What is Danone's environmental accountability evil score?

Danone has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 82/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Danone produce?

Danone produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 131 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Danone been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 160 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $2,707,017,758 USD. See full investigation details.

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Consumer Goods • Europe

Danone

HEADQUARTERS: Mexico Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 2009

DESTRUCTION SCORE 82/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Danone maintains a complex global operation spanning Europe. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 131 Mt 78 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 160 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1869 Incidents $2707.0M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $463.9M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 385 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Danone contract supply boundary in Canada.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Mexico consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 416 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Danone's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

David Rodriguez

Chief Executive

David Davis

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Danone Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics