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Capability, governance and stakeholder engagement

Capability and governance

PIUK has Board-level responsibility for the environment, with a direct reporting line into our Chief Executive. We have Sustainability Managers in place at all our manufacturing sites, a Central Sustainability team, and new Environmental Management Systems. We have implemented internal metrics and scorecards, have 100% corporate reporting on energy and water, and all British manufacturing sites will be ISO 14001 accredited by the end of 2008. We report to PepsiCo Inc quarterly on our key environmental metrics. We aim to have all 5,000 plus employees acting as 'responsible stewards'. In 2008 we will build our environmental awareness communication across all sites.

Stakeholder engagement

PIUK has a Board of External Advisors to provide scientific, consumer and stakeholder perspectives to inform our decision-making and strategy. We have formed a series of partnerships with stakeholders to provide us with additional insights, expertise and knowledge on multiple aspects of sustainability, including the Carbon Trust, Carbon Disclosure Project and Forum for the Future (see 'Future challenges'). We engage with public policy on climate change and sustainability, and support research in new areas, for example on consumer reaction to environmental labelling. We use a range of insight tools to gather stakeholder and consumer feedback on both our existing activities and future sustainability priorities for our business. An early draft of this report was shared with stakeholders and their feedback has been incorporated.