Danone S.A. sustainability score: 39/100
Danone is a French food company headquartered in Paris. It sells dairy and plant-based products (48% of sales), specialised nutrition such as infant formula (34%) and waters (18%).
More about Danone S.A.
It had about 88,700 employees and €27.3 billion sales in 2025, and is a Société à Mission and a B Corp.
Head office Paris, FranceStaff ~88,700 (end 2025)Revenue ~€27.3B (FY2025)Website ↗
Danone's emissions fell to 18.6 MtCO2e in 2025, 21% below 2020 on its SBTi boundary against a 34.8% cut targeted for 2030. 94% of its electricity is renewable, mostly through certificates, but fossil fuels are still 56% of its energy. Plastic is its weak spot: 0.68 Mt of plastic packaging, a French duty-of-vigilance case over plastics settled in 2025, and a pending complaint over '100% recycled' claims.
Danone S.A. scores 39/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified October 2026.
That places Danone S.A. joint 432nd of 934 companies scored, and 3rd of 12 in Food & Beverage (meat/dairy).
What is Danone S.A. doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Transparency & Accountability (9/10, 9/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Resource Use & Waste (5/10, 5/10).
Where Danone S.A. lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets9/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports9/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Danone S.A.'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Danone S.A.'s score changed?
Danone S.A.'s score has moved from 40 to 39 across 2 recorded reviews, down 1 point.
- 40 → 39-128 October 2026
Europe RE100 re-score under v2.5.21 (owner rulings 2026-10-28)
- Scored 408 February 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Danone S.A.'s score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
14% of them were published by Danone S.A. itself; the rest come from independent sources.
12 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
“total packaging represented 1.39 million tons”
“DANONE PRODUITS FRAIS FRANCE”
“Danone came top of the table, but with just 59 out of 100 points.”
“Danone tops the rankings with 75.5 points”
“Milk-related emissions represent 57% of our agricultural footprint and 70% of methane emissions.”
“Danone also commits to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities, with a target date of 2025.”
“Tech-driven forestry”
“it has been named as the top plastic polluter in Indonesia every year since 2020”
“BFFP Europe member organisations launched a case against Danone in France”
“A local aristocratic trout farmer is suing the company, owned by French multinational Danone”
“claiming Danone was not doing enough to reduce its use of plastic across its supply chain”
“Claim filed to the European Commission argues that common”
“has successfully had a lawsuit dismissed that challenged its claim of being”
“excludes 5 industry associations which are actively engaged on climate policy”
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How does Danone S.A. compare with other food & beverage (meat/dairy) companies?
Where Danone S.A. sits among food & beverage (meat/dairy) peers.
Among the 12 major food & beverage (meat/dairy) brands we've scored, Danone S.A. sits 3rd of 12.
Who scores higher in Food & Beverage (meat/dairy)?
The 2 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Danone S.A..
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