Sustainable  Sourcing  in  Prac1ce  Nigel  Edwards                18th  May  2016  

   

•  Over  70  years  heritage  in  the  global  seafood  industry  with  strong  rela7onship  with  key  suppliers  

•  A  leading  supplier  to  the  UK  retail  market  with  15  per  cent  market  share  •  The  Home  of  the  Saucy  Fish  Co.  •  Second  largest  supplier  to  the  Belgian  retail  market  for  seafood  products  •  Strong  brand  and  established  access  to  the  USA  market  with  focus  on  FS  

Icelandic  Group  Over  70  years  history  in  global  seafood  

Sales  €  600m   150,000t  of  fish  procured*  Presence  in  8  countries  

1,500  employees    

*  Whole  fish  equivalent  

   

   

           Ethical     Authen1c  Sustainable  

Innovative  seafood  category  leader  with  focus  on  R&D  throughout  the  value  chain  

Icelandic  Group  Vision  -‐  Trust  

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Deliver  Provenance  Rigorously  audit  /  test  the  supply  chain    

Work  with  likeminded  organisa7ons  to  make  fish    The  Most  Trusted  protein  in  our  markets  

   Trust  Engage  with  customers  who  share  the  same  values  –  Beyond  Profit  

   

Icelandic  Seachill  Delivery  -‐  Trust  

   

The  4                                                      

                                                   ‘s    

   

Clarity  -‐  of  Objec1ves    

 

   

Collabora1on  –  with  like  minded  partners    Common  Language  Group  Project  UK  

 

   

Commitment  –  in  1me  and  resources  

   

Consensus  –  on  how  to  get  there  Agreements  on  Process  in  Sustainability  and  IUU  

 

   

Reduce  Complexity  

   Regulators Industry UK  

AssociationsEuropean  

Associations  US  

Associations  NGO's Funders Alliances Standards Principles  /    Reports Processes

ICES

Natural  England  and  

RSPCAISU  Transition ISU  Strategy  

ISU  Transition  to  Sustainable  Management

DEFRA

SWFPOPrince  

Charles's  ISU

Icelandic  and  Alaska  Schemes

Global  Partnership  for  the  Oceans  and  50  in  10

Fishermen NFFO Europeche FishFight

Seafood  Scotland

Friends  of  the  Sea

RFMO's Client  Earth

Sustainable  Seafood  Coalition Fishery  Improvement  Projects

EU  DG  Mare World  Bank The  Sunken  Billions  Report

SFP

Fish  FarmersScottish  

Salmon    PO FEAPCFP  Reform  Alliance MSC

SSC    Responsible  Sourcing  Codes  and  Commitments  to  Res

CEA  State  of  Fisheries  and  recent  effectiveness  of  

FIP's  reports

EATiP WWF Packard

Common  Language  Group

Pew Aquaculture  Improvement  Projects

Seafish Walton  Foundation

Discard  Action  Group

GSSI Retail  Forum  Issues  Document

MCSEsmee  Fairburn Setting    Authenticity  Stds

GlobalGAP

GAA ETI  Programme  in  Ethical  Issues  in  Seafood  includes  Thai  Fishery  Issues

Retailers BRC EurocommerceChatham  House

Retailer  ForumASC

Processors FDF AIPCE  CEP NFI Greenpeace WWF  Dialogues AIPCE  Principles  for  Responsible  Sourcing

RFS

FDF  Ethical  Vessel  Code

ETI

SEAMUS                 Protein  Challenge  2040

Forum  For  the  Future

World  Animal  protection

Global  Gost  Gear  Initiative

   

True  Interna1onal  Coopera1on  

   

Collabora1on  works  

Ac7ve  coopera7on  between  industry  and  NGO  partners  -‐  many  precompe77ve  forums  (eg  Common  Language  Group),  and  programs  of  work  together  to    create  and  u7lise  effec7vely  the  standards  (MSC,  ASC,  GlobalGAP/BAP)  The  agreement  on  responsible  sourcing  principles  (SSC),  and  our  work  with  WWF  on  CFP  reform  and  the  IUU  regula7ons.  

   

Promote  the  Posi1ves  

   

Cri7cal  Trade    Local  Wealth    

The  Most  Healthy  Food  

Well  Managed  Fisheries  

Global  Stock  

recovery  

Cri7cal  Global  

Employer  

Variety  of  affordable        Natural  Seafood  

Protein  for  

Billions  

The  7  Wonders  of  Fish  

   

We  Have  Oceans  of  Opportunity  –  Thank  You  

h\p://www.foodincanada.com/features/oceans-‐opportunity/  

   

Appendixes  

   

We^ish  Smoked  Coated  

Ready  To  Eat  

£300m  

1100  Employees  

4    Sites  in  Grimsby  

   

•  Customers:    Retailers  caught  out  in  slavery  exposé;    Retailers  defrauded  in  fake  sea  bass  scam.    

•  Regulators:    Modern  Slavery  Bill  .  Food  Crime  Unit  •  Campaigners:    An7-‐Slavery  Interna7onal’s  Project  Issara,  

Environmental  Jus7ce  Founda7on;    Greenpeace  Whaling;  WWF  on  IUU    

•  Media  Coverage:  Guardian    “Supermarket  Slave  Trail”  

Seafood  Crime  

   

Well  Managed  Fisheries  -‐Northeast  Arc1c  cod    stocks  at  an  all-‐1me  high   Fishing  mortality  

at  the  lowest  level  since  1990  comparable  with  levels  seen  in  the  late  1940s    

   

Leads  to  more  cer1fied  fisheries  

•  248  fisheries  cer7fied  

•  110  fisheries  in  assessment  

• 57  %  of  all  global  white  fish*  is  cer7fied    

           =  4,600,000  t  

* = Cod, Haddock, Hake, Hoki, Ling, Pollock, Saithe (Global total: 8,107,384t* *FAO, 2013)

   

Protein  for  Billions  

h\p://www.fao.org/fishery/sofia/en  

   

Using  Less  Resources!    

   

Growth  From  Disrup1ve  Technology  –  Salmon  

h\p://en.s7ngray.no/  

Lerøy  Seafood  Group  and  Bellona  Founda7on  

h\p://bellona.org/news/uncategorized/2013-‐08-‐bellona-‐launches-‐ocean-‐forest  

h\p://hugin.info/138695/R/1917403/685883.pdf  

   

Cri1cal  to  Global  Trade  and  Employment  

h\p://www.fao.org/fishery/sofia/en  

   

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