How ethical is Meatless Farm?
Meatless Farm is a plant-based food brand which has a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Vegan & Vegetarian Foods Ratings Table. Although Meatless Farm has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see the brand make progress in the future.
We would have extra confidence in Meatless Farm if it applied for Ethical Accreditation, whereby The Good Shopping Guide would make further detailed assessment and recommendations for ethical improvement.
Find out more about the ethical issues facing the Ethical Vegan & Vegetarian Foods sector.
What does Meatless Farm do?
Meatless Farm is a British meat-free foods brand which was founded in 2016 by Danish entrepreneur Morten Toft Bech. The products are designed to mimic meat in an effort to encourage more people to substitute meat for plant-based sausages, burgers and more.
In which areas does Meatless Farm perform poorly?
Meatless Farm was marked down under our criteria for Organic and Vegetarian due to a lack of certification. It is awarded a middle rating for Environmental Report as parent company, VFC Foods, has a Mission page but it lacks detail.
Find out more about how we rate by exploring our ethical criteria.
Past Criticisms of Meatless Farm’s record
We did not find any past criticisms of Meatless Farm.
In which areas does Meatless Farm score well for its ethics?
Meatless Farm scores well for GM as it has a non-GMO statement on its website.
We found no public record criticisms of Meatless Farm relating to; GM, Organic, Nuclear, Fossil Fuels, Animal Welfare, Vegetarian, Political Donations or Armaments, therefore the brand scores well for these criteria. Find out more about how we rate.
How can Meatless Farm improve its ethical rating?
The below-benchmark score that Meatless Farm is awarded with on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Vegan & Vegetarian Foods Ratings Table is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria.
To reach our minimum ethical benchmark and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, Meatless Farm has some issues to resolve, including its vague environmental report. If it applies for Ethical Accreditation, The Good Shopping Guide will be able to give Meatless Farm some guidance to improve on these areas.
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Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Ethical Rating
Environment
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Environmental Report
Acceptable
-
Genetic Modification
Acceptable
-
Organic
Poor
-
Nuclear Power
Good
-
Fossil Fuels
Good
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Good
-
Vegetarian/Vegan Verified
Poor
People
-
Armaments
Good
-
Political Donations
Good
Other
-
Ethical Accreditation
Poor
-
Public Record Criticisms
Good
-
Ethical Innovator
Good
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