[2017Year5Month27Day, Shanghai]Whether you’re a cycling enthusiast, someone who loves art, or always passionate about public welfare… as long as you care about children, you have the opportunity today to join in Shanghai’s Pudong district for the——““For the Children, Cycling Together””20th Children’s Health Festival. The event was jointly initiated byShanghai Children’s Medical Center and the World Health Foundationand brought together 13 companies and organizations including Danone to form a cycling team of over 100 people. Among them,twovolunteer teams composed ofDanoneemployee volunteers formed“the Danone Cycling Teams.”According to reports, the funds raised through employee participation and corporate matching donationswill be fully donated to the Shanghai Children’s Foundation’s Shanghai Children’s Medical Center Branch, to support medical assistance for children with rare diseases and severely ill underprivilegedchildren.Medical assistance.
Upholding the principles of“everyday philanthropy, caring for children, protecting the environment, and healthy living,”this edition of the Children’s Health Festivalis divided intotwo main parts: a charity cycling event and a philanthropic photography art exhibition and auction.On the morning of the 27th at 9 AM, under the joint witness of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, the Civilization Office, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, the World Health Foundation, the Shanghai Volunteer Association, and Danone China,a hundred cycling volunteers in unified team uniforms and event logos set off from Shanghai Children’s Medical Center to begin a 10-kilometer charity ride.
“Representatives of the”Danone Cycling Team’sCheng Hui led the way from the start and was the firstto reach the finish line. He said:“Every6month is Danone’svolunteer month, and this charity bike rideis alsothe first volunteer activity of the year. Cycling is a healthy and environmentally friendly lifestyle,2017Children’s Day is coming soon, and we also hope to do our part for children’s welfare in this special way.Danone’s involvement in volunteer service has been ongoing since 2010. Starting in 2016, Danone designated every June as”
“Danone Global Volunteer Month.” In justthat year’s volunteer month, Danone volunteers in China carried out a variety of activities in2016cities—such as caring for children with special needs, bringing water education classes to schools, and protecting water sources—serving a total of over14hours of direct service, benefiting nearly2000children and1400local9communities. Today’s bike ride marksthe debut of Danone Global Volunteer Month for the year.2017The debut of Danone's Global Volunteer Month.
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As a multinational food company, Danone’s corporate mission is to“bring health through food to as many people as possible,”and it operates in four areas of healthy food: fresh dairy products, waters and beverages, early life nutrition, and medical nutrition. Through its corporate mission and“its dual commitment to business success and social progress,”Danone is dedicated to creating a healthier future for all stakeholders, including its 100,000 employees worldwide, consumers, business partners, suppliers, shareholders, and all the communities where Danone operates.
Danone’s business spans130more than 100 markets.In 2016, Danone achieved sales of approximately 22 billion euros, over 50% of which came from emerging markets. The Danone portfolio includes numerous well-known brands such as Activia, Nutrilon, Aptamil, Cow & Gate, Numico, Mizone, Evian, Vittel, Aqua, and Bonafont.
Danone is listed on Euronext Paris and is also traded on the OTCQX stock market through an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The company is included in major socially responsible indices, such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, FTSE4Good Index, Vigeo, and Ethibel Sustainability Index.
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