Many of the largest meat and dairy companies in Europe are impunity they emit more and more greenhouse gases. That appears from a report of the Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy (IATP). According to the organization, governments should do more to force companies to reduce their emissions.

The IATP survey examined the 35 largest beef, pork, poultry and dairy companies based in the European Union, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, including companies such as FrieslandCampina, Nestlé and Danone. In addition to emissions, climate plans within these companies were also examined.

In 2018, the 35 companies were responsible for 7 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions of the entire European Union. While governments agree in climate agreements to reduce CO2 emissions in hopes of avoiding a catastrophic climate crisis, many of the companies surveyed only increased emissions without affecting them.

Only three of the companies surveyed have announced plans to cut emissions, but these three also lack evidence that there are real business changes on the agenda. According to the IATP, these companies are guilty of so-called “greenwashing,” which means that through “accounting gimmicks” and “dubious compensation measures,” the policy appears greener to the outside world than it actually is.