Danone Nutricia S.p.A. Società Benefit
Lombardy, Italy
July 2020
Pharmaceutical products
Wholesale/Retail
Italy
"Bringing health through food to as many people as possible” is Danone's mission that can rely on a unique portfolio of products addressing specific needs for all life phases. With a deep and irradicated history, Danone is forward-looking and committed to the constant innovation of products thanks to its prestigious research centers. In Italy, Danone embraces a wide variety of categories: from dairy products to plant-based ones, from infant formulas and specific weaning nutrition to innovative solutions for healthy aging and the clinical management of patients (among which metabolic, oncologic, sarcopenia, cognitive decline). Aligned with the "One Planet. One Health." vision, Danone embraces the food revolution with all its brands, promoting healthy and sustainable diets to positively impact People, the Planet and the Community. Danone Nutricia S.p.A. Società Benefit operates in Italy through 2 sections: EDP (Essential Dairy and Plant-based) and SN (Specialized Nutrition). Iconic brands belonging to these 2 divisions are Activia, Actimel, Danacol, Alpro, Danette, HiPro, SuperMario, Mellin, Aptamil, Fortifit, Fortimel, Souvenaid, Neocate, Fortini, Infatrini and many others.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 18.9
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Governance 18.9
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 28.4
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 16.6
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 20.9
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Customers 9.8
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.