24: Danone North America’s Deanna Bratter Talks Sustainability At The World’s Largest B Corp

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Deanna Bratter heads up sustainability at the world’s largest public benefit corporation: Danone North America. It’s a $6 billion food and beverage company with a massive portfolio of well-known brands.

It was so refreshing to get Deanna’s perspective on finding the intersections between purpose and profit when advocating for change within a behemoth organization like Danone. We also spoke about the responsibility of not only being a B Corp but also a Benefit Corporation and how that has helped Danone set benchmarks for progress across all parts of their business, and how COVID spurred optimism amongst sustainability practitioners.

Deanna Bratter

Deanna Bratter is the Head of Sustainable Development for Danone North America, where she drives strategy and programs to support the interconnectivity between the health of people and the planet. Recently, Deanna led the company’s B Corp Certification, completing it in just one year, two years ahead of its publicly announced 2020 goal. Deanna previously led Corporate Sustainability at WhiteWave Foods where she developed the company’s Values in Action employee engagement program and led the journey to 100% certified sustainable palm oil and cocoa powder, before WhiteWave was acquired by Danone. In addition to completing Six Sigma Management and GRI training, Deanna holds dual bachelor degrees from the University of South Florida and certifications from the University of Denver in Sustainability Leadership and Implementation and Harvard Business School in Sustainability and Corporate Performance.

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Learn more about Danone’s “One Planet. One Health” Vision

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