FAIRR Conversations
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index is the world’s only assessment of meat, dairy and farmed fish producers on material environmental, social and governance risks. Coller FAIRR has worked in consultation with industry and issue experts to identify the nine sustainability issues deemed most material to the animal protein sector.
This podcast examines the protein production industry and how investors can use the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index to determine the risks and the opportunities within the sector.
Aarti Ramachandran, Head of Research & Engagements for the FAIRR Initiative, spoke to Julie-Anna Needham.
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Episodes
Feeding Resistance Part Two: Farming beyond antibiotics
November 18, 2021 14:27 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBIn part two of Feeding Resistance, Philippa Thornton, ESG Analyst at FAIRR, continues the discussion on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Joining Philippa to discuss how we can move beyond antibiotics in farming systems is Dr Nataliya Roth, from DSM, a company focused on solutions for health, nutrition and bioscience who are developing novel animal health products that help reduce the need for antibiotics, and Dr Kristen Reyher a veterinarian and Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Popul...
Feeding Resistance: Part One
September 21, 2021 22:42 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBIn this podcast, Jo Raven, Senior Manager of Research and Engagements at FAIRR is joined by Professor Will Gaze, of the University of Exeter Medical School and David Tsoupros, Vice President of Senior Research Analyst at AllianceBernstein asset management, to discuss what the UN has called the “silent pandemic” within our food system that’s threatening food security, the environment, industries from farming to pharmaceuticals, and global public health. Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is t...
Appetite for change: Food, ESG and the nexus of nature
September 09, 2021 23:02 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this podcast, Maria Lettini, Executive Director at FAIRR is joined by Dr Henning Stein, Global Head of Thought Leadership, and Maria Lombardo, European Head of ESG Client Strategies from Invesco. Invesco is a global asset manager who manages over $1.4 trillion of AUM. ESG has been a part of their DNA for over three decades and they are featured in today’s podcast because they recently collaborated with FAIRR on a white paper entitled 'Appetite for change: Food, ESG and the nexus of nature....
A deep dive into sustainable aquaculture
February 08, 2021 20:16 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBAquaculture is the fastest-growing food-production sector globally, currently accounting for over half of fish consumed by humans. In 2018, global farmed fish production hit approximately 82.1 million tonnes, and was valued at $250 billion. As our population grows, the sector is also set to play an essential role in fulfilling future protein demand sustainably. So how can aquaculture companies and investors safeguard this growth and continue to develop a more sustainable industry? FAIRR's F...
Counting the cost of conditions for meat industry workers
September 16, 2020 20:58 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBThe global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a number of weak links within the intensive animal farming industry - namely how conditions for workers in meat plants are contributing to the spread of disease and antibiotic resistance. FAIRR's Teni Ekundare talks to James Ritchie, Assistant General Secretary of the International Union of Food Workers (IUF-UITA-IUL), about the challenges facing employees in factory farming facilities around the world and the role investors can play in helping to crea...
An introduction to the Coller FAIRR Protein Production Index
February 03, 2020 12:02 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBThe Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index is the world’s only assessment of meat, dairy and farmed fish producers on material environmental, social and governance risks. Today, intensive production methods have become the dominant system of livestock and fish farming – farmed poultry today makes up 70% of all birds on the planet, and 60% of all mammals on Earth are livestock, mostly cattle and pigs. This trend is increasing with a large number of Asian countries, including China, consolidatin...