It was the first plant-based meat product to be Clean Label Project Certified With a mission to positively impact human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources and animal welfare,…

It was the first plant-based meat product to be Clean Label Project Certified

With a mission to positively impact human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources and animal welfare, Beyond Meat, Inc., a leader in plant-based meat, released its 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report and its Beyond Burger IV Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, and announced its first-time submission to CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project).

As part of its approach to corporate responsibility, the company continues to disclose on its environmental, social, and governance topics, as well as to champion a better food system. Beyond Meat’s 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report covers health and nutrition, packaging, and climate impact, as well as topics related to supply chain management, people, and responsible leadership. The report includes a corporate-level GHG inventory, subject to limited assurance, and includes a breakdown of the company’s U.S. packaging materials (by weight).

The 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report also includes the results of Beyond Meat’s recently completed LCA study for the Beyond Burger IV1, a consumer favourite now made with avocado oil. The Beyond Burger IV LCA study was carried out in conformance with ISO recommendations and underwent a third-party critical review. Along with Beyond Beef, the fourth generation of Beyond Burger was designed to meet the standards of certain national health organisations. It was the first plant-based meat product to be Clean Label Project Certified.

The Beyond Burger IV LCA estimated that, compared to an industry average U.S. beef patty, Beyond Burger IV:

Requires 97 per cent less land use;

Requires 92 per cent less water consumption;

Generates 88 per cent less greenhouse gas emissions; and

Requires 28 per cent less non-renewable energy use.

The company also announced that it submitted to CDP, the world’s largest environmental disclosure database, for the first time in November 2025.