Arca Continental | Sustainability Performance
A major Mexican bottling company and one of Coca-Cola’s largest franchise bottlers.
1926
Mexico
10,001+ employees
Food & Beverages
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#1915
Overall#9
in Mexico#53
in Food & BeveragesSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementGovernance
TargetsESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDPFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Aligned
Renewable energy
Laggard
Waste generated
Aligned
Market cap
Revenue
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 35 out of 333
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 35 out of 333
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
24%2024
Industry rank: 41 out of 333
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 41 out of 333
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Renewable electricity
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total electricity
Share of renewable electricity
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
37.0
B/M 49.6
379.8
B/M 513.5
141.3
B/M 192.6
10.0
B/M 3.8
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Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
130.8K2024
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- Arca Continental SAB de CV, Mexican CocaCola FEMSAcomparable bottler (secondlargest CocaCola bottler in Latin America, US Southwest CocaCola SouthWest Beverages), has faced sustained Mexican PROFECO enforcement scrutiny over alleged misleading marketing of CocaCola product claims at multiple Mexican/US Southwest customer touchpoints, plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility affecting Mexican institutional shareholders.
Carbon emissions breakdown
Reveal data for 2 credits
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Waste management
Reveal data for 2 credits
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Water management
Reveal data for 2 credits
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$13.0BFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
Return on invested capital
12.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
11.2
▼ 1.0%
12.5
▲ 3.0%
13.0
▲ 0.4%
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Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Not available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
18%
Independent Directors
6 out of 33 incl. management
SBTi targets and commitments
| Target | Status | Temperature alignment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-term target | Targets set | Well-below 2°C | 2030 |
| Long-term target | Not disclosed | - | - |
| Net-zero | Not disclosed | - | - |
| Business Ambition 1.5°C | Not disclosed | - | - |
Target details
ARCA CONTINENTAL commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 33.9% by 2030 year from a base year 2019.* ARCA CONTINENTAL also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 15% within the same timeframe. *The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.
Powered by illuminem and Science Based Targets initiative. Last updated: 14 Sep 2023Overall score
73
Environment
79
Social
99
Governance
41
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
CDP Scores
Climate Score
B
Water Score
B
A
A-
B
B-
C
C-
D
D-
