Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members, for the invitation to appear before this committee.
As stated, my name is Isabelle Rayle-Doiron. I'm the general secretary and general counsel of Danone Canada. I'm here with my colleague Jean-Marc Bertrand, our procurement director.
Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone, a leading global food and beverage company providing essential dairy and plant-based products, water and specialized nutrition products.
Established in Canada in 1930 by the Delisle yogourt company, Danone is now one of the largest manufacturers of dairy and plant-based products in the country. We are proud to have offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Mississauga, Ontario. Our mission is to provide healthy foods to as many people as possible.
We are Canada's largest consumer-facing B corporation, a certification that reflects our commitment to meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance. We at Danone are committed to doing our part in the fight against climate change by implementing carbon-positive solutions and aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, from the farm level to the end of life of our packaging. Agriculture is at the heart of what we do. Danone supports the ability of farmers, as lead actors, to transition to environmentally friendly practices.
I will turn it over to my colleague Jean-Marc, director of procurement and lead of our regenerative agriculture initiatives in Canada. Jean-Marc will speak to our current efforts and share our views on ways the Government of Canada can help partner with industry to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture.