🌍 This #WorldFoodDay, let’s talk about one of the biggest polluters in the food industry: Big Meat & Dairy! Our latest report reveals how this powerful industry misleads the public to downplay their environmental impact. Did you know…? - Big Meat & Dairy spend billions on ads to make their products seem healthy—especially to young people. - They receive huge subsidies, paid with our tax dollars, that keep meat and dairy prices artificially low. - Consuming too much meat and dairy is harmful to both our health and the planet we call home. The truth about subsidies, health claims, and the hidden costs of meat and dairy is finally out. See the facts for yourself: https://lnkd.in/e8EBnyzx
Changing Markets Foundation
Environmental Services
London, England 10,463 followers
Our mission is to expose irresponsible corporate practices and drive change towards a more sustainable economy.
About us
Changing Markets is a campaigning organisation and a registered 501(c)3 Foundation in the U.S. We were formed to accelerate and scale up solutions to sustainability challenges by leveraging the power of markets. Working with NGOs, companies and other foundations, we create and support campaigns that shift market share away from unsustainable products and companies to environmentally and socially beneficial solutions.
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- 2015
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- campaigning, investigations, sustainability, environment, communications, and sustainable development
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The influence of Big Meat & Dairy companies on EU policy is alarming. While farmers grapple with extreme weather, these huge corporations prioritise profit over our planet, lobbying to derail crucial climate action. Animal agriculture is responsible for over 50% of methane emissions in the #EU. That's why we're calling on the European Parliament and the new European Commission to take urgent action to transform the food system and prioritise #sustainable practices and a reduction in livestock numbers. We're working with WeMove Europe to campaign for change for a healthier population and planet. It's time to hold these corporations to account. Join us in demanding a sustainable and ethical #food system from the EU. Share this video and sign the petition: https://lnkd.in/epBBErmV? #MethaneMatters
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Last chance! 📢 Join our webinar tomorrow: Fashion's Plastic Problem The fashion industry loves synthetic fabrics (like polyester). But these fabrics are made from fossil fuels and shed tiny plastic bits called microplastics. These microplastics are now in our oceans, our food, and even our bodies! Don't miss our expert panel tomorrow! They'll share shocking findings from our new report and discuss: - How much plastic is fashion really using? - Are microplastics harming our health? - What can governments do to tackle this? Webinar details: When: Tomorrow! Wednesday 16th October, 2pm-3pm UK time Who: Experts from Changing Markets Foundation, University of Groningen and the European Environmental Bureau Register here (it's free!): https://lnkd.in/eCwWWhvh
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Greenpeace analysis estimates methane emissions from leading meat and dairy companies now match those from the 100 largest fossil fuel firms. Check out their new report below 👇
Did you know that livestock is the single largest human-made source of methane globally? Yes, it's possible to slow down global heating within our lifetime by transitioning out of industrial meat and dairy production. Share our new report about methane emissions from Big Meat & Dairy! #MakeMethaneVisible
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Are you interested in learning how fashion companies’ growing reliance on synthetic materials impacts our health and environment—and what can be done about it? 👗 🌎 Join me next week for Changing Markets Foundation’s webinar on How Brands Worsen Microplastic Pollution. We’ll explore the latest trends in the fashion industry, including the dominant use of synthetics, the health risks from microplastics, and solutions through upcoming legislation. 🗓️ Date: Wednesday, 16 October 🕒 Time: 3-4pm CET / 2-3pm UK I'll be joined by experts Professor Barbro Melgert, PhD, University of Groningen, and Emily Macintosh, Policy Officer, European Environmental Bureau. Don’t miss it! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eSCeGqPH #MicroplasticPollution #SustainableFashion #FossilFashion #FastFashion #TextileIndustry
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Webinar: Fashion’s Plastic Paralysis – Live Discussion on How Brands Worsen Microplastic Pollution The fashion industry's reliance on fossil fuel-based textiles is contributing to the devastating rise of microplastic pollution in our oceans, food, and even our bodies. Synthetic fibres now make up nearly 70% of global textile production, and this figure is only expected to increase. But what is the true cost? Join us on Wednesday, 16th October, for a deep dive into this pressing issue, where we’ll reveal the key findings from our latest report, Fashion's Plastic Paralysis. Our expert speakers will explore how fashion brands continue to rely on polluting synthetic fibres and discuss the health implications of microplastics, and legislative actions needed to push for more sustainable practices. 🕒 Time: 3pm-4pm CET / 2pm-3pm BST 📅 Date: Wednesday, 16th October 2024 Speakers include: 🔹 Urska Trunk, Senior Campaigner, Changing Markets Foundation 🔹 Professor Barbro Melgert, PhD, University of Groningen 🔹 Emily Macintosh, Policy Officer, European Environmental Bureau Topics include: 📊 Key data on synthetic fibre use in fashion ⚠️ Health risks associated with microplastic pollution 📜 Gaps in regulation and upcoming legislative opportunities Register now to join this vital conversation: https://lnkd.in/eSCeGqPH Fashion Revolution, No plastic in my sea, Plastic Soup Foundation, Zero Waste France, ECOS, Amy Nguyen, Muriel Papin, Liv Simpliciano, Jeroen Dagevos, Manon Richert #MicroplasticPollution #SustainableFashion #TextileIndustry #FossilFashion #FastFashion
