James Quincey

“I mean, we also as a company that grew up in the south. I mean, being part of progressive social justice was inherent to some of the early leaders of the Coca Cola Company from the beginning. And there's much history behind that. And I think gender is one aspect of that.”

“I mean, being part of progressive social justice was inherent to some of the early leaders of the Coca Cola Company from the beginning.”

“I, like you, like Laurie, am outraged, sad, frustrated and angry. Companies like ours must speak up as allies to the Black Lives Matter movement. We stand with those seeking justice and equality. Reality is that there is still a wound in the fabric of America, a wound that is not just not healed, but is being reopened. Racism.”

“We will do many things. Some of those are clear. We need to renew the mandatory diversity and inclusion training.”

“Lastly, advocating together with our bottling system, we will work through our business network to support change and embrace policies that matter. Starting with publicly supporting legislation to advance a hate crimes law in Georgia. We will also continue to support collective action and pledges across the business community, such as the Business Roundtable, the Atlanta Committee for Progress and CEO Action for Diversity Inclusion.”