ALWAYS IMPROVING

Everyday we’re dedicated to finding new ways to improve our sustainability and decrease our impact on the world. Our facility where we produce Follow Your Heart products, is the hub of these efforts. Danone North America’s Mission & Sustainability Team is focused on sustainability initiatives, including the elimination of waste, using alternate sources of energy, choosing responsible ingredients and packaging, and community involvement.

Employee engagement is vital to our success. We offer free electric car charging for all employees and organize volunteer events to help local non-profit organizations.

“Sustainability is simply an important part of being a responsible business in today’s world. It’s time for every business to contribute to changing the world for the better.”

— Bob Goldberg, Founder of Follow Your Heart

POWERED BY THE SUN

When we moved into our current facility in 2003, we knew then that it was important to run our manufacturing with sustainable processes in mind. Our first project was installing over 750 solar panels on our roof, which at the time generated about 100 kilowatt-hours (kWH) of green energy per year. In our early days, we actually generated more energy than we used and we sold excess back into the city grid. Over the years, our facilities have increased and with each one, we covered the roof with panels and now have over 2,000 panels generating over 300,000 kWH of green energy per year.