The co-founder and chief culture officer Miguel McKelvey wrote in the email that the meat ban is an effort to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. “New research indicates that avoiding meat is one of the biggest things an individual can do to reduce their personal environmental impact, even more than switching to a hybrid car,” McKelvey said in a statement.

Some companies even spare a lot of efforts doing research and designing training on the vegan diet, so that employees can fully understand how vegan food is beneficial to the health. Then they can decide by themselves whether to choose this healthy way of eating.

The Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico) is the second largest auto insurer in the United States and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. It recently teamed up with the non-profit organisation Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), to investigate whether a low-fat vegan diet would improve the health of office workers. The results of the two-part study were positive, as participants experienced a drastic health improvement. In addition to the physical health improvements, participants were pleased to note they experienced a drop in their levels of anxiety, fatigue, and depression.