PepsiCo announced global goals to provide access to safe water to three million people in developing countries by 2015 and to continuously strive for positive water balance in company operations in water-distressed areas.

This new set of commitments builds on progress made by PepsiCo to promote greater water-use efficiency across its operations and to source water in ways that respect communities and ecosystems. In 2007, PepsiCo set a global goal to reduce water consumption by 20 percent per unit of production by 2015. To date, the company has achieved a more than 15 percent improvement in water use efficiency as compared to the company’s 2006 baseline.

In addition, the PepsiCo Foundation continues to invest in sustainable water resource management methods, which positively impact both quantity and quality of water supplies, particularly in developing countries. Since 2005, The Foundation and PepsiCo have committed more than $15 million to organizations working to bring safe water to developing countries, including India, China and Africa. Together, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation are working to provide access to safe water to one million people from the world’s most drought stricken regions by year’s end. This program has already impacted more than 400,000 people since its launch in 2008.

The announcement is an example of PepsiCo’s commitment to sustainable growth called «Performance with Purpose,» which involves generating healthy financial returns while giving back to communities the company serves. More information about PepsiCo’s commitment to protecting the Earth’s natural resources and PepsiCo’s efforts to increase the efficient use of water can be found at www.Pepsico.com/water.