Report: Global meat producers 'significantly underestimating' $6.4bn annual water risk exposure

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Study by FAIRR investor network warns global livestock sector could face costs up to $9bn per year by 2050 under a worst-case-scenario

Many of the world's leading meat producers are "significantly underestimating" the financial risks they face from water insecurity, according to fresh analysis which estimates these firms could collectively...

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