Approach

At PepsiCo, we know that our company can only succeed when our associates and the societies we serve flourish. That's why we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce by creating a collaborative, equitable, and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from or whom we love, has a voice that is heard and valued. Because when we have a space to authentically be ourselves, and explore each other's ideas with compassionate curiosity, we can deliver more smiles, and build a better and more positive workplace and world.

PepsiCo was built on the foundation that we thrive because of our diversity, and we believe we have a responsibility and unique opportunity to help address societal challenges. To meet our pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) ambitions, and contribute to a better workplace and world, we will continue to help address inequalities for historically marginalized people and underserved businesses and communities.

Our diversity values apply both in our own workplaces and also throughout our value chain, across three key pillars:

People: A space to be themselves

PepsiCo has a strong legacy of leading in diversity practices, starting in the 1940s as a pioneer in creating an all-Black sales force, in the 50s as among the first major companies to have a woman on our Board, and into the 80s as a vanguard of multicultural marketing. Our goal is to increase diverse representation, build inclusive leaders across the organization, and help uplift people from underserved communities globally. To achieve these goals, we plan to discover and attract diverse talent, retain and develop our talent, and foster an inclusive environment within PepsiCo. Since 2016, we have set external goals around gender parity, pay equity, and prosperity for all our communities. And in 2020, we launched our Racial Equality Journey in the U.S. which among other areas, includes a focus on increasing Black and Hispanic representation at the manager level within PepsiCo to mirror the workforce availability of the communities where we operate.

Business: a place for partners to progress

Our goal is to build more resilient diverse-owned businesses and leverage a broader diversity of partners across our market, distribution network, and customers to better reflect the many markets we serve. By investing in diverse suppliers, strengthening diverse-owned businesses and amplifying diverse voices, we will empower historically marginalized people and strengthen our business. We are leveraging our scale and influence across suppliers and strategic partners to increase and fortify our spend with diverse suppliers, and leveraging our external partnerships and brand platforms to elevate diverse voices.

Communities: a place for communities to thrive

Our goal is to enhance community prosperity by helping members to earn success, enjoy economic opportunity and gain mobility through investments in education, health, and nutrition as well as workforce readiness. We will work with communities to unlock opportunities and cultivate future talent, meet the needs of our local communities and catalyze positive change. We’re working to drive long-term change by addressing systemic barriers to economic opportunity and advancing economic empowerment. For example, as we work towards Positive Agriculture, we are working to improve the livelihoods of more than 250,000 people across our agricultural supply chain and in our communities, including by economically empowering women. We will focus our work on the most vulnerable farming communities linked to our global value chain, including smallholder farmers and farm workers, women and minority farmers.