BusinessWire India
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], March 21: Marking World Water Day, PepsiCo India reaffirmed its ongoing efforts to advance water stewardship, asserting that it replenished 1.48 billion litres of water in 2025. This displays the corporate’s continued deal with sustainable water useful resource administration. To commemorate the day, the corporate additionally launched a particular video highlighting its Jal Jeevan Melas, bringing its water stewardship efforts to life via significant, on-ground affect.
Aligned with its ‘Partnership of Progress’ philosophy, PepsiCo India’s water stewardship method focuses on bettering water-use effectivity, replenishing native water sources, and enabling entry to secure water for communities. The firm’s efforts are pushed via its Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management (SWRDM) program and community-focused Safe Water Access & WASH initiatives, carried out in partnership with organizations corresponding to Alternative Development Initiatives (ADI) and Pandit Jagat Ram Memorial FORCE Trust.
PepsiCo India’s SWRDM program adopts a science-led, watershed-based method to groundwater recharge, with interventions throughout Channo (Punjab), Pune (Maharashtra), and Kosi (Uttar Pradesh). Through geo-hydrological planning and the creation of rainwater harvesting constructions, this system goals to boost water availability whereas supporting native ecosystems and agricultural communities. These efforts have additionally empowered over 89,000 group members by bettering entry to water, selling sustainable agriculture, and strengthening climate-resilient livelihoods, enabled via SHG formation, improved farming practices, and drought mitigation initiatives throughout these areas.
Complementing these efforts, the corporate additionally continues to drive group secure water entry and sanitation packages. In partnership with FORCE Trust, PepsiCo India has been working to strengthen rural water safety via its Water & WASH initiatives. Building on the success of its work in Mathura, the place secure water entry and sanitation options have already reworked a number of villages, this system is being expanded to achieve 100,000 residents throughout 30 villages, additional amplifying its affect.
Speaking on this, Yashika Singh, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Sustainability Head, PepsiCo India and South Asia, stated, ‘At PepsiCo India, water stewardship is central to how we method sustainability, targeted on utilizing much less, reusing extra, and replenishing what we use. Across our operations, we’re adopting modern options to enhance water effectivity, whereas working with communities to assist groundwater recharge and sustainable water administration. In 2025, we replenished 1.4 billion litres of water, recharging groundwater throughout key places corresponding to Channo, Kosi, and Pune, and positively impacting over 89,000 folks. Through our Partnership of Progress method, we’re working intently with communities and native establishments to show intent into affect. When options are constructed collaboratively, they turn out to be extra sustainable, inclusive, and constructed to final.’
Through its built-in method, PepsiCo India continues to advance water stewardship by combining infrastructure growth, group engagement, and scientific water administration practices. These efforts additionally contribute to improved livelihoods, agricultural resilience, and larger group participation in managing native water assets. The firm stays dedicated to scaling its efforts via sturdy partnerships and modern options, guaranteeing that water stewardship continues to drive significant affect for each folks and the planet.
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