European Good Farm Animal Welfare Forum – Paris

Compassion’s European Forum brought together over 80 leading French and European companies and other stakeholders to address the challenges and opportunities posed by farm animal welfare.

The event included presentations from commercial organisations that have already recognised animal welfare as an integral part of their corporate responsibility programmes and were willing to share their insights on the practicalities of addressing farm animal welfare.

Another session focussed on corporate communication and reporting on farm animal welfare, including insights on the investor perspective on animal welfare. The Forum closed with a lively panel session discussing how companies engage with consumers on farm animal welfare.

Speakers included:

Carole Augé – Commercial Lead for Europe for sourcing pork, dairy and chicken, McDonald’s France
Speakers from leading French Cooperative, Terrena:
- Pascale Ballé – Administrator of the Cooperative
- Cécile Guillon – Veterinary Advisor
- Christophe Couroussé – Director of Strategic Marketing
Renata Adamczak – Export Manager, SPA Food (Poland)
Nicky Amos - BBFAW (UK)
Nikki Gwilliam-Beeharee - Vigeo (France)
Ian Busch, Global Brand Director Dressings, Unilever (UK)
Christophe Audouin, CEO, Les2Vaches (France)
Peter Vingerling, Chief Commercial Officer, Rondeel (The Netherlands)

The level of interest in the Forum and the participation of the delegates in the discussions throughout the afternoon demonstrate how seriously European food companies are taking animal welfare. The positive steps many companies have already taken pave the way for better welfare across the food industry in the future.

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