Press Release - Paris, December 20, 2023
Danone publishes its Climate Transition Plan
After the release of its Danone Impact Journey in February 2023, Danone published today its Climate Transition Plan, available on Danone's website.
This plan details Danone's roadmap to reach its 2030 1.5°C science-based targets and sets the Company on the pathway to achieve Net-Zero emissions by 2050 across its entire value chain. It also addresses the challenges that need to be overcome, involving its partners and its consumers.
This publication is a significant step in the roll-out and communication of Danone's climate strategy, following the validation by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in December 2022 of its near-term GHG reduction targets, aligned with a 1.5°C pathway on all its scopes.
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About Danone (www.danone.com)
Danone is a leading global food and beverage company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing and on-trend categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition. With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal and environment impact. Danone has defined its Renew strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value creation for the long-term. With 100,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.7 billion in sales in 2022. Danone's portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including Aqua, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk). Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX market via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Moody's and Sustainalytics, as well as the Ethibel Sustainability Index, the MSCI ESG Indexes, the FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and the Access to Nutrition Index. Danone's ambition is to be B-Corp certified at global level in 2025.
