In 2021, the US Working Group for Broiler Welfare (Working Group) was formed to provide an opportunity for industry leaders to collaboratively approach, in a pre-competitive manner, how to improve broiler chicken welfare through the lens of the Better Chicken Commitment. Facilitated by Compassion in World Farming and Build for Good, the Working Group has grown from the original group of 7 companies to now include 14 companies committed to shifting the industry forward to align with higher welfare standards.

The Working Group meets regularly to explore practical strategies and creative solutions that will enable progress toward BCC commitments, shifting broiler chicken supply chains in a way that meaningfully improves welfare. The efforts and learnings of this group will create positive momentum and motivate widespread progress among the industry leaders in alignment with the Better Chicken Commitment.

Membership Standards

Beginning in 2023, all members of the US Working Group for Broiler Welfare must meet the following standards:

Publicly commit to the Better Chicken Commitment prior to joining, which includes all criteria in either version 1 or version 2 of the North American BCC.
Draft a roadmap within six months for Compassion in World Farming to review
Publish a public roadmap within 12 months of joining the Working Group that details an implementation plan with clear, informed milestones and demonstrates meaningful annual progress for all BCC tenets until 100% compliant
Attend quarterly Working Group meetings
Attend quarterly meetings with a member of Compassion’s Food Business Team
Annual public reporting that demonstrates meaningful progress towards implementation of the BCC tenets
Publicly report each year by Jan 31 to be featured in end-of-quarter ChickenTrack Report

Current Working Group members have until the end of 2023, to meet the expected membership standards listed above.

All of the 14 Working Group member companies are reporting progress toward BCC compliance. Their progress is featured in our latest ChickenTrack report.

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