Lever Foundation

Lever Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt public charity headquartered in the United States, with a diverse team based primarily in Asia with additional staff in Europe and the Americas. Lever creates a more humane and sustainable protein supply chain in Asia by upgrading animal protein to reduce animal suffering and advancing alternative protein to ease agriculture's impact on the environment by removing the most intensive factory farming practices. About Lever's Program Work: Lever works with talented entrepreneurs across mainland China and Southeast Asia to create new alternative protein companies and offer critical early support to promising existing startups to develop a more sustainable, scalable food supply. Lever is also active with food companies and media outlets to increase interest and activity in the sector and educate consumers. Lever works with food companies and producers to help remove the worst factory farming cruelties from their supply chains. This work includes comprehensive animal welfare policies impacting egg-laying hens, broiler chickens, pigs, cows, and fish. Lever has engaged with over 4,000 companies, including; Restaurant Brands International, METRO Group, JDE Peets, Hilton, Marriott, and many others.