to-business.

Baltics
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Bottler; Bottling partner
Business entity that sells, manufactures and 
distributes beverages of The Coca-Cola Company 
under a franchise agreement.

Bottling plant
A beverage production facility, including 
associated warehouses, workshops, and other 
on-site buildings and installations.

Bps
Basis points: one hundredth of one percentage 
point (used chiefly in expressing differences).

Business developer
Sales person, sales force.

CAGR
Compound annual growth rate.

Capex
Gross capex is defined as payments for purchases 
of property, plant and equipment. Net capex is 
defined as payments for purchases of property, 
plant and equipment less proceeds from sales 
of property, plant and equipment plus principal 
repayments of lease obligations. Refer also to 
‘Alternative performance measures’ section.

CDE 
Cold drink equipment – a generic term 
encompassing point of sale equipment such 
as coolers (refrigerators), vending machines 
and post-mix machines. 

CDP
Formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP is a not-
for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure 
system for investors, companies, cities, states and 
regions to manage their environmental impacts 
(climate, water, forests). 

CHP
Combined heat and power units can produce 
power, heat, cooling in a combined process that is 
up to 40% more efficient than separate processes.

CO2
Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

CO2e
A carbon dioxide equivalent or CO2 equivalent, 
abbreviated as CO2e is a metric measure used to 
compare the emissions from various greenhouse 
gases (GHG) on the basis of their global-warming 
potential (GWP), by converting amounts of other 
gases to the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide 
with the same global warming.

Coca-Cola HBC; CCHBC; CCH 
Coca-Cola HBC AG, and, as the context may 
require, its subsidiaries and joint ventures; also, 
the Group, the Company, 

Coca-Cola System
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners 
are collectively known as the Coca-Cola System.

COGS
Cost of Goods Sold.

Comparable adjusted EBITDA 
We define comparable adjusted EBITDA 
as operating profit before deductions for 
depreciation and impairment of property, plant 
and equipment (included both in cost of goods 
sold and in operating expenses), amortisation 
and impairment of intangible assets, impairment 

of equity method investments, employee share 
option and performance shares compensation 
and other non cash items, if any; further adjusted 
for restructuring costs, acquisition and integration 
costs, the impact from the Russia-Ukraine conflict 
and the mark to market valuation of commodity 
hedging activity. Refer also to ‘Alternative 
performance measures’ section. 

Concentrate
of a beverage, to which water and other 
ingredients are added to produce beverages. It 
may contain concentrated plant extracts, fruit 
juices, colourings and other food components. 

Consumer
Person who drinks Coca-Cola HBC products. 

Comparable EBIT
Comparable operating profit (EBIT) refers to profit 
before tax excluding finance income / (costs) and 
share of results of non-integral equity-method 
investments, adjusted for restructuring costs, 
acquisition, integration and divestment-related 
costs, impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived 
intangible assets, the impact from Russia-Ukraine 
conflict and the mark to market valuation of 
certain commodity hedging activity. Refer also 
to ‘Alternative performance measures’ section. 

Comparable net profit
Net profit after tax attributable to owners of 
the parent adjusted for post-tax restructuring 
costs, acquisition, integration and divestment-
related costs or gains, impairment of goodwill 
and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the impact 
from Russia-Ukraine conflict, the mark to market 
valuation of commodity hedging activity and 
certain other tax items. Refer also to ‘Alternative 
performance measures’ section. 

Comparable operating expenditure
Comparable operating expenditure refers to 
operating expenditure adjusted for restructuring 
costs, acquisition, integration and divestment-
related costs or gains, impairment of goodwill 
and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the impact 
from Russia-Ukraine conflict and the mark to 
market valuation of certain commodity hedging 
activity. Refer also to ‘Alternative performance 
measures’ section.

Customer 
Retail outlet, restaurant or other operation that 
sells or serves Coca-Cola HBC products directly 
to consumers. 

DIA
Data, insights and analytics.

Dividend policy 
Our Board of Directors approved a dividend policy, 
effective from 2022, aiming to increase dividend 
payments progressively with a medium-term 
target pay out ratio of 40-50% on comparable 
net profits. 

