Upgrading
Animal Protein
Animal Protein
The Improvement
For animal protein that is produced and consumed, a shift away from the most harmful industrial farming practices and toward more modern improved systems can significantly reduce public health and pandemic risks, improve food safety, and significantly reduce the suffering of many animals.
Lever helps public-facing food companies across the retail, restaurant, packaged foods, hospitality and food service sectors set and implement policies to eliminate some of the most harmful industrial animal farming practices from their supply chains. Lever also educates and supports farmers and producers to help them transition toward less-harmful systems.
Impact
29 mn
animals moved out of the most harmful industrial farming systems each year from food corporate policy successes (estimated)
2.3 mn
animals moved out of the most harmful industrial farming systems each year from producer shifts (estimated)
172
food companies set policies to remove one or more of the most harmful industrial animal farming practices from their supply chains
21
farmers and producers shifted a portion or all of their animal protein production to less harmful systems
40% of egg production and two-thirds of the growth in production is coming from Asia
205
food companies and producers have set significantly stronger food sustainability policies across their Asia supply chain (and beyond) thanks to Lever, including the following
What food companies say
“Lever Foundation has shared valuable insights on trends and developments in the global egg market and have helped us better identify global egg producers, through their cage-free egg directories, that comply with our Farm Animal Welfare Position—all of which will help Hershey to achieve our cage-free egg goal.”
Molly Haragan, Sr. Sustainability Analyst for Responsible Sourcing, The Hershey Company
“Lever has been supportive in our journey towards cage-free eggs. They understand our limitations and are willing to work with us towards the same goal. The supplier directories provided are useful and would serve as a good reference for our multinational business.”
Chompan Kulnides, Head of Sustainability, Minor International PCL
“Lever was a source of immeasurable support during our quest to source a global network of suppliers for cage-free eggs. The team was generous in sharing their network of high-quality suppliers with us, as well as providing us with useful resources that assisted us to find the right F&B partners in all regions. Lever was a pleasure to work with and we are especially grateful for their guidance.”
Ivan Haller, Global Head of F&B Operations, Aman Hotels
“Compliments to Lever Foundation for being a helpful and positive resource as we look to shift to cage-free eggs through our international markets. The collaborative, positive approach taken by Lever has made them a pleasure to work with in this process.”
Jennifer Esnough, International Franchise Operations, Director at Caribou Coffee
Upgrading Animal Protein
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