Sustainable Protein: Euromonitor Environmental Impact Score: Part 1

Introduction

Scope

Objectives

Key findings

Agriculture is a detriment to natural resources

Animal-free and sustainable protein: The challenge of tomorrow

Three concurrent trends that may clash

High protein content is not the same as high protein quality

Euromonitor Environmental Impact Score

The Euromonitor Environmental Impact Score

The Euromonitor Water Impact Score

The Euromonitor Carbon Impact Score

The Euromonitor Land Impact Score

Environmental impact scores: Summary table

Fish: Protein quality and the environment

Sources of Protein

Meat is the top contributor to protein consumption globally

Fresh pork dominates, followed by poultry

One day of beef protein is like taking 67 showers

Beef and veal country perspective

Pork: High protein source with a high environmental impact

Pork country perspective

Cow’s milk: Common ingredient for a protein boost

Cow’s Milk country perspective

Soy: Unsustainable as the most common vegan protein

Added soy protein country perspective

Eggs: Vegetarian protein that wins on many counts

Eggs country perspective

Poultry: Battery cages may underestimate the land impact

Poultry country perspective

Pulses are unbeatable for now

Pulses country perspective

Fresh fish and seafood country perspective

Actual water footprint: Milk is least impactful

Actual carbon footprint: Pulses win

Actual land usage: Beef exceeds all expectations

Future Prospects for Protein

Sustainability of proteins: Future prospects

Sin tax may now extend to meat

PepsiCo in search of the perfect protein

Insects: The West may have been convinced after all

Conclusion

Final recommendations

Part two: What to expect next?

Methodology

Methodology appendix (1)

Methodology appendix (2)

Sources

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