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PepsiCo Announces 2030 Goal to Scale Regenerative Farming Practices Across 7 Million Acres, Equivalent to Entire Agricultural Footprint
Company s Efforts Estimated to Reduce At Least 3 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by the End of the Decade
PepsiCo s Positive Agriculture Ambition Additionally Targets to Improve Livelihoods of Those in its Agricultural Supply Chain, and Sustainably Source 100% of its Key Ingredients
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PURCHASE, N.Y., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) today announced a new, impact-driven Positive Agriculture ambition, anchored by a goal to
spread regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres, approximately equal to its entire agricultural footprint. The company estimates the effort will
PepsiCo announces ambitious sustainability targets PepsiCo has set ambitious 2030 sustainable farming and climate goals to cut its environmental impact, including an aim to source all its key ingredients sustainably.
Through the newly launched Positive Agriculture programme, the company is focusing on three core areas.
First, it has committed to spreading the adoption of regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres. The figure was approximately equal to 100% of the land used around the world to grow crops and ingredients for the company’s products, it said.
These efforts are estimated to lead to a net-reduction of at least three million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. Furthering nearly a decade of progress with its Sustainable Farming Program (SFP) PepsiCo said it would continue to collaborate with farmers across 60 countries to adopt practices that would positively impact the land.
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PepsiCo Announces 2030 Goal to Scale Regenerative Farming Practices Across 7 Million Acres, Equivalent to Entire Agricultural Footprint
PepsiCo Announces 2030 Goal to Scale Regenerative Farming Practices Across 7 Million Acres, Equivalent to Entire Agricultural Footprint
Company’s Efforts Estimated to Reduce At Least 3 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by the End of the Decade.
Published 04-20-21
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PURCHASE, N.Y., April 20, 2021 /CSRwire/ – PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) today announced a new, impact-driven Positive Agriculture ambition, anchored by a goal to
spread regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres, approximately equal to its entire agricultural footprint. The company estimates the effort will
Maksymowicz, iStockphoto.com PepsiCo, Inc. is launching a new, impact-driven Positive Agriculture ambition with a goal to spread regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres, approximately equal to its entire agricultural footprint.
The company estimates the effort will
eliminate at least 3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by the end of the decade.
Additional 2030 goals within the agenda include
improving the livelihoods of more than 250,000 people in its agricultural supply chain
and
sustainably sourcing 100% of its key ingredients. “Any plan to tackle the urgent challenges facing the global food system must address agriculture, the source of nourishment for billions of people and a key lever to address climate change and inequality,” PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta says. “As one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, a resilient food system is essential to our business, and with our scale we hav