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Our campaign, 'Growing the Good' 🌱 is focused on the need to rapidly cut methane emissions from livestock and transition to healthier diets with less and better meat and dairy. Did you know cutting methane is our best strategy to stay within 1.5°C warming? Methane is a potent greenhouse gas; it significantly contributes to global warming, which is largely due to human activities, especially our diets. Reducing methane emissions represents our best bet to curb global heating and air pollution. Scientists recommend a 45% cut by 2030, while over 150 countries have committed to a 30% cut by 2030 by signing the Global Methane Pledge. Want to know more about methane campaign work? #methane #ClimateAction #NetZero https://lnkd.in/etBBSZvb
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“The conversations are not getting at the structural or transformational changes that are needed. There’s a lot of focus on technological solutions,” said Caitlin Smith, a campaigner with Changing Markets Foundation. “There’s this really easy solution that’s readily available, and that’s looking at dietary shifts.” Thanks to Inside Climate News for covering our event alongside Tilt Collective at New York Climate Week. At the event, we launched a briefing that revealed how meat and dairy companies are using deceptive narratives to delay climate action and protect their business models. From claiming food security concerns to the 'green deception' of regenerative farming, these tactics derail global efforts to reduce methane emissions and transform our food systems. Discover more below: #ClimateWeekNYC #foodsystems https://lnkd.in/eyHuQQQt
At Climate Week NYC, Advocates for Plant-Based Diets Make Their Case for the Climate - Inside Climate News
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Great investigation by Daniel Webb and Everyday Plastic ⬇️ Very similar results to Changing Markets Foundation Take-Back Trickery report investigating #fashion take-back schemes. We also discovered that three quarters of items (16 out of 21 or 76%) were either destroyed, left in warehouses or exported to Africa, where up to half of used clothing are quickly shredded for other uses or dumped. https://lnkd.in/eyDA6pSG
🤔 Ever wondered what happens to the soft plastic that you return to the supermarket for recycling? Well, we've managed to find out. 🕵️ We placed tracking devices into 40 bundles of soft plastic packaging and dropped them at front-of-store collection points at Sainsbury's and Tesco supermarkets across England. 🔥 The results of our investigation reveal that 70% of the tracked soft plastic bundles that reached a known destination is burnt, not recycled. 🚢 The rest ended up at recycling facilities that downcycle soft plastic waste into products other than packaging – the majority of which were in Türkiye. ⚠️ Environmental law NGO ClientEarth warns that there is strong evidence that soft plastic recycling claims are misleading the public. 🛒 Since 2021, major UK supermarkets, including Sainsbury's and Tesco, have been rolling out front-of-store collection points to recycle soft plastic packaging, while “Recycle with bags at large supermarkets” labels are now seen across an extensive range of soft plastic packaging. 🙅 But soft plastic packaging is acknowledged by the waste management industry and the UK Government to be incredibly challenging to recycle... 🏭 With plastic production set to triple by 2060, these schemes are a symptom of a system that is out of control. 🗣️ Supermarkets are part of the problem. But they’re also part of the solution. So we’re calling on Sainsbury’s and Tesco to publicly support a cut in global plastic production by 40% by 2040. Full report | Summary | Sign the petition >> https://lnkd.in/e4KhApCw Big shout outs to all those who made this happen, in particular Alison Colclough, Lauren W., Katie-Scarlett Wetherall, Amelia Temple, Julia Bell, Charlie Bolderow, Johnny White, Christina Dixon, Anaïs Rivalier, Amy Youngman, Paul Woolwich, Jan Dell, the brilliant teams at Environmental Investigation Agency and ClientEarth, Marcela Teran, Ben Pipa, all the Everyday Plastic volunteers, and everyone else who has supported and advised us over the last year. FYI Nusa Urbancic, Emma Priestland, Nina Schrank, Natalie Fée, Jo Royle, Hugo Tagholm, Von Hernandez, Catherine Conway, Amy Meek, Paula Chin – Break Free From Plastic, Greenpeace UK, City to Sea, Common Seas, Changing Markets Foundation
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Fashion brands are pumping out more synthetics than ever, even despite targets to the contrary, Changing Markets Foundation found. They are cribbing from Big Oil’s playbook as they ratchet up high-emissions materials that create enormous amounts of plastic pollution, according to its Sept. 17 report “Fashion’s Plastic Paralysis: How Brands Resist Change and Fuel Microplastic Pollution.” Read Trellis' full article covering this. Written by Elsa Wenzel.
Fashion's addiction to polyester helps Big Oil, hurts the rest of us: New report | Trellis
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