Danone // 2020 Universal Registration Document

Social, Societal and Environmental Responsibility 5.4 Building the future with Danone employees DANONE UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 180 WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY Workplace safety: the WISE² program Definition Danone is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of its employees at all its sites, providing a healthy, safe and calm working en- vironment that reflects a long-term and respectful commitment to the life balance of its employees. In light of the risks inherent in the Covid-19 crisis, the Company’s priority is to ensure the safety of all employees at its production sites and tertiary headquarters. Policies Workplace Health and Safety Program – WISE² Objectives by 2020 Zero fatal accidents and 50% reduction in workplace accidents requiring medical absence relative to 2014 (a) . Application scope Monitoring of types of accidents (fatal accidents, accidents with and without lost time): all people working at Danone sites (employees, workers from staffing agencies or other outside labor providers and subcontractors). WISE² program operation WISE² is a worldwide program that seeks to continuously reduce the number of workplace accidents through two approaches: • promote the culture of workplace health and safety at all Company sites; • ensure compliance with standards for the most critical risk situations. To address these situations, the Company continuously defines new standards, and in particular since 2019, those related to machine safety at the plants and those related to the specific risks of the sales activities and activities carried out at the head offices (ergonomics, remote work, hotels and travel, etc.). (a) Following two fatal traffic accidents in 2020, Danone has reinforced the preventive measures included in its standards to mitigate the risks of road accidents and defensive driving. Governance Managed by the Human Resources Department, the WISE 2 program is deployed at each Reporting Entity, at the production sites and at the logistics warehouses for sales and distribution. Health and Safety managers at the subsidiaries and sites support the program’s smooth operation. The program is overseen at the Company level by the Safety Steering Committee, which is chaired by the Chief Human Resources Officer and General Secretary, a member of the Executive Committee. He is supported by the Chief operating officers of the Reporting Entities and the Head of health, safety and working conditions. Action plans The sites are responsible for conducting their own risk assessments. In Europe, in particular, the Single Risk Assessment Document (Document Unique d’Évaluation des Risques – DUER) requires companies to assess their risks and implement the necessary action plans to ensure employee safety. Danone encourages its employees to identify and report risks and accidents through a participatory system open to (i) all Danone employees; (ii) some sites open to workers employed through agencies and trade workers; and subcontractors. In cases of major risks or accidents, special procedures and a system for reporting the information up the line have been established according to the management levels. Meanwhile, each year approximately 50%of Danone sites, production sites and the sales force are subjected to WISE² audits covering both the safety culture and compliance with standards. Since 2018, Danone also deployed the WISE² “compliance standards” in countries where convenience store distribution is significant (Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico and Morocco). In 2020, given the Covid-19 crisis and travel restrictions, the Company performed only 5% of the originally planned WISE² audits. WISE² audits are also performed for certain administrative head- quarters. In addition, theWISE² action plans include themanagement of working conditions, particularly with initiatives to assess ergonomic risks, provide training on repetitive motions and posture and workstation configurations. Danone also takes measures to reduce working hours and employee turnover in convenience store distribution. The rate of workplace illness and related absenteeism are monitored at the local level.