Seafoodintelligence.com report praises seafood
sustainability disclosures, as company looks for continued
improvements
LUNENBURG, N.S., March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - High Liner
Foods Incorporated ("High Liner Foods"), the leading North American
value-added frozen seafood company, announced that it was the
highest-ranked seafood company in North
America and one of the top-ten highest rated worldwide in a
comprehensive benchmark report which examined companies'
sustainability reporting and transparency.
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SeafoodIntelligence.com, an international economic and market
intelligence news service based in France, analyzed the sustainability and
transparency reporting efforts of the top 100 seafood companies in
the world based on sales. In a 1,100-page report published in
November 2015, High Liner Foods
graded positively in areas such as its seafood sustainability
policies.
"We are glad to have our efforts to be more transparent about
the way we do business be so strongly recognized," said
Keith Decker, President and CEO of
High Liner Foods. "As we drive toward our vision of being the
leading supplier in frozen seafood in North America, it is important to us that we
maintain our leadership position in supply chain sustainability and
transparency."
Key areas in which High Liner Foods received high marks
include:
- Providing detailed information about its policies regarding
sourcing certified sustainable or responsible wild-caught and
farmed raw materials to ensure clarity for its suppliers. As an
example, on High Liner Foods' website and in other publicly
available materials, High Liner Foods publishes very specific
criteria which aquaculture or wild caught suppliers must meet to do
business with High Liner Foods;
- The "Supplier Code of Conduct," a set of guidelines covering
safe worker conditions and ethical treatment of workers to which
suppliers are required to adhere; and,
- Disclosing specifics about global initiatives in which High
Liner Foods is involved to help fisheries and farms meet
sustainability and reporting standards.
"As an industry, we should all continue looking for ways to
raise the bar on transparency and sustainability reporting, and
High Liner Foods will continue its market leadership in this
regard," said Bill DiMento, Vice
President of QA, Sustainability and Government Affairs for High
Liner Foods. "We are very proud to hold a global leadership
position in this industry and are committed to leading by
example."
SeafoodIntelligence.com developed the report after analyzing
annual reports, financial statements, policy documents and Web
pages. The report is intended to give insights into how well
seafood companies report to stakeholders and the public about their
sustainability efforts, and how companies fare when measured
against eachother.
For more information about the report, visit
seafoodintelligence.com.
About High Liner Foods Incorporated
High Liner Foods is the leading North American processor and
marketer of value-added frozen seafood. High Liner Foods'
retail branded products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico under the High Liner,
Fisher Boy, Mirabel, Sea Cuisine and
C. Wirthy labels, and are available in most grocery
and club stores. The Company also sells branded products
under the High Liner, Icelandic
Seafood, FPI, Viking,
Mirabel,
Samband of Iceland
and American Pride Seafood labels to restaurants and
institutions, and is a major supplier of private label value-added
frozen seafood products to North American food retailers and food
service distributors. High Liner Foods is a publicly traded
Canadian company, trading under the symbol HLF on the Toronto Stock
Exchange.
SOURCE High Liner Foods Incorporated
