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Activist investors convince fast food chains to adopt climate targets

by Grace Hussain

Shareholder activists have successfully pressured the fast food chains Jack in the Box and Wingstop to set their first measurable climate targets

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Europe’s bid to ban single-use packaging riles up the McDonald’s machine

by Natalie Alcoba

Fast-food lobbyists are pushing back on rules designed to cut the rising tide of waste

Empty promises to improve animal welfare a bad look
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Empty animal welfare promises a bad look for the food industry

by Jessica Scott-Reid

Recently reversed Retail Council of Canada commitments for sows and hens leave a broken, voluntary system of protections

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