Tag: Compassion in World Farming

Compassion’s EggTrack 2024 Spotlights Industry Leaders and Laggards in Cage-free Egg Transition

Stuart Mitchell

As the 2025 deadline for cage-free egg commitments approaches for many food companies, Compassion’s EggTrack 2024 turns the spotlight on company progress across Europe, revealing where businesses are leading the way – and those that are falling behind. Compassion launched its EggTrack report several years ago to monitor the progress of the world’s largest food companies in meeting their voluntary cage-free egg commitments for shell eggs (own-brand and branded) and egg products, across global regions (US, Europe and the UK and Asia-Pacific).  EggTrack not only recognises these commitments but also…

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New ‘Muck Map’ reveals the scale of toxic waste from factory farms impacting England’s rivers and housing targets

Stuart Mitchell

New research for the first time reveals the areas of the UK both where the most animal manure from factory farms is produced and also where it is spread, indicating the river catchments most at risk from agricultural pollution. The data, compiled in an interactive ‘Muck Map’ of the UK, models indicative muck spread on farmland and also the river catchments where the most is produced. This reveals that the Severn, Great Ouse, Ouse (Yorkshire), Trent, Norfolk Rivers Group and the Wye top the list of river catchments where animal…

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Waitrose wins Sustainable Food and Farming Award from Compassion in World Farming

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has been awarded the Sustainable Food and Farming Award for its groundbreaking “Farming for Nature” initiative at the Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) 2024 Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards.  This prestigious accolade recognises Waitrose’s commitment to supporting its UK farmers in producing higher welfare meat, dairy, fruit, vegetables and eggs in ways that protect, improve, and restore wildlife and the environment. The award highlights Waitrose’s work at the Leckford Estate, the only farm owned by a British supermarket. Spanning 2,800 acres in Hampshire, the farm is a model for…

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Food Industry Leaders Recognised at Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming held its Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards (GFAWA) in Paris in October, recognising 49 winners from over 15 countries for their leadership in improving farm animal welfare and promoting more sustainable supply chains. Hosted by Deborah Meaden, Compassion’s Patron and sustainable business advocate, the event celebrated businesses whose commitments will positively benefit the lives of over 500 million animals annually. Deborah commented: “It’s inspiring to see so many businesses around the world making significant strides in animal welfare and sustainability. These awards shine a light on…

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Compassion Compares UK Retailer Policies on Indoor-Reared Fresh Chicken

Stuart Mitchell

Despite the sudden flurry of activity amongst UK retailers to commit to reducing stocking density for broiler chickens to 30kg/m², M&S and Waitrose remain the only supermarkets to have signed up to the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) – a package of science-based criteria that when implemented together significantly improve the lives of chickens reared for meat. To help consumers make informed, ethical choices, Compassion in World Farming has created a Spotlight table comparing UK retailers’ polices on indoor-reared fresh chicken against the criteria of the BCC. Consumers show a high…

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