World Environment Day 2024: How eggs can support a happier earth
29 May 2024 | Celebrating eggs on World Environment Day 2024!
29 May 2024 | Celebrating eggs on World Environment Day 2024!
Eggs are one of the most nutritious, naturally available food sources. Packed with minerals, vitamins and antioxidants, the egg provides …
World Health Day 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organisation (WHO). This year is an ideal occasion …
6 December 2023 | Dr Ty Beal, Research Advisor at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), provided expert commentary on the role animal source foods can play in combatting the global issues of malnutrition and environmental sustainability.
16 November 2023 | At the recent IEC Global Leadership Conference in Lake Louise, Dr Nathan Pelletier, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, took to the stage to highlight the importance of prioritising sustainability, and the key opportunity areas for the egg industry.
15 November 2023 | Manure is an inevitable by-product of egg production. But today, the global egg industry is exploring ways we can transform this waste into a resource, benefitting business and environment.
‘Sustainability’- a hot topic in the agricultural sector – continues to influence and shape the egg industry and beyond and …
It is widely known that eggs contain the majority of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants required by the body, providing …
For World Health Day 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) are shining a spotlight on the direct impact planetary health …
On Tuesday 27 July, IEC Chairman, Suresh Chitturi, joined a diverse panel of speakers to discuss the importance of ‘Sustainable …
Eggs contain the majority of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants required by the body and offer a sustainable source of nutrition. We explore three great reasons why eggs can and should play an essential role in future food systems as a sustainable food of choice.
Following the concept launch earlier this year, a task force of environmental sustainability academics and professional experts have joined forces to support the global egg industry to achieve its vision of a world where everyone recognises the sustainable nature of eggs and their importance to the health of humankind, our animals and the environment.
We are delighted to announce the launch of our ‘Environmental Sustainability Expert Group’, which will bring together a small task force of experts from environmental and sustainability fields, to support the egg industry in continuing to produce affordable and sustainable protein.
DSM has become the first Value Chain Partner to the IEC. The partnership is designed to support sustainable egg production and help drive positive developments in the egg industry.
At the IEC Business Conference Monte Carlo, Carlos Saviani, food sustainability and marketing executive, and former Vice President for Animal Protein at the WWF delivered an insightful presentation on the world’s view of eggs. His talk considered consumers changing attitudes; highlighting the current situation in developed countries concerning animal proteins, as well as reviewing how the environmental and nutritional impact of eggs are regarded in relation to food production and sustainability.
Today in Kyoto, the World Egg Organisation (WEO) announced the global egg industry’s pledge to work in partnership with the United Nations, to fulfil its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Soy (meal) plays an essential role in feed for the egg industry. However, the increasing global demand for soy as animal feed is leading to deforestation, most significantly in South America which is also an important sourcing region for the egg industry given South America’s high-quality soy production.