DJSI
Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

ELT
Executive Leadership Team.

Energy Use Ratio 
The KPI used by Coca-Cola HBC to measure 
energy consumption in the bottling plants, 
expressed in megajoules of energy consumed per 
litre of produced beverage (MJ/lpb).

ESG
Environment, social and governance, referring to 
the three key pillars affecting the sustainability 
and ethical impact of a business or company. 

FMCG
Fast-moving consumer goods. 

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FTE 
Full time equivalent, referring to a unit to measure 
employed people in a way that makes them 
comparable, even though they may work different 
hours each week. 

GDP 
Gross domestic product. 

GHG (Scopes 1, 2 & 3) 
Greenhouse gases. GHG inventory covers the 
seven direct greenhouse gases under the Kyoto 
Protocol: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), 
Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), 
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), Sulphur hexafluoride 
(SF6), Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).Scopes refer 
to the GHG Protocol categorisations: Scope 1: 
direct GHG emissions occur from sources owned 
or controlled by the company; Scope 2: indirect 
GHG emissions associated with the purchase of 
electricity, steam, heat, or cooling; and Scope 3: 
indirect emissions up and down the value chain 
(raw materials, packaging materials, product 
cooling, etc.). 

GRI
Global Reporting Initiative, global standards for 
sustainability reporting. 

HoReCa
Hotels, restaurants and cafés– a key distribution 
channel.

IASB 
International Accounting Standards Board.

IFRS 
International Financial Reporting Standards, 
issued by the International Accounting Standards 
Board. 

IIRC 
The International Integrated Reporting Council, 
a global coalition of regulators, investors, 
companies, standard-setters, the accounting 
profession and NGOs. The coalition is promoting 
communication about value creation as the next 
step in the evolution of corporate reporting. 

IMCR 
Incident Management and Crisis Resolution. 

Ireland 
The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. 

Italy 
Territory we serve, excluding Sicily.

KeelClip™
Paper packaging for multipack cans with a central 
‘keel’, like on a boat, that secures the pack. 

KPI 
Key Performance Indicator. 

Litre of produced beverage (lpb) 
Unit of reference to show environmental 
performance relative to production volume. 

LTAR
Lost Time Accident Rate

LTIFR
Lost Time Incident Frequency Rate 

M&A
Mergers and acquisitions.

Market
When used in reference to geographic areas, a 
country in which Coca-Cola HBC does business. 

Mission 2025 
2025 sustainability commitments with 17 goals. 
Developed in late 2018, the goals are based on our 
stakeholder materiality matrix and aligned with the 
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 
(SDGs) and their targets. The six key focus areas 
reflect our value chain: reducing emissions; water 
reduction and stewardship; packaging (World 
Without Waste); ingredient sourcing; nutrition; and 
our people and communities.

MSCI
MSCI ESG Ratings aim to measure a company’s 
management of financially relevant ESG risks and 
opportunities.

PET
Polyethylene terephthalate, a form of polyester 
used in the manufacturing of beverage bottles. 

ROIC 
Return on invested capital. ROIC is the percentage 
return that a company makes over its invested 
capital. We define ROIC as the percentage of 
comparable net profit excluding net finance 
costs divided by the five quarter average capital 
employed. Capital employed is calculated as the 
five-quarter average net debt and shareholders’ 
equity attributable to the owners of the parent. 
Refer also to ‘Alternative performance measures’ 
section. 

Multon 
Multon refers to Multon Partners, our operation 
in Russia since 5 August 2022. More details on 
the regulatory news release can be found on 
company’s website. 

NARTD 
Non-alcoholic ready-to-drink.

NetZeroby40 
Our commitment to achieve net zero emissions 
across our entire value chain (Scope 1, 2 and 3) by 
2040. The commitment was published in October 
2021 and submitted to a formal approval by the 
Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi). 

NGO
Non-governmental organisation.

Per-capita consumption 
Average number of servings consumed per 
person per year in a specific market. Coca-Cola 
HBC’s per capita consumption is calculated by 
multiplying our unit case volume by 24 and dividing 
by the population.

rPET
rPET refers to any PET material that comes 
from a recycled source rather than the original, 
unprocessed petrochemical feedstock.

