Danone — Ecosystem Fund & Circular Packaging Partnerships

Enriched Foundation · Found: 2026-03-14 21:47

Danone operates a EUR 100M ecosystem fund investing in circular packaging and collection infrastructure, with CCOF investment and active partnerships in Indonesia and India for waste collection and recycling value chains.

Source: https://www.danone.com/impact/planet/packaging-positive-circular-economy.html

Funding Details

Funder

Danone S.A.

Funding Goal

Achieve packaging circularity and reduce plastic footprint through the Danone Ecosystem Fund and partnerships with waste management organizations in developing countries

Funding Amount

EUR 100M Ecosystem Fund total; individual partner amounts not publicly disclosed; Circulate Capital Ocean Fund investor

Deadline

Rolling partnership enquiries (Rolling)

How to Apply

Direct approach to Danone sustainability department or through Circulate Capital (of which Danone is an investor). PREVENT Waste Alliance membership can facilitate introductions.

Target Region

Indonesia, India, and other countries where Danone has significant operations

Contact

sustainability@danone.com | Via packaging circularity page on danone.com

Last Checked

2026-03-14 21:47

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• No open grant call — Ecosystem Fund operates as investment/partnership model

Project Scope

• Must operate in a country where Danone has significant product sales

Required Documents

• Prepare proposal demonstrating collection capacity and recycled content supply potential

Constraints

• Danone focus is on post-consumer packaging recovery; NGO must engage with Danone packaging streams

Summary

Danone has established a EUR 100 million Ecosystem Fund that invests in circular packaging infrastructure, collection schemes, and waste management value chains in countries where Danone operates. The fund focuses on three pillars: reducing plastic use, improving packaging recyclability, and increasing the use of recycled content in Danone packaging. Danone is an investor in the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF), providing capital to South and Southeast Asian plastic recycling companies and NGOs. Danone is also active in Indonesia and India through partnerships with local waste organizations, supporting collection and sorting infrastructure for post-consumer packaging recovery. For NGOs working on plastic collection value chains in Indonesia or India, Danone represents a supply chain partnership opportunity. Danone's interest is primarily in recovering its own packaging materials, but the infrastructure built for this purpose benefits broader plastic waste collection. Partnerships may involve co-funding collection systems with Danone providing financial support in exchange for recovered packaging material. The Danone Ecosystem Fund has also supported livelihoods of informal waste collectors (waste pickers and scavengers) in developing countries, creating a social dimension to its circular economy programme that aligns with organizations focused on sustainable and inclusive value chains.

Historical Context

Ecosystem Fund established circa 2010 as one of the first corporate ecosystem investment funds. CCOF investor since ~2019. Indonesia and India partnerships active from 2018 onwards.

Why it was added

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