Transforming Food Businesses: Collaboration for Higher Welfare and Sustainability
We work in partnership with market-leading supermarket retailers, food service companies and manufacturers/producers that can impact the largest numbers of animals and develop sustainable supply chains that are fit for the future.
We believe in collaboration and a solutions-led approach, developing relationships that are based on trust, mutual benefit and reward for progress.
We have access to a wide network of international experts and industry contacts and can provide B2B linkages between our food industry partners to help companies progress towards their higher welfare and sustainability goals.
Find out more about the different industry sectors we work with below.
Company Testimonials
For more than a decade, Compassion in World Farming have been a highly respected and important partner for Compass. By embracing an engaging, practical and collaborative approach, they have been instrumental in helping us drive forward improvements in farm animal welfare practices across our supply chain globally. Through our continued partnership, we look forward to accelerating positive impacts for farm animals and a more resilient and sustainable supply chain over the next few years.
Pieter Lemmer, Director of Sustainability Execution & Responsible Sourcing, Compass Group PLC
We’re proud of our open and supportive partnership with the team at Compassion in World Farming in the UK and Ireland, they are a fountain of knowledge. They are wholly pragmatic in terms of the realities faced by businesses striving to improve the welfare of animals in the supply chain, such as commercial impact and the time it takes to implement change. They continually challenge us to do better, and work hard to provide credible expertise led by the science, which is invaluable to their partners.
Jenny Packwood, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, KFC Pan-Europe and UK & Ireland
Compassion in World Farming has been an essential partner for Danone on our animal welfare journey. They have guided us in setting commitments and delivering on key achievements, from building, deploying and renewing a global animal welfare assessment tool to sharing best practices in several countries and projects. There’s no question, our impact would not be the same without them.
Cees Jan Hollander, Global Farming Expertise Manager, Danone
The collaborative efforts of Marfrig and Compassion in World Farming fill us with immense pride and inspiration. Through the animal welfare training facilitated by CIWF, significant strides have been made in promoting humane animal management across our entire production chain. We actively engage with our suppliers, embracing the best global practices advocated and disseminated by CIWF. Together with CIWF, we continually learn and refine our approach, fostering a commitment to advancing the animal welfare agenda with heightened transparency and credibility. We extend heartfelt gratitude for this invaluable partnership, wishing for its enduring strength as it plays a pivotal role in the positive evolution of livestock farming and ensures sustainability within the sector.
Paulo Pianez, Director of Sustainability and Communication, Marfrig
SME’s and Public Sector Awards
Since 2007, we have recognised over 500 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and public sector organisations (e.g. local authorities, hospitals and universities) for their higher welfare policies, practices and commitments to improve the lives of hens, broiler chickens, dairy cattle and pigs through our Good Egg Award, Good Chicken Award, Good Dairy Award and Good Pig Award. We commend these organisations for demonstrating leadership and for their commitment to improving farm animal welfare by producing, sourcing, and promoting products from higher welfare systems to their customers.
Our aim is to encourage a holistic approach to food production that drives transformational change for farm animal welfare, reduces the reliance on animal sourced foods and moves us to more nature-friendly regenerative farming practices.
In order to drive this change, our Food Business strategy has shifted focus to concentrate on working with global food companies that have the ability to effect change at scale, and help us address the current climate, nature and health crises which have been exacerbated by the growth of industrial farming.
While we encourage SME and public sector organisations to continue to support higher welfare, sustainable farming practices through their production and sourcing policies, we will no longer be awarding organisations in these sectors.
We do, however, offer a range of online resources - and companies can refer to our species-specific Awards criteria – to help you develop your own animal welfare policies.
One-stop-shop for business success
Ready to elevate your food business? Partner with us at every stage of your journey. From shaping your business agenda to strategizing supply chain changes, charting continuous improvement paths, and celebrating your successes, we provide the right support at the right time. Contact us today.