RTD; ARTD; NARTD 
Ready-to-drink; alcoholic; non-alcoholic. 
Drinks that are pre-mixed and packaged, ready 
to be consumed immediately with no further 
preparation. 

SAP 
A powerful software platform that enables us to 
standardise key business processes and systems. 

SBTN 
The Science Based Targets Network is a 
collaboration of leading global non-profits and 
mission-driven organisations working together 
to equip companies as well as cities with the 
guidance to set science-based targets for all 
of Earth’s systems.

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SDG
UN Sustainable Development Goals. On 25 
September 2015, countries adopted a set of 
17 goals to end poverty, protect the planet 
and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new 
sustainable development agenda. Each goal 
has specific targets to be achieved by 2030. 

Senior leaders; senior management 
Our top 300 business leaders, which includes 
country function heads, Group sub-function 
heads and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), 
including the CEO. 

Serving
237ml or 8oz of beverage, equivalent to 1/24 of 
a unit case. 

Socio-economic impact 
In conducting socio-economic studies, we use 
input-output modelling to generate estimates of 
jobs supported and economic value added across 
the value chain. Data we use in this process includes 
our financial information (revenues, expenses, 
taxes, sales volume and profits) as well as some 
data from the Coca-Cola System. While rigorous, 
the process involves statistical modelling, which 
should be considered when interpreting and using 
the results from the studies.

Modelling enables an assessment of three key 
dimensions of impact:

•  direct: immediate effect in terms of 
employment, wages and output
indirect: subsequent effect in the supply chain
induced: effect caused by staff spend on goods 
or services

• 
• 

We do not conduct socio-economic studies for all 
of our markets every year; studies are conducted 
for each market on a rolling basis. In 2023, we 
updated the studies for six markets, adding this 
information to the aggregate results from all 
socio-economic impact studies for the period 
2018-2023. 

Notes to the socio-economic contributions 
presented on page 23 of this report:

•  Numbers presented are aggregated based on 
the local socio-economic studies from Coca-
Cola HBC markets published between 2018 and 
2023, except for North Macedonia where the 
report is from 2017.

•  All KPIs represent annual impact.
•  Where applicable and relevant in local 

socioeconomic studies, the impact of other 
entities of the Coca-Cola System, supported 
across the value chain, is included.

Sparkling
Sparkling  Includes Trademark Coca-Cola, Fanta, 
Sprite, Schweppes and Kinley sparkling beverages, 
among others.

Sparkling beverages 
Non-alcoholic carbonated beverages containing 
flavourings and sweeteners, but excluding, among 
others, waters and flavoured waters, juices and 
juice drinks, sports and energy drinks, teas 
and coffee. 

SSD
Sparkling soft drinks.

Still and water beverages
Non-alcoholic beverages without carbonation 
including, but not limited to, waters and flavoured 
waters, juices and juice drinks, sports and energy 
drinks, teas and coffee. 

TCCC 
The Coca-Cola Company and, as the context may 
require, its subsidiaries.

TCFD 
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

u.c.; Unit case:
One unit case corresponds to approximately 
5.678 litres or 24 servings, being a typically used 
measure of volume. For Premium Spirits volume, 
one unit case also corresponds to 5.678 litres. For 
biscuits volume, one unit case corresponds to 1 
kilogram. For coffee, one unit case corresponds 
to 0.5 kilograms or 5.678 litres. Volume data is 
derived from unaudited operational data.

UNESDA
Union of European Soft Drinks Associations. 

UNGC 
The UN Global Compact: The world’s largest 
corporate sustainability initiative which provides 
a framework for businesses to align strategies 
with its 10 principles promoting labour rights, 
human rights, environmental protection and  
anti-corruption. 

Volume
Amount of physical product produced and sold, 
measured in unit cases.

Value share
Percentage of total consumer spend within 
a defined category or industry.

Waste ratio
The KPI used by CCHBC to measure waste 
generation in its bottling plants, expressed in 
grammes of waste generated per litre of produced 
beverage (g/lpb). 

