Charlotte Talbott
Associate Vice President & Analyst - Animal Agriculture Sustainability Rabobank
Charlotte Talbott analyzes risks and opportunities associated with sustainable business development in the North American livestock industries, providing value-driven insights on social responsibility, economic viability, and environmental stewardship to clients in the animal protein and dairy sectors. Charlotte collaborates with Rabobank clients and stakeholders across the value chain, including farmers and ranchers, meat and dairy processors, animal pharmaceutical and allied industry partners, and consumer retail companies.
Prior to joining Rabobank, Charlotte held the role of Associate Director of Beef Sustainability Research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. Her earlier work focused on precision agriculture technologies, integrated crop-livestock systems, and the economic impacts of ecosystem renovation.
Charlotte brings unique sector knowledge to the financial services sector from North Carolina State University, where she obtained her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Animal Science with minors in Crop Science and Agricultural Business Management.
Seminars
- Revealing how practice-level data from a large-scale producer survey challenges common Scope 3 assumptions to improve decision confidence
- Comparing producer priorities, technology uptake, and incentive responses across systems to strengthen value chain alignment
- Explores on-farm decision-making related to sustainability and aims to support the value chain in finding common ground on sustainability
- Comparing internal collaboration models to accelerate decision-making
- Improving communication habits that reduce internal friction
- Spotlighting success stories that demonstrate Scope 3 progress to inspire adoption
