Dubai, UAE - 18 January, 2017: PepsiCo, the global food and beverage company, is a partner of the International Water Summit (IWS), highlighting the company's dedication to liable water stewardship in the Asia, Middle East and North Africa (AMENA) region and throughout the world.

The IWS is a platform that promotes water sustainability in arid regions, bringing together global leaders, specialists, academics and business trendsetters to speed up the advancement of brand-new technologies and approaches for sound water stewardship. "PepsiCo is honored to partner with IWS in this dialogue about solutions for our water-stressed world," said Sanjeev Chadha, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo AMENA. "Water is crucial for our world - and for us at PepsiCo - as a component in our products, as a key enabler in our agricultural programs and in the production processes of our treats, foods and drinks. We are absolutely committed to contributing to Favorable Water Influence in and near the areas where we function. This includes our efforts to restore the overall water we consume in high water-risk areas, and to supply accessibility to safe alcohol consumption water for underserved neighborhoods. There is some positive work being done around the globe to enhance water security, and IWS provides us all a chance to exchange best methods, and create partnerships to interact to convert these islands of excellence right into the sea of change that is needed to bring in water protection across our world," Chadha added.

Nations, specifically in water-stressed areas, are recognizing that demand caused by populace growth is boosting stress on scarce water resources. Gains in effectiveness and efficiency in water monitoring and usage are helping to lower the risk of serious water shortages. According to a brand-new record called 'The Future', authored by strategy professionals Booz Allen Hamilton, 25 countries will do not have sufficient access to water to satisfy daily needs by 2025, leaving virtually half the world's population without sufficient accessibility to water. According to the Water Resources Institute, a global study organization that functions closely with leaders to maintain the world's natural resources-- 14 of the world's 33 likely most water-stressed nations in 2040 will remain in the Middle East.

In 2015, PepsiCo around the world boosted operational water-use performance by 25.8% considering that 2006. That went beyond the company's objective of 20% by the end of the exact same year, a dedication outlined under PepsiCo's 'Performance with Purpose' vision which is rooted in the essential idea that business success is totally connected to the sustainability of the world we share. By the end of 2015, the PepsiCo Structure and its companions given safe water access to greater than 9 million individuals given that 2006, substantially exceeding PepsiCo's objective of six million people by 2015. In the drinks and snacks operations in AMENA, PepsiCo makes use of reliable water preservation techniques in accordance with the company's global commitments. Because of this, PepsiCo raised its water-use efficiency in AMENA by 50% in between 2006-2015. In the GCC snacks business alone, PepsiCo has decreased its water usage by approximately 69% per unit of production in the previous decade.

In Jordan, PepsiCo's business has reduced water usage by more than 40% per unit of production considering that 2006. PepsiCo partners with Jordan's Ministry of Water and Irrigation on tasks that consist of the construction of dams for rainwater harvesting, releasing a community water-awareness project, and installing a therapy system to offer the local community accessibility to tidy water.

In India, PepsiCo has actually established and released a straight seeding equipment for rice farmers, making it possible for farmers to boost water performance by approximately around 30%. This work with rice was part of PepsiCo's Sustainable Farming Campaign which assists cultivators to operate extra efficiently and meet PepsiCo's social, financial and environmental criteria, consisting of establishing efficient water management prepares to preserve local water top quality. The program reaches 28,000 farmers in 15 nations.