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    • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
      Lex
      Danone: chewing the cud over methane emissions  Premium content

      French dairy group’s reduction pledge should make a significant contribution to climate goals

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Inside BusinessPeggy Hollinger
      Danone lawsuit could be test case for new war on plastics

      Three environmental groups are suing the producer of Evian water and Activia yoghurt

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Danone looks to offload Russian dairy and yoghurt business

      French consumer group faces write-off of up to €1bn for unit that includes 13 factories

    • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
      Danone chief defends staying in Russia as he sets out strategy

      Head of French group rules out major disposals and says company has ‘a responsibility to the people we feed’

    • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
      Agritech
      Ousted Danone chief Emmanuel Faber joins agritech VC Astanor

      Portfolio of sustainability champion’s new firm includes insect protein and vertical farming

    • Thursday, 23 September, 2021
      Behind the Money podcast22 min listen
      Inside ESG: can businesses really marry profit and purpose?

      Danone and the good corporate citizen

    • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
      Danone’s new chief faces tough turnround task

      Main challenge is not cost cutting but generating more revenue growth

    • Monday, 17 May, 2021
      Danone picks Antoine de Saint-Affrique as new chief executive

      French consumer goods group looks to move beyond boardroom power struggle

    • Friday, 7 May, 2021
      Emmanuel Faber
      Former Danone chief says power struggle was behind his ousting

      Emmanuel Faber points to ‘previous leaders’ wanting ‘to regain more clout’

    • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
      LexNestlé S.A.
      Nestlé: on a higher shelf than Danone Premium content

      Portfolio mix explains part of the food duo’s diverging performance

    • Sunday, 4 April, 2021
      John Plender
      Stakeholder capitalism must find ways to hold management to account

      The prevailing commitment to short-termist shareholder value has undermined corporate resilience

    • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
      News in-depthHedge funds
      The little-known activist fund that helped topple Danone’s CEO

      Bluebell Capital runs just €70m in assets but has big targets in its sights

    • Sunday, 21 March, 2021
      Pilita Clark
      What the oddly uplifting Covid jab says about business life

      Few companies can easily offer meaning and purpose at work but that should not stop them from trying

    • Friday, 19 March, 2021
      John Gapper
      Bottled water should be a luxury, not a necessity

      The profits of brands such as Evian and Perrier can pay for environmental offsets

    • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Danone: a case study in the pitfalls of purpose

      CEO’s departure shows need to marry sustainability with profitability

    • Wednesday, 17 March, 2021
      The fall from favour of Danone’s purpose-driven chief

      Ousting of Emmanuel Faber underlines challenge of pursing profits and ESG goals

    • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Culture wars: Danone board sours on CEO after activist pressure Premium content

      Emmanuel Faber’s ouster exposes the fine line between progressivism and appeasing shareholders

    • Monday, 15 March, 2021
      Lex
      Danone: interim management with a mission Premium content

      The French yoghurt maker’s new boss will have much to unpick

    • Monday, 15 March, 2021
      Danone board ousts Emmanuel Faber as chief and chairman

      Activist investors have been attacking the French consumer group since January

    • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
      Lex
      Danone: half measures Premium content

      Accountability, sustainability and diversity are increasingly — and rightly — sought by big investors

    • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
      Danone begins search for new chief in effort to placate activists

      Emmanuel Faber will stay on as chairman despite investors calling for his departure

    • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
      Danone milks China dairy stake for €1.8bn as asset sales begin

      Activists to press for governance and strategy changes at board meeting on Monday

    • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
      Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
      Danone’s test case for sustainable business

      French group faces pressure over performance as it aims to deliver on social purpose

    • Friday, 19 February, 2021
      Danone will restore growth through reinvention, insists boss

      Emmanuel Faber says consumer group can pivot to address activists’ concerns

    • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Danone shake-up demanded by big shareholder

      Artisan Partners and adviser Jan Bennink meet board to present ‘wish list’ of changes

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