Created in 2009, the Danone Ecosystem Fund is an endowment fund of 100 million Euros.
The aim of the Fund is to generate social and economic value for the small players in the local economy and Danone. The Fund addresses a challenge of general interest and transforms the long-term practices of the company and its partners.
Significantly, the Fund strengthens or sustainably creates employment for small players in the local economy, which constitute its ecosystem,i.e.:
• small producers and farmers
(milk and fruits);
• small distributors and street vendors;
• waste-pickers;
• caregivers (midwives, nutritionists etc.);
• micro entrepreneurs.