The BBFAW analyses the farm animal welfare policies, management systems, reporting and performance of 150 of the world’s largest food companies
The Benchmark, now in its thirteenth year, assesses companies across 51 distinct, objective criteria. As such, it is the most authoritative and comprehensive global account of corporate practice on farm animal welfare
In addition to the 2024 Benchmark results presented below, the BBFAW 2024 Report contains the key findings and analysis:
The BBFAW is placing continuing emphasis on performance impact in line with the programme’s long-term objective to drive up farm animal welfare standards in global supply chains
Changes to the 2021 methodology placed further emphasis on companies’ performance reporting and performance impact. This, combined with stricter interpretation of company disclosures, has seen the overall average score drop from 35% in 2020 to 32% in 2021, and has led to 36 companies dropping a tier. Noteworthy, given the scale of changes introduced in 2021, six companies have improved their score sufficiently to increase their ranking by one tier.
| Tier | Percentage Score |
|---|---|
| 1. The company has taken a leadership position on farm animal welfare | > 80% |
| 2. The company has made farm animal welfare an integral part of its business strategy | 62 - 80% |
| 3. The company has an established approach to a farm animal welfare but has more work to do to ensure it is effectively implemented | 44 - 61% |
| 4. The company is making progress on implementing its policies and commitments on farm animal welfare | 27 - 43% |
| 5. The company has identified farm animal welfare as a business issue but provides limited evidence that it is managing the issue effectively | 11 - 26% |
| 6. The company provides limited if any evidence that it recognises farm animal welfare as a business issue | < 11% |