Dannon’s social business with Muhammad Yunus

Mar 23, 2011 Published under Entrepreneurship and Management, Philanthropy

This video from Muhammad Yunus describing a joint venture with Dannon is inspiring in many ways. It explains in such simple terms how a business model can be used to achieve social benefits in a sustainable and deep way. It highlights how food companies, including major multinationals, can sincerely and effectively improve the world. And it showcases one of the greatest leaders of the 21^st century: Yunus is so charismatic, so down to earth, so creative, so engaging, so effective in infecting all he touches with his vision for positive change.

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Laurence from danone.communities said:
Hello Daniel,

Thank you for this blog post. And thank you for promoting social business !
The structure which is in charge of social business within Dannon, is danone.communities, localized in France, (Paris).
If you are interested in the other social business projects, you can visit our webiste or Facebook page.

Best regards !
Laurence

Daniel Lubetzky