At High Liner Foods, we recognize our responsibility to support healthy oceans, planets and communities. This is the foundation of our purpose, Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life, which guides every decision we make and every action we take. Nothing exemplifies our purpose more than our three pillars of sustainability:
Our purpose, Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life, reveals itself in our actions and results. Below are just a few of the 2022 sustainability highlights we are proud to share.
Reduced water intensity by 7% versus 2021
1.8% reduction in GHG emissions compared to our 2021 baseline
The number of safety incidents declined 28% compared to 2018 benchmark
96% of the seafood we procured met our Responsibly Sourced criteria
98% of raw materials were sourced from suppliers audited for adherence to High Liner Foods' Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC)
We donated our 10Mth meal, meeting our 10M meal Hunger Mission goal 3 years early
The urgency with which the world needs to address climate change requires more action from us all and we are committed to advancing the following goals.
Setting new, public goals ensures High Liner Foods' stakeholders can hold us accountable to achieving new successes and continue nourishing our communities and planet.
Sustainable seafood continues to be among the highest priorities for High Liner Foods as we look to feed a growing world population now and in the future. The strict criteria we use to define responsibly source wild-caught and farmed seafood is based on various certification schemes the Global Seafood Sustainability Initiative (GSSI) and industry experts assure will protect the integrity of the species, stock and environment.
The rigorous governance and oversight mechanisms that support the success of our business also underpin the quality and rigour of our sustainability initiatives. From carefully developed policies to clear lines of reporting and accountability, we ensure that our rules and practices reflect the strength of our commitment to making our organization truly sustainable.
Our Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team are committed to achieving high ESG standards.
Our ESG program is overseen by three committees of the Board: the Governance, Audit and HR committees.
We adopted a new strategic plan that shapes our own ESG policies and practices, and sets guidelines for how we engage with others on sustainability initiatives. The plan establishes a framework that makes these considerations integral to our core business, and evaluates our collective and individual performance accordingly.
This Code of Conduct (CoC) outlines our company-wide commitment to honest, ethical behaviour among all employees, officers and directors of High Liner Foods. We require 100% of employees and directors to review and acknowledge the Code of Conduct annually, including specific online training for employees to further reinforce the CoC.
The SCOC establishes guidelines for suppliers regarding the ethical treatment of workers, using a risk-based approach for audit frequency. We continually review and revise policies to ensure they reflect changing circumstances in our industry while always reflecting our core values and commitments. Our original SCOC pertained only to fish suppliers; in 2024 we will extend it to include suppliers of packaging and ingredients. (This effort was postponed during COVID-19.)
We believe providing High Liner Foods' stakeholders with transparent annual assessments of our sustainability initiatives is a critical component of our governance process and instills confidence that we are held accountable for the sustainability commitments we make. Read our latest report to get more details of the progress we have made on our sustainability journey.
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