Helping build a more sustainable
food system:
• Packaging
• Agriculture
• Water
• People
• Product
• Climate
•
Improving Choices Across our Portfolio
by reducing added sugars, sodium, and
saturated fat in many of our products.
•
Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change
by reducing our absolute greenhouse gas
emissions. We announced that in 2020 we
will be shifting to 100 percent renewable
electricity through a diverse portfolio
of solutions in the United States, our
largest market, meaning that a significant
portion of our global electricity used will
be renewable.
•
Promoting
People and
Prosperity
by
working to advance respect for human
rights, promote diversity and inclusion in
our workplaces, and increase the earnings
potential of women to drive economic
growth and increase food security.
As we engage in the work to become
Better
,
our brands are leading the way forward:
•
Lay’s
Smile campaign continues to raise
awareness and funds for Operation Smile,
which improves the health and lives of
children and young adults suffering from
cleft conditions;
•
The
Stacy’s
Rise Project awarded its
first grant to an up-and-coming female
entrepreneur in the food and beverage
space; and
•
Walker’s
created a recycling scheme for
chip bags made from flexible film, in line
with our goal to reduce the impact of our
packaging on the environment.
Our commitment to becoming
Better
was
also demonstrated by appointing our first
ever Chief Sustainability Officer and by a
Green Bond offering that generated almost
$1 billion in net proceeds to advance our
sustainability agenda. Ultimately, we are
aiming to catalyze systemic change by
developing solutions that can be scaled
across markets and geographies, so that
we can have an impact that lasts for
generations.
To complement our
Faster
,
Stronger
and
Better
initiatives, we are also making
investments to broaden and fortify our
portfolio for future growth.
Specifically:
•
We’re investing in our
SodaStream
business, which grew net revenue more
than 20 percent in 2019, in order to capture
an incremental growth opportunity;
•
We recently acquired
BFY Brands
, the
makers of the fast-growing
PopCorners
brand, which will enhance our premium
snack portfolio;
•
We are in the process of acquiring
Pioneer
Foods
, which will build a foundation for
future growth and scale in Africa, a key
emerging market where our growth
opportunities remain vast;
•
Just a few weeks ago, we entered
into a definitive agreement to acquire
Be & Cheery
, one of the largest online snack
companies in China, a direct-to-consumer
business model that will enhance our
digital capabilities and position us
to capitalize on continued growth in
e-commerce in China and beyond; and
•
We acquired
CytoSport
, the makers
of
Muscle Milk
, which expands our
presence in sports nutrition, providing
opportunities for additional growth and
category expansion.
As we aspire to achieve our vision to
Be
the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and
Beverages by Winning with Purpose
, we
believe these investments position us well
to win in the marketplace.
Now, how will we build on this success in
2020 and beyond? By continuing to invest
back into the business to:
•
Evolve our portfolio, including investments
in both our large and emerging brands;
•
Transform our value chain;
•
Build next-generation capabilities,
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