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Climate Misalignment

How Development Bank Investments in Industrial Livestock Are at Odds With Their Paris Agreement Commitments Download the executive summary Download the report Read the Inside Climate News story and our op-ed  This report, authored by Friends of the Earth on behalf of the Stop Financing Factory Farming (S3F) campaign, and endorsed by eighteen civil society organizations, argues that multilateral development banks’ (MDBs) investments…

Case Study on PRONACA Investments

This case study, based on a detailed report, documents significant historical & current negative impacts of PRONACA’s factory farms.

Environmental & Social Impacts of Investments in PRONACA

The report examines the impacts of PRONACA’s factory farms and slaughterhouses on the natural resources and local and Indigenous communities of the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, west of Ecuador’s capitol, Quito.

Letter to Sec. Regan on CAFOs

We are writing to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to exercise its existing statutory authority to protect communities from the harmful impacts of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also known as factory farms.

Industrial Animal Agriculture Impacts on Environmental Justice and the Need for Federal Oversight

This fact sheet explores industrial animal agriculture’s health impacts on environmental justice & rural communities.

Letter to IDB on Marfrig loan

The undersigned communities and civil society organizations urge you to not approve the proposed $43 million loan for Marfrig Global Foods

USDA Foods: How a $1.3 billion program can be transformed to create a more just and healthy food system

The USDA Foods program, while providing well-intentioned financial support for school districts, contributes to menus that rely heavily on carbon-intensive, ultra-processed foods like hamburgers, deli meat sandwiches, and chicken nuggets sourced from the largest industrial meat and dairy corporations.

Letter to IFC on factory farming

We can significantly reduce agriculture’s impact on climate — but only if we shift production away from industrial animal agriculture and energy intensive monoculture.

Genetically Engineered Animals: From Lab to Factory Farm

This report, provides a scientific overview of the concerns with genetically engineered food animal experiments that are underway, and reveals the risks to human health, the environment and animal welfare.

Chain Reaction IV: Burger Edition

How top restaurants rate on reducing antibiotic use in their meat supply chains.