ESG Currents How PepsiCo Integrates Sustainability in Strategy
Oct 29, 2025
Jim Andrew, PepsiCo’s Chief Sustainability Officer who leads the PepsiCo Positive strategy, explains how sustainability is woven into business planning. He covers regenerative agriculture, measuring acres with data, packaging and reusable system trade-offs, investor alignment for durable growth, and the challenge of fragmented global policy. Short, practical, and strategy-focused conversation.
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Sustainability At The Core Of Strategy
- PepsiCo centers sustainability in its core strategy through PepsiCo Positive with three pillars: agriculture, value chain, and choices.
- These pillars align sustainability actions directly to business resilience and supply security.
Link Goals To Durable Growth
- Align sustainability goals with investor priorities by linking them to durable business growth and risk reduction.
- Communicate that environmental action protects long-term supply and earnings to win investor support.
From Farm Visits To Bigger Targets
- PepsiCo expanded regenerative agriculture goals after seeing business teams engage with farmers and track acres under regenerative practices.
- That engagement drove increased ambition from 7 million to 10 million acres because the business tied soil health to supply security.