ETHICAL PARTNERS FUNDS MANAGEMENT JOINS THE BBFAW GLOBAL INVESTOR COLLABORATION ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE AND SIGNS THE GLOBAL INVESTOR STATEMENT ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE
Ethical Partners Funds Management has become the latest investor to join the BBFAW Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare and to sign the Global Investor Statement on Farm Animal Welfare.
Commenting on the decision, Robyn Parkin (Sustainability Research and Advocacy, Ethical Partners Funds Management) noted: “We believe animal welfare is an important ethical issue. Signing the Global Investor Statement on Farm Animal Welfare allows us to signal the importance we assign to farm animal welfare as an investment issue. Joining the Collaboration provides us with a unique platform to work with like-minded investors to encourage high standards of practice and performance in global food companies.”
Dr Rory Sullivan, Expert Advisor to BBFAW commented: “Investor engagement with companies is a demonstrably effective way of encourage improvements in farm animal welfare. Ethical Partners Fund Management’s decision to sign the Investor Statement and join the investor Collaboration provides further confirmation of the importance of these issues to investors.”
The collaboration is now supported by 26 institutional investors and the statement supported by 24 institutional investors, each representing approximately £2.3 trillion in assets under management.
Today’s publication of the Business Benchmark on Animal Welfare (BBFAW) reveals that most global food giants (95%) acknowledge the importance of animal welfare and are addressing it with policy commitments and clearer governance.
25th April 2024We are delighted to announce we are holding an in-person launch event for the release of the 2023 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW).
8th April 2024NN 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 2024