Coca-Cola Company, a major project partner of UNDP in Turkey, signed the UN Global Compact, which is the most important international initiative in the area of “institutional social responsibility”.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Coco-Cola Company President Nevill Isdell attended the signing ceremony at the UN Headquarters in New York on 8 March, 2006.

Companies and other organizations which sign the Global Compact commit themselves to abide by the 10 universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.

Coca-Cola Turkey and UNDP Turkey have jointly started the 1.5 million Dollar “Life+” Youth Fund in May 2005. Now in its second year, the “Life+” Youth Fund supports projects on education, sports, environment, culture and arts, developed by young people aged 16-26. The objective of the fund is to contribute to the youth’s efforts to create projects that will increase the quality of their lives and help them play an active role in society.