Overall impact
D (40)

Commentary

PepsiCo is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 39.9 for overall impact (bottom 25% of all companies), PepsiCo ranks 20th out of 28 industry peers, behind Primo Water, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Reed's and 16 others, and ahead of Nongfu Spring, BlueTriton Brands, Arca Continental B. de C.V and 5 others. On top material causes for PepsiCo's industry (Beverages), PepsiCo performs well in Quality Primary Education (96.0 score) and Racial Justice and Civil Rights (81.7) and performs poorly in Child and Maternal Health (20.5 score), Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (8.9), Reduced Waste (9.9) and 9 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1965
Employees
318,000
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Beverages
Sub-industry
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages
SASB industry
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Headquarters
Ny, United States
Share classes
PEP
Mission
To be the world's premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages
Description
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products, as well as distributes alcoholic beverages under Hard MTN Dew brand. The company offers its products primarily under the Lay's, Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos, BaiCaoWei, Cheetos, Cap'n Crunch, Life, Pearl Milling Company, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, Rice-A-Roni, Aquafina, Bubly, Emperador, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade Zero, Crush, Propel, Dr Pepper, Schweppes, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, Tostitos, 7UP, Diet 7UP, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi Black, Pepsi Max, San Carlos, Toddy, Walkers, Chipsy, Kurkure, Sasko, Spekko, White Star, Smith's, Sting, SodaStream, Lubimyj Sad, Agusha, Chudo, Domik v Derevne, Lipton, and other brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for PepsiCo, based on its industry sub-industry Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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