Methane has more than 80 times the warming effect of CO2 over a 20-year period and is responsible for 30% of global warming since the industrial revolution. This report calculates the methane footprint and analyses the targets and reduction plans of 52 of the world’s largest meat, dairy and rice companies.

Planet Tracker’s benchmark analysis of 37 funds in the food and agriculture sectors demonstrates that asset managers need to understand that, for their food and agriculture equity funds to be successful, they must measure, manage and monitor the natural capital risks in their investments by aligning these with sustainable food and agriculture systems to improve investment performance.