Driving a forward-looking organization that supports its people and communities, empowering Danoners to drive change through our B-Corp journey, preparing for skills of the future, and fostering human rights and social progress throughout our ecosystem.
A force for good for our Danoners and society
People and Communities
HOW WE'RE DELIVERING ON
PEOPLE & COMMUNITIES
IN THE UK
Our ambition is to help our Danoners and the communities where we operate and source from thrive in a fast-changing world. As a B Corp, we have a commitment to being a force for good for people and the planet. So we integrate social impact right across our business, supply chains and communities.
A snapshot of our work
We’ve been certified as Living Wage employer in the UK & Ireland since 2023. We’ve worked to embed more inclusive talent practices, working with partners like Talent Mapper to strengthen our processes. This includes inclusive hiring training for managers. And we’ve integrated the ‘Recite Me’ tool on our careers website to support neurodiverse candidates or candidates with visual impairments.
We know that this is a continuous journey and our Employee Network Groups play an essential role in creating an inclusive culture at Danone. We have established a number of Employee Network Groups across a range of identities and topics. Working closely with the business, the groups help identify focus areas and drive change.
A snapshot of our work
We published our new Sustainable Sourcing Policy in 2024, setting out the social, environmental and business ethics standards we expect of our suppliers. This updated policy also requires suppliers to cascade these requirements to their own supply chains, fostering improvements across the value chain. In 2024 we established a UK & Ireland Human Rights Task force to further strengthen governance and awareness, ensuring all our employees understand its importance.
We are committed to working closely with our suppliers to extend our impact. So we hold annual Partner Days where we can connect with our suppliers and bring them along on our Danone Impact Journey, fostering a sense of community across the whole ecosystem.
A snapshot of our work
In addition to providing financial support and employee volunteering to support FoodCycle and FoodCloud, we leveraged Danone’s nutrition expertise by developing online training and resources for volunteers and guests, as well as nutritious new recipes. Since 2017 we have donated 8 million meals to our charity partners. In 2024, our Danoners volunteered over 2000 hours.
We provide awareness raising, fundraising and volunteering for GroceryAid which offers emotional, financial and practical help for people working in the grocery industry. Through our Alpro brand we partner with Well Grounded, a social enterprise which supports people who are out of work to start careers in the coffee industry. The programme enables participants to gain technical accreditations and barista experience, as well as providing employability support, job coaching and mentorship.
At our supply points, our colleagues support initiatives in their local areas. For example, in the north of England the Harrogate team support the Great British Spring Clean litter pick.
