This Week's Top Sustainability Stories: PepsiCo & Siemens

How Jim Andrew Leads PepsiCo’s Transformation Strategy

Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo, has been awarded second place in Sustainability Magazine’s Top 250 Sustainability Leaders 2026.

This awards his dedication to sustainability and integrating climate-focused practices into PepsiCo’s operations, building resilience and improving livelihoods.

As CSO at PepsiCo, Jim’s work focuses on implementing the company’s pep+ growth and transformation strategy.

This strategic vision guides PepsiCo’s efforts to work with its suppliers and customers, evolve its portfolio and develop the capabilities to support its communities around the world.

Heineken’s Net-Zero Journey: Greener Brewing with Science

As climate volatility intensifies and resource constraints tighten, the global brewing industry is being forced to rethink its relationship with the planet.

For Heineken, sustainability is a central pillar of its operational strategy.

Through its comprehensive "Brew a Better World" 2030 initiative, the company is demonstrating that large-scale manufacturing can decouple growth from environmental degradation whilst building resilience against an unpredictable climate.

Heineken's response is anchored in science-based targets, regenerative agriculture and a procurement function that prioritises long-term ecological health over short-term cost reduction.

A primary focus of Heineken's strategy is the decarbonisation of its own operations (Scope 1 and 2) and its wider value chain (Scope 3).

The company has set an aggressive target to reach net zero carbon emissions in its own operations by 2030 and across its full value chain by 2040.

This transition is being powered by a shift to renewable energy sources.

How CSOs Choose ERP-Centric, AI Sustainability Solutions

As the big guns of technology double down on cloud-based ERP platforms, Chief Sustainability Officers are under pressure to turn diffuse ESG data into auditable insight, investor-grade disclosures and operational change at scale. 

For many, the best solution is now defined by how deeply sustainability tooling sits inside the ERP core, how automation replaces manual workflows and how AI can continuously improve data quality and decision-making.

Siemens: What are the Climate Priorities of Global Execs?

Geopolitical turbulence is not only threatening key supply chains, it is reshaping global energy and infrastructure strategies.

According to the Siemens Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2025, national energy security has overtaken global climate collaboration as the top driver of the energy transition.

The study, which surveyed 1,400 senior executives and government representatives across 19 countries, highlights an accelerating shift towards resilient, sovereign and digitally-enabled energy systems.

What is in Hillenbrand's 2025 Sustainability Report?

Global automation machinery manufacturer Hillenbrand provides processing equipment and solutions to customers in more than 100 countries around the world.

It focuses on weaving sustainable practices into its operations, ensuring that its products benefit communities and the environment, while meeting ethical and compliance standards.

Hillenbrand has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting its sustainable and responsible achievements over the previous fiscal year.