Sustainability is a catalyst for change and innovation in the meat industry. Political requirements and nutrition-conscious consumers are driving producers and manufacturers to act. Additional pressure is being generated by the global debate on climate protection and resource conservation. The meat processing industry is responding to this with technological innovations, but also with fundamental corporate commitments to sustainable solutions
The discussion about sustainable production in the meat processing industry essentially concerns issues of environmental protection, health, and animal welfare. In connection with climate protection, the high CO2 emissions, the equally high water consumption, and the packaging waste produced, which consists mainly of plastic packaging, are the focus of criticism.