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Sustainable Farming: PepsiCo Plan for Low-Carbon Fertiliser

Supplychaindigital · · 677 words · By Louise Collins
Agricultural Innovation Green Hydrogen Corporate Sustainability

PepsiCo and Fertiberia have partnered to implement the use of green hydrogen-based 'Impact Zero' fertilizers across European farmland. The initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the supply chain for potato and corn crops used in snack production.

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18 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“PepsiCo and Fertiberia have entered into a partnership”
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Multiple independent web sources (Food and Drink Technology, Sustainability Magazine, and another news source) confirm the partnership between PepsiCo and Fertiberia.
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo-Fertiberia partnership decarbonises supply chain.The partnership aims to support over 1,500 farmers and cover approximately 400,000 acres (~162,000 hectares) of farmland used to grow ingredien…
https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/66774/pepsico-fe…
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo partners with Fertiberia to supply green hydrogen fertiliser across 400,000 acres of European farmland, creating sustainable snacking ingredients.
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/pepsico-hydrogen-fertilis…
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo and Fertiberia have entered a long-term partnership to scale the utility of green hydrogen-based fertilizers in Europe.
https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/pepsico-fertiberia…
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“the programme will eventually encompass 400,000 acres and involve more than 1,500 farmers”
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The specific figures of 400,000 acres and 1,500 farmers are mentioned in multiple independent reports regarding the partnership.
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo’s range of thousands – yes, thousands! — of foods and beverages make consumers smile all around the globe. When you work at PepsiCo, you’re on a team daring to take these brands to the next le…
https://www.pepsicojobs.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo's flagship product, Pepsi Cola, has been engaged in a rivalry for generations with Coca-Cola; it is commonly referred to as the cola wars. Although Coca-Cola outsells Pepsi Cola in the United …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo
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web search NEUTRAL — Experience the taste and energy of PepsiCo. Explore our iconic brands, delicious innovations, and the smiles we serve with every sip and bite.
https://www.pepsico.com/
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“Fertiberia will deliver up to 136,000 tonnes of Impact Zero fertiliser to PepsiCo's supply chain annually by 2030”
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Sustainability Magazine explicitly mentions 136,000 tonnes by 2030. Another source mentions 'up to 150,000 tonnes', which is consistent with the scale of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fertiberia will supply up to 136,000 tonnes of its Impact Zero fertiliser to PepsiCo each year by 2030. The product uses green hydrogen instead of natural gas in its production process.
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/pepsico-hydrogen-fertilis…
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo partnered with Fertiberia to scale green hydrogen-based fertilizers across its European supply chain.
https://talkmarkets.com/article/pepsico-to-deploy-green-hydr…
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo has expanded its partnership with Fertiberia to supply up to 150,000 tonnes of green hydrogen-based fertiliser annually across 400,000 acres of European farmland by 2030, aiming to cut agricul…
https://www.agtechnavigator.com/Article/2026/05/11/pepsico-a…
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“The product substitutes green hydrogen for natural gas during manufacturing”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Impact Zero fertilizer uses green hydrogen instead of natural gas in its production process.
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web search NEUTRAL — Impact (mechanics), a large force or mechanical shock over a short period of time Impact (typeface), a sans-serif typeface Impact crater, a meteor crater caused by an impact event Impact evaluation, a…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 · The meaning of IMPACT is the act or force especially of one body striking another. How to use impact in a sentence. Is impact a verb ...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impact
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web search NEUTRAL — impact.com offers a unified platform for managing affiliates, influencers, and referrals, streamlining partnerships for brands & publishers.
https://impact.com/
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“this modification cuts GHG emissions by up to 63% compared to conventional fertiliser production”
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The specific figure of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 63% is explicitly stated in the report regarding the green-hydrogen based fertilizer agreement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Genshin Impact  (, GHEN-shin, Chinese: 原神; pinyin: Yuánshén; lit. 'Primordial God') is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed and published by miHoYo. It is distributed outside China by miHoY…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genshin_Impact
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zenless Zone Zero is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released outside mainland China by HoYoverse. Zenless Zone Zero was released on Windows, iOS, And…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenless_Zone_Zero
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A zero-day (also known as a 0-day) is a vulnerability or security hole in a computer system unknown to its developers or anyone capable of mitigating it. Until the vulnerability is remedied, threat ac…
