“Ethical Markets highly recommends this Newsletter on FAIRR’s growing worldwide influence and their ground-breaking research on sustainability issues facing livestock-raised meat and aquacultured fish foods. We began covering FAIRR’s financial indices and new metrics in our annual Green Transition Scoreboard: “Capturing CO2 While Improving Human Nutrition & Health: 2018“. We share FAIRR’s concerns over the unsustainability of the global foods system and add our own research on the need to expand the use of plant-protein foods and beverages and include all the complete protein halophyte salt-loving plants (e.g. quinoa, China’s salt-tolerant rice, Salicornia, etc) which grow in 22 countries without pesticides or fertilizers and whose long roots capture CO2 better that any other methods except old growth forests. We are members of FAIRR and its logo in on www.ethicalmarkets.com
~Hazel Henderson, Editor”
FAIRR warns of ESG risks facing aquaculture sector
On World Environment Day FAIRR urged the fish farming industry to take action on its growing environmental and sustainability risks with the launch of the report ‘Shallow returns?’. Despite 6% annual growth, the $232 billion global aquaculture sector could be undermined by climate change, a dependence on wild fish stocks for feed, excessive use of antibiotics and poor governance. The Financial Times and the Guardian covered the launch of the report. Read the report here.
Third update on antibiotics engagement launched
The report, published in May with a foreword by Dame Sally C Davies FRS, Chief Medical Advisor to the UK government, is the culmination of a three-year FAIRR-led engagement supported by a $4.9 trillion investor coalition. As part of the engagement, over 70 investors asked 20 global food giants including McDonalds and Yum! Brands to reduce antibiotic use and curb the risk from growing antibiotic resistance. Before the engagement, only one company had a regional policy on antibiotic stewardship that was limited in scope. Now, all companies have one in place or in development. Read the report here. Members can also log in to FAIRR’s new investor dashboard to view exclusive company-level analysis.
FAIRR to launch sustainable proteins supply chain report next week
FAIRR will release a new report addressing the growing alternative protein sector, building on the Plant-based Profits briefing of early 2018. The report will provide a progress update on FAIRR’s Sustainable Protein engagement with 25 global food companies and industry insight on how companies are beginning to diversify their protein sources towards a low-carbon product portfolio.
FAIRR in Tokyo
The FAIRR Team are in Japan for ICGN’s annual conference, where we hosted an exclusive dinner for members and other investors.
FAIRR recognised as global leader for responsible investment research
FAIRR has been ranked as one of the top three providers of specialist sustainable investment research in the 2019 IRRI Survey of capital market professionals. Our research was placed ahead of global research giants such as Bloomberg, ISS ESG and HSBC Investment Research. The Coller FAIRR Index was also named the ‘Most Innovative Research’ report of the year. In a separate development, FAIRR received an award from AI Magazine as the ‘Most Outstanding Initiative on Animal Agriculture’.
Screening of ‘Eating Animals’ with RI Europe gets conference talking
FAIRR’s exclusive screening of the Natalie Portman produced film ‘Eating Animals’, put the topic of environmental, public health, and economic risks of intensive livestock production front and centre among conference attendees. The film kicked off the RI Europe conference and included a fireside chat with director Christopher Quinn.
FAIRR welcomes new members to the network
FAIRR’s rapid growth continues. Since being founded in 2015, FAIRR has grown to now include more than 160 members with a supporter AUM of nearly $15 trillion. New members include Amundi, Nomura Asset Management, Universities Superannuation Scheme, Parnassus Investments, Degroof Petercam Asset Management (DPAM). Our research and engagements covered more than 100 companies. If you are not a member of FAIRR yet, join our growing investor network.