Risky business: ESG needs an agreed metric for agriculture and food

OmniAction gathers experts from within its community to discuss the terrible risk that business and finace currently faces – and to explore how OmniAction might support efforts to address this.

According to FAIRR:

• 50% of the largest protein producer companies rank as High Risk, signalling chronic underreporting and poor management of major risk themes
• 70% of total sector emissions – typically within Scope 3 – remain largely untargeted for reductions. Only 18% of companies set a Scope 3 target.
• 60% of companies are yet to set targets for Scope 1 and 2.
• 82% of companies that produce meat and dairy do not disclose how they address water scarcity risks in feed farming.
• No beef producer in Brazil can trace the entire life cycle of its sourced cattle, with current monitoring systems missing an estimated 85-90% of deforestation.

Join our panelists:

• Catherine Chong, ESG and sustainability advisor
• Sarah Blanchard, head of ESG at Prof. Consulting Group and a consultant for International Finance Corporation
• Helena Wright, Policy Director at FAIRR

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We’ll be seeking to update our Charter of Global Food Impacts with the insights gathered.