B Impact Report

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Danone Japan Co.,Ltd.

Essential dairy (yogurt) and plant-based products
Certified Since: May, 2020
Location: Kami-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sector: Manufacturing

Overall B Impact Scoreinfo_outline

85.3

The B Impact Scores are being compared against all businesses that have completed the B Impact Assessment

www.danone.co.jp

Danone entered the Japanese market in 1980. As Danone’s wholly owned subsidiary in 2007, Danone Japan Co., Ltd. has offered essential dairy and plant-based products in support of Danone's “bringing health through food to as many people as possible” mission. Their diverse brand portfolio serves all generations from infant to senior, which includes Danone BIO, Danone Yogurt, Danone Oikos, Danone Densia, Petit Danone, Baby Danone, and Alpro. With half of about 350 employees, working in Tatebayashi Factory, Gunma Prefecture, they work closely with local communities impacting people's health and collaborating for healthier lives and sustainable planet. Since 2001, they have sponsored their international football tournament in Japan for elementary school children, educating them on the importance of healthy diet, diversity and inclusion. Their factory operates a recycling center with an NGO and recycling partners to drive circular economy. In 2018, they pledged to 1) use carefully selected ingredients; 2) improve the transparency of ingredient information; and 3) develop products that meet the nutritional needs of Japanese consumers. Danone Japan is proud to join the B Corp community to continue to co-create solutions to change the world for the better.

Additional Documentationinfo_outline

file_downloadDanone Japan - Transparent Assessment

Impact Area Scoresinfo_outline

info_outlineOverall B Impact Score

To certify as a B Corp, a company must achieve a minimum verified score of 80 points on the B Impact Assessment. The B Impact Assessment asks questions about how the day-to-day operations of a company create positive impact for the company’s workers, community, and environment. Additionally, companies can earn further points if their overall business model can be shown to create positive social and environmental impact as well, qualifying the company for specific Impact Business Model points.

Scores for Certified B Corporations are verified by the non-profit B Lab.

info_outlineImpact Area Scores

The questions in the B Impact Assessment are organized into five Impact Areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers. Click into a Impact Area to see topics covered in each. Topics in blue are Impact Business Models associated with that Impact Area where the company has earned additional credit. Due to rounding, displayed totals may not add up exactly.

The B Impact Assessment is customized to a company's size, sector, and geographic market.  However, within those parameters, there are still questions included in the B Impact Assessment that might not be relevant to a particular company. In cases where a question is not applicable, the potential points available for that question are instead earned based on the performance of the company on the other topics relevant to the stakeholder and summed up as "N/A points." Likewise, a score of N/A for Workers means that the company is a sole proprietor or partnership with no full-time staff, and a score of 0 or N/A for Customers means that the company does not have a specific Customer-focused Impact Business Model.

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B Lab may determine that a company should make additional material beyond their B Impact Report transparent in order for the public to be able to evaluate the company’s overall impact. This additional transparency may cover participation in a controversial industry, information shared on the company’s Disclosure Questionnaire, or simply a company’s relationship to a larger complex entity. Public companies and wholly-owned subsidiaries are required to make their full B Impact Assessments transparent to achieve B Corp Certification.