Beef Purchasing in Food Service: Considerations for Companies on Balancing Climate and Other Priorities

The report analyzes the challenges and opportunities for food buyers in North America and Europe to source lower-emissions beef. It evaluates emerging technologies like feed additives, 'climate friendly' labels, and different production methods including organic, grass-fed, and regenerative beef. The document concludes that food buyers should reduce the volume of beef served, identify sourcing priorities to meet sustainability commitments, and engage directly with producers to adopt lower-emitting practices.

• Beef is identified as having some of the highest impacts among all foods regarding climate, land use, deforestation, water pollution, and biodiversity.
• To strengthen beef supply chain sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the report recommends that food buyers serve less beef, identify sourcing priorities to address sustainability commitments, and directly engage producers to adopt lower-emitting practices.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Beef Purchasing in Food Service: Considerations for Companies on Balancing Climate and Other Priorities. https://www.wri.org/research/beef-purchasing-food-service-considerations-companies-balancing-climate-and-other-priorities

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Beef Purchasing in Food Service: Considerations for Companies on Balancing Climate and Other Priorities. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/beef-purchasing-food-service-considerations-companies-balancing-climate-and-other-priorities.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendbeef, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Beef Purchasing in Food Service: Considerations for Companies on Balancing Climate and Other Priorities}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/beef-purchasing-food-service-considerations-companies-balancing-climate-and-other-priorities}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }