Danone

Assessment year: 2018

Total score 
3 out of 5
Intent and awareness 
5 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Palm oil 
4 out of 5
Soy 
3 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
3 out of 5
Scope and Ambition 
4 out of 5
Reporting and implementation 
3 out of 5
Social considerations 
2 out of 5

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
5 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Palm oil 
5 out of 5
Soy 
5 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
5 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
5 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
5 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
5 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5
Sector 
Dairy, Packaged food
Segments 
Manufacturer
HQ 
France
Company type 
Public listed

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
Yes
Consumer Goods Forum member
Yes

350 companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

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This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

In 2018 the number of companies assessed increased from 250 to 350.

Profile 

The Danone Group is a French company known to be one of the largest producers of dairy food and water in the world. The company is present in over 140 countries selling fresh dairy products, waters, baby nutrition, and medical nutrition. Some of their well-known brands include Activia, Oikos, Danonino, and Evian. In 2015 they used 34,457 tonnes of palm oil in their products.

 

Other companies

Nestlé S.A.

Score
5 out of 5

Unilever PLC

Score
4 out of 5

Mars Inc.

Score
4 out of 5

General Mills Inc.

Score
4 out of 5

Danone

Score
3 out of 5

PepsiCo Inc.

Score
3 out of 5

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