ARCA CONTINENTAL IS RATIFIED AS A MEMBER OF FTSE4GOOD FOR ITS PERFORMANCE IN ESG PRACTICES

MONTERREY, Mexico , July 14, 2023 (press release) –

Arca Continental is one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world. It received for the seventh consecutive year the certificate that accredits it as a member of FTSE4Good for performance and good practices environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards.

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Monterrey , Mexico, July 13 -- Arca Continental issued the following news release:

- Since 2017, the company has been part of the London Stock Exchange index for emerging markets in Latin America , as well as its application in Mexico through BIVA.

- In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the FTSE4Good Index Series evaluates more than 4,000 public companies worldwide and recognizes their performance on ESG issues.

Arca Continental, one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world, received for the seventh consecutive year the certificate that accredits it as a member of FTSE4Good for performance and good practices environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards of the company, in the category of emerging markets in Latin America .

Created in 2001, FTSE4Good is one of the first global sustainability indices and to date is a benchmark for the investing public. It is delivered by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange (LSEG) that seeks to provide investors around the world with reliable data to make better-informed investment decisions and encourage positive change in the future. corporate behavior.

Since 2017, Arca Continental has been ratified as a member of FTSE4Good in recognition of its sustainable business model with which it seeks to make a positive difference in the communities in which it operates, based on the creation of shared value at all stages of its production chain, for the benefit of the environment and people.

In Mexico , said certificate is delivered through the Institutional Stock Market (BIVA).

To be part of the index, it is necessary that the more than 4,000 participating public companies globally obtain a good rating in 300 individual indicators, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, within 14 themes and grouped into the pillars of:

a) environment , which evaluates how they handle environmental challenges such as climate change, disruptions in the supply chain, among others;

b) social , linked to issues of human rights and supply chain, such as responsibility with customers, health, safety and working conditions;

and c) corporate governance , related to anti-corruption practices, risk management and transparency.

In addition to the ratification as part of this year's FTSE4Good , Arca Continental's sustainable performance has been recognized in key international indicators such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices of S&P Global and Empresa Sustentable of the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV).

To learn more about the company's results in terms of sustainability at the end of the last year, consult its 2022 Integrated Annual Report available here (https://www.arcacontal.com/reporteanualac/index.html).

About Arca Continental

Arca Continental is a company dedicated to the production, distribution and sale of beverages under the brands owned by The Coca-Cola Company , as well as salty snacks under the brands Bokados in Mexico , Inalecsa in Ecuador , as well as Wise and Deep River in the USA . With an outstanding trajectory of more than 97 years, Arca Continental is the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in the Americas and one of the most important in the world. Through its Coca-Cola franchise, the company serves a population of more than 128 million in northern and western Mexico , as well as in Ecuador , Peru , northern Argentina and the southwestern United States . Arca Continental is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the symbol "AC". For more information about Arca Continental, please visit the websitewww.arcacontal.com

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