Bea Perez
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As the Chief Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Officer and member of the…

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  • The Coca-Cola Company

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  • The Influence 100 2021

    PRovoke Media

  • Capgemini Discussion with Bea Perez, The Coca-Cola Company

    Capgemini

    The Capgemini Research Institute interviewed Bea to understand how Coca-Cola is embedding sustainability within its operations and the broader ecosystem.

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  • Bea Perez: From ‘Sustainability’ to ‘Social Purpose,’ and Why Mistakes Lead to Success

    Sustainable Brands

    This is one of a series of interviews that started when Rosie Warin, CEO of culture and communications agency Kin&Co, began having conversations with high–profile, values–driven leaders of the ‘purpose revolution’ about the future of leadership. Each explores how these leaders got to where they are now, and what they think the future of values–driven leadership looks like.

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  • Women want a hand up, not hand-outs

    World Economic Forum (WEF) Blog

    I recently had the honour of meeting Lilian, a beverage distributor from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and her 12 year-old daughter, Angel. In the short time spent with them, I found in Lilian one of the most ambitious, hard-working women I had ever met. Her love for her daughter is a driving force in her life, along with her desire to raise Angel to be a successful, empowered woman.

    Lilian is not alone in this. Women worldwide invest 90% of their income in their families and communities…

    I recently had the honour of meeting Lilian, a beverage distributor from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and her 12 year-old daughter, Angel. In the short time spent with them, I found in Lilian one of the most ambitious, hard-working women I had ever met. Her love for her daughter is a driving force in her life, along with her desire to raise Angel to be a successful, empowered woman.

    Lilian is not alone in this. Women worldwide invest 90% of their income in their families and communities. Those are great investments. According to the World Bank, increasing the income of women in emerging economies accelerates community development and leads to better child survival rates, nutrition and education.

    While women do two-thirds of the world’s work, they earn only 10% of the world’s income, depriving families of the resources they need to break the cycle of poverty and lift up their kids to a better life.

    Women who live that statistic face so many challenges. Take water – the World Health Organization reports that among families without a source of drinking water, women are disproportionately responsible for water collection. Globally, women spend an estimated 200 million hours every day simply collecting water. That is a gender gap. To provide safe water to those families is a simple and straightforward way to close that gap, freeing women for more meaningful and productive work.

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  • The acronym that can fix America’s youth unemployment problem

    The Washington Post

    If you spend even a little time at a U.S. school, you can’t miss the excitement and sense of what’s possible in the eyes of our students. The enthusiastic and creative ways they play, embrace problem solving and learn is inspiring.

    Yet these very spirits who hold the greatest hope for our nation aren’t being given the full training they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving world that demands science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills.

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  • The Economic Risks of a Water Constrained World

    GreenBiz

    The economic slump still with us after several punishing years is largely rooted in living beyond our means -- too much spending and not enough money in the bank to cover people's expectations for the future.

    Tackling this disconnect is a well-worn battle cry by now in the financial markets. But it is also taking root in a far more precious and increasingly-scarce resource: fresh water. If investors and companies do not plan for this already unfolding global threat, they are as…

    The economic slump still with us after several punishing years is largely rooted in living beyond our means -- too much spending and not enough money in the bank to cover people's expectations for the future.

    Tackling this disconnect is a well-worn battle cry by now in the financial markets. But it is also taking root in a far more precious and increasingly-scarce resource: fresh water. If investors and companies do not plan for this already unfolding global threat, they are as vulnerable as overextended banks were when subprime mortgages and housing markets collapsed.

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    • Mindy Lubber
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Honors & Awards

  • Top 10 Women in Sustainability 2023

    Sustainability Magazine

    Bea ranked #8 on the list.

  • Top 100 Sustainability Leaders

    Sustainability Magazine

    Bea ranked #6 on the list.

  • Woman of the Year

    She Runs It

  • Trailblazer Award

    Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

  • SABRE Award for Individual Achievement

    Provoke Media

  • Inducted into PRWeek Hall of Fame

    PRWeek

  • Top Latinos in Corporate America

    Latino Leaders Magazine

  • Georgia's 30 Most Influential Sports Business Figures of 2020

    Atlanta Business Chronicle

  • Latinos on Boards 2020

    Latino Leaders Magazine

  • The Influence 100

    PRovoke (previously The Holmes Report)

    Bea was named to this list in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

  • Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders of 2019

    Assent Compliance

  • 50 Most Powerful Latinas

    The Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA)

    Bea was named to this list in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

  • 2018 Academy of Women Achievers

    YWCA of Greater Atlanta

  • Most Powerful Latinas in the Corporate World in Atlanta

    Mundo Hispanico

  • 10 most powerful Women in Sustainability

    Green Building and Design

    Bea Perez leads a group more populous than the city of Seattle. As Coca-Cola’s chief sustainability officer (the company’s first) she oversees more than 700,000 people—because every employee at Coca-Cola participates in sustainability efforts. Under her leadership, the company has set a number of objectives to be reached by 2020, including improving water efficiency by 25 percent, replenishing 100 percent of the water the company uses, recovering 75 percent of bottles and cans in developed…

    Bea Perez leads a group more populous than the city of Seattle. As Coca-Cola’s chief sustainability officer (the company’s first) she oversees more than 700,000 people—because every employee at Coca-Cola participates in sustainability efforts. Under her leadership, the company has set a number of objectives to be reached by 2020, including improving water efficiency by 25 percent, replenishing 100 percent of the water the company uses, recovering 75 percent of bottles and cans in developed markets, and supporting small and sustainable farms.

