Thirty of the most influential seafood companies in the world, including seven firms that have strong aquaculture divisions, have been ranked according to their drive to achieve to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) Seafood Stewardship Index is the first detailed ranking of these keystone companies based on their sustainability efforts. It analyses where the largest seafood companies need to take bold action in the next decade to meet the UN SDG’s agenda to?accelerate the transition to a more sustainable future for all.
Overall, Thai Union Group tops the ranking. The company, known for its John West and Chicken of the Sea brands, stands out with robust environmental and social commitments, targets and activities on which it reports publicly.
Mowi, the Norwegian-based international salmon farming company formerly known as Marine Harvest, came second, scoring highest on transparency, with a strong sustainability strategy detailing how it manages the impacts of its farming operations.
Third was Thai-based conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods, one of the largest shrimp producers in the world, which was praised for demonstrating strong human rights commitments and group-level sustainability strategies and targets.
Other companies with strong aquaculture links to feature include the fish feed producers BioMar (fourth), Cargill (sixth) and Nutreco (parent company of Skretting in seventh). Meanwhile Mitsubishi (owner of salmon producer Cermaq) came in at eighth, SalMar at 13th and Cooke, whose operations include salmon farms on both coast of North America, Chile and Scotland came in at 25th.
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