the speakers of this year include the founder of g adventures, a travel company, bruce poon tip, and founder of honey bee network, an indian company supporting and getting together innovators, anil gupta. the exgeneral manager of the torino and vancouver olympic games, kettlitz addressed the crowd saying that in order to maintain competitiveness, companies require to be more sustainable. post his session, the journal had an interview with him. he was questioned about the way he views his role as a president in cocacola canada, which is a major company.to that he replied that his role is to craft, define and apply to canada the vision of the whole company and the brand. the business or corporations are an abstract entity. coke, like any other company, consists of people with personal aspirations and values, at the end of the day. these people are being empowered by it. the right people need to be chosen initially and need to be empowered to succeed. the role is specifically about this. he was further asked the importance of responsible leadership to him. he responded saying that they are clear that their business at coke will not exist in the future if they do not play their part in developing sustainable communities and environments. the communities can be sustainable by the things you do. the way they diminish their impact on water supply and packaging is included in this. they simply have to take a look at the things they do and the things they should be doing. at times, they also set targets. for instance, they target to be water neutral by 2020. the reporter gave an example of queen&rsquos attempt to be ecofriendly with the initiative of the water bottle ban, before asking for his thoughts on this course of action. he firstly stated that the water bottle ban is a student choice and he is fine with it. moreover, he encourages to respect it. he said that he is not sure of any other solution to the waste problem from bottled water. it is not about replacing tap water or water fountains with bottled water. it is convenient to have bottled water. the packaging is not considered waste if managed efficiently and does not reach a landfill. if managed efficiently and recycled, the materials of the packaging can be used for bowls, clothing and furniture. it is a resource form oil which cannot be renewed. he was next asked about his reaction towards allegations on the labour laws of cocacola, particularly the claims of the international killer coke group that the contract renewal of queen is unethical, as per a journal article. he replied that the comments of mr. rogers, who is the director of international killer coke, are not based on facts. cocacola is committed to comply with all international labor standards as well as local laws. the lawsuits spoken about have been dismissed as no evidence was found through independent assessments that would support the allegations of the bottler management contrived for intimidating or threatening trade unionists. these allegations were also investigated by the international labour organization, outside law firms and senior executives of cocacola that concluded likewise. httpqueensjournal.castory20121016newscocacolacanadapresidentaddressesissues
