Good Food Institute: Top Climate Nonprofit Spotlight
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The Good Food Institute (GFI) promotes alternatives to conventional livestock products through science, policy, and corporate engagement workstreams. GFI is one of the top climate nonprofits selected by Giving Green in 2024.
Livestock emissions are the largest source of food system emissions and are only expected to grow in the coming decades. We think shifting demand from emissions-intensive conventional livestock products to alternative proteins, such as plant-based and cultivated meat, is one of the most promising pathways to decrease emissions from agriculture and land use. According to our theory of change, GFI's work to make alternative proteins as delicious and affordable as meat could reduce meat consumption and help people follow a more climate-friendly diet.
We recommend GFI because of its successful track record, breadth of expertise, and strategic approach. We think GFI plays a unique and important role in promoting alternative proteins and that its work could reduce demand for conventional meat. We also believe GFI has substantial room to grow in its three programmatic areas and across its regional offices. Since alternative protein production is still in its early stages, we plan to continue to monitor alternative protein development and look forward to following GFI’s efforts in this space.
We previously recommended GFI in 2022 and 2023.
For more information, see our deep dive research report, a summary below, and our more comprehensive food sector report.
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Last updated in November 2024.
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