The document describes the Livelihoods Fund, an initiative by Danone to support carbon offsetting projects that also benefit local communities. The Fund will invest in ecosystem restoration, agroforestry, and rural energy projects managed by local communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It will generate carbon credits for offsetting while enhancing food security and incomes. Danone invites other partners to pool resources and support innovative, exemplary projects through the Livelihoods Fund.

1. LIVELIHOODS FUND “ THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO IN THE PRESENT” GANDHI

2. AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CARBON OFFSETTING SINCE THE CREATION OF THE DANONE FUND FOR NATURE IN 2008, DANONE HAS BEEN TESTING NEW APPROACHES TO CARBON ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING DIFFERENT PILOT PROJECTS RELATED TO BIODIVERSITY RESTORATION, CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY. DANONE IS NOW WILLING TO INVOLVE OTHER PARTNERS IN ORDER TO CREATE THE LIVELIHOODS FUND.

3. LIVELIHOODS OVERVIEW

4. LIVELIHOODS FUND Investment Universe: Projects of restoration and ecosystem protection generating carbon credits Managed by local communities with the support of a seasoned project developers Already implemented as pilots and replicable on a large scale Investment areas: restoration of natural ecosystems & mangrove, agriculture and agro forestry, small scale rural energy Geography : Africa, Asia and Latin America Volume: ~18 projects, divided in ~7-10 programs of 2 to 4 projects Project financing: €1.3 to 1.6 million per project Investment period : 4 years Term: 25 years with possible exit in year 10 Size : €30 to 50 million , to generate 6 to 11 million tons of carbon credits during the lifetime of the fund Carried interest for local communities.

5. A STRATEGY BASED ON THE PROJECTS SOCIAL EXCELLENCE Projects managed by local communities, Involved in biodiversity protection, Enhancing food security of rural populations, In accordance with the guidelines and values defined by the Livelihoods Charter. Price per ton of Carbon Biomethanation in US farms Wind Farm Kulun Wind - China Environmental and social value of projects Agroforestry - India Types of projects targeted by the fund A strong social value

6. AN INITIATIVE SUPPORTED BY DANONE As an investor in Livelihoods Fund, Danone seeks to OFFSET THE CARBON EMISSIONS of some of its products through INNOVATIVE and EXEMPLARY projects Danone wants to associate INVESTING PARTNERS in its approach to : POOL resources Reach the CRITICAL SIZE to launch the Fund REDUCE the project RISK profile through diversification

7. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR AN INVESTING PARTNER ?

8. CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS WITH DOUBLE BOTTOM-LINE FINANCIAL PROFITABILITY OR CARBON OFFSET The fund will generate carbon credits valuable in different ways: Either with a view to offset carbon emissions and build social equity: For €10 million invested in the fund, on average 2.0 to 2.3 million tons over time, or ~85,000 to 100,000 tons of carbon per year Either with a view to financial profitability by selling carbon credits on the market CONSISTENT APPROACH FOR AN INVESTING PARTNER Livelihoods can enable a company to propose carbon offsets, either for its own account (i.e., become a “carbon neutral” company) or for its clients (i.e., offer “carbon neutral” products or services) Livelihoods will be one of the sole global platform on forestry-linked carbon, whilst the importance of forestry-linked carbon finance is looming in international negotiations Given strong co-benefits of Livelihoods for local communities, the fund creates a new way to work with local communities and authorities in developing countries Livelihoods offers great opportunities for corporate communication, external and internal

9. PROJECTS WITH OUTSTANDING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE IMAGE AND BRAND AWARENESS VALUE Large scale projects with high visibility The fund will be advised by personalities among the greatest world figures of forest carbon finance, ecology and sustainable development APPROPRIABLE PROJECTS The opportunity for investing partners to sponsor one or more projects funded by Livelihoods LEARNING VALUE Projects likely to become a lever for internal change for any investing partner For instance, the staff of an investing partner may have the possibility to participate in the projects developed on the field and share knowledge and experiences

