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Animal Welfare is a growing trend for socially responsible investing. As of July, 30 the Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare had 30 participants representing £2.3 trillion in assets under management. However, some financial institutions lag in this area; at least six top global pension funds have holdings in potentially cruel companies.
For a clear picture of the current landscape in the food industry, Corporate Knights has analyzed the world's largest fast food companies' animal welfare performance. In collaboration with Humane Society International Canada and a panel of finance, advocacy, and industry experts (including representation from Shake Shack), we discuss our research and how corporations and investors can serve in improving food industry animal welfare.
In this roundtable, we discuss:
-Key takeaways from the first Global Fast Food Company Animal Welfare Ranking
-The role of finance in raising the bar for animal welfare in supply chains
-Why animal welfare is an important ESG issue
-How food companies can lead by making meaningful, specific, time-bound commitments (with accountability/progress mechanisms)
Co-Hosts:
Toby Heaps, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Corporate Knights
Adria Vasil, Managing Editor, Corporate Knights
Contributors:
Jeffrey Amoscato, Senior VP Supply Chain & Menu Innovation, Shake Shack
Riana Topan, Campaign Manager, HSI Canada
Bas Ruter, Director of Sustainability, Rabobank
Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Funds
Animal Welfare is a growing trend for socially responsible investing. As of July, 30 the Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare had 30 participants representing £2.3 trillion in assets under management. However, some financial institutions lag in this area; at least six top global pension funds have holdings in potentially cruel companies.
For a clear picture of the current landscape in the food industry, Corporate Knights has analyzed the world's largest fast food companies' animal welfare performance. In collaboration with Humane Society International Canada and a panel of finance, advocacy, and industry experts (including representation from Shake Shack), we discuss our research and how corporations and investors can serve in improving food industry animal welfare.
In this roundtable, we discuss:
-Key takeaways from the first Global Fast Food Company Animal Welfare Ranking
-The role of finance in raising the bar for animal welfare in supply chains
-Why animal welfare is an important ESG issue
-How food companies can lead by making meaningful, specific, time-bound commitments (with accountability/progress mechanisms)
Co-Hosts:
Toby Heaps, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Corporate Knights
Adria Vasil, Managing Editor, Corporate Knights
Contributors:
Jeffrey Amoscato, Senior VP Supply Chain & Menu Innovation, Shake Shack
Riana Topan, Campaign Manager, HSI Canada
Bas Ruter, Director of Sustainability, Rabobank
Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Funds
![Fast Food Ranking: How do the worlds largest food chains stack up on animal welfare? [New Research]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i_gMUwY9XpA/mqdefault.jpg "Fast Food Ranking: How do the worlds largest food chains stack up on animal welfare? [New Research]
Animal Welfare is a growing trend for socially responsible investing. As of July, 30 the Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare had 30 participants representing £2.3 trillion in assets under management. However, some financial institutions lag in this area; at least six top global pension funds have holdings in potentially cruel companies.
For a clear picture of the current landscape in the food industry, Corporate Knights has analyzed the worlds largest fast food companies animal welfare performance. In collaboration with Humane Society International Canada and a panel of finance, advocacy, and industry experts (including representation from Shake Shack), we discuss our research and how corporations and investors can serve in improving food industry animal welfare.
In this roundtable, we discuss:
-Key takeaways from the first Global Fast Food Company Animal Welfare Ranking
-The role of finance in raising the bar for animal welfare in supply chains
-Why animal welfare is an important ESG issue
-How food companies can lead by making meaningful, specific, time-bound commitments (with accountability/progress mechanisms)
Co-Hosts:
Toby Heaps, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Corporate Knights
Adria Vasil, Managing Editor, Corporate Knights
Contributors:
Jeffrey Amoscato, Senior VP Supply Chain & Menu Innovation, Shake Shack
Riana Topan, Campaign Manager, HSI Canada
Bas Ruter, Director of Sustainability, Rabobank
Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Funds")
