Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone is a leading global food company built on four business lines: Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters and Medical Nutrition.
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Through its mission and dual commitment to business success and social progress, Danone aims to build a healthier future, thanks to better health, better lives and a better world, for all its stakeholders—its 100,000 employees, consumers, customers, suppliers, shareholders and all the communities with which it engages.
Behemoths and B Corps: Multinationals’ Role in the Stakeholder Economy
10 months ago - Several global brands have now achieved B Corp certification, leading some to criticize certifier B Lab for abandoning its original mission: Making business a force for good. But, as advocates point out, welcoming multinationals into the B Corp family is a logical step in scaling systemic change.
LanzaTech, with Support of Danone, Discovers Breakthrough Method to Produce PET from Captured Carbon
1 year ago - Proof of concept for direct production of monoethylene glycol (MEG), a key building block in sustainable PET manufacturing, has been completed at lab scale.
Survey: COVID-19 Is Intensifying Sustainability Challenges, But Not Derailing Corporate Action
1 year ago - 2021 Sustainability Leaders Survey examines attitudes of nearly 700 experts from over 70 countries, reflecting on the pandemic’s implications for sustainable social and environmental development agendas — and who is perceived to be leading the charge.
Transform to Net Zero: What Collective Climate Action Looks Like, One Year On
1 year ago - In July 2020, Transform to Net Zero launched as a cross-sector initiative to accelerate the transition to a net-zero global economy, and inspire other global leaders to do the same. What does progress looks like one year on, and what happens next in the lead-up to COP 26?
Regeneration and Business: The Challenges of Implementation
1 year ago - Becoming a truly regenerative business might mean changing the shape of your portfolio — but this is not something to fear! Consumers want products and services that reflect their values and demands for greater sustainability, positive environmental impact, and both social and individual well-being. A portfolio that reflects this will be successful in the long run.
US Plastics Pact Unveils Plan to Achieve Circular Economy in US by 2025
1 year ago - Holding accountable over 95 organizations, The US Plastics Pact Roadmap outlines specific actions and responsibilities to propel the US closer to other developed nations in its management of plastic waste.
Two Good, Marcus Samuelsson, Full Harvest Team Up to Fight Food Waste
2 years ago - The partnership between the yogurt brand, the celebrity chef and the food-rescue marketplace aims to inspire restaurants across the US to fight food waste by using rescued produce on their menus.
Businesses Must Understand the Intersections of Mental Health, Sustainability
2 years ago - As we emerge from COVID-19 and mental health rises up the corporate agenda, how can businesses incorporate the subject into their core sustainability agenda, rather than treat it as a separate issue?
Coalition Aims to Get US Back on Track with Paris Goals, Prove That ‘America Is All In’
2 years ago - As the US formally rejoins the Paris Agreement, a coalition of communities, businesses and institutions will play critical role in supporting an ambitious new US climate target and mobilizing whole-of-society climate action.
B Lab Outlines How, Why to Adopt Public Benefit Governance with New Playbook
2 years ago - More and more businesses are embracing the idea of stakeholder capitalism, but many are likely at a loss as to how to actually adapt their business models. B Lab’s new playbook is designed to help purpose-driven companies do just that.
New Plastic Credit Market Calls for Brands to Play a Key Role — Here's How
2 years ago - Plastic credits are poised to generate the momentum necessary to launch a circular plastic economy and give brands the opportunity to act. In order for brands to take action, they will need to follow these four priorities …
Danone North America Expands the Most Comprehensive Regenerative Agriculture Program in the Dairy Industry
2 years ago - Company furthers its commitment to farming practices that help mitigate climate change
Consumer Goods Giants Unite to Support Vulnerable Communities Impacted by COVID-19
2 years ago - Colgate-Palmolive, General Mills, L'Oréal, Tesco, Unilever and 40 more of the world’s largest food and personal care brands, retailers and manufacturers will provide local aid to communities that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.
Danone's Two Good Yogurt Addresses Food Waste with New Product Utilizing Verified Rescued Produce
2 years ago - Two Good 'Good Save' Yogurt is the First of its Kind in the Dairy Industry, Made Using 100% Verified RescuedTM Meyer Lemons to Enable Consumers to Help Solve Farm-Level Food Waste in the U.S.
Companies Worth $15T Named to CDP's 2020 ‘A List’ of Environmental Leaders
2 years ago - Over 300 companies have today been named on this year’s A List by environmental non-profit CDP. This is a major increase on last year, despite the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19.
Danone Expands Parental Leave to 3,500 Manufacturing Colleagues, Promoting Gender Equity for All
2 years ago - Newly enhanced policy provides 18 weeks of leave, on a gender-neutral basis to all 5,700 U.S. employees
US Plastics Pact Aims to Ignite Further Change Toward Circular Economy for Plastic
2 years ago - 60+ brands, retailers, government agencies, and NGOs collaborate to advance all plastic packaging to become reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
Coalition of CEOs Endorses Economic Roadmap for Sustainable Post-COVID Recovery
2 years ago - In an open letter, the group of 14 CEOs calls on governments to accelerate such a transition by recognizing and supporting purpose-first business as an emerging fourth sector of the economy.
LEAD on Climate 2020 to Be Largest-Ever Virtual Lawmaker Advocacy Day for Climate Action
3 years ago - 300+ businesses in the largest-ever call to action from business leaders to the US Congress will call for a build-back-better strategy that centers around a resilient, clean energy economy.
Danone North America to Award $90,000 in Grants to Advance Sustainable Food Systems through Non-Profit Institute
3 years ago - "One Planet. One Health" Initiative Launches Second Year of Support for Community-Based and Academic-Driven Projects