Food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced that it has achieved its goal of replenishing 100% of the water used at all company-owned facilities located in high water-risk watersheds.
The milestone means that for every liter of water used at these sites, PepsiCo is restoring an equivalent amount or more back into local watersheds through a combination of nature-based conservation and wetland restoration projects, water infrastructure initiatives, and on-farm irrigation efficiency programs.
The water goal formed one of the key targets within PepsiCo’s sustainability framework, pep+, launched by the company in 2021, encompassing a broad range of ESG initiatives across agriculture practices, climate, water and packaging sustainability, and consumer health.
PepsiCo pushed back its net-zero climate and packaging targets in May 2025 to account for “external realities,” but retained its commitment to achieve its 100% water positive goal by 2030 for all company-owned facilities as well as franchise bottler manufacturing operations, and to support access to safe water for 100 million people.
Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo, said:
“Water is foundational to our business and the communities where we operate. Reaching these goals shows what is possible when business strategy, local expertise, and global partnerships come together. This is pep+ in action: delivering real impact for people and ecosystems while building long-term business resilience.”
In addition to the water replenishment achievement PepsiCo added that it has fully adopted the Alliance for Water Stewardship Standard (AWS) across all of its high water-risk manufacturing site globally. The AWS Standard is a globally recognized framework that enables businesses and organizations measure, manage, and improve their water use and impacts.
According to the company, it has contributed to more than 60 water stewardship projects worldwide, including in the U.S., Dominican Republic, Egypt, Spain, and Türkiye, helping to replenish nearly 29 billion liters of water into local watersheds through ecosystem restoration, improved agricultural efficiency, and water conservation initiatives.
Roberta Barbieri, Global Vice President, Sustainability – Climate and Water at PepsiCo, said:
“We aim to lead in responsible water stewardship, and we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished so far. But the work doesn’t stop here. As we look ahead to 2030, we’ll continue striving toward our ambitions — to be Net Water Positive and to live up to our vision that wherever we operate, water resources are more sustainable and more resilient because of our presence.”
