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March 3, 2022 5 mins

Sophia De La Parra is an ESG Analyst for the FAIRR Initiative, an organization that promotes responsible investing for their pensioners through strict adherence to ESG guidelines. She vets retailers and brand manufacturers and works closely with FAIRR’s Investor Members to develop and integrate sustainable food systems. Sofia earned her MSc in Climate Change, Management, and Finance from Imperial College London.

Sofia joins me today to explain what plant-based food producers should do to attract more consumers. She describes how a plant-based diet can help the environment in the long term and the challenges that are often associated with plant-based meat alternatives. Sofia also shares some of the reasons why a plant-based diet is good for our health and where listeners can learn more about the latest in plant-based news and innovations.

"It's not enough for plant-based foods to be environmentally sustainable. They also need to be nutritionally sufficient." - Sophia De La Parra

This week on CTRL-ALT-Meat:

  • The benefits of having a plant-based diet for your health and the environment
  • The challenges associated with plant-based alternatives
  • What plant-based products need to be for meat consumers to shift to plant alternatives
  • How to learn more about trends and innovations in plant-based diets

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