Exhibit 598

University giving back $1M grant to Coca-Cola

Exhibit 598 · Journalism

University giving back $1M grant to Coca-Cola

the funding source has distracted attention from its worthwhile goal

Reports that the University of Colorado School of Medicine returned the $1 million Coca-Cola gift that funded the Global Energy Balance Network, that Coca-Cola said it would give the sum to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and that the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which had accepted $3 million and $1.7 million from Coca-Cola since 2010, ended their relationships after Coca-Cola's disclosure.

Source: Food Dive
Date: 9 November 2015
Quoted from: Statement of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, as quoted
Grade: Reported
Document: https://www.fooddive.com/news/return-to-sender-university-giving-back-1m-grant-to-coca-cola/408831/
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

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Finding AGR-2.10: Reported The New York Times reported in August 2015 that two universities disclosed a $1.5 million Coca-Cola donation to start the Global Energy Balance Network; the University of Colorado School of Medicine returned its $1 million gift in November 2015, and the network announced on 30 November 2015 that it was discontinuing operations.