50by40 Inc

WE ARE A GLOBAL, COLLECTIVE IMPACT ORGANIZATION AIMING TO CUT THE GLOBAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS BY 50% BY 2040.

50BY40 NETWORKTHE 50BY40 NETWORK IS A GLOBAL CONSORTIUM FOCUSED ON OVERHAULING THE CURRENT FOOD SYSTEM. TARGETING INDUSTRIALIZED ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, THE INITIATIVE ASPIRES TO ACHIEVE A 50% REDUCTION IN PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION BY 2040. THIS IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. STRATEGIES EMPLOYED INCLUDE THE PROMOTION OF PLANT-BASED AND LAB-GROWN MEAT ALTERNATIVES, ENDORSEMENT OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSITION'S IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, ANIMAL WELFARE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

EVENTS50BY40 HOSTED AND PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL EVENTS IN 2022 TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION OF TRANSFORMING GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. IN 2022, 50BY40 LED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES AIMING TO RESHAPE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY HOSTED A VITAL PRESS CONFERENCE AT COP27, DISCUSSING THE ROLE OF FOOD SYSTEMS IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND THE STEPS LEADING UP TO COP28. A PANEL WAS ALSO ORGANIZED, IN COLLABORATION WITH WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION, AT THE JUST TRANSITION FORUM IN ASIA 2022, FOCUSING ON THE IMPACT OF A JUST LIVESTOCK TRANSITION ON SMALL-HOLDER FARMERS. FURTHER, 50BY40 LAUNCHED A 'HOT-TOPIC' DISCUSSION SERIES AT THEIR 4TH STRATEGIC ANNUAL PARTNER GATHERING, EXAMINING THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE ALT-PROTEIN MARKET AND THE VOICES FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTED A HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE DINNER AT COP27, ENCOURAGING CANDID DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FINANCING AND POLICY INTERVENTIONS NEEDED FOR A JUST TRANSITION OF OUR FOOD SYSTEM.

WORKING GROUPSTHE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CREATING A SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS. THESE GROUPS TACKLE PRESSING ISSUES AND COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS TO INCREASE THEIR COLLECTIVE IMPACT.THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CREATING A SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS. THESE GROUPS TACKLE PRESSING ISSUES AND COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS TO INCREASE THEIR COLLECTIVE IMPACT. THE PROGRAM'S THREE MAIN INITIATIVES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:CLIMATE CHANGE: THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO ADDRESS THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE BY IMPROVING THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM. IT DEVELOPS CAMPAIGNS, PROJECTS, AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO BRING ABOUT TANGIBLE, LONG-LASTING CHANGE AND SHIFT PUBLIC OPINION.CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT: THIS INITIATIVE RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF CORPORATIONS IN THE FOOD SYSTEM AND AIMS TO IMPROVE THEIR POLICIES FOR A POSITIVE IMPACT. IT DEVELOPS STRATEGIES AND METHODS TO ENGAGE AND INFLUENCE CORPORATE PRACTICES TO DRIVE CHANGE.HEALTH: THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE ON PUBLIC HEALTH. BY BUILDING A BETTER GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM, IT AIMS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH.THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, THE PROGRAM STRIVES TO CREATE A JUST TRANSITION IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, ENSURE FAIRNESS IN THE FOOD SYSTEM FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL.