Interview of Myriam Cohen-Welgryn, General Manager Nature at Danone
March 1st, 2010
Category : Our News
Myriam Cohen-Welgryn, General Manager Nature at Danone: “forcing the business to think differently “
February 23rd, 2010
Category : On the web
It’s in the air – Did you say Biodiversity?
[Biodiversity]: Refers to the natural diversity of living organisms. You can quantify it by considering the diversity of ecosystems, species, populations and genes in space and time, as well as the organisation and distribution of ecosystems at geographical scales. The word “biodiversity” is a neologism made up of the words “biology” and “diversity”. “It’s in the air” special biodiversity
February 23rd, 2010
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Gary Hirshberg, the leader of organic yogurt made in the United States.
Gary Hirshberg is the founder and CEO of Stonyfield, the leader of organic yogurt made in the United States. What’s the key of his success? Why should we eat organic? Listen to the pledge of the pioneer of organic food.
February 10th, 2010
Category : Our News
About our meeting with Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farm CEO
For those who follow our blog, you know that we organised a meeting on Friday February 5th, between Stonyfield Farm CEO, Gary Hirshberg, leader in organic yogurt in the United States, and some environment lover bloggers. Big red sofa, dimmed lights… a very cosy moment at the Café Rouge (32 rue de Picardie, Paris, 3rd arrondissement) during which we talked about health foods, business and saving the planet.
Gary is, above all, an incredible teacher – do not forget that at [...]
February 8th, 2010
Category : On the web
It’s in the air – No time left, Valentine’s Day and sorting application for iPhone…
8, no time left…
8: this is the number of “millennium development goals” set by the United Nations in September 2000, with the ambitious aim of reducing world poverty by half by 2015. Eight themes adapted in these short films, made between 2005 and 2009, by eight major names in international cinema.
Jane Campion, Gus Van Sant, Wim Wender, Gaspar Noé, Abderrahmane Sissako, Mira Nair, Gael Garcia Bernal, and also Jan Kounen, all expressed their vision of these fundamental issues that include [...]
Our News
March 1st, 2010
Myriam Cohen-Welgryn, General Manager Nature at Danone: “forcing the business to think differently “
Interview of Myriam Cohen-Welgryn, General Manager Nature at Danone
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January 20th, 2010
Danone supports the work of SOS Villages in Haïti
The association SOS Villages is present in Haïti since 1978 with 2 villages: SOS Village “Santo” (190 children) and SOS Village “Cap Haïtien” (220 children). SOS Villages is also present in neighbouring countries, notably in Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Peru, which are giving an important support to the emergency program set up in Haïti.
Many Danone’s business units, especially Baby Food and Medical Nutrition, have been supporting SOS Villages for several years, in their children programs. In this context, [...]
They change Danone
January 13th, 2010
Guy Gavelle and Danone low cost “micro-plants”
Guy Gavelle, industrial director of Danone, specialises in the design of “micro-plants” which can manufacture products with high nutritional value at a price that is adapted to the purchasing power of the poorest people in emerging countries. His main project was the factory in Bogra (Bangladesh) producing the “Shoktidoi” yoghurt (“yoghurt that makes you stronger” in Bangladeshi) as part of the joint venture Grameen Danone Foods.
What he has changed: the “model” of Danone’s standard plants, which cannot be replicated [...]
On the web
February 23rd, 2010
It’s in the air – Did you say Biodiversity?
[Biodiversity]: Refers to the natural diversity of living organisms. You can quantify it by considering the diversity of ecosystems, species, populations and genes in space and time, as well as the organisation and distribution of ecosystems at geographical scales. The word “biodiversity” is a neologism made up of the words “biology” and “diversity”. “It’s in the air” special biodiversity
Projects around the globe
January 26th, 2010
Starting the improved ovens training campaign!
The acacia gum picking season is just starting in Chad. For women, this activity is essential, but does not however exempt them from other chores such as fetching water or collecting wood for cooking. The last one, which is exhausting, leads them to cover a distance of up to 10 km a day to gather increasingly rare wood.
To reduce the pressure on the environment and alleviate women’s work, SOS Sahel, in collaboration with Danone and CNI, organised an improved ovens [...]