A PepsiCo representative stated that sustainable development is a core competency in the company's manufacturing operations, linking environmental goals with efficiency, productivity, and quality. The PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant receiving the Green Enterprise HCMC 2025 award on 22/12/2025, demonstrates its capacity to maintain and continuously elevate sustainable production standards within the food industry. These results align with PepsiCo Foods Vietnam's consistent approach to implementing the global PepsiCo Group's sustainable development strategy, known as pep+. This strategy guides all plants to operate under unified standards for environment, food safety, resource optimization, and the application of science and technology.
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The head of safety, health, and environment at PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant accepts the "Green Enterprise HCMC 2025" award on behalf of the company. Photo: PepsiCo
PepsiCo Foods Vietnam implements the pep+ strategy comprehensively, from plant operations to the value chain and community. Through programs supporting farmers in raw material regions, initiatives for waste collection and recycling, environmental education for students, and fostering a green living mindset internally, the company gradually creates a positive impact beyond production. Building on this foundation, the PepsiCo Ninh Binh Food Plant, inaugurated in 11/2025, received integrated investment in automation and technology according to international standards, contributing to a unified operating system. The Ninh Binh Plant, along with the PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant, serves as a typical reference point for the entire system.
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The frying oil cooling water recovery and circular system (ROCD) at PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant. Photo: PepsiCo
Specifically at the PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant, sustainable production standards are integrated into daily operations through measurable, verifiable, and consistently maintained environmental solutions. In water resource management, the plant invested in a wastewater treatment system with advanced technology, meeting current wastewater standards.
Beyond treating wastewater to meet standards before discharge, PepsiCo Foods Vietnam also integrates solutions for recovering starch generated during production and reusing water for appropriate purposes within the production process. This reduces the demand for fresh water input and optimizes water resource utilization in a circular manner.
Regarding waste management, the PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant implements a comprehensive control system from the source, including on-site sorting and optimizing collection and treatment methods suitable for each waste type. As a result, the plant consistently maintains the percentage of waste sent to landfills below 1% (based on cumulative 2025 data calculated according to PepsiCo's global sustainability index).
Alongside water and waste, energy transition is a consistently implemented pillar. The plant installed a rooftop solar power system across its entire existing roof area, gradually increasing the proportion of renewable energy in its total energy consumption structure, demonstrating a long-term investment direction.
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Rooftop solar power system at PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant. Photo: PepsiCo
All environmental, occupational safety, and health activities at the PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant are managed according to international standards, with strict and consistent operating procedures. PepsiCo views the plant as part of a sustainable development ecosystem, aligning with the green growth orientation of HCMC and other localities.
The connection between sustainable operational capacity, responsibility towards people, and community commitment has deepened PepsiCo Foods Vietnam's sustainable development journey. "At the PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant, 'sustainability' is not a slogan, but a disciplined, stable, and persistent development method, contributing to creating long-term value for the environment and society," a company representative affirmed.
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An engineer at PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant monitors data conversion. Photo: PepsiCo
The Green Enterprise HCMC award, initiated by Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper in 2006, was elevated in 2023 under the chairmanship of the HCMC People's Committee (PC). In 2025, the HCMC PC comprehensively adjusted the scale and selection method for the Green Enterprise title, extending the recognition cycle from one to three years and enhancing the quality and depth of evaluation criteria. As a result, 155 enterprises received the Green Enterprise HCMC 2025 title, including 77 enterprises in manufacturing and 78 in trade, services, and real estate.
In addition to the Green Enterprise HCMC title, the PepsiCo Binh Duong Food Plant has received the Green Book Award in the past 8 years (2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024). It consistently ranks among the top 40 enterprises with outstanding environmental protection achievements out of over 3,000 businesses operating in Binh Duong province.
A company representative stated that this recognition further affirms the company's ability to maintain and continuously elevate its standards amidst increasing demands for environmental responsibility, transparency, and sustainable development.
Hoang Anh
