Fundamentals ESG

I believe it, as long as is not large scale and with good practises for the environment and the animals, and avoiding overconsumption of products and "using alternative meats" e.g. kangaroo

There is a growing interest towards improving the animal agriculture practices for making them more sustainable and efficient, specially in countries or communities that depend on this economic activity. Some examples are the projects supported by the World Bank that look to improve the livestock system and value chain including animal health and wellfare, sustainable sourcing of feeds, carbon sequestration in agricultural landscapes, energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy sources, and better manure management.

I found this article interesting: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/moving-towards-sustainability-the-livestock-sector-and-the-world-bank

Reading these alarming data (shared below), I believe that the Animal Agriculture Industry can and must implement the ESG principles, as long as they see that the benefits are higher than the costs. If the B Corp movement manages to raise awareness and convince more large corporations that the ESG practices are necessary and almost mandatory if they want their business to survive in the future.

REASONS:
- Factory farming contributes to climate change: 14.5% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock supply chains.
- It threatens human health through increased drug resistance, contributing to the spread of zoonotic disease. Roughly 80% of all antibiotics in the US are used on farm animals and FAIRR research shows 70% of animal protein producers are at ‘high risk’ of fostering a future pandemic.
- Animal production endangers food security. Over 3 billion people could be fed with the crops we currently devote to feeding livestock, and meat presents an inefficient solution to solving growing global protein demand.
- And finally, it consumes our planet's natural resources at an unsustainable rate. Beef and soy are the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon and it takes the equivalent of 50 bathtubs of water to produce a single steak.