Accountability of livestock multinationals for global environmental impacts (Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)_ Leiden University)

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Abstract

Transnational livestock corporations are major contributors to environmental pressures, but rarely disclose their global impacts. To address this transparency gap, we integrate company-level production data (beef, poultry, pork, dairy) with a model that quantifies environmental impacts of 53 companies. These companies contribute substantially to land use (26%), water use (23%), and nitrogen application (28%) in the global livestock sector, highlighting the need for independent benchmarking and stronger sustainability disclosure requirements.