PepsiCo partners with PSU to educate youth on sustainability

PepsiCo partners with PSU to educate youth on sustainability

PepsiCo, a leading food and beverage company in the region, and Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan University, signed a memorandum of understanding to engage students in an experiential learning journey and help foster a circular economy in the Kingdom. The MoU aims to strengthen efforts toward achieving a zero-waste future for the university campus, and challenges students to dig deeper into the issue of plastic waste and the benefits of a circular economy through academic research. It also encourages students to find solutions to common challenges, and work toward minimizing waste on the campus in ways that can be implemented at scale across universities. Students will have access to guest lectures by senior PepsiCo leadership, aimed at nurturing an environment where they can gain practical knowledge of the subject. The company will also set up collection points to encourage students to recycle better, and eventually transform the university into a zero-waste campus. Eugene Willemsen, chief executive, Africa, Middle East and South Asia, PepsiCo, said: “For over 65 years now, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been our home. We consider ourselves strategic partners in the realization of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, rooted in sustainability. Guided by PepsiCo Positive (pep+), PepsiCo’s strategic