PepsiCo Positive

We’re charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people

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A better food system means better outcomes for the earth, and all of us.

 

By becoming better ourselves, we can help build a stronger, more sustainable future for us all.

"pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is the future of our company," says PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta, "a fundamental transformation of what we do and how we do it to create growth and shared value with sustainability and human capital at the center." pep+ will guide our business — how we operate within planetary boundaries and inspire positive change for the planet and people.

This is pep+ (PepsiCo Positive).

A better food system means better outcomes for the earth, and all of us.

 

By becoming better ourselves, we can help build a stronger, more sustainable future for us all.

"pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is the future of our company," says PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta, "a fundamental transformation of what we do and how we do it to create growth and shared value with sustainability and human capital at the center." pep+ will guide our business — how we operate within planetary boundaries and inspire positive change for the planet and people.

This is pep+ (PepsiCo Positive).

A better food system means better outcomes for the earth, and all of us.

 

By becoming better ourselves, we can help build a stronger, more sustainable future for us all.

"pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is the future of our company," says PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta, "a fundamental transformation of what we do and how we do it to create growth and shared value with sustainability and human capital at the center." pep+ will guide our business — how we operate within planetary boundaries and inspire positive change for the planet and people.

This is pep+ (PepsiCo Positive).

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We’re working to source our crops & ingredients in ways that restore the earth and strengthen farming communities.

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Positive Agriculture

We’re working to source our crops & ingredients in ways that restore the earth and strengthen farming communities.

    • We’re aiming to sustainably source 100% of our key crops and ingredients by 2030 — not only direct-sourced crops like potatoes and oats, but also key crops from third parties such as vegetable oils and grains.
    • We’ve strengthened our Global Policy on Sustainable Palm Oil, which includes strict commitments to avoiding deforestation, development on peat and exploitation of the rights of indigenous peoples, workers and local communities.
    • We aim to improve the livelihoods of more than 250,000 people in our agricultural supply chain and communities by 2030, with focus on economically empowering women and making farming more diverse in the face of an aging global farming population. Bolstering underserved populations is essential to making the entire food system stronger. Partnerships with the U.S. Agency for International Development, Inter-American Development Bank and CARE’s She Feeds the World program are providing support for female farmers in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. To support diversity in its North American supply chain, PepsiCo has joined the National Black Growers Council, serving on its Advisory Board and as a national Sustaining Member.
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    Positive Value Chain

    We’re helping build a circular and inclusive value chain.

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    We’re inspiring people through our brands to make choices that create more smiles for them and the planet.

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    Positive Choices

    We’re Inspiring people through our brands to make choices that create more smiles for them and the planet.

    • We continue to evolve our portfolio of food and beverage products so that they are better for the planet and people, including by:
      • Incorporating more diverse ingredients in both new and existing products that are better for the planet and/or deliver nutritional benefits, prioritizing chickpeas, plant-based proteins and whole grains.

      • Expanding our position in the nuts and seeds category, where PepsiCo is already the global branded leader, including leadership positions in Mexico, China and several Western European markets.

      • Accelerating our reduction of added sugars and sodium through the use of science-based targets across our portfolio and offering more products with healthier oils. By 2025:

        • Across our beverage portfolio, at least two-thirds of our drinks sales volume will have 100 Calories or less from added sugars, per 12 ounce serving.

        • Across our foods portfolio, at least three-quarters of our foods portfolio sales volume will have 1.3 milligrams of sodium or less per Calorie.

        • At least three-quarters of our foods portfolio sales volume will have 1.1 grams of saturated fat or less per 100 Calories.

      • Continuing to scale new business models that require little or no single-use packaging, including our global SodaStream business. The largest sparkling water brand in the world by volume, SodaStream is sold in more than 40 countries with flavor options such as Pepsi Zero Sugar, Lipton and bubly in 23 markets. Our new SodaStream Professional platform will expand into functional beverages and reach more than 10 additional markets by the end of 2022, part of the brand's effort to help consumers avoid more than 200 billion plastic bottles by 2030.

      • Our goal is to inspire positive outcomes through our brands and their actions, including empowering consumers with transparent environmental labeling< title style = "color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" > 1 - Atoms / icons / minus / white@3x on key products.


