Monday, 23 March 2015

PURCHASING AND ORDER PROCESSING


Prohibition on Cartel Activity


 The Coca-Cola Company expects all of its suppliers to comply with all applicable antitrust and/or competition laws in every jurisdiction where we conduct business. Our "Prohibition on Cartel Activity" policy communicates our minimum standards in this regard to our suppliers.



Supplier Code of Business Conduct


 The Coca-Cola Company expects all of its employees to comply with the law and act ethically in all matters. We have the same expectations of our suppliers. Our Code of Business Conduct sets the basic standards for employee conduct. This Code of Business Conduct for Suppliers establishes related requirements for our suppliers. Working together, we can achieve great success by doing the right thing.


Supplier Guiding Principles


 The Supplier Guiding Principles ("SGP") are a vital pillar of The Coca-Cola Company's workplace responsibility programs, driven by the belief that good corporate citizenship is essential to our long-term business success and must be reflected in our relationships and actions in our workplaces and the workplaces of those who are authorized to directly supply our business.


Trade Sanctions Policy


 The Coca-Cola Company expects its suppliers to respect and abide by the its "Trade Sanctions" policy, which set forth its expectations of not doing business with individuals and countries subject to an embargo or economic sanctions by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.


 Suppliers Supplying Goods or Services under the Coca-Cola. 
 Inc. Purchase Order:

 Inc. Purchase Order Terms and Conditions:


Requirements with Limited Application Based on Type of Good or Service:


Conflict Minerals


 The Coca-Cola Company expects that suppliers throughout the Coca-Cola system will not supply any products or materials that contain conflict minerals sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo and/or its adjoining countries unless the supplier can certify that the source of the minerals is ‘DRC conflict free’ as defined by U.S. securities laws.


Artwork, Labeling and Intellectual Property


 The Coca-Cola Company places a high value on its Intellectual Property and the Intellectual Property rights of others. The "Artwork, Labeling and Intellectual Property" policy acknowledges and protects the rights of its suppliers in their IP, while also protecting The Coca-Cola Company's rights in its own IP. Additionally, the "Artwork Labeling and Intellectual Property" policy provides a vehicle (the Artwork Assignment Agreement) for assigning any IP that suppliers and/or their subcontractors develop for, or on behalf of, The Coca-Cola Company.


Authorization Process and Technical Criteria/Quality Assurance for Drinkware


 This policy has been moved to a third-party Web site.  To obtain the URL and password/User ID, suppliers to the U.S. should contact the CCNA Quality group to obtain a copy of the Vessel Authorization Program Manual.  Suppliers of drinkware outside the U.S. should contact their local The Coca-Cola Company customer or the Corporate Technical Quality group for a copy of the TCCC Quality Manual.  If you do not have a contact within any of these groups, please call (404) 676-2121 to be directed to the appropriate group.




Patent License Terms for Suppliers
 The Coca-Cola Company places a high value on Intellectual Property, whether its own or a third party's. From time to time The Coca-Cola Company utilizes suppliers to manufacture and/or sell products that read on, or that were manufactured through a process that reads on, a Patent of The Coca-Cola Company. The "Patent License Terms for Suppliers" policy establishes the obligations for suppliers to whom we grant such a license.


Technical Criteria, Quality Control and Approval Requirements for Promotional and Advertising Specialty Merchandise


 This policy has been moved to a third-party Web site.  To obtain the URL and password/User ID, please contact The Coca-Cola Company’s Worldwide Licensing Department Quality Assurance group.  If you do not have a contact name and number, please call (404) 676-2121.


Parts Requirements for Sales and Marketing Equipment


 The Coca-Cola Company frequently utilizes sales and marketing equipment to promote and dispense its beverages to consumers throughout the world. It is important that all such sales and marketing equipment make a positive impression on consumers by functioning properly, which requires that parts be readily available during the entire life of the equipment. For that reason, we have established the "Parts Requirements for Sales and Marketing Equipment" policy. This policy ensures, among other things, a consistent supply of parts to service and maintain our sales and marketing equipment during its lifetime.


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