Kazi Awal/Insider"Our governance starts at the top of PepsiCo," Anna Palazij, PepsiCo's vice president of ESG reporting and strategic investments, said.PepsiCo For years, PepsiCo has been a leader in the ESG space. The company has aggressive sustainability goals over the next decade. Here's how the company is planning to bolster sustainability internally, and throughout the industry. This article is part of the "Financing a Sustainable Future" series exploring how companies take steps toward funding and setting their own sustainable goals. PepsiCo — the parent company of iconic brands like Pepsi, Lay's, Gatorade, and Quaker Old Fashioned Oats — has been committed to environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, initiatives for several years.