PepsiCo and Prince Sultan University activate first student led competition following MoU signing last year

PepsiCo and Prince Sultan University activate first student led competition following MoU signing last year

- Through the strategic partnership, PepsiCo and PSU will ensure the campus achieves its target for the Zero Waste Initiative

SAUDI ARABIA – Following the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in September 2022, PepsiCo, the leading food and beverage company in the region, Prince Sultan University (PSU), and Center for Sustainbility and Climate have activated their first phase of student competitions, with winners announced last Monday. Cash prizes were given to each category winner ranging from first to fifth place, worth up to eight thousand Saudi Riyals.

As part of the initiatives set to engage students in an experiential learning journey and help foster a circular economy in the Kingdom, PepsiCo aims to share its expertise and resources to integrate sustainability at PSU. The Zero Waste initiative focuses on driving circularity on campus through awareness of the zero-waste goal, with students incentivized to ideate projects and initiatives that help reduce waste on campus.

Five groups were shortlisted to present their ideas to a panel of judges, each taking on a different environmental challenge. The selection criteria focused on the originality of the initiative, the stage of action in the value chain, how stakeholders are stated and addressed, the impact of the creation, implementation