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To achieve this, we’re exploring a host ofinnovations with our growers, includingi-crop “precision farming” technology(developed with Cambridge University);new low-carbon fertilizers; a plan toreplace more than 75 percent of ourcurrent potato stock with varieties thatgive greater yields with less waste andThe Cool Farm Tool software for measuringcarbon emissions. As the U.K.’slargest buyer of potatoes and a majorpurchaser of oats and apples, we expect asignificant, positive environmentalimpact from these steps. Similar agriculturalinitiatives are underway on everycontinent. In India, for example, we areteaching contract farmers sustainableagriculture practices, and helping 12,000farmers form a cooperative and establishcredit through the State Bank of India.The web-based “precision farming” technologyin the U.K., i-crop, is designed to help farmersproduce more while using less water.34Promote environmentaleducation and best practicesamong our associates andbusiness partners.We have launched a host of initiativeswith associates and partners that acceleratethe adoption of environmentalsustainability practices through education.In April 2010, more than 700 associates,suppliers and vendors, includingrepresentatives from 16 countries andevery PepsiCo division, convened at theGlobal Sustainability Summit in Dallas,Texas, to share best practices in environmentalsustainability. The PepsiCoGreen volunteer organization inspiresassociates across the globe to set thestandard for environmental sustainabilityby voluntarily raising awarenessand inspiring wider eco-friendly practicesboth in the workplace and at home.From its 2007 launch, PepsiCo Greenhas grown virally in the U.S. and globally,expanding to 19 countries in 2010.35Integrate our policiesand actions on humanhealth, agricultureand the environmentto make sure that theysupport each other.Human health and environmentalprotection are two criticalcomponents of sustainabledevelopment. To ensure that ourefforts in these areas are ascohesive and productive as possible,we have begun to developa formal policy to coordinate ourhuman health, agriculture andenvironment-related initiatives.In 2010, we championed a coordinatedapproach within theWorld Economic Forum (WEF)and, in partnership with someof the world’s foremost thinkersin these key areas, called forgovernments and corporationsto embrace an integratedapproach to sustainable developmentand nutrition. In 2011and beyond, we will accelerateour efforts, engaging our internalteam of experts to create anintegrated framework for companypolicies and practices thatcan be used to reach our goaland to serve as a basis for ourGlobal Nutrition Group.Please note that this commitment and copy isthe same as commitment 20.39