Human Sustainability

Our goal is to offer consumers a range of products that deliver great taste, nutritional value, convenience and affordability. We are committed to playing a responsible role in health and wellness by encouraging people to adopt healthy, active lifestyles - beginning with the products we offer.

We have world-class scientists singularly focused on science-based nutrition standards and guidance when developing food and beverage products in order to positively impact health. Our state-of-the-art research and development facilities ensure that we're leveraging our talent and operational capabilities.

We continue to make great strides in transforming our portfolio of products to meet consumers' needs by:

• Introducing new food and beverage products that offer nutrition benefits and reduced portion sizes
• Reformulating some of our existing products to reduce nutrients of concern including fat, saturated fat, sodium and added sugars
• Adding whole grains, fiber, fruit, vegetables, key vitamins and minerals

We believe it is our responsibility to understand the diet and nutrition needs of populations around the globe, in order to reduce the risk of chronic diseases associated with poor diets. This includes heart disease, diabetes and obesity. While there's a lot of debate about different solutions to obesity, we believe a key solution to maintaining a healthy weight is energy balance -- the balance between calories consumed and calories burned through activity. We believe the way to make a difference is through comprehensive, multi-faceted efforts that involve tapping the expertise of many external partners and working both sides of the energy balance equation.

In addition, we want to make smart choices easier for consumers by providing a wide variety of healthful food and beverage products with easy-to-understand nutrition labeling.

At PepsiCo, we actively lead and engage in key private-public partnerships to increase our understanding of nutrition and health, deliver real improvement in our products, encourage responsible marketing practices and support programs that motivate consumers to adopt healthier, more active lifestyles.

By doing this, we believe we can help consumers make the choices they want and live healthy lives.

We are proud to offer a wide variety of great-tasting foods and beverages that deliver enjoyment as well as nutrition, convenience and affordability.

We are continually transforming our portfolio of products to keep up with growing demand for healthier choices through:

• New Products and Approaches
• Reformulation of Existing Products
• Strategic Acquisitions

We're expanding our global research and development capability under the leadership of one of the world's leading endocrinologists and other experts in science, nutrition and health policy. This move brings a new level of expertise and focus to our efforts to develop products that address consumer cultural tastes and food preferences with the right nutrition and functional benefits.

With increased research capability and investment, the global R&D team will establish priorities and standards of practice for longer term research, nutrition, food safety, regulatory, and health policy.

Today, there are eight regional research centers worldwide focused on leveraging nutrition science, knowledge, and insight to develop convenience foods and beverages that can improve the overall diet and positively impact health. The centers are located in Leicester, U.K.; Monterrey, Mexico; Mexico City, Mexico; Shanghai, China; New Delhi, India; Valhalla, NY; Plano, TX and Barrington, IL.

In addition, we're broadening our innovation efforts through the formation of a variety of new research partnerships with leading universities and other institutions including Yale University, Newcastle University, Dresden University, Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Monell Chemical Senses Center, University of Texas and The New York Academy of Sciences, among others.

We care about the health of the consumers who enjoy our products and we want to help them by making the healthful food choice an easier choice.

Since its 2004 launch, our Smart Spot symbol has made it easier for consumers to identify PepsiCo products that contribute to a healthier lifestyle in the U.S. The Smart Spot symbol – the symbol of Smart Choices Made Easy – is a simple labeling system that explains why each product is a smart choice. It is the only industry symbol that meets nutrition criteria based on authoritative statements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Academy of Sciences.

Products that carry the Smart Spot label:

• Contain at least 10% of the Daily Value of a target nutrient (i.e. protein, fiber, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C) and meet limits for fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium and added sugar, and/or
• Are formulated to have specific health or wellness benefits, and/or
• Are reduced in calories or nutrients such as fat, sodium or sugar

For more information, visit www.smartspot.com.

In countries where malnutrition is a serious issue, we offer products directly aimed at addressing chronic hunger. In addition, we have announced our intent to launch a pilot program focusing on chronic hunger that will directly deliver the Millennium Development Goal to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015.

We are working toward developing nutritious fortified products to reduce hunger in select developing countries, particularly in India, South Africa, and in time, Nigeria.

PepsiCo is among eight leading food and beverage companies to sign the "Global Commitment to Action on the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health", a commitment addressed to the World Health Organization.

The five key global commitments to action include:

1. Product availability
   Introduce new products/reformulate existing products to improve diets and reduce obesity; develop guidelines to reduce excess consumption of key nutrients (i.e. salts and trans fats); address nutritional deficiencies in developing countries.
2. Nutrition information to consumers
   Ensure product nutrition information is provided for key nutrients.
3. Marketing and advertising to children
   Strengthen commitment to responsible advertising in all forms of marketing communication through adoption of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Framework for Responsible Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Advertising.
   PepsiCo Policy on Responsible Advertising & Marketing to Children (16KB)
4. Promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles
   Promote greater physical activity and healthier lifestyles through marketing communications and share best practices from around the world.
5. Public-Private partnerships to accomplish strategy
   Collaborate with WHO and the public health community to deliver positive outcomes.