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The triple bottom line framework can connect people, planet and profit in cellular agriculture

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Technical and social perspectives can highlight the interconnectedness of people, planet and profit in cultured meat production. The sector must engage in the socioeconomics and politics of their technology to avoid greenwashing and enact effective change.

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N.S. was supported by the Wellcome Trust (Grant WT208198/Z/17/Z). A.S. was supported by a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellowship (ECF-2020-105).

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK

    Marianne Jane Ellis

  2. Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Alexandra Sexton

  3. Cellular Agriculture Ltd, Llanelli, UK

    Illtud Dunsford

  4. School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Neil Stephens

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M.J.E. and I.D. are co-founders of Cellular Agriculture Ltd, and are CTO and CEO, respectively. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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Ellis, M.J., Sexton, A., Dunsford, I. et al. The triple bottom line framework can connect people, planet and profit in cellular agriculture. Nat Food 3, 804–806 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00619-3

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