Keurig Dr Pepper Announces New Aspiration for Net Positive Water Impact by 2050
In support of its new ambition, KDP joins the Water Resilience Coalition, bolstering the company's existing water stewardship commitments and resiliency across its value chain
BURLINGTON, Mass. and FRISCO, Texas, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of World Water Day, Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) today announced the Company's aspiration to achieve net positive water impact by 2050 and has joined the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC). The WRC is an industry-driven coalition of the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate that aims to elevate global water stress and its connection to climate change to the top of the corporate agenda and preserve the world's freshwater resources through collective action and ambitious, quantifiable commitments.
According to the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate, a
"As a beverage company dependent on water at all levels of our value chain, we have a unique opportunity to develop and support leading solutions to local and global water challenges. We are excited to join the WRC and, through collective action, scale the work we have underway to build healthy communities resilient to climate change," said Bob Gamgort, Chairman & CEO of Keurig Dr Pepper.
KDP's established water stewardship approach accounts for water use across its value chain by focusing on replenishment to address the quality of and access to water in its highest water risk areas. KDP's latest aspiration for net positive water impact by 2050 builds on existing commitments, which include:
- Replenish
100% of water used for its beverages in the Company's highest water-risk operating communities by 2030, an extended timeline to reflect the addition of new communities in 2022; - Improve water use efficiency in its operations by
20% by 2025; and - Support regenerative agriculture and conservation on 250,000 acres of land by 2030, representing
50% of the land used to grow KDP's top climate-sensitive crops.
To ensure long-term impact, KDP collaborates with partners to address shared water challenges locally, improving water quality and quantity where it has been compromised. Beyond the WRC, KDP member coalitions include the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER), California Water Action Collaborative (CWAC), and the Texas Water Action Collaborative (TWAC).
To learn more about Keurig Dr Pepper's water efforts and other Drink Well. Do Good. corporate responsibility commitments visit here. The Company will be publishing its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report on its website in summer 2022.
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue in excess of
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