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Examples: Algeria, Egyptand Colombial 03 l : DANONE 2006l 2 l : DANONE代写留学生论文200606 GROWTH REVIEWCEO Franck Riboud reviews highlights of the yearand looks at what the future holds.14 PERFORMANCE16
Key figures18 Fresh Dairy Products22 Biscuits24 Beverages26 CORPORATE GOVERNANCECorporate governance comprises the rules andprocedures adopted by a company to reach its targets,take decisions and exercise its powers. At DANONE,governance is based on a willingness to listen.36 NUTRITIONThe health imperativeAs the world’s fifth largest food group, GroupeDANONE finds itself at the heart of health issues.Our response: make stringent health standardsa principle of corporate governance.50 ENVIRONMENTNature lovers52 Mineral water: a wealth of healthand our natural heritage54 Packaging: doing better with less56 Farmers cultivate sustainable progress60 MANAGEMENTInside storiesPersonal views of men and women at DANONE.74 KEY FIGURESIn 2006 Groupe DANONE posted one of the strongestperformances in its history.88 40 YEARS OF PIONEERING SPIRIT1966-2006: 40 years in business. A lookback at an adventure initiated by BSN and pursuedto this day by DANONE. We consider strategies,innovation, commitment, and the Group’s ability notonly to invent but also to reinvent itself.In recent years Groupe DANONE, like many other companies,has published an annual business report separately from itssocial responsibility report. Building on the belief that bothsocial responsibility and sustainable development must beincorporated into the daily business of the workplace and thatthey are neither incidental nor extraneous, DANONE haselected to publish a single economic and social reportthis year integrating all topics. This report is rounded out by twodocuments designed for specialist readerships: a financialreference document and a report describing social responsibilityin detail, including sustainable development indicators.The photographon the front coverwas shot fora feature atAkbou in Algeriawhere GroupeDANONE hasa Fresh DairyProduct plant.Algeria is apromising marketfor the Group,which openedplants there in2006 in its twoother businesslines, Beveragesand Biscuits.Photographer:Olivier Culmann/Tendance Floue163660l 07 l : DANONE
How would you sum up 2006 at DANONE?Franck Riboud: It was another excellent yearfor Groupe DANONE. Organic growth waswell ahead of target at close to 10%, aperformance that really sets us apart in theconsumer goods sector and in our highlycompetitive market environment.Did temporary factors drive this performance,or do you see a more lasting basisfor it?F. R.: Market ups and downs always play arole. In 2006, for example,exceptionally strongfourth-quarter growth in China certainly hadan impact, which is unlikely to last. But evenallowing for that, and even if you re-weightfourth-quarter growth in China on the basisof normal levels of activity, we would stillhave beaten the 6 to 8% range which weannounced as our target for organic growth.That indicates that our performance wassoundly based and not the result of somespecial event or clearly exceptional situationin one part of the world or another.A special reason for satisfaction with 2006results is that all regions and all businesslines made a positive contribution to growth,even those that have recently run intotemporary difficulties.One example is our Biscuits line, whic