PepsiCo UK & Ireland launches its first Environmental Sustainability Report

"We need to separate developing great new products and growing our business from an ever-increasing burden on the natural world. We, and others, need to commit to renewable energy, improved agricultural practices, less intensive packaging materials, and identifying other transformational ways of doing business. Salman Amin President, PepsiCo

06.08.2008

PepsiCo UK published this week its first Environmental Sustainibility report, setting out our progress to date and key commitments relating to three key areas: climate change, resource depletion and water shortages.

Key commitments include:

  • All energy used in PIUK manufacturing and distribution to be from renewable sources within 15 years, removing all oil and gas from operations;
  • Achieve zero landfill waste across the total supply chain within 10 years;
  • Quaker and Walkers packaging to be renewable, recyclable or biodegradable within 10 years;
  • Replace PIUK distribution fleet with the latest low-emissions vehicles, reducing harmful pollutants by 60 per cent within 10 years; and
  • Achieve zero water intake at Walkers Crisps manufacturing sites within ten years.

To read more about what we are doing in the UK to reduce our impact on the environment, or download a full copy of the report, go to our Environment pages.