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    Pepsi

    Driving positive change

    Pepsi and other beverage brands moving to 100% recycled plastic bottles in the U.S. and Europe

    In the U.S., all Pepsi-branded drinks< title style = "color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" > 1 - Atoms / icons / minus / white@3x are expected to move to 100% recycled plastic (rPET) bottles by 2030, with Pepsi Zero Sugar beginning to be sold in 100% rPET bottles by 2022. Pepsi is celebrating this important shift with a new consumer-centric platform driving recycling awareness, education and advocacy. PepsiCo estimates that moving to 100% rPET will lower greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 30% per bottle. 

    Key Pepsi-branded products< title style = "color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" > 1 - Atoms / icons / minus / white@3x are expected to move to 100% rPET by 2022 in 11 European markets. In several European countries, the plan goes beyond Pepsi brands: France, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg will include 7UP, Mountain Dew and Lipton Ice Tea. Poland and Romania will also use 100% rPET for Mirinda, and Denmark and Finland will use it for 7UP and Mountain Dew.

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    SodaStream©

    Driving positive change

    SodaStream offers sparkling beverages without single-use packaging

    The largest sparkling water brand in the world by volume, SodaStream is sold in more than 40 countries with flavor options such as Pepsi Zero Sugar, Lipton and bubly in 23 markets. A new SodaStream Professional platform will expand into functional beverages and reach more than 10 additional markets by the end of 2022 — part of the brand’s effort to help consumers avoid more than 200 billion plastic bottles by 2030.

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    Doritos

    Driving positive change

    Doritos celebrates LGBTQ+ voices

    In celebration of Pride Month in June 2021, Doritos teams in Mexico and Brazil launched a trio of campaigns for DORITOS® Rainbow, a platform championing the LGBTQ+ community and their families for 5+ years:

    • Brazilian singer, songwriter and drag queen Gloria Groove gave George Michael’s iconic song “Freedom” her own spin with “Freedom por Gloria Groove.” The campaign embodies the notion that being yourself represents strength, love and yes, freedom.
    • In a moving short film titled “Happy Mother’s Day to All Moms,” Doritos showcased six kids from two LGBTQ+ families reading letters to their moms, thanking them for being strong support systems. It’s part of the initiative #OrgulloTodoelAño (Pride All Year).

    • In “Pride Is Shared as a Family,” Doritos highlighted two influencers telling their families about their sexual orientation, emphasizing the importance of family and friends’ support when discovering who you are.

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    Driving positive change

    Lay’s campaign features farmers and sustainable agriculture

    In 2021, Lay’s launched its “Farm to Pack” initiative showcasing the individual farmers and local, sustainably sourced origins behind Lay’s potato chips in a series of short films.

    The program also features special packaging with a QR code that allows consumers to trace the path of the Lay’s potatoes in each bag and learn more about the potato farmer responsible for growing the crop before it became chips.

    Brazil, one of the first markets to introduce the program, debuted a short film called, “From the field to the package in up to 48 hours,” highlighting the journey potatoes take from the field to arrival on the shelves, as well as the farmer’s role in planting, harvesting and selecting the potatoes.

    In addition to Brazil, the program was launched in Russia, Turkey and Mexico, with plans to reach over 10 markets across LATAM, Europe and North America in 2022.

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    Off the Eaten Path™

    Driving positive change

    Off The Eaten Path debuts compostable bags

    PepsiCo has been investing in breakthrough food packaging technology and is introducing a full compostable bag made with plant-based materials. Starting with Off The Eaten Path, one of Frito-Lay’s plant-based brands, this industrially compostable packaging will be available to consumers in the U.S. at Whole Foods stores. Producing the materials for these bags creates 60% less greenhouse gas emissions than traditional packaging and eliminates waste to landfill. PepsiCo has also announced that it plans to license this technology to other companies at no cost.

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    Walkers®

    Driving positive change

    Walkers finds a creative way to repurpose potato waste

    Potato peel waste from the spuds used to make Walkers crisps is being transformed into low-carbon fertilizer, in partnership with British clean-tech firm CCm Technologies. The fertilizer is being tested in farms across the U.K. Once it’s rolled out at scale, it’s expected to reduce Walkers’ potato-based carbon emissions by an estimated 70% (against a 2019 baseline). By turning potato waste into a reusable resource, Walkers is driving more circularity in the potato growing process and helping farmers reduce their impact on the environment.