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“Impact Zero incorporates slow-release formulas and biological inhibitors designed to improve nutrient retention in soil”
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Two independent sources confirm that the Impact Zero range incorporates slow-release formulas and biological inhibitors for nutrient retention.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Impact Zero range also incorporates slow-release formulas and biological inhibitors designed to improve nutrient retention in soil while minimising environmental impact.
https://fooddigital.com/news/pepsico-using-sustainable-ferti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fertiberia will supply its high-tech, green hydrogen-based fertiliser – Impact Zero – across approximately 400,000 acres (~162,000 hectares) of farmland, used to grow ingredients for PepsiCo’s popular…
https://www.pepsico.com/newsroom/press-releases/2026/pepsico…
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web search NEUTRAL — This fertilizer is from Fertiberia’s Impact Zero product line, produced using renewable hydrogen feedstock and features on-the-farm benefits such as slow release formulas and biological inhibitors to …
https://ammoniaenergy.org/articles/pepsico-signs-three-low-c…
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“The fertiliser will be applied to crops including potatoes, corn, sunflowers, sugar beet and rapeseed”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic dictionary definitions of the word 'Impact' and does not mention the specific crops (potatoes, corn, sunflowers, sugar beet, rapeseed).
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web search NEUTRAL — Impact (mechanics), a large force or mechanical shock over a short period of time Impact (typeface), a sans-serif typeface Impact crater, a meteor crater caused by an impact event Impact evaluation, a…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 · The meaning of IMPACT is the act or force especially of one body striking another. How to use impact in a sentence. Is impact a verb ...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impact
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web search NEUTRAL — impact.com offers a unified platform for managing affiliates, influencers, and referrals, streamlining partnerships for brands & publishers.
https://impact.com/
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“the Fertiberia collaboration could bring low-carbon fertiliser to around 50% of PepsiCo's European supply chain by 2030”
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Three independent web sources confirm the projection that the collaboration will bring low-carbon fertilizer to around 50% of PepsiCo's European supply chain by 2030.
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web search NEUTRAL — Together with existing supplier agreements, the Fertiberia collaboration is expected to bring the share of low-carbon fertiliser used in PepsiCo’s European supply chain to around 50% by 2030.
https://www.potatobusiness.com/agro-news/pepsico-and-fertibe…
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo eyes 50% low-carbon fertiliser by 2030.According to PepsiCo, the collaboration is expected to result in approximately 50% of the fertiliser used in its European supply chain coming from low‑ca…
https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2026/05/07/pepsico…
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo and Fertiberia scale low-carbon farming across 400,000 acres.This collaboration, alongside existing supplier agreements, is projected to result in 50% of the fertiliser used in PepsiCo’s Europ…
https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/66774/pepsico-fe…
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“fertilisers contribute approximately 2% of total GHG emissions worldwide”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim that fertilizers contribute 2% of total GHG emissions worldwide.
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“fertiliser production and use currently accounts for around half of the company's average potato carbon footprint in Europe”
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The provided Wikipedia results for PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are general company descriptions and do not contain data regarding the specific carbon footprint of potato production in Europe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coca-Cola India is a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company and operates in India. Sanket Ray is President of India and Southwest Asia for The Coca‑Cola Company. Ray, who joined the company in 2004, was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_India
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“The arrangement builds on a trial conducted in Spain and Portugal”
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“that pilot programme cut emissions by up to 20% in corn farming and up to 15% in potato cultivation”
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“The programme launches initially in France, Romania, Serbia, Greece and Turkey”
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“Since 2022, we have been developing lower-carbon hydrogen-based fertilisers, powered by cutting-edge technology such as NSAFE, the world's first bio-inhibitor of nitrification”
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“Herdade da Malhadinha is a farming operation in Portugal”
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“We joined the programme during its pilot in 2024 and in our second year we've fertilised 30 acres of potatoes using Impact Zero”
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“PepsiCo, the collaboration supports its ambition to implement regenerative, restorative or protective practices across 10 million acres globally by 2030”
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“The initiative also contributes to PepsiCo's goal to reduce Scope 3 forest, land and agriculture GHG emissions by 30% by 2030, measured against a 2022 baseline”
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