| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Series |
The Responsible Investment Series |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; 1 Introduction; PART I Core principles; 2 The key issues in farm animal welfare; 3 Ethics, religion and farm animal welfare; PART II Why should companies be concerned about farm animal welfare?; 4 The legal journey to improved farm animal welfare; 5 Consumers, corporate policy and animal welfare: how societal demands are shaping the food industry's approach to farm animal welfare; 6 The power of partnership: the role of NGO-corporate engagement in setting farm animal welfare standards |
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7 Farm animal welfare as an investment issue8 Investor case study: Rathbone Greenbank Investments; 9 Investor case study: Aviva Investors; 10 Investor case study: BNP Paribas Investment Partners; 11 Bringing farm animal welfare to the consumer's plate: transparency, labelling and consumer education; 12 The human-animal bond: a risk and asset for animal-based agriculture; PART III Corporate practice; 13 Global food companies and farm animal welfare: the state of play; 14 Case study: Barilla -- Good for You, Good for the Planet; 15 Case study: animal welfare as a part of the DNA of BRF |
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16 Case study: COOK and animal welfare17 Case study: the business of farm animal welfare at Greggs; 18 Case study: animal welfare at the epicentre of a perfect storm; 19 Case study: The Co-op's agricultural journey; 20 Case study: Unilever and farm animal welfare; PART IV Wider reflections; 21 Revisiting the business case for action; PART V Technical briefings; 22 An introduction to farm animal production systems; 23 Antibiotic use in animals: impacts on human health and animal welfare; 24 An introduction to animal welfare issues in aquaculture |
| Summary |
"Globally, nearly 70 billion animals are farmed annually for meat, milk and eggs. Two-thirds of these are farmed intensively. The views held by food companies on animal stewardship, and the management practices and processes that they adopt are, therefore, of critical importance in determining the welfare of these animals. Yet, despite the scale of the food industry's impact, farm animal welfare remains a relatively immature management issue. There is a lack of consensus around the specific responsibilities companies have for farm animal welfare, and around how companies should treat the animals in their or in their suppliers' care. This book, The Business of Farm Animal Welfare, provides an extensive, authoritative analysis of current corporate practice on farm animal welfare. It critically reviews and assesses the ethical and business case for action. Through a series of practitioner case-studies, it describes how companies have addressed farm animal welfare in their operations and supply chains. It analyses the key barriers to companies adopting higher standards of farm animal welfare, and offers a series of practical recommendations to companies, consumers and policy makers on the role that they might play in raising farm animal welfare standards across the food industry. As the first comprehensive account of business and farm animal welfare, this book is an essential resource for researchers, practitioners and general readers looking to understand and influence corporate practice on farm animal welfare."--Provided by publisher |
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Animal welfare.
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Animal industry -- Moral and ethical aspects
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
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Animal industry -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Animal welfare
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sullivan, Rory
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| ISBN |
9781351270045 |
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1351270044 |
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