Monday 23rd January 2017 - the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare will launch its fifth Annual Report today in New York.
The launch will be hosted by Morgan Stanley Research and the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing.
We will present the results of the 2016 Benchmark findings, in which 99 global food companies were assessed on their quality of management and disclosure on farm animal welfare.
There will also be a panel of speakers, with representatives from Cargill and Nestlé, Morgan Stanley Research and the BBFAW.
Click here to view the latest BBFAW Report and company results.
NN Group, a Dutch financial services company, with a strong presence in several European countries and Japan, has become a member of the BBFAW Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare. As a signatory to the Collaboration, NN Group will participate in an annual engagement to improve animal welfare management practices amongst BBFAW’s 150 global companies.
26th February 2024In 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 2023Two 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