Investors representing over USD1 trillion in assets are urging four large meat producers – Cargill, JBS, Perdue Farms and Smithfield Foods – to share information with them on potential water contamination and scarcity in meat-processing facilities in the US. A major driver for this move is climate change and its resulting extreme weather events. In October this year, over a dozen manure lagoons linked to hog and chicken farms had overflowing banks due to Hurricane Matthew. This contaminated groundwater supply with bacteria and nitrogen.
Investors urge four large meat producers to address water risks
by Futures Centre, Dec 21
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- Topic: AgricultureBiodiversityClimate changeEnergySociety & citizens
- Other Tags: InvestmentPollutionProteinWater
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