10. LIVELIHOODS VENTURE THE INVESTMENT PLATFORM

11. A STRONG TEAM… BERNARD GIRAUD Livelihoods Venture President JEAN-PIERRE RENNAUD Livelihoods Venture General Delegate GUILLAUME BOUCULAT Livelihoods Venture Finance and Carbon Finance Director Vice-President Sustainability and Shared Value Creation Danone Group Director General of Corporate Social Responsibility Europe for 3 years 10 years experience in structuring innovative social projects for Danone Strong experience in agriculture, rural development and developing countries Agronomist / Ph.D. in analytical biochemistry Director of the Danone Fund for Nature Director of Environment, Danone Group from 2004 to 2010 6 years experience in setting up carbon related projects 15 years as plant top executive (Danone-Lu, Danone-Kronenbourg) ESCP Europe and Dauphine master degree in Energy, Finance and Carbon Climate Economics Chair, Forest Carbon specialization. Author of "The carbon risk in forestry projects" 10 years of financial experience (management control, financial auditing, credit analysis, investment bank) International experience (3 years in Brazil and Mexico, 6 years in connection with emerging countries including Latin America) * 3 Project Managers specialized in carbon or forest carbon, management of NGOs, development finance to be hired

12. … BENEFITING FROM THE EXPERTISE OF A DEDICATED NETWORK Skills in carbon project implementation and development Connection with the best sector experts Capitalization of field experiences LIVELIHOODS FUND Field NGOs Technical Assistance institutions Experts Business partners of Livelihoods Fund LIVELIHOODS NETWORK Reforestation, Ecosystem restoration, agriculture Carbon project, registration and delivering of carbon credits Legal and financial skills Commercial, marketing, financial, legal, sector skills Technical skills in forest carbon and development projects Knowledge of local context of project development

13. LIVELIHOODS : THE PROJECTS

14. TRACK RECORD AND PIPELINE OF PROMISING PROJECTS 4 PROJECTS LAUNCHED THROUGH THE « DANONE FUND FOR NATURE » Senegal (Casamance, Sine Saloum - 2009) : Oceanium project, mangrove restoration 7450 ha of mangrove  Objective: 925 000 t of carbon credits* Interest of local communities: food security, storm and spring tide protection, additionnal incomes Inde (Araku - 2010) : fruit agro-forestry 750 ha planted in 2010, 6 000 ha in 3 years  Objective: 850 000 t of carbon credits * Interest of local communities : food, additionnal incomes Inde (Sundarbans - 2010) : mangrove restoration 1000 ha planted in 2010, 6 000 ha in 3 years  Objective : 900 000 t of carbon credits * Interest of local communities : storm and spring tide protection, additionnal incomes R . D Congo (2010) : Agroforestry combining food manioc and acacia charcoal 2 400 ha in 3 years  Objective : 640 000 t of carbon credits* Interest of local communities: food security, energy generation and employment creation 14 PROJECTS IN ASSESSMENT Sustainable Energy, Ecosystem and Mangrove, Agroforestery in Africa, Latin America and Asia. * During the whole project’s lifetime .

15. LIVELIHOODS : STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

16. GENERAL OVERVIEW DANONE initiated LIVELIHOODS FUND (LF), will remain a minority investor in the capital and fund governance The INVESTING PARTNERS commit to conform with the orientation and strategy as defined in the Livelihoods Charter LIVELIHOODS VENTURE (LV) selects and monitors the projects and partners, supported by the best experts of the sector implements project financing and monitoring is a SOCIAL BUSINESS in which Danone will remain a minority investor LIVELIHOODS NETWORK (LN) is a network of NGOs, field organizations, experts and technical assistance institutions supports the development of the fund and its promotion capitalizes the best practices of carbon forestry projects and ensure the transfer of know-how between those projects LIVELIHOODS VENTURE LIVELIHOODS FUND INVESTORS (incl. Danone) PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT Field NGOs Technical Assistance Institutions Experts LIVELIHOODS NETWORK Business Partners of the Livelihoods Fund

17. WE CAN COMBINE OUR RESOURCES, OUR EXPERTISE AND OUR TALENTS WE CAN DEVELOP NEW APPROACHES TO CARBON OFFSETTING AND DEVELOPMENT WE CAN DEVISE NEW MODELS FOR THE FUTURE. Livelihoods contacts : Bernard Giraud President of Livelihoods Venture bgiraud@ livelihoods-venture.com - +33 1 44 35 23 00 Jean-Pierre Rennaud General Delegate of Livelihoods Venture jprennaud@ livelihoods-venture.com - +33 1 44 35 20 84 Guillaume Bouculat Finance and Carbon Finance Director of Livelihoods Venture [email_address] - +33 6 61 10 99 98