The global food system is facing unparalleled challenges and changes. So how can we reset for a better, more sustainable future? Introducing control alt meat, the weekly podcast that explores the issues transforming the global food business. Join us as we speak to the innovators and investors, policymakers, product developers, scientists, and chefs who are all on the frontline reshaping the future of our food.
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Alice Di Concetto is the Founder and Consultant at Animal Law Europe, a consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations make longer strides regarding European law and policy and animal welfare. Alice is a French and US-educated lawyer with over ten years of academic and professional experience in animal law. Alice’s experience working with vario…
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Helena Wright is the Policy Director at FAIRR, a global network of investors that promotes responsible investing with ESG risks in mind. As Policy Director, Helena focuses on policy solutions related to opportunities and threats surrounding intensive animal agriculture. She regularly engages with people from the government, regulators, major indust…
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5 Key Things to Know About Antimicrobial Resistance
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8:39Philippa Thornton is an ESG Analyst at FAIRR Initiative, a network of investors worldwide with a mission to implement strict ESG investing practices across the global supply chain. Philippa is responsible for creating ESG Analysis within FAIRR’s Sustainable Proteins team. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Hertford College, Oxford…
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Lily Stuart is the Research & Engagement Manager of FAIRR Initiative’s Aquaculture and Biodiversity Department. FAIRR Initiative is one of the world’s leading organizations that aims to address ESG issues in the food industry, with a particular focus on animal welfare and plant alternatives. As part of FAIRR’s core team, Lily is responsible for the…
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Decoding The Language of Dolphins with Diana Reiss
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47:24Diana Reiss is a cognitive psychologist whose research focuses on the communication and cognition of marine animals. The core of her specialization revolves around dolphins and the evolution of their intelligence and sense of self. She is the author of The Dolphin in the Mirror where she talks about how dolphins possess the rare ability to recogniz…
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Optimism for the Future of the Food System with Jim Mellon
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35:19Jim Mellon is the Chairman of Juvenescence, a biotech company disrupting the health industry through the latest advancements in supplements. He is the author of Moo's Law: An Investor’s Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution, where he talks about how cultivated meat technology can radically change the way the food system works. Jim supports startups …
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5 Key Things to Know About Animal Welfare and ESG
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10:00Elliot Teperman is an Outreach & Research Analyst for the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return Initiative (FAIRR Initiative). The FAIRR Initiative is an investor network that aims to generate awareness of ESG risks and opportunities that were realized due to intensive livestock production. As an analyst for FAIRR, Elliot is responsible for onboardi…
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5 Key Things to Know About Plant-based Nutrition
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5:50Sophia De La Parra is an ESG Analyst for the FAIRR Initiative, an organization that promotes responsible investing for their pensioners through strict adherence to ESG guidelines. She vets retailers and brand manufacturers and works closely with FAIRR’s Investor Members to develop and integrate sustainable food systems. Sofia earned her MSc in Clim…
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Moving Mountains with Simeon Van der Molen
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37:46Simeon Van der Molen is the Founder & CEO of Moving Mountains Foods, a British company that offers a wide variety of alternative meat products, including their signature “meatless bleeding burger.” Simeon’s role is to create the world’s most realistic food tech products that also contribute to the long-term preservation of the environment. Simeon i…
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Reforming Animal Slaughterhouses with Temple Grandin
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43:24Temple Grandin is an American scientist and industrial designer who was diagnosed with autism. However, instead of letting her condition define her, she reasoned that people with autism can relate to the intense fear animals experience in slaughterhouses. She used her experience with autism to create systems that can help with the anxiety of both p…
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Similarities Between Human & Animal Culture and Consciousness with Carl Safina
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38:06Carl Safina is the Founding President of the Safina Center, a nonprofit organization that supports advocacies and programs that spearhead wildlife preservation and conservation and raise awareness for species endangerment. Carl also hosted the PBS series Saving the Ocean, where he shows the beauty of Mother Nature and unseen societies and cultures …
