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Our Purpose

At Danone, we firmly believe that our business success is intertwined with our purpose. Our Dual Project, a groundbreaking vision of corporate responsibility established in 1972 by then-CEO Antoine Riboud, generates value for both our company and the communities we support.

 

Explore our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible.

Danone Impact Journey

The Danone Impact Journey is our blueprint for sustainability, focusing on Health, Nature, and People & Communities. It defines our priorities and goals across our value chain, from farmers to consumers. As a B Corp, we embed impactful initiatives into our business structure and practices. 

Impact Journey Roadmap

With 12 priorities and clear KPIs, our Impact Journey aims to unite sustainability and performance. This Journey reflects our commitment to continuous improvement and accountability, ensuring that we contribute to providing healthy and sustainable food to Canadian families.

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  • Offer tastier and healthier food and drinks.

  • Promote healthier choices.

  • Provide positive nutrition and hydration for healthier life.

  • Invest in nutrition and hydration science and research. 

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  • Decrease greenhouse gas emissions, focusing on methane reduction.

  • Lead the way in regenerative agriculture, especially in dairy farming.

  • Reduce our water use and explore ways to preserve and restore watersheds (areas of land where streams and rainfall drain to a common outlet).

  • Work toward low-carbon packaging and recover as much as we use. 

  • Reduce waste.

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  • Support and grow a unique, diverse, and inclusive culture and empower Danoners for positive impact.

  • Equip and empower communities (inside and outside Danone) with skills and capabilities to thrive in a fast-changing economy.

  • Support human rights and pursue social progress.

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Danone Canada is a certified B Corp

Since 2018, Danone has been proud to be the largest consumer-facing company certified as a B Corp in Canada. We balance our financial interests with the social and environmental benefits we aim to create for people, our communities, and our planet.

We are pleased to be part of Danone’s greater ambition to achieve global, company-wide B Corp certification by 2025.

What Is a B Corp? 
B Corp  is a movement of companies that operate with integrity, transparency, and compassion towards workers, the community, and the environment and use their business as a force for good.

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Breakfast Club of Canada

In line with our mission of bringing health through food to as many as possible, Danone Canada is honoured to be a founding member of the Breakfast Club of Canada and a partner since 1996, supporting the fight against food insecurity affecting Canadian children.  

Danone Canada committed in 2021 to a $1.2M multi-year engagement to support the opening of breakfast programs where needs are the greatest. In 2022 and 2023, eight new programs were launched to reinforce its impact in Northern Alberta and Northern Saskatchewan, reaching a school population of 800 children in Indigenous communities, providing healthy breakfast every morning to concretely support students’ development and well-being.

Learn more about the Breakfast Club of Canada and Danone.

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