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Del Birmingham

How PepsiCo aims to close the loop on recycling | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    PepsiCo is committed to working to increase the U.S. beverage recycling rate, with a goal of reaching 50 percent by 2018. Such a shift would capture billions of containers that otherwise would end up in landfill, streets, parks and waterways. PepsiCo and The Nature Conservancy forged a new initiative to "Recycle for Nature." By recycling any plastic bottle or aluminum can, consumers are directly helping support The Nature Conservancy's efforts to save and restore 1 billion gallons of water over the next five years.
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo Becomes Latest Food Company to Commit to Cage-Free Eggs - Fortune - 0 views

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    PepsiCo joins the flock of food companies swearing off eggs from caged hens. PepsiCo PEP -0.31% today became the latest company to commit to using 100% cage-free eggs. The company will make the transition in North America by 2020 and globally by 2025. PepsiCo uses eggs in some of its baked products, such as biscuits, cookies, and protein bars, as well as oatmeal.
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo Exceeds Global Water Stewardship Goals | PepsiCo.com - 1 views

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    PepsiCo achieved a 26% reduction in operational water use per unit of production against a 2006 baseline in 2015, surpassing its 2015 target. The company's water conservation efforts have led to more than $80 million in cost savings since 2011.
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo* Announces Carbon Pollution Reductions and Efforts to Curb Climate Change | Gre... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo announced that its transportation fleet reduced fuel consumption by 24% from 2010 levels, enabling the company to avoid 55,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions. PepsiCo also announced new efforts to seek lower-carbon fuels from suppliers, join the Business for Social Responsibility's Future of Fuels program, purchase additional electric delivery vehicles, and help to develop appropriate U.S. fleet fuel efficiency standards.
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo Reports Continued Progress Towards Goal of 100 Percent Sustainable Palm Oil | P... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo announced that 89% of its palm oil has been traced to the mill level-up from 65% in 2015. The company also announced that 16% of its palm oil is now Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) physically certified sustainable.
Del Birmingham

PepsiCo takes on Coca-Cola with Latin American water plan | Guardian Sustainable Busine... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo has announced it will restore and protect a handful of watersheds in Latin American countries in which it operates, including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala. The company announced plans to "replenish" all the water used during manufacturing in high water risk areas by returning it to the watershed from which it was taken.
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo Steps Up to Amp Up Recycling in the U.S. | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    A new PepsiCo ad encouraging people to recycle is the latest in the company's ongoing efforts to increase national recycling rates. PepsiCo has gathered more than 125.7 million beverage containers since 2010, reusing the materials for packaging.
Adriana Trujillo

L'Oréal, PepsiCo Strike Up New Partnerships to Push Forward Sustainability Ag... - 1 views

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    Ushering the economy towards a more circular, sustainable model, global brands such as L'Oréal and PepsiCo are striking up new partnerships aimed at initiating change both at home and abroad, proving that there is indeed strength in numbers. L'Oréal and SUEZ have joined forces to improve environmental performance and optimize resource management throughout L'Oréal's value chain, while PepsiCo has developed a new Science-Based Target Initiative-approved target for GHG emissions.
Adriana Trujillo

Disney, Microsoft, PepsiCo lead business charge on biogas | GreenBiz - 1 views

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    Elsewhere, a number of high-profile companies, including Apple, Disney, Microsoft and PepsiCo, are experimenting with small renewable energy projects fueled by biogas generated through organic waste. General Electric is another vocal advocate - mainly because it provides a line of industrial generators and combined heat and power systems that can operate using this fuel source.   
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo, Unilever Launch Sustainable Agricultural Tool · Environmental Manage... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo, Unilever, Heineken and other members of the Cool Farm Institute have launched an online tool to help farmers assess and improve the environmental and economic performance of their businesses.
Adriana Trujillo

Pepsico recycles snack food waste into energy and fertilizer | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    Waste from snack food production, such as potato peels, corn kernels and other ingredients, is used to generate 35% of the electricity needed to power two PepsiCo plants in Turkey, thanks to an investment the company made in anaerobic digestion technology at the plants two years ago as part of its zero-waste commitment. The nutrient-rich digestate is also used as a fertilizer that the company supplies to 350 contract farmers
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo Focus of New Campaign To Remove "Conflict Palm Oil" from America's Snack Foods ... - 0 views

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    activists with Rainforest Action Network (RAN) delivered a set of demands to local food giant PepsiCo, Inc. regarding the company's use of the controversial food additive palm oil in its products. RAN recently announced a new national campaign to remove "Conflict Palm Oil" responsible for rainforest destruction, human rights violations and carbon pollution from America's snack foods.
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo to Phase Out HFC Equipment by 2020 · Environmental Management & Susta... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo has set a goal that by 2020 all of its future point-of-sale equipment (coolers, vending machines and fountain dispensers) purchased in the US will be hydroflourocarbon-free.
Adriana Trujillo

Pepsico Commits to Third-Party Environmental Audits of Top Supplier Countries... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo launched a new supply chain land policy characterized by zero tolerance for illegal activities and landowner displacements. The policy commits the company to negotiating land acquisitions in accordance with international standards and mapping its agricultural supply chain.
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo And The Nature Conservancy Partner For Sustainability · Environmental... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo and The Nature Conservancy are joining forces to encourage consumers to recycle more often and to help protect sources of drinking water sources throughout the US.
Adriana Trujillo

Some Tropicana and Other PepsiCo Products to Carry Non-GMO Project Seal - The New York ... - 0 views

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    The non-GMO labeling movement received a big boost last week when PepsiCo announced that it would begin including the Non-GMO Project's butterfly seal on the Tropicana juice line. "Tropicana Pure Premium is non-GMO, and it always has been," said brand chief Björn Bernemann. "Some consumers, however, are expressing a desire to get beyond what brands are actually telling them, and we felt having external verification would give our consumers assurance." 
Adriana Trujillo

PepsiCo Faces Activist Outrage, Plus Threats of More to Come - Environmental Leader - 1 views

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    The Rainforest Action Network claims that PepsiCo's Palm Oil Action Plan Progress Report, released last week, is basically a sham. PepsiCo must begin enforcing environmental violations throughout its supply chain, or RAN intends to continue negative PR efforts against the company and its financial supporters.
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Students Across the Country Tell PepsiCo: "We Won't Work for Conflict Palm Oil" - Rainf... - 1 views

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    Every Fall, college and universities across the country welcome companies on their campuses to provide networking opportunities for students. These events can include career fairs, interviews, and industry specific networking gatherings. One such company is PepsiCo, major user of Conflict Palm Oil and top corporate laggard in Rainforest Action Network's Snack Food 20. "Pepsi's palm oil supply chain is saturated with rainforest destruction, human rights and labor abuses, and species extinction," said Adam Stackable, an Oklahoma student, "I won't work for a company that uses Conflict Palm Oil." Adam and several other students confronted a Pepsi recruiter at Oklahoma State University and delivered a letter urging the company to take action to address the egregious practices in its supply chain.
Adriana Trujillo

Parody Doritos Ad Targets PepsiCo's Palm-Oil Policies | See the Spot - Advertising Age - 0 views

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    The environmental activist group SumOfUs has stolen some of the thunder from PepsiCo's crowdsourced "Crash the Super Bowl" campaign by launching a parody Doritos ad criticizing PepsiCo's palm-oil policies. PepsiCo said the ad, which racked up almost a million views on YouTube, was "focused on fiction rather than facts."
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