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01 . C U LT U R E A N D VA LU E S
The cultural evolution within the company is part of our Strategic
Business Framework. We encourage developing leadership, talent, and
innovation in a multicultural environment.

MISSION VA LU E S

Satisfy and please beverage • We are focused on passion for customer


service, aiming for their preference through
consumers with excellence. innovative solutions.
• We promote respect and integral
VISION development of team members, in order for
them to gain access to better opportunities for
economic, professional, and social growth.
Be the best bottler in the world, • We act honestly, responsibly, and adhering
recognized for its excellent to our ethics principles, and with awareness
of the impact of our actions and decisions. We
operations and the quality of use caution in our behavior and in the way we
its people. Generate sustainable use company resources.
• We contribute to positively transform our
economic and social value by communities by simultaneously creating
managing innovative and winning economic, social, and environmental value.
• Among us, loyalty and confidence are
business models with the best required to strengthen the bonds that unite
employees in the world. us. Just like the chain on a bicycle produces
movement and offers stability, so trust gives us
the confidence in ourselves and the certainty
to walk with a firm step.

In response to the business challenges we face every day, as well as our vision of leadership in the
beverage industry and the creation of economic, social, and environmental value for our stakeholders,
we have defined three aspirations:

CON N EC TE D O U R TA L E N T INSIDE- OUT


AND INSPIRING IS KEY PERSPECTIVE AND
LEADERSHIP I N N OVAT I O N
A solid talent management
A highly-motivated organization, culture based on a transparent An open mentality and awareness
inspired by leaders who reward performance evaluation and on at all levels of the organization
and recognize people, and promote strengthening career growth that fosters the maximum impact
collaboration at all levels. paths. on capabilities and the innovation
process.

G4-56, G4-LA10, G4-LA11


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An important component of the cultural evolution is for everyone at all levels of the company to be
clear that having and developing the talent that will contribute to us reaching our strategic goals is the
responsibility of everyone working for Coca-Cola FEMSA.

The KOF Leader Attitude is based on 10 principles that reflect the


behavior of our associates.

BE IN LOVE - ENAMÓRATE BE TOGETHER – SÉ UNIDO


When you love what you do, things flow in Work with your team. Establish synergies
a different way. Be in love with KOF and its based on the value and advantages of
brands. complementarity.

BE AGGRESSIVE – SÉ AGRESIVO BE ON TIME – SÉ OPORTUNO


Always be the best at everything you do, with Foresee the needs and respond in a timely
passion and conviction. manner.

BE AWARE – SÉ CONSCIENTE BE FIRST – SÉ EL PRIMERO


You must always be aware of the challenges in Remember: act before circumstances and
our surroundings and our industry, and of the the surroundings. Innovate, surprise our
KOF indicators. competitors.

BE BOLD – SÉ AUDAZ BE A REALIST – SÉ REALISTA


Dare to do things in a different way. Accept a Set challenging but realistic goals for yourself.
challenge and take calculated risks. Always raise the bar.

BE PERSISTENT – SÉ PERSISTENTE BE PROUD – SÉ ORGULLOSO


Things are not always going to be what you When you are proud of your own and your
want them to be the first time around. Try to team’s accomplishments you establish the norm.
learn from mistakes and learning experiences, Be an example and be proud of being KOF.
try again.

Leader Attitude
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Since culture is the third pillar of our Strategic 20,500 associates from ten countries
Business Framework, we have worked hard to participated in the survey that assesses nine
approach the culture we wish to have: a company dimensions and 37 top practices. We compared
with inspiring leaders that is focused on its talent the results with other companies around the
and innovates by knowing the market and its world to understand where we stand.
competitors.
It is important to point out that with respect to
Correspondingly, in November we launched our the 2014 survey, we registered a four-points
Organizational Health (OHI) survey, in order to increase in our organizational health across the
better understand the progress we have made company.
since 2015, confirming that we are on the right
path, and addressing our areas for improvement.

