Coca-Cola Aims to "Conserve and Protect" Water

As the need to protect the world's water supply is given more and more attention (see this week's cover story "Why You Should Worry About Water" in U.S. News & World Report) Coca-Cola has announced their intention to make their production more efficient and use less water. They also intend to recycle the water used in their production process as well as replenish the water in the communities in which they conduct their production. Their stated goal is to "replace every drop of water used to produce our beverages".

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Ban Animal Testing

I guess the use of animal testing is even more widespread than I even thought. Apparently, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were using animals to test things such as taste perception. They now become the two largest manufacturers to ban the use of animals in testing their products. This also means they will no longer give money to others to conduct research on animals.