Our PepsiCo Positive Journey
PepsiCo Positive is a strategic end-to-end transformation with sustainability at the centre of how the company will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people.
PepsiCo Positive will guide how PepsiCo will transform our business operations: from sourcing ingredients and making and selling our products in a more sustainable way, to leveraging our more than one billion connections with consumers each day to take sustainability mainstream and engage people to make choices that are better for themselves and the planet.
We’re changing how we
source our ingredients and
make and sell our products,
and how we
inspire people through our brands.
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POSITIVE AGRICULTURE
We're working to source our crops & ingredients in ways that restore the earth and strengthen farming communities.
POSITIVE VALUE CHAIN
We're helping to build a circular and inclusive value chain.
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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.
Learn more about our PepsiCo Positive efforts in the communities where we operate.
Through the Development Fund, the company will invest R300 million (of the total R600 million) in agricultural activities that build the capacity of disadvantaged emerging farmers and black-owned businesses; promote regenerative agriculture practices and encourage the adoption of innovation to revitalise local production within South Africa's agriculture sector.
The remainder of the investment into the Development Fund, includes R100 million for SMEs within the company’s supply chain and R200 million for education, including scholarships for previously disadvantaged individuals acquiring qualifications or skills that contribute to transforming the South African food system. PepsiCo SA is also committed to creating a positive value chain by supporting initiatives that improve water efficiency and deliver safe access to water to communities.
Water management
PepsiCo continues to drive its commitment to water stewardship in South Africa, signifying its dedication to sustainable growth, community well-being, and environmental responsibility.
Recognising the critical role water plays in the food system and its broader impact on the environment and communities, PepsiCo South Africa continues to make significant strides in its water stewardship efforts.
Renewable energy
We are taking actions such as adopting more energy-efficient manufacturing processes and shifting to renewable electricity.
Expansion of Food for Good
As part of the expansion of Food For Good, PepsiCo's commitment to advance food security through collaboration in communities where we operate, we are aiming to increase nutritious food access for 50 million people by 2030 as part of our PepsiCo Positive journey, and we will invest $100 million globally as part of the Zero Hunger Pledge.
The expansion of the Food for Good Programme builds on the success of current nutritious food access and positive agriculture programmes as well as assistance provided during the pandemic.
One of the programmes is the Schools Breakfast Nutrition Programme: The programme provides a nutritious start to the day for more than 33,000 children in 35 schools in some of the most vulnerable communities across 7 provinces
Our brands across our food and beverage portfolio are accelerating their efforts to realise PepsiCo's sustainable packaging vision and leveraging their influence to educate consumers on recycling and the planetary impacts of their choices.
Our range of 100% fruit juice and reduced sugar nectars and dilutables is helping consumers make healthier choices. The plastic straws on the Ceres juice boxes have been replaced by bio-degradable paper straws.