Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Danone to comment on a letter that emerged from the 2025 Franco-German business meeting in Evian, France. We asked the following two questions:

1. Is it Danone's position to call for the full abolition of the CSDDD?
2. If it is, has your company considered the human rights risks or impacts of taking this stance publicly, and subjected it to a human rights due diligence process? If so, what have been your company’s conclusions and any action plan?

Danone provided the following response:

Thank you for reaching out and inquiring about this letter arising from a recent meeting. I can confirm that Danone did not take part in drafting or signing the letter, and therefore, it should not reflect any consensus on the topic. And per your question below, I can also confirm that Danone does not support the abolition of CSDDD and remains committed to the intent of it.

Thank you again for inquiring and ensuring clarity on this matter.