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Arla vs Danone

On overall TruNorth grade, Danone scores higher (Arla: D, Danone: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
Arla
34.4/100
C
Danone
45.5/100

Political donations

Arla

Treasury OFAC SDN list: 1 listed entity under IRAN sanctions program.

Danone

FEC: $116K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 4 executive donors.

Environment

Arla

environmental violation: $120K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Danone

environmental violation: $128K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Arla

27 federal penalties totaling $21.6M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Danone

22 federal penalties totaling $57.6M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Arla

No public record found.

Danone

Certified B Corporation since 2018 (B Impact score 84.4/200). HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture.

Charity

Arla

No public record found.

Danone

Certified B Corporation since 2018 (B Impact score 84.4/200).

Animal testing

Arla

No public record found.

Danone

BBFAW 2024 Tier 2 — leading dairy commitments and on-farm welfare assessment programmes. [BBFAW Tier 2]

Firearms

Arla

No public record found.

Danone

No public record found.

Privacy

Arla

No public record found.

Danone

No public record found.

Executive pay

Arla

No public record found.

Danone

No public record found.

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