Farm animal welfare is a systemic risk that many companies in the food industry are either not effectively managing or not properly reporting. The Business Benchmark provides a robust assessment of company practice and reporting on farm animal welfare and is designed to help investors to integrate farm animal welfare into their investment research and decision-making.

Animal welfare is becoming an increasingly important topic for consumers, alongside issues related to food provenance, traceability and quality. The Business Benchmark provides companies with a clear set of expectations on farm animal welfare management practice and reporting, enabling them to benchmark themselves against industry peers and to progressively drive up welfare standards in their supply chains.