The Company is therefore committed to conducting business in accordance with the highest ethical standards and prohibits all forms of bribery and corruption. INTRODUCTION As one of the most valuable brand names worldwide, Coca-Cola has generally excelled as a business over its long history. However, in recent decades the company has had difficulty meeting its financial objectives and has been associated with a number of ethical crises. As a result, some investors have lost faith in the company. Business Ethics: The Coca-Cola Company. Alex Le, Jason Jiang, Mike Sandor, Mitchell Stashick, Liza Zhang. This paper uses Coca-Cola, multinational enterprise (MNE), as an example to demonstrate the importance of business ethics, and using Chinese Confucianism as a benchmark to measure the company's business ethics. Coca-Cola's Ethics and Business Secrets of Success By: Tasha Kolesnikova 6 min 1 10.16.2022 Since its inception, Coca-Cola has striven to act honestly and conscientiously, instilling in every employee the ethical standards that have been traditional in the company's operations on a global scale. Coca-Cola - Beliefs - Code of Business Conduct Our Code of Business Conduct serves to guide the actions of our employees, officers and directors in ways that are consistent with our core values: honesty; integrity; diversity; quality; respect; responsibility; and, accountability. Is Coca-Cola ethical? Our research highlights several ethical issues with Coca-Cola. The company has therefore been marked down in our rating system in a number of categories, including: climate change, habitats & resources, palm oil, pollution and toxics, human rights, workers' rights, irresponsible marketing, animal rights, controversial Our system is comprised of three fundamental elements: the Code of Ethics, the Ethics Committee, and the whistle-blowing system known as KOF Ethics Line. Code of Ethics. The foundation of our organizational culture, the Code of Ethics communicates our values, contemplates our main behaviors, promotes good behavior inside and outside of our Guidance and Reporting for Employees At The Coca‑Cola Company, it is every employee's responsibility to maintain a work environment that reflects respect for human rights and is free from all discrimination and harassment, aligned with our Human Rights Policy. The Coca-Cola FEMSA Code of Ethics formalizes in a single document our ethical principles, unifies criteria, and establishes a common frame of reference that guides us to always act in a comprehensive manner. It is a useful work tool that helps us make the right decisions in accordance with our values. Coca-Cola's Commitment to Fair and Honest Practices Worldwide. The Coca-Cola Company recently hosted an Ethics and Compliance Best Practices Sharing Forum at their worldwide headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The event featured C-level executives, government officials, and compliance and ethics professionals representing a diverse set of industries, including, Delta Airlines, General Electric uZu0PSM.