Sysco Expands Industry-Leading Seafood Sustainability Initiative, Continues Alliance With World Wildlife Fund
September 07 2016 - 5:30PM
Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) today announced an expanded commitment
to improve the sustainability of its seafood procurement practices
and standards through 2020, in collaboration with World Wildlife
Fund (WWF).
As part of a previous 2015 sustainable seafood commitment with
WWF, Sysco is now sourcing approximately 90 percent of its top 10
wild-caught Sysco Brand seafood species groups from fisheries that
are certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), in MSC full
assessment, or engaged in a comprehensive fishery improvement
project (FIP). Now all of Sysco’s Portico Brand wild-caught frozen
cod, pollock, North American (cold water) lobster, haddock, salmon,
scallops, halibut and flounder come from MSC-certified
fisheries.
Today, Sysco is furthering its seafood commitment and work with
WWF by increasing its offerings of responsibly-caught Portico and
Sysco Brand seafood products to its customers. Specifically, Sysco
is expanding its commitment described above to its top 15
wild-caught Sysco Brand seafood, and adding a new commitment to
source its top five Sysco Brand aquaculture species from farms that
are either certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC),
in ASC full assessment, in aquaculture improvement projects leading
to ASC certification, and/or certified to a minimum two star rating
on the Best Aquaculture Practices standards as defined by the
Global Aquaculture Alliance. Sysco will preferentially source
ASC-certified product when available.
In addition, Sysco is focusing on improving tuna sourcing by
committing to source Sysco Brand canned and pouched tuna from
fisheries that are MSC-certified, in MSC full assessment, in a
comprehensive FIP, or showing International Seafood Sustainability
Association membership.
Lastly, Sysco will seek to improve seafood traceability within
its supply chain and participate in WWF’s Global Dialogue for
Seafood Traceability.
“These new commitments underscore Sysco’s dedication to
increased sourcing from sustainable fisheries, and increasingly
enables us to deliver on our customers’ desire for sustainable
seafood products,” said Catherine Kayser, Sysco’s vice president of
corporate