Danone // 2020 Universal Registration Document

Social, Societal and Environmental Responsibility 5.3 Preserve and renew the planet ’ s resources DANONE UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 172 Outcomes Water use in operations Year ended December 31 (in thousands of m³) 2019 2020 Water drawn from the surrounding area (a) River water 3,038 2,852 Municipal water 22,751 22,986 Well water 47,276 43,312 Total water drawn volume 73,064 69,150 (a) Production Site Environment scope, see Methodology Note. In 2020, the total volume of water withdrawn decreased by 5.4% compared to 2019. The uses associated with this total volume of water withdrawn in 2020 are as follows: • 43% went into finished products, mainly at bottling plants, or was used for by-products; • 57% was used in industrial processes, with details given in the table below. Year ended December 31 (in thousands of m³) 2019 2020 Water related to the production process (a) Consumption (in thousands of m³) 41,773 39,714 Intensity of consumption (in m³ per metric ton of product) 1.13 1.13 Reduction in water consumption intensity since 2000 49% 49% (a) Production Site Environment scope, see Methodology Note. At the end of 2020, the reduction in water consumption intensity since 2000 has remained stable compared to 2019. The graph below shows the annual evolution. Water use intensity in industrial processes at production sites (in m³ per metric ton of product) At comparable scope andmethodology, the intensity of water consumption in industrial processes decreased by 0.5%between 2019 and 2020. Discharged wastewater quality and chemical oxygen demand (COD) At its production sites, Danone applies strict concentration limits to all wastewater discharges into the environment. These limits are based on clean water standards and measured using applicable methods. Net chemical oxygen demand (COD), i.e. the amount of oxygen required to oxidize organic and mineral compounds in water, characterizes the quality of wastewater discharges fromproduction sites after any on- or off-site treatment. Danone’s assessment of off-site treatment effectiveness is based on certain assumptions (see Methodology Note). Year ended December 31 2019 2020 Final discharge of chemical oxygen demand (COD) (a) (in thousands of metric tons) 6.38 5.95 Net COD ratio (a) (in kg/ton of product) 0.17 0.17 (a) Production Site Environment scope, see Methodology Note. 2.22 1.84 1.67 1.48 1.32 1.31 1.27 1.20 1.36 1.29 1.17 1.11 1.15 1.13 1.13 2000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020