HANDELSBANKEN FONDER AB JOINS THE BBFAW GLOBAL INVESTOR COLLABORATION ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE

HANDELSBANKEN FONDER AB JOINS THE BBFAW GLOBAL INVESTOR COLLABORATION ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE

London, February 2026, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, a leading Swedish asset manager has become the latest signatory to the BBFAW investor statement and member of the BBFAW Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare. As a signatory to the collaboration, Handelsbanken Fonder will benefit from facilitated engagements with companies, policymakers and other stakeholders aimed at improving animal welfare standards in global supply chains. This includes an annual engagement with the CEOs of all 150 companies covered by the BBFAW.

The Investor Collaboration is now supported by 32 institutional investors (1) representing £2.2 trillion in assets under management.

Anna Zetterström Bellander, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Handelsbanken Fonder, commented: “At Handelsbanken Fonder we recognise the material importance of animal welfare as a key part of building a secure and sustainable global food system, and we are happy to support the work of the BBFAW to help manage sustainability risks by improving farm animal welfare standards in the food production system.”

Nicky Amos, Executive Director of the BBFAW said, “We warmly welcome Handelsbanken Fonder into the Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare. Its long-standing commitment and contributions to a sustainable future make this organisation a valued partner in further strengthening the ability of investors to drive corporate practice and performance on farm animal welfare globally.”

(1) List of participants: Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare / Global Investor Statement on Farm Animal Welfare