PepsiCo: Green shoots for palm oil sourcing, but slow progress elsewhere

Madeleine Cuff
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First report on food and beverage giant's new 2025 climate targets reveals some early progress, but company remains well short of 2020 goals

Food and drinks giant PepsiCo is making slow progress towards improving its sourcing strategies for raw materials such as cane sugar and cocoa, according to data revealed in its latest sustainability report...

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