Danone Adds Social, Environment Goals to Bylaws Amid Pandemic
- Company to include social, environmental missions in bylaws
- Danone maintains planned dividend of 2.10 euros per share
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Danone SA plans to cement social and environmental goals into its bylaws as Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Faber sees the coronavirus pandemic accelerating change.
The maker of Activia yogurt will include goals like providing healthy food and preserving the planet’s resources in its bylaws, the Paris-based company said in a statement Wednesday. An external group will audit progress and report them to shareholders at the annual general meeting every year.