Danone to face French court over plastic megapollution

Source: https://www.clientearth.org/latest/press-office/press/danone-to-face-french-court-over-plastic-megapollution/

Author: ClientEarth

Three environmental groups are filing a lawsuit against Danone over its global plastic pollution. ClientEarth, Surfrider Foundation Europe and Zero Waste France have filed the lawsuit against the French company, whose annual sales top more than £24bn euros, in the Paris Tribunal Judiciaire – the equivalent of the UK High Court. The French ‘Duty of Vigilance’ law demands that companies over a certain size assess and prevent the impacts their operations have on the environment and human rights, via a ‘vigilance plan’.