Danone

Danone facing court threat in France over 'inadequate' plans to tackle plastic use

Risk

Danone facing court threat in France over 'inadequate' plans to tackle plastic use

ClientEarth claims French food and drinks giant is among world’s biggest plastic producers, but is failing to take adequate action to reduce its footprint

clock 11 January 2023 • 4 min read
'Fiduciaries must act': Ceres calls on world's largest firms to respond to global water crisis

Investment

'Fiduciaries must act': Ceres calls on world's largest firms to respond to global water crisis

New campaign aims to engage 72 of the world's largest companies and investors to drive reforms that can protect global water systems

clock 22 August 2022 • 5 min read
Probably The Best Paper Bottle in the world: Carlsberg announces unveils eye-catching sustainable packaging pilot

Recycling

Probably The Best Paper Bottle in the world: Carlsberg announces unveils eye-catching sustainable packaging pilot

Beer giant's partnership with the Paper Bottle Company and Avantium leads to Europe-wide trial of new Fibre Bottle

clock 22 June 2022 • 3 min read
Every business must step up to the challenges ahead by putting purpose at their heart

Management

Every business must step up to the challenges ahead by putting purpose at their heart

Danone's Richard Hall explains why the firm is supporting the call for the UK government to make every company legally responsible for ensuring they genuinely benefit the environment as well as shareholders

clock 20 April 2022 • 3 min read
Net Zero Culture: Emmanuel Faber on embedding sustainability at the heart of business

Management

Net Zero Culture: Emmanuel Faber on embedding sustainability at the heart of business

VIDEO: Former Danone CEO chats to BusinessGreen's Michael Holder about how he drove sustainable thinking throughout French multinational's products, processes, and business culture

clock 22 December 2021 • 1 min read
Are Europe's biggest meat and dairy firms enjoying 'impunity' over their climate impact?

Supply chain

Are Europe's biggest meat and dairy firms enjoying 'impunity' over their climate impact?

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy study warns the 'climate footprint of Europe's big meat and dairy companies rival the fossil fuel giants'

clock 14 December 2021 • 5 min read
Palm oil in top brands' products linked to rainforest destruction in Papua New Guinea, investigation finds

Supply chain

Palm oil in top brands' products linked to rainforest destruction in Papua New Guinea, investigation finds

Global Witness investigation finds slew of big brands and global financiers are directly or indirectly linked to human rights abuses and destruction of critical carbon sinks in Papua New Guinea

clock 08 October 2021 • 4 min read

Biodiversity

Net Zero Nature: Expanded speaker line-up confirmed for inaugural summit

Sir Partha Dasgupta, Tony Juniper, and Rhian-Mari Thomas among stellar line-up for crucial event exploring the role of nature in the net zero transition

clock 06 April 2021 • 2 min read

Policy

'The time has come': Leading corporates call for acceleration of 'purpose-first economy'

Bosses from L’Oréal, Danone, Mastercard and Phillips pledge to help build an economic system where planet and society can 'thrive for generations to come’ in open letter

clock 11 August 2020 • 3 min read

Supply chain

Can animal-based agriculture ever be truly sustainable?

A major new report from the Environmental Defense Fund asks some challenging questions about the limited progress the agricultural sector has made in tackling its out-sized climate and biodiversity impacts - and offers some invaluable guidance on how...

clock 07 August 2020 • 6 min read