BUILD A BALANCED MODEL OF GROWTH
Danone has set its goal to build a balanced, profitable and sustainable growth model.
Growth, at the core of the business model
Positioned in the most dynamic categories of the food and beverage industry, Danone has a strong leadership position in all its markets. The company relies on a unique portfolio of strong brands, solid execution capabilities in terms of innovation, brand activation and the development of new distribution channels.
Generating profitable growth
In an increasingly volatile and complex environment, Danone strives to strengthen its model of growth through disciplined resource allocation, efficiency gains and cost optimization with a permanent balance in managing the short, mid and long-term horizons. The company therefore favors strategic growth opportunities that create long-term value over tactical short-term allocations.
Responsible business stewardship: continuing the dual economic and social project with B Corp
Collaboration with the international non-profit organization B Lab to receive B Corp certification represents a major new milestone in Danone’s dual economic and social project, first expressed by Antoine Riboud in his 1972 speech in Marseille. As part of this approach, which creates value for consumers and shareholders, Danone is transforming the way in which the food and beverages of its flagship brands are designed and produced, notably by reducing the number of ingredients, and proposing new organic and non-GMO product lines. The company also commits to promoting sustainable agriculture, encouraging the circular economy, water conservation, waste reduction, reduction of its carbon footprint, animal welfare promotion and investing in the community.
A new approach to management of strategic resources
As a further example of its approach to act as an engaged and responsible company, Danone is transforming the upstream of its business (environmental management, raw materials supply and manufacturing processes and logistics) to optimize its costs, protect the lifecycles of its strategic resources and create a lever for value creation and differentiation from competition.
One of Danone’s key strategic orientations is therefore a new approach for managing its strategic resources (milk, water and plastic). These resources are essential for Danone, not just from an economic but also from an environmental and social standpoint. Danone’s key raw materials come from nature and must therefore be protected by creating and sharing value for ecosystems and communities where Danone operates. These resources are therefore managed as cycles in order to ensure their long-term viability, limit their volatility and, lastly, gain a true competitive advantage.