Over 1.4 billion animals are set to benefit each year from the policies and commitments of the companies Compassion has awarded since the programme began in 2007.

2026 AwardS

Compassion will be celebrating it's next Farm Animal Welfare Awards in Brussels on 4 November 2026. Read more about the event.

Read more about each of our awards below.

Species-specific Awards

Our species awards celebrate companies that are delivering higher standards of farm animal welfare. Awards are available for businesses that meet our welfare criteria for laying hens, broiler chickens, dairy cows and calves, sows and meat pigs, does and meat rabbits, and turkeys.

Cage Free Award - Multi species

Our Cage Free Award - Multi Species celebrates leading food companies that are taking the momentous step of ending the use of ALL cages across their supply chain.

Protein Transition Award

Our Protein Transition Award celebrates companies that make commitments to meaningfully reduce the total volume of animal-sourced foods (meat, dairy, fish, eggs) in their supply chain by rebalancing their protein portfolio, within five years.

Farming Transition Awards

Our Farming Transition Award recognises producers and businesses that are taking steps to produce higher welfare meat, dairy and eggs in ways that are positive for animals, people and the planet.

Marketing and Innovation Awards

These awards recognise best examples of practical solutions that advance animal welfare and creativity in promoting higher welfare products to consumers.

Innovation Award – for projects or innovations that deliver measurable benefits to the lives of farm animals.

Marketing Award – for impactful consumer marketing campaigns promoting higher-welfare products, encouraging reduced consumption of animal-sourced foods and championing nature-friendly farming.

Read more about these awards and discover previous winners in this category.

Celebrating success

Consumers are increasingly interested in the provenance of their food, due to rising concerns about animal welfare and the environmental impact of food production.

Companies can celebrate their success in this area by promoting their awards. Watch our video to get inspired!

Watch this video to find out more – and get inspired…