Meat sector has 'head in sand' over climate disruption, investors warn

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New financial modelling from $20tr global investor network warns billions of dollars of assets could be at risk in the meat sector as climate impacts escalate

Just five per cent of the world's largest meat companies have undertaken analysis of climate change impacts on their business, despite the twin threat to their business models from the growth in alternative...

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