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Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing with Fiona Reynolds and Maria Lettini
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1:09:55Fiona Reynolds is the CEO of Principles for Responsible Investment, an investor initiative supported by the United Nations that supports investing in companies that pass the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. Maria Lettini is the Executive Director of FAIRR, a rising investor network focusing on ESG risks in the global food secto…
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Running a Pioneering Plant-Based Restaurant with Camilla Fayed
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16:33Camilla Fayed is the Founder of FARMACY, a plant-based restaurant in London known to provide customers with high-quality and organic plant-based foods and drinks. Camilla founded FARMACY on the belief that plant-based food is medicine to the human body. She is passionate about natural farming and sustainability, and upholds a strong belief that fut…
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Approaching the Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance with Dr Lance Price
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29:06Dr. Lance Price is a co-director at the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center—or ARAC—at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. ARAC was formed to research and educate people about the use and overuse of antibiotics in our food. Dr. Price’s research revolves around retracing the ecology, epidemiology, and evolut…
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The Ecologist Guide to Food: Antibiotic Resistance & Superbugs with Andrew Wasley
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42:17Andrew Wasley is an investigative journalist who specializes in food production and how it contributes to environmental problems. He is a member of the not-for-profit Bureau of Investigative Journalism, an organization that firmly believes in the vital role of investigative journalism in keeping a strong democracy. Andrew is also the author of The …
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Beyond Meat's Founder and CEO Ethan Brown on building Beyond and a plant-based future
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20:41Ethan Brown is the President and CEO at Beyond Meat, a company that champions plant-based alternatives that look and taste just like real meat. Their movement stems from the idea of how a plant-based lifestyle can have positive changes to our health and the ecosystem. Before founding Beyond Meat, Ethan was an energy analyst for the National Governo…
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5 key things to know about Brexit and food
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11:09Stephanie Haszczyn is a Programme Officer at FAIRR, an international network of investors that entices businesses to follow ESG guidelines and other sustainable practices. Stephanie recently joined FAIRR last October, but she carries over four years of research writing and coordinating experience from various organizations, including a career at Fr…
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5 Key Things to Know about Working Conditions in Slaughterhouses
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10:24Cristina Figaredo is the Research & Engagement Manager at FAIRR, one of the world’s fastest-growing networks of investors focused on ESG risks in the global food sector. As Research & Engagement Manager, she is responsible for managing engagements between investors and industry stakeholders with the intent of addressing risks and opportunities in t…
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Eline Reintjes is a Programme Officer at FAIRR Initiative, a collaborative investor network that promotes investments in companies that raise awareness for ESG risks. As Programme Officer, Eline is focused on sustainable agriculture and finance policy in China and the EU. Before joining FAIRR, she worked at the B Team as their Junior Strategist, pr…
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Maria Lettini is the Executive Director at the FAIRR Initiative, an organization that promotes investments in companies that meet stringent ESG criteria as well as companies that are championing plant protein meat alternatives and other ESG advocacies. Maria has a demonstrated history of excellence in the investment industry, making her well acquai…
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5 Key Things to Know About Plant-Based Nutrition
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5:50Sophia De La Parra is an ESG Analyst for the FAIRR Initiative, an organization that promotes responsible investing for their pensioners through strict adherence to ESG guidelines. She vets retailers and brand manufacturers and works closely with FAIRR’s Investor Members to develop and integrate sustainable food systems. Sofia earned her MSc in Clim…
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Beyond Meat's Founder and CEO Ethan Brown on Building Beyond and a Plant-Based Future
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20:41Ethan Brown is the President and CEO at Beyond Meat, a company that champions plant-based alternatives that look and taste just like real meat. Their movement stems from the idea of how a plant-based lifestyle can have positive changes to our health and the ecosystem. Before founding Beyond Meat, Ethan was an energy analyst for the National Governo…
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