Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Michaela Herrmann and Clare Carlile

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Michaela is the Lead Researcher at DeSmog, with a particular focus on agribusiness and the livestock sector. Clare is a Researcher at DeSmog, focusing on the agribusiness sector. Prior to joining the organisation in July 2022, she was Co-Editor and Researcher at Ethical Consumer Magazine, where she specialised in migrant workers’ rights in the food industry. Her work has been published in The Guardian and New Internationalist.

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