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.
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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.
Find out moreIn March and April 2023, the BBFAW conducted a pilot assessment of 150 companies against the new 2022 benchmark criteria. Instead of the usual public BBFAW report, this briefing paper summarises methodological findings from the BBFAW 2022 pilot benchmark and includes case study examples of company reporting. The briefing also confirms the assessment approach for the BBFAW 2023 assessments, which are scheduled to take place in October to December 2023.
31st July 2023 | EventsTwo consultation webinars were held on the 2nd February 2023 and offered companies the opportunity to hear more about the proposed changes to the 2022 BBFAW methodology and to submit responses live during the webinar. View the video and presentation if you missed this event and wish to catch upon-demand.
6th February 2023 | WebinarsThe public consultation on the proposed BBFAW 2022 Benchmark is now open and will run until 14th February 2023.
24th January 2023 | Events