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    Aquafina

    Driving positive change

    Aquafina’s new sustainable packaging for EXPO 2020

    In May 2021, Aquafina announced it would be available in sustainable aluminum cans and glass bottles for global visitors attending EXPO 2020 Dubai, which kicks off in October 2021. As the Official Beverage and Snack Partner for EXPO 2020 Dubai, PepsiCo will work closely with Dulsco — EXPO’s Official Waste Management Partner — to ensure packaging from PepsiCo’s products is collected and recycled, supporting EXPO’s target of diverting a minimum of 85% of waste away from landfills.

    PepsiCo has added further momentum by inviting its partners, customers and their respective consumers to join Aquafina’s Say Yes challenge, encouraging participants to choose sustainable packaging and promote recycling efforts. Additionally, PepsiCo is aiming to recycle the equivalent of 100% of Aquafina plastic packaging produced in the UAE in 2021.

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    Learn more about our sustainability efforts and how we support communities

    Community

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    Nicole Jones puts her passion for community service to work as the leader of Pepsi Dig In, an initiative to uplift Black restauranteurs.

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    Lay's RePlay creates sustainable football pitches by transforming empty chip packs into places to play.

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    Agriculture

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    Margaret Henry works with farmers to ensure PepsiCo’s entire agricultural footprint stays resilient and sustainable.

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    Water

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    Freshwater scarcity is a growing problem in Belgium, but two innovative projects aim to improve water levels and more.

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    Our Sustainability Journey

    A look back at our path to transform the way we do business

    2021

    PepsiCo is recognized with the inaugural Terra Carta Seal awarded by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales for demonstrating a commitment to, and driving momentum towards, the creation of genuinely sustainable markets.

    2021

    pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is introduced.

    2021

    PepsiCo's Net Water Positive vision sets a new standard in water stewardship.

    2021

    PepsiCo unveils its Positive Agriculture strategy, which aims to scale regenerative farming across seven million acres of land by 2030 — an area approximately equal to the company's entire agricultural footprint. This is expected to reduce an estimated three million tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

    2021

    PepsiCo announces a goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 40% by 2030 (against a 2015 baseline) — more than doubling the previous climate goal. The company also pledges to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.

    2020

    PepsiCo signs the UN Global Compact Business Ambition for 1.5° pledge.

    2020

    PepsiCo exceeds its safe water access goal five years early, delivering safe water access to more than 55 million people in underserved communities to date since 2006. The company sets an ambitious new target to deliver safe water access to 100 million people by 2030.

    2020

    PepsiCo announces that 100% of its snacks and drinks will be made with renewable electricity in the U.S., its largest market, by the end of 2020. The company sets a new target to source 100% renewable electricity globally, across direct operations by 2030 and entire global operations by 2040.

    2019

    PepsiCo prices the company's first-ever Green Bond. Proceeds from the U.S. $1 billion offering will fund key sustainability initiatives.

    2019

    PepsiCo wins the prestigious Climate Leadership Award.

    2018

    PepsiCo acquires SodaStream, which offers sparkling beverages without single-use packaging.

    2018

    The launch of “All in on Recycling,” the largest-ever industry-wide residential recycling challenge, raises over $25 million in matching funds and catalyzes $100 million in investment.

    2018

    PepsiCo pilots industrial compostable snack bags in Chile, India and the U.S.

    2017

    The first Demonstration Farm opens in India; in 2020, more than 350 farms are testing and sharing best practices around the world.

    2016

    PepsiCo achieves its 25% operational water-use efficiency goal ahead of the target date.

    2016

    PepsiCo launches its 2025 Sustainability Agenda with refreshed goals, designed to meet changing consumer and societal needs.

    2016

    PepsiCo U.K. delivers “50 in 5” — a 50% reduction in carbon and water in five years.

    2013

    The Sustainable Farming Program (SFP) launches; as of 2020, nearly 87% of direct crops are sustainably sourced worldwide through SFP.

    2012

    PepsiCo wins prestigious Stockholm Industry Water Award.

    2010

    PepsiCo’s first all-electric delivery trucks hit the road.

    2009

    The launch of Food For Good, an employee-led program that makes nutritious foods more accessible to low-income children. 

    2009

    Naked Juice announces plans to become the first nationally distributed brand to transition to a 100% rPET bottle in the U.S.

    2006

    PepsiCo launches "Performance With Purpose," integrating sustainability into daily business operations

    Our 2021 ESG Summary

    This report shows how we made progress toward our pep+ goals to help build a more sustainable food system.

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