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Page 5 - "We updated Danone’s Sustainability Principles (DSP) for Business Partners and for Danoners which is applicable to our full value chain, including our own operations. The DSP sets out the clear expectations we have of our suppliers and employees on social, environmental and ethical issues. For further information see page 8. In the UK we have included the DSP in all new contracts with suppliers since 2022."
Page 10 - "Materiality analysis looks at areas of risk or focus for our business, and in 2021 Danone’s global materiality analysis was updated. Out of 35 issues, fair working conditions and human rights featured as one of the top 12 most important issues for us to act on. In addition to the materiality analysis, the salient human rights impact assessment was completed in 2022. This allows us to identify and prioritise any risks to people across our operations and value chain."
Page 11 - "To identify the risk for forced labour, we use a number of data sources.
These include:
• Detailed mapping of supply chains
and operations
• External risk indices
• Insights from across the business, from internal
subject matter experts to local experts and those
in country teams
• Supplier engagement
• Supplier self-assessments and category data
• Sedex non-conformities
• Grievances raised on the Danone Ethics line and
results from worker engagement surveys
• Insights from external stakeholders, in particular
trade unions and civil society, as well as
collaborative initiatives with our peers "
Page 14 - "Danone requires in scope Tier 1 suppliers to complete a self-assessment questionnaire. The purpose of this is to evaluate their sustainability performance. As part of this process, they must register on the Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) platform (direct procurement categories, as well as third party manufacturers, and producers of promotional items), or the Ecovadis platform (indirect procurement categories). "
Page 16 - "We conduct analysis on the critical non-conformities identified through the SMETA audits (or those conducted using a similar methodology) and work with the suppliers to ensure they are resolved and remedied. "