A plant is a
climate decision.
According to UN environmental data, animal products are the number-one cause of the destruction of the natural environment — larger than crops and coal combined. Choosing plant-based food is the single most powerful daily lever any of us has for a livable planet.
of the global environmental footprint traces back to animal products — larger than crops and coal combined.
land and aquatic animals are killed each year to produce ~294.7M metric tons of meat.
cause of the destruction of the natural environment, per UN environmental data.
Animal products lead every
environmental impact category.
The UN Environment Programme's Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch measures our collective environmental footprint across ten resource categories. Weighted for Global Warming Potential, Land Use Competition and Human Toxicity, one category dominates them all.
- Animal Products34.5%
- Crops18.6%
- Coal14.8%
- Remaining seven categories32.1%
Responsible consumption
sits at the center.
UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production — is the hinge that unlocks progress across climate action, life on land, life below water, zero hunger, clean water and good health. What we eat is the most concrete lever any individual has to move that hinge.
"Animal products are, by far, the greatest environmental problem. Please always choose plant-based foods."
What Vegan Danish
does about it.
Every product on our roster is engineered to make the lower-impact choice the easier choice — for students, operators, and hospitality teams.
Plant-based, always
Every VDBF SKU is 100% plant-based — zero dairy, zero eggs, zero honey. No compromise recipes.
Ingredient partners we trust
We source cultured plant cheese and dairy alternatives from Daiya and Yoso, and plant-based meats from TMRW — Canadian brands, tightly-audited supply chains.
Frozen-to-oven efficiency
Baking from frozen removes proof-and-thaw energy from the operator side and cuts overproduction waste at the case level.
Read the primary evidence.
The figures and citations above are drawn directly from two landmark United Nations reports on the environmental impact of consumption — including the UN FAO's foundational study of the livestock sector. Both are open-access PDFs.
Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production
The UN Environment Programme report that identifies animal products as the largest single category of global environmental impact — larger than crops and coal combined.
Livestock's Long Shadow
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's foundational assessment of the environmental toll of the livestock sector across land, water, biodiversity and greenhouse-gas emissions.