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Deliver our health mission through sustainability and social impact

Sustainability

As part of the Renew Danone strategy, in 2023, we reframed our sustainability roadmap as the Danone Impact Journey. This roadmap, which grounds our commitments as a "Société à Mission" and a growing B Corp, is articulated around three pillars: Health, Nature, and People & Communities.


Our collective commitment is to deliver our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible while driving our positive impact. By embedding sustainability throughout our business, we believe we can become more resilient and competitive.

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Danone Impact Journey

For each pillar of the Danone Impact Journey, Danone has a set of priorities, translated into mid- to long-term objectives, focusing on areas where we can deliver the most impact and shared value. The three pillars – 

Health, Nature, and People & Communities – are interconnected and embedded throughout the business. 

Our mission and B Corp Journey

At Danone, we are driven by a strong mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, which is anchored in our "Société à Mission" legal status. Since 2015, we have also embarked in a B Corp journey, with the ambition to become the largest fully certified multinational by 2025.

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Drive health through food for consumers and patients

Health

Health is our North Star and the foundation of our unique portfolio. Our goal is to lead in our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, drawing on decades of research and expertise.

 

We’re striving to empower consumers and patients to support their health through four main areas: developing tastier and healthier food and drinks, promoting healthier choices, providing nutrition and hydration for a healthier lifestyle, and investing in science and research.

 

This pillar of the Danone Impact Journey has clear objectives for 2025, based on the framework of the Health and Nutrition Pledge.

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Preserving and regenerating nature

Nature

Our health is closely linked to where our food comes from and how it is grown. At Danone, our ambition is to make food into a solution that preserves and regenerates nature.

 

We’re focusing on five key areas through our Nature pillar, starting with decarbonizing our business, and leading the way on cutting methane emissions, while supporting farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture. By transforming our production sites, we plan to reduce our water footprint, and we’re continuing our vital work to protect watersheds.

 

 We’re also redesigning our packaging to become circular and low-carbon, as well as cutting waste throughout our value chain.

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Helping people and communities thrive

People & Communities

We have a strong legacy of social impact, dating back to the launch of our Dual Project in 1972 by Antoine Riboud. This heritage has forged a unique culture within Danone, where purpose is deeply ingrained in how we do business.

 

As part of our renewed social impact ambitions, we aim to enable every Danoner to be a force for good via our B Corp journey, valuing diversity and fostering equity and inclusion in the company. In addition, we’re supporting our Danoners with upskilling to help them prepare for the challenges of the future. This approach extends to protecting human rights and dignity throughout every part of our value chain.

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Maximizing our impact with our ecosystem of partners

Partnerships

To help us achieve our goals across the three pillars of the Danone Impact Journey, we’re leveraging our ecosystem of impact platforms: Danone Communities, Danone Ecosystem, and the Livelihoods Funds. 
 

We aim to increase our efforts on a global scale by partnering with NGOs and organizations such as B Lab, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 
 

We also collaborate with multi-stakeholder networks such as the Consumer Goods Forum and One Planet Business for Biodiversity, working together to scale up initiatives.  
 

Together, these partnerships help ensure we focus on the right issues and allocate our resources effectively to make a positive difference. 

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