PepsiCo has vowed to slash sugar, saturated fat and salt levels across its range of soft drinks and snacks.
The company will reformulate existing food and drink products and put “increased focus” on zero and lower-calorie options as part of a major health drive under its 2025 Sustainability Agenda, unveiled today.
By 2025, at least two-thirds of PepsiCo drinks will have 100 calories or fewer from added sugar per 12oz (355ml) serving, it said, while at least two-thirds of its food products will have less than 1.1g of saturated fat per 100 calories.
It will also tackle salt levels, reducing sodium levels to less than 1.3mg per calorie in two-thirds of its food products.
PepsiCo’s 2025 Sustainability Agenda replaces its 10-year Performance with Purpose strategy, launched in 2006.
The new agenda sets out how the food and drink giant plans to takle a wide range of social and environmental problems, from public health to climate change.
New environmental goals for 2025 include improving the water use efficiency of its manufacturing operations by 25%, reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 30%, slashing food waste from its manufacturing operations by 50%, and achieving zero waste to landfill.
PepsiCo also vowed to improve sustainable sourcing, with commitments including a target to sustainably source 100% of the palm oil and sugar it purchases by 2020.
“The first 10 years of PepsiCo’s Performance with Purpose journey have demonstrated what is possible when a company does well by also doing good.
”We have created significant shareholder value, while taking important steps to address environmental, health and social priorities all around the world,” said PepsiCo chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi.
“PepsiCo’s journey is far from complete, and our new goals are designed to build on our progress and broaden our efforts. We have mapped our plans against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and we believe the steps we are taking will help lift PepsiCo to even greater heights in the years ahead.
”Companies like PepsiCo have a tremendous opportunity - as well as a responsibility - to not only make a profit, but to do so in a way that makes a difference in the world.”
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