+11
Recognition
+4 Leadership
Consulting

+7
Career
Opportunities In the 2016 survey we
+5 Supportive
Leadership

improved on every one of


the practices related to
our 2015-2017 strategic

+5
Significant
Values
priorities
+2 Openness
and Trust

+10
Inspiring
Leaders
+7 Internal
Competitiveness

Another one of our tools is the work environment We know there is still much to be done to reach
diagnosis we use to make sure our associates are the cultural evolution we are pursuing, so we will
growing in adequatly, where respect and equal continue to work on these and other aspects over
opportunities are the norm. We carry out the the next years.
survey every two years at the work centers; in
2015 we assessed all the work centers programed
for that year with 90% participation from our
associates, and a 3% increase in satisfaction
levels, compared to the prior survey.
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667
disabled associates in our
global operations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION


When we first develop a position, and on through we adhere to these principles in all our interactions
the talent attraction process, at Coca-Cola FEMSA inside and outside the company.
we consider the inclusion of people with different
profiles, capabilities, interests, and aptitudes to Within the work centers we promote a culture
form whole and comprehensive teams, where of respect and integration by means of our
diversity presents an opportunity to stimulate Diversity and Inclusion Networks, with which we
innovation, enrich our working environment, and encourage everyone to participate in developing
understand the needs of our consumers from initiatives, activities, and programs on six areas:
different points of view. gender equality, mothers and fathers, multi-
generations, disability, multi-cultures, and LGBT.
We are firm believers in promoting equal
opportunities at all our work centers, not
tolerating discrimination, and respecting the
human rights of all people. We state this in the
Coca-Cola FEMSA Code of Ethics to ensure that
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ETHICS
The Coca-Cola FEMSA Sustainability Strategy is To promote a Culture of Legality among Our
based on Our Ethics and Values that permeate People, and to turn the company into an example
into all the activities we carry out within and that contributes to the construction of a better
outside the company. society, we developed a sensitivity campaign on
values and adherence to legality to which we are
With that same commitment and conviction, obliged as citizens in our daily lives. In this way,
we respect the human rights of every one of we encourage our associates to be aware and
the stakeholders with whom we interact and we responsible in their daily activities.
adhere to complying with the Human Rights
Policy of The Coca-Cola Company at all our In case of non-compliance with our policies, and
operations, making sure that our suppliers do the to avoid practices that go against the respect for
same. In 2016, we assessed 29% of our plants in human rights, such as child labor, forced labor,
terms of the impact on human rights, all as part or impeding free association, our associates
of the continuous process to review compliance and suppliers can make a confidential and
in a certain percentage of our work centers year anonymous report through our DILO System, by
in and year out. telephone, e-mail, or instant messaging. These
reports are handled by the Human Resources
This policy, which is aligned with the Universal division, and they follow-up and resolve all
Declaration on Human Rights, and with the reports. Complementing this system, we offer
guidelines backed by the United Nations, centers a global EthicsLine stemming from The Coca-
on 10 main issues that we aim to comply with: Cola Company and made available to the whole
respect for human rights; engagement with the Coca-Cola System, that is managed by Global
community and with the value chain; diversity; Compliance.
freedom of association and collective bargaining;
health and safety in the workplace; job security; In 2016, we received a total of 955 reports. Of
forced labor and human trafficking; child labor; these, none were related to child labor, forced
work schedules, salaries, and benefits, and labor, or freedom of association. Our DILO
sharing information with associates. System classifies reports into three areas,
depending on the following aspects:
We also have guidelines for the way in which we act • Human Resources: Abuse of authority,
in and rule over our operations, that are included in sexual harassment, discrimination, work
the Coca-Cola FEMSA Business Code of Ethics. environment, health and safety, and
environmental stewardship, among others.
This document addresses the position of the • Operations: non-compliance with policies,
company in terms of our relationship with our contracts, laws and regulations, fraud,
clients, suppliers, competitors, authorities, complaints from clients or suppliers, and
and community; it also addresses corruption, conflicts of interest, among other issues
advertising and marketing, health and safety in affecting efficiency in our operation.
the workplace, conflicts of interest, and security • Financial Information: fictitious operations,
in information. Every year, all our associates distortion of accounting books, unfulfilled
affirm their commitment to abide by it. revelations, and use of confidential
information, among others.

REPORTS
PER STATUS PER ISSUE

815
Closed
81%
Human Resources

140
Open 1
16%
Operations

3%
Financial information

1 Of the reports that are still open, 69% are related to human rights, 26% to
operations, and 5% to financial information.

G4-56, G4-57, G4-58, G4-LA16, G4-HR2, G4-HR3, G4-HR4, G4-HR5, G4-HR6, G4-HR7, H4-HR8, G4-HR9, G4-HR12, G4-SO3, G4-SO4, G4-SO5, G4-SO6, G4-SO11, FP3

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