Investing in veganism: Three stocks to back growing shift to meat-free lifestyles

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The shift towards a more sustainable diet continued throughout 2020, illustrated by a ramp up in targets for emissions and food waste from a number of leading players in the food industry.

Consumer interest in clean and sustainable diets continues to focus on a broad range of issues including food waste, air miles, clean labels, meat free, lab grown meat and organic, among others. Veganism is one such diet and lifestyle choice that is increasingly becoming mainstream, and the rise of flexitarian and vegan diets was highlighted by the 500,000 people who signed up to the Veganuary challenge - twice the number who pledged to go vegan for January in 2019. IW Long Reads: Avoiding bursting point - Is ESG investing in bubble territory? Veganism can tie in perfectly with gov...