Siccar Point Energy

Siccar Point Energy Background Siccar Point Energy is an oil and gas company based in Aberdeen that carries out exploration, development and production. According to its website, the company is “focussed on high quality, low cost, long life assets on the UK Continental Shelf”. [1], [2] As of July 2021, the company has an interest […]

Neptune Energy

Neptune Energy Background Neptune Energy is a UK-based oil and gas producer operating in the North Sea. According to its chairman, the company produces 12 percent of the UK’s gas supply and has interest in nine North Sea licences. While the company is mainly focused on Northern Europe, it also has assets in North Africa, […]

Vion Food Group

Background Vion Food Group is one of the largest meat producers in Europe, with production sites in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands and offices in 13 countries. Vion is headquartered in […]

Meat Institute (formerly North American Meat Institute)

Background The Meat Institute (formerly North American Meat Institute (NAMI)) is an industry group representing U.S. meat and poultry processing and packing companies, as well as their suppliers. NAMI rebranded as Meat Institute on March 14, 2024,2Rachel Oatman. “New Meat Institute brand identity, […]

European Livestock Voice

Background European Livestock Voice (ELV) is an EU-wide campaign “to bring back a balanced debate” on meat and dairy, launched in 2019 by 11 livestock industry groups, including COPA-COGECA, the largest organisation representing European farmers. ELV runs an “information hub” titled “Meat the Facts” that […]

European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability

Background The European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability (ERBS) is Europe’s largest multi-stakeholder organisation focused on supporting more sustainable beef production, having launched in 2018 as a regional division of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB).2Breifne O’brien. “Spotlight on Ireland for European beef sustainability forum,” Agriland, October […]

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Background The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is an “arm’s length body” (ALB) of the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), classified as a  non-departmental public body (NDPB).As an NDPB, the AHDB has some operational control over policy, can […]

Animal Agriculture Alliance

Background The Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA) is a US-based non-profit organisation that “brings together farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, animal feed companies, animal health companies, processors, allied associations and others involved in getting food from the farm to our forks”, according to its website. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and […]

International Meat Secretariat

Background The International Meat Secretariat (IMS), also known as L’Office International de la Viande (OIV) and Oficina Permanente Intl. de la Carne (OPIC), is a global nonprofit organisation representing the meat industry. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Paris, the IMS works to […]

Tyson Foods

Background Tyson Foods is one of the world’s four largest meat producers, producing approximately 20 percent of U.S. beef, pork and chicken, according to the company’s website.2“What we […]