Waste recycling 
The KPI used by CCHBC to measure the percentage 
of production waste at bottling plants that is 
recycled or recovered. 

Water footprint 
A measure of the impact of water use, 
in operations or beyond, as defined by the 
Water Footprint Network methodology.

Water use ratio
The KPI used by Coca-Cola HBC to measure water 
use in its bottling plants, expressed in litres of 
water used per litre of produced beverage (l/lpb). 

Working capital 
Operating current assets minus operating current 
liabilities excluding financing and investment 
activities. 

#YouthEmpowered(#YE) 
Flagship programme from our Mission 2025 
sustainability commitments, which aims to 
support young people and increase their 
employability by providing modular education 
of soft and/or business skills. It is delivered via 
classroom sessions, virtual training, self e-learning 
modules, mentoring sessions and other channels 
handled locally by our markets. 

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Forward looking statements

Special note regarding forward-looking 
statements
This document contains forward-looking 
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. 
These statements may generally, but not always, 
be identified by the use of words such as ‘believe’, 
‘outlook’, ‘guidance’, ‘intend’, ‘expect’, ‘anticipate’, 
‘plan’, ‘target’, ‘seek’, ‘estimates’, ’potential‘ and 
similar expressions to identify forward-looking 
statements. All statements other than statements 
of historical facts, including, among others, 
statements regarding the future financial position 
and results; Coca-Cola HBC’s outlook for 2024 and 
future years; business strategy and the effects of 
the global economic slowdown; the impact of the 
sovereign debt crisis, currency volatility, Coca-
Cola HBC’s recent acquisitions, and restructuring 
initiatives on Coca-Cola HBC’s business and 
financial condition; Coca-Cola HBC’s future 
dealings with The Coca-Cola Company; budgets; 
projected levels of consumption and production; 
projected raw material and other costs; estimates 
of capital expenditure; free cash flow; effective tax 
rates and plans and objectives of management for 
future operations, are forward-looking statements.

You should not place undue reliance on such 
forward-looking statements. By their nature, 
forward-looking statements involve risk and 
uncertainty because they reflect Coca-Cola HBC’s 
current expectations and assumptions about 
future events and circumstances that may not 
prove accurate. 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of 
the date they are made. Coca-Cola HBC’s actual 
results and events could differ materially from those 
anticipated in the forward-looking statements for 
many reasons, including the risks described in the 
Managing risk and resilience section. Although 
Coca-Cola HBC believes that, as of the date of this 
Integrated Annual Report, the expectations reflected 
in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, 
Coca-Cola HBC cannot assure that Coca-Cola 
HBC’s future results, level of activity, performance 
or achievements will meet these expectations. 

Moreover, neither Coca-Cola HBC, nor its Directors, 
employees, advisers nor any other person assumes 
responsibility for the accuracy and completeness 
of any forward-looking statements. After the date 
of this Integrated Annual Report, unless Coca-Cola 
HBC is required by law or the rules of the UK Financial 
Conduct Authority to update these forward-looking 
statements, Coca-Cola HBC makes no commitment 
to update any of these forward- looking statements 
to conform them either to actual results or to 
changes in Coca-Cola HBC’s expectations.

About our report
The 2023 Integrated Annual Report (the 
‘Integrated Annual Report’) consolidates Coca-
Cola HBC AG’s (also referred to as ‘Coca-Cola 
HBC’ or the ‘Company’ or the ‘Group’) UK and 
Swiss disclosure requirements, while meeting 
the disclosure requirements for its secondary 
listing on the Athens Exchange. In addition, the 
Integrated Annual Report aims to deliver against 
the expectations of the Company’s stakeholders 
and sustainability reporting standards, providing a 
transparent overview of the Group’s performance 
and progress in sustainable development for 2023.

