Danone

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone is a global food company built on four business lines: Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters and Medical Nutrition. Through its mission and dual commitment to business success and social progress, the company 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.

Present in over 130 markets, Danone generated sales of €21,944 million in 2016. Danone’s brand portfolio includes numerous renowned brands including Activia, Nutrilon, Aptamil, Cow & Gate, Nutricia, Mizone, evian, Volvic,  Aqua, Bonafont.

Entering the China market in the late 1980’s, Danone has always taken a pragmatic approach in its ongoing business development in the country. Today, the company operates 15 plants and employs around 10,000 people in China, and the market has grown to become its fourth largest market in the world.

At Danone, achieving social progress while driving business success remains at the heart of the company’s philosophy. Together with the IUCN and MCF, Danone launched the “Res、tore the Dongjiang River – Protect the Water Ecosystem Project”. Programs will be carried out along the river’s midstream at the Longmen Jiaquan watershed as well as at its estuary in Shenzhen. The project aims to provide an effective way to allow the public to participate in safeguarding our water source. It further aims to positively impact the water ecosystem along the Dongjiang River region. Danone has also implemented a number of other programs to drive forward social progress, which included establishing the Danone China Microcredit Foundation as well as promoting public awareness on the link between nutrition and human health through the NutriGo project and the establishment of the Danone Institute Center.

Listed on Euronext Paris and on the OTCQX market via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of key social responsibility indexes including the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, the FTSE4Good Index, Vigeo and the Ethibel Sustainability Index.