Upgrading
Animal Protein
Animal Protein
The Improvement
A shift away from the worst factory farming cruelties in Asia would spare tens of billions of animals each year from acute misery while improving food safety and reducing pandemic risk.
Lever helps food companies eliminate the worst cruelties from their supply chains, with a primary focus on ending the caged confinement of laying hens and a secondary focus on welfare improvements for fish, chickens, cows and pigs. Lever also works with producers to help them remove cages from farms and new constructions.
Impact
0.3m
animals spared from lifetime confinement each year via producer policy changes
15.4m
animals spared from lifetime confinement each year via food brand policy changes
83
food brands pledged to remove caged confinement from their supply chain (typically globally)
738
country-level food brand policy pledges to end caged confinement or similar cruelty
40% of egg production and two-thirds of the growth in production is coming from Asia
83
food brands have committed to key animal welfare improvements across their Asia supply chain thanks to Lever
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
Animal protein
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