Meatable partners with Food Tank, UN Global Compact, and The Hunger Project in Earth Day pledge

Meatable has announced a new set of Earth Day 2025 commitments, partnering with Food Tank, the United Nations Global Compact, and The Hunger Project as part of its ongoing push to contribute to a more sustainable and equitable food future. The move signals a wider strategy from the cultivated meat firm to support collaborative, mission-driven work aimed at transforming global food systems.

With the global population expected to exceed 10 billion by 2050, Meatable emphasized the need to accelerate efforts to address the environmental and resource pressures linked to traditional livestock farming. Animal agriculture remains one of the largest contributors to land and water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and deforestation. The company believes cultivated meat offers a more sustainable path forward, but acknowledges it is only part of a broader solution.

“As a company dedicated to transforming the global food system, we recognize that real progress requires collaboration, not competition,” said Jeff Tripician, CEO of Meatable. “By supporting these respected organizations, we’re not only showing our commitment to impact – we’re investing in a shared vision of a food system that feeds everyone, fairly and sustainably.”

One of Meatable’s new collaborators, Food Tank, focuses on advancing research and public awareness around sustainable agriculture, hunger, climate change, and food security. The nonprofit draws attention to projects already underway that require additional investment to scale. Danielle Nierenberg, Co-founder of Food Tank, recently participated in a Meatable-hosted event and spoke to the evolving role of technology in food system reform.

“In my world, for so long when you looked at the sustainable agriculture movement, technology was a bad word, and I think that’s really changing,” said Nierenberg. “We’re seeing this thread that innovation and technology can be a big part of the solution, not the only solution. We don’t want tech to solve everything because it can’t, but it can certainly be an ingredient in creating a more sustainable, equitable, just and fair food system.”

Meatable’s Earth Day activities also include its recent membership in the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Participants commit to aligning their business strategies with principles related to human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption, as well as to supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

On a local level, the company has pledged support to The Hunger Project, a nonprofit that partners with communities around the world to address the root causes of hunger and poverty. The organization works closely with local governments and focuses particularly on empowering women and building community-led resilience. Meatable stated that this partnership reflects a shared belief in grassroots action and sustainable development that centers on long-term self-reliance.

The announcement comes at a time when interest in alternative proteins remains high, despite headwinds in the broader food tech sector. Meatable, headquartered in the Netherlands, has been developing cultivated pork and beef products with the goal of commercializing them in select global markets. It has previously secured over €60 million (about US$64 million) in investment and is targeting regulatory approval in Asia before launching in Europe and the USA.

Tripician underscored that this year’s Earth Day focus is about more than one company’s contribution. “It’s about being part of a larger, global effort that cuts across industries and sectors,” he said.

Meatable’s decision to invest in shared platforms, community-level action, and international frameworks signals a broader view of the company’s role in the evolving food landscape. Rather than positioning cultivated meat as a silver bullet, it is aligning itself with organizations that take a systemic approach to tackling hunger, sustainability, and inequality.

By working with others already advancing change, the company said it hopes to amplify efforts that prioritize not only environmental goals but also social and economic ones.