Our investment strategy in Global Health is to protect and make available proper, nutritious food, improve complete health and increase health-promoting behaviors through proper nutrition and energy balance. We have three strategic areas for our funding:

• Food Security
• Improved and Optimum Nutrition
• Energy Balance Activity Models

Priority is given to programs that promote and allow for change at the systems-level. With major emphasis on underserved populations and communities, our funding targets both issues of over-nutrition and malnutrition in relation to specific issues in local and global communities. Our approaches are designed to immediately benefit and impact community members while indirectly influencing permanent changes at the policy level.

In the area of Environment, PepsiCo Foundation seeks programs that protect water sources and create better use for existing water, in order to help minimize the growing water crisis that is faced by millions of people around the globe. Our vision is to help all people and their entire local communities who are affected by this crisis access secure, safe water.

The strategic focus areas include:

• Water Security
• Sustainable agriculture
• Adaptive approaches to our changing climate

We seek to achieve water security through proper local sanitation as well as source protection. Our first priority is funding "demand driven" or locally identified need-based programs. Programs that seek to educate local communities on the value of improving water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial, as a lack of sanitary practice or water purification is directly linked to illness and disease. The Foundation also seeks partners and programs that are proficient in implementing these practices through innovative approaches.

Securing safe water supplies includes potable water for domestic use and consumption, as well as sufficient water for agriculture and livestock. Focusing on more efficient farming methods and conservative water use and produce "more crop per drop." To reduce the effects of water crisis it is vital to support improvements and achievements in sustainable agriculture. When coupled with access to technology communities are better able to source, afford and permanently manage their safe water resources.

Efficient irrigation, sustainable farming practices and overall improved usage practices are critical components of our strategy. Funding is targeted towards areas in the greater Asia Pacific and African regions where water scarcity is a chronic and recurring crisis.

PepsiCo Foundation has a long history of funding diversity programs in education and workforce development with US-based community organizations. At the core, our objective has been to foster economic achievement and mobility for the underserved and minority populations.

Strategic Areas:

• Access to education and training
• Women's empowerment

Education is an essential tool for economic achievement, advancement, and mobility, and our funding has assisted hundreds of organizations significantly increase opportunity and advancement in urban communities. We affirm our commitment to this objective with a renewed dedication to funding dropout prevention initiatives in America's public schools. Studies show the impact of "prevention" dollars to keep children in school can be far more sustainable and impactful. Our priority is to focus on spreading evidence-based programs which contribute to lessening dropout incidence in schools with the most chronic and acute dropout rates.

Additional focus is given to Workplace Equality throughout the world with particular emphasis placed on the climate of business environments. Our goal is to provide resources that promote open and equal business cultures.