Our strategy is designed to deliver sustainable 
and profitable growth. This strategy is grounded 
in our purpose to open up moments that refresh 
us all. Our purpose is directly linked to our strategy 
and the five growth pillars that guide us as we 
pursue our objectives and targets. Those growth 
pillars are: 1. Leverage our unique 24/7 portfolio; 
2. Win in the marketplace; 3. Fuel growth through 
competitiveness and investment; 4. Cultivate 
the potential of our people; 5 Earn our license 
to operate. The initiatives we implemented 
within each of these pillars form the basis of 
the narrative of the Integrated Annual Report, 
which is structured around these five pillars.

The Integrated Annual Report is for the year 
ended 31 December 2023, and its focus is on the 
primary core business of non-alcoholic ready-
to-drink beverages across the 29 countries in 
which we operate. Our website and any other 

website referred to in the Annual Report are not 
incorporated by reference and do not form part 
of the Integrated Annual Report.

The consolidated financial statements of the 
Group, included on pages 194 to 197, have been 
prepared in accordance with International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted 
by the European Union (EU) ) and in compliance 
with Swiss law. Coca-Cola HBC AG’s statutory 
financial statements, included on pages 272 to 282, 
have been prepared in accordance with the Swiss 
Code of Obligations. Unless otherwise indicated 
or required by context, all financial information 
contained in this document has been prepared 
in accordance with IFRS. For Swiss law purposes, 
the annual management report consists of the 
sections entitled ‘Strategic Report’, ‘Corporate 
Governance’ (without the sub-section ‘Directors’ 
remuneration report’), ‘Supplementary Information’ 
and ‘Glossary’.

The Group uses certain Alternative performance 
measures (APMs) which provide additional insights 
and understanding to the Group’s underlying 
operating and financial performance, financial 
condition and cash flows. A full list of these APMs, 
their definition and reconciliation to the respective 
IFRS measures can be found on pages 295 to 301.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the 
GRI Standards (2021). In addition, the sustainability 
aspects of this Integrated Annual Report comply with 
the requirements for communication on progress 
against the 10 Principles of the United Nations Global 
Compact (UNGC) as well as Art. 964b of the Swiss 
Code of Obligations. Furthermore, the Integrated 
Annual Report is aligned with the principles and 
elements of the International Integrated Reporting 
Council’s (IIRC) framework and key indicators of the 
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). 
Coca-Cola HBC supports the Task Force on Climate-
related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and implements 
the TCFD recommendations in the Integrated 
Annual Report. Finally, Greenhouse gas emissions 
are calculated using the GHG Protocol Corporate 
Accounting and Reporting Standard methodology.

Sustainability disclosures in the Integrated 
Annual Report and the 2023 GRI Content 
Index, contain information from all entities 
included in the financial statements with the 
exception of certain items described below, 
considering materiality thresholds. Scope of 
the Integrated Annual Report: environmental 
and social data covers all 29 countries of Coca-
Cola HBC, including the North Macedonia joint 
venture as well, unless otherwise stated. Snacks 
manufacturing operations are not included in 
the environmental reporting, unless otherwise 
stated (due to their very small impact, less than 
the internal materiality threshold). Relevant impact 
areas from coffee and premium spirits categories 
are included in the environmental and social data. 
Three Cents business acquired in late 2022 and 
Finlandia Vodka business acquired in late 2023 are 
still under integration and not reported, and our 
current assessment is that their impact is below the 
materiality threshold. Mission 2025 sustainability 
commitments exclude Egyptian operations, as 
they were not foreseen in the baseline year nor 
in the target year.

As with the rest of the information provided, the 
sustainability aspects of this Integrated Annual 
Report cover the full year ended 31 December 
2023 and the related information presented is 
based on an annual reporting cycle.

Limited assurance based on ISAE 3000 (Revised) 
and ISAE 3410 is provided over selected information 
of the Integrated Annual Report and the GRI 
Content Index by an independent audit firm as 
dictated by the Company’s Executive Leadership 
Team (ELT). The relevant assurance report could 
be found on pages 302 to 308.

We remain committed to strong corporate 
governance and leadership as well as transparency 
in our disclosures. We will continue to review our 
reporting approach and routines, to ensure they 
meet best practice reporting standards and the 
expectations of our stakeholders, and provide 
visibility on how we create sustainable value for 
the communities we serve.

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