Danone's B Corp journey: A case study on scaling sustainability

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“It is one thing to build a sustainable B Corp when it is a small, founder-led company… It is another to do it at the scale of Danone, a multinational with almost 90,000 employees in more than 55 countries…”. In a new Financial Times case study, climate economist Gernot Wagner explores Danone’s pursuit of #BCorp Certification and what it reveals about the challenges (and necessity) of bringing big business into the movement for economic systems change. At B Lab, we believe that to transform our economy, we must transform businesses of all sizes, including multinationals. By certifying or using our tools to improve their practices, their impact ripples across supply chains, sectors, and geographies. They possess the resources, influence, and lobbying capacity to drive change at scale, both internally and across their value chains. 📖 Read the full article: https://on.ft.com/473eMPy

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Amy Stenoien

Global Alliance Builder | Former US Diplomat | Multilingual Regulatory Affairs GRC/ESG Manager | Geopolitical Risk Manager | Healthcare | Sustainability Senior Manager | Responsible Supply Chains Management

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Well done, Danone! We’re paying attention! Tremendously keen to support you as you pursue BCorp status with B Lab. You’ve got this!

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Julie Scharnhorst, MBA

Senior Director of Planning and Innovation, Danone (Happy Family Organics)

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Thanks for sharing

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Tom Trezise

Senior Advisor and Consultant, Lead United Nations Taskforce on Health, Vice Chairman of the Board- Pentland Centre for Sustainability, Honorary Professorial Fellow- Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Thanks for sharing

Luiza Giocondo Teixeira

Strategic Digital Communications @ Endeavor | Sustainability, Social Impact & Entrepreneurship

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Very interesting case study. The bar for certification definitely gets trickier when it comes to multinationals, but that’s exactly why this matters. If we want real systems change, we need the giants to evolve too, not just the smaller founder-led companies.

Jonathan Chitwood

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This sounds like a very interesting read. Something I've been thinking about a lot lately!

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