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The sustainability group of the European Union Fish Processors and Traders Association (AIPCE), of which Findus Group is a member, has launched a new risk assessment process to define a Europe-wide sourcing standard for seafood. Covering both wild caught and farmed seafood, the new guidelines provide a blueprint for the way that fish processing companies should engage with suppliers to support environmentally responsible fish sourcing.
Findus Group, which includes Young’s Seafood and The Seafood Company , says it is highly supportive of the new guidelines. Group Technical Advisor, Stephen Parry, says, "We have long prioritised seafood sustainability with our 'Fish for Life' programme and so the adoption of a new AIPCE-wide collaborative approach on this issue is a very welcome development. The new guidelines give all major European seafood processors a shared tool and language for what constitutes 'responsible' sourcing which in turn creates a common platform to guide decisions and help processors collaborate more effectively as agents for change."
Meanwhile, the The Findus Group boosted its commitment to reduce waste by signing up to the Courtauld Commitment Phase 2.
The Group first became a signatory to Phase 1 of the Courtauld initiative through the Young’s brand in 2007. Since then it has achieved some significant milestones – for instance reducing waste to landfill from Grimsby operations to less than 1% and cutting down on product packaging across all its brands and businesses.
Driven by the Government's WRAP (Waste & Resources Action) the Courtauld Commitment is an initiative designed to improve resource efficiency and reduce the carbon and wider environmental impact of the grocery retail sector.
Ian Hagg, CSR director at Findus Group said: “We are delighted to become an early signatory to the targets of Courtauld 2. We strongly support the reduction of waste as a key element of the broader environmental programme set out in our Food for Life initiative for the whole of Findus Group in Europe”.
Barry Pamplin, packaging and innovation director for the Findus Group says, “We have already achieved good progress Courtauld Phase 1 – this new commitment allows us to set even stronger targets to reduce waste throughout our supply chain - from raw material right through to the consumers who enjoy our products.”
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