Danone Enlists New Tool to Manage UN Sustainable Goals
January 29 2020 - 7:29AM
Dow Jones News
By Dieter Holger
Danone SA (BN.FR) said Wednesday that it has enlisted a new
digital tool to manage its progress on the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals.
The tool, called SDG Action Manager, was created by the UN
Global Compact and B Lab, a nonprofit that certifies companies as B
corporations which "are legally required to consider the impact of
their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community
and the environment," it said on its website. There are more than
3,000 companies in the network, including Danone.
SDG Action Manager offers a web-based interface where companies
can set targets and track progress on any of the UN's 17 SDGs,
which the UN aims to achieve in a decade. The tool lets team
members collaborate, set due dates, see the level of risk the SDG
presents and follow a percentage progress bar toward an SDG.
"We have recognized the important role that the tool can play in
aligning business on a common measurement and encouraging action
towards the SDGs," said Emmanuel Faber, chief executive of Danone,
in an email.
The French food company, which was a beta tester for the tool,
has a direct impact on the zero hunger, good health and well-being
and clean water and sanitation SDGs, Mr. Faber said.
"We will use the tool to tangibly understand our own impact and
continue our efforts to contribute positively to the SDG targets,"
he said.
This year, Mr. Faber said Danone will work to partner with more
companies to achieve the SDGs, including in two coalitions it
helped launch last year: Business for Inclusive Growth, which
tackles inequality, and One Planet Business for Biodiversity.
Write to Dieter Holger at dieter.holger@wsj.com;
@dieterholger
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