# Professor Tensie Whelan comments on PepsiCo's conservation efforts in Latin America

1 Faculty News December 22, 2016 ![Guardian logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030939.jpg?itok=g7FgVwid)>

Excerpt from [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/dec/22/pepsico-challenges-coca-cola-with-latin-america-water-plan) -- "Latin America has 31% of the world’s fresh water, the largest of any region. Since fresh water appeared to be plentiful, up until recently governments hadn’t focused on freshwater conservation or investment in water infrastructure, and communities weren’t educated about how to protect their water supply, says [Tensie Whelan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/tensie-whelan), director of New York University’s Center for Sustainable Business."

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