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Keurig Dr Pepper cites accomplishments in corporate responsibility

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August 26, 2020

Keurig Dr Pepper published its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report, highlighting advancements to reduce packaging waste, improve energy and water efficiency and secure responsibly sourced coffee and brewers. Signaling its continued commitment to a reduced carbon footprint, the company added new emissions reduction targets to its corporate responsibility platform.

Highlights from KDP's 2019 corporate responsibility report include:

• Increased circularity for packaging. The company is on track to achieve its goals of 100% recyclable or compostable packaging and 30% PCR content by 2025. Currently, 95% of the company's K-Cup pods are now recyclable, and all will be transitioned by the end of 2020. In support of solutions that drive a circular economy, KDP launched the $100 million Every Bottle Back initiative with the American Beverage Association and industry peers to improve recycling infrastructure and support consumer education. Similarly, the company is a founding sponsor and the largest funder of The Recycling Partnership's Polypropylene Recycling Coalition to further increase and improve the recyclability of polypropylene, the primary material of recyclable K-Cup pods and Mott's applesauce cups.
• Accelerated climate action. KDP's new climate goals set in motion plans to reduce the company's greenhouse gas emissions while building climate resiliency throughout the value chain.
• Supplier engagement on sustainable production. The majority of the company's coffee is responsibly sourced and KDP remains on track to meet its goal of engaging a million people in its supply chain to improve their lives by the end of 2020 — already reaching 783,000 people since 2014.
• Community impact goal exceeded. In 2019, the company exceeded its goal of providing 13.5 million children and their families with play opportunities through its Let's Play initiative, supporting 14.2 million kids since 2011.