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Social, societal and environmental responsibility
5.2 Information concerning Danone's social, societal and environmental performance in compliance with the Grenelle II law
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Certification
Danone bases its environmental management policy on the international ISO 14001 standard. ISO 14001 certification is therefore a pre-
requisite set by Danone to obtain the top performance rating during GREEN environmental risk audits (see section
Resources devoted to
preventing environmental risks and pollution
hereafter).
Percentage of ISO 14001-certified sites
Year ended December 31
(in number of sites except percentage)
2014
2015
Total number of sites in the Production Site Environment Scope
(a)
179
186
Total number of ISO 14001-certified sites in this Scope
(a)
89
92
Percentage of IS0 14001-certified sites in this Scope
(a)
50%
49%
(a) Production Site Environment Scope (see
Methodology Note
).
This change is mainly due to the changes in scope following the addition in 2015 of 16 new industrial sites and the removal of nine sites
(see
Methodology Note
).
Employee training and information initiatives in
environmental protection
Danone has developed training and information modules (i) tai-
lored to the needs of the various businesses and functions, and (ii)
consistent with its environmental commitments, mainly through:
•
sustainability Land, a program that helps the management
committees of subsidiaries to define their strategies and goals
by incorporating local sustainable development issues (environ-
mental, social and societal issues);
•
a “Nature” trainingmodule developed andmade available through
“Danone Campus” (see section
Training
above). This module is
intended primarily for the Carbon Masters, but is also open to
other Company functions. The Carbon Masters also participate
in videoconferences held by Division on a monthly or quarterly
basis in order to coordinate andmanage their initiatives centered
around the Nature priorities and goals for the year as defined
by Danone;
•
a website dedicated to environmental claims for use by the
marketing and communications teams and created by Danone is
available at all subsidiaries that communicate on Nature issues to
ensure that they have all the information needed for responsible
communication regarding their environmental initiatives and to
share best practices. This website was developed in cooperation
with the British “anti-greenwashing” agency Futerra;
•
sharing best practices with the industrial and supply chain teams,
particularly through (i) the creation of Nature Campus, with the
primary aim of helping experts from each plant implement best
practices in various areas (reducing rawmaterial losses, reducing
energy and water consumption, managing waste) in the Fresh
Dairy Products Division, (ii) the Energy network (with one expert
per plant), which aims to reduce energy and water consumption
in the Early Life Nutrition Division, and (iii) the development of
documents listing best environmental practices illustrated by
case studies in the Fresh Dairy Products and Waters Divisions.
Other information channels
Danone uses new media and has launched “
Down to Earth
,” a blog
specifically dedicated to sustainable development which is accessible
both internally and externally. The goal is to share Danone's vision
and innovative experiences in the field of sustainable development
and corporate social responsibility.
Resources devoted to preventing environmental
risks and pollution
Information on risk management, particularly with respect to risks
related to weather conditions and seasonality and industrial and
environmental risks are detailed in section 2.7
Risk factors.
Global Risk Evaluation for the Environment (GREEN) program
In 1995, Danone defined environmental production standards for its
products (“
Green Plants Program
”) and began using internal audits
to check compliance with these standards in 1997.
In 2006, Danone began worldwide deployment of the GREEN project,
a tool for monitoring the main environmental risks relating to the
industrial sites (risks of accidents, reputation, non-compliance with
environmental regulations).
As of December 31, 2015, 70%of Danone's industrial sites (Production
Sites Environment Scope, see
Methodology Note
), i.e. 130 sites, were
subject to an external GREEN audit at least once. Of these 130 sites,
54 were audited in 2015 and two-thirds of them were in compliance
with the Company's standards (score of more than 800 out of 1,000).
Environmental investments and expenditures
In 2015, Danone's investments in environmental protection amounted
to €24million, approximately 3%of Danone's total capital expenditure.
The main categories of these investments in 2015 included:
•
environmental compliance: waste treatment, wastewater treat-
ment, treatment facilities, noise measurement, air quality, etc.;
•
investments to reduce carbon emissions (energy savings, use
of renewable energies, logistics and ecodesign of packaging).
Operating expenditures related to the environment amounted to
€115 million in 2015. They included €55 million for waste, water and
air quality management and for environmental taxes other than taxes
on packaging. Taxes on packaging amounted to €51 million in 2015.
Provisions and guarantees for environmental risks
No significant provision for environmental risks and charges was
recognized inDanone's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
2015 (as at December 31, 2014).