Meaningful Milestones: Our Impact Timeline
Thanks to our supporters, we’re so many steps closer to ending animal suffering at factory farms. Our impact timeline reflects not only the promise and historic progress of our work but the groundwork for a just and sustainable food system.
Mercy For Animals, alongside partner organizations, successfully influenced a major government policy win in Brazil. In April, the Brazilian government released its National Bioeconomy Development Plan — a 10-year roadmap (2026–2035) for sustainable economic growth — and officially recognized alternative proteins as a priority innovation area within Brazil’s national science and technology system. The plan incorporated a joint recommendation submitted by the three organizations, including Mercy For Animals, following a period of nonprofit and advocacy input in late 2025. This is a significant milestone: it positions alternative proteins alongside other strategic national investments, opening the door to government research funding, institutional support, and long-term mainstreaming of these foods in Brazil.
After two years of sustained engagement with NGOs and the business and scientific communities, the Brazilian government has released its National Climate Plan — marking a major milestone for climate and food system reform in the country. Key recommendations advanced by Mercy For Animals and partner organizations were incorporated into the plan’s two central strategies, representing MFA’s most significant climate policy win in Brazil to date.
Within the National Mitigation Strategy, the government adopted the recommendation to support expansion of Brazil’s alternative protein sector, committing 50 million to 1 billion Brazilian reais in staged funding over the next decade. This investment — equivalent to approximately $10 million to $200 million USD — is designed to strengthen the alternative proteins industry and accelerate the development and adoption of more sustainable food options.
MFA’s coalition also successfully influenced the National Adaptation Strategy, which includes the creation of a Food System and Climate Framework for Public Policy. MFA not only recommended that this framework be included as a core component of the Climate Plan but helped shape its direction and content, ensuring that food system transformation is recognized as a critical climate solution.
The Climate Plan runs through 2035, positioning Brazil to make long-term progress toward climate resilience and sustainable food production. This achievement represents MFA’s largest climate-related policy win in Brazil to date, and demonstrates how sustained, strategic advocacy can embed plant-forward reforms into national climate policy.
The Beyond Burger has officially returned to menus at 66 BurgerFi locations across the US, marking an important step forward in expanding plant-based options for consumers. The product relaunched on March 3, giving customers renewed access to a popular vegan burger choice.
This progress follows direct dialogue and advocacy from Mercy For Animals, which engaged BurgerFi in discussions leading up to the decision to reintroduce the Beyond Burger. At the time, BurgerFi did not offer any fully vegan burger patties, as the company’s existing veggie patty contained dairy.
By working with companies to expand plant-based offerings, Mercy For Animals helps make compassionate choices more accessible—reducing demand for animal products and moving the food system toward a more humane and sustainable future.
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