  • Conservation Trailblazer

    Trust for Public Land

    This weekend, we'll honor Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer for the Coca-Cola company, with our 2014 "Conservation Trailblazer" award, at a Trust for Public Land celebration in Georgia. In recent years, Perez has guided Coca-Cola to become an industry leader in promoting sustainable business practices and supporting healthy initiatives worldwide. In Georgia, Coca-Cola has supported wellness programs such as Georgia SHAPE and Walk Georgia, and has funded restoration and conservation…

    This weekend, we'll honor Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer for the Coca-Cola company, with our 2014 "Conservation Trailblazer" award, at a Trust for Public Land celebration in Georgia. In recent years, Perez has guided Coca-Cola to become an industry leader in promoting sustainable business practices and supporting healthy initiatives worldwide. In Georgia, Coca-Cola has supported wellness programs such as Georgia SHAPE and Walk Georgia, and has funded restoration and conservation projects along the length of the Chattahoochee River.

  • Top 10 Lideres

    Hispanic Executive Magazine

    Joining HE in New York City were a few of the magazine’s guests of honor from its 2014 Top 10 Líderes list, which included Beatriz “Bea” Perez, chief sustainability officer at The Coca-Cola Company; Luella Chavez D’Angelo, chief communications officer for Western Union; Monica Diaz, vice president of diversity & inclusion and wellness at ESPN; Antonio Gracias, CEO of Valor Equity Group; and HE‘s fall cover star, Robert Chavez, president and CEO of Hermès of Paris, Inc.

    “We were proud to…

    Joining HE in New York City were a few of the magazine’s guests of honor from its 2014 Top 10 Líderes list, which included Beatriz “Bea” Perez, chief sustainability officer at The Coca-Cola Company; Luella Chavez D’Angelo, chief communications officer for Western Union; Monica Diaz, vice president of diversity & inclusion and wellness at ESPN; Antonio Gracias, CEO of Valor Equity Group; and HE‘s fall cover star, Robert Chavez, president and CEO of Hermès of Paris, Inc.

    “We were proud to toast in the successes of these distinguished leaders,” says Pedro A. Guerrero, president of Hispanic Executive. “Our continued dedication to uniting powerful leaders and advocating for Latino leadership is precisely why we created an annual list that represents the very best the Hispanic business community has to offer.”

  • Legal Momentum Aiming High Awards

    14th Annual Aiming High Awards Luncheon

    Legal Momentum’s Aiming High Awards are presented to women who have excelled in their profession. Aiming High honorees represent the most successful and influential women in the business community and serve as role models for other women and girls. By publicly recognizing these women and their extraordinary accomplishments, Legal Momentum sends a loud message to all women that nothing is impossible when you aim high.

  • Legacy of Leader Honorees

    100th Anniversary Girl Scouts Green Gala

    The First Annual Green Gala, held on March 17th at The Grand Atrium, 200 Peachtree, celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts and honored three Atlanta women whose Legacy of Leadership shines. Bea Perez, from the Coca-Cola Company; Rosalind Brewer from Sam's Club and Laura Turner Seydel of the Captain Planet Foundation all received awards from Girl Scouts for representing courage, confidence and character in their personal and professional lives.

  • Progressive Grocer’s top women in Grocery

    Progressive Grocer Magazine

    The 2011 Top Women in Grocery have "performed their jobs admirably, with poise and aplomb, despite such daunting circumstances as an adverse economy, cutthroat competition, organizational restructuring and market share hurdles,” according to the magazine.

  • Larry King Cardiac Foundation’s Gerald S.Snyder Heart Award

    Larry King

    Presented April 2, 2011 with the distinguished Gerald S. Snyder Heart Award, named in honor of the late father of Washington Redskins owner, Daniel Snyder.

  • Jack Avrett Award --Young Advertising Innovators to Be Honored at 2009 Advertising Hall of Achievement

    American Advertising Federation

    “This year’s class of Advertising Hall of Achievement inductees have made a significant impact on the advertising industry through their inspired ideas, innovative work and philanthropic efforts within their personal and professional communities,” said James Edmund Datri, AAF president and CEO.

    Now in its 17th year, the Advertising Hall of Achievement has recognized some of the industry’s most exceptional talent. This year’s inductees are:

    Allison Arden, VP/Publisher, Advertising…

    “This year’s class of Advertising Hall of Achievement inductees have made a significant impact on the advertising industry through their inspired ideas, innovative work and philanthropic efforts within their personal and professional communities,” said James Edmund Datri, AAF president and CEO.

    Now in its 17th year, the Advertising Hall of Achievement has recognized some of the industry’s most exceptional talent. This year’s inductees are:

    Allison Arden, VP/Publisher, Advertising Age & Creativity
    Tara Comonte, CFO & COO, Worldwide, Mediabrands
    Peter McGuinness, Chairman & CEO, Gotham, Inc.
    Ari Merkin, Founding Partner/Chief Creative Officer, Toy New York
    Beatriz Perez, SVP, Integrated Marketing, Coca-Cola North America
    Tracey Scheppach, SVP, Video Innovation Director, Starcom MediaVest Group
    Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment & Universal Media Studios, NBC Universal

    Beatriz Perez, senior vice president, integrated marketing, Coca-Cola North America, will also be presented with the esteemed Jack Avrett Volunteer Spirit Award. The AAF added this award in 1996 to honor an inductee who is committed to exceptional public service and the betterment of both the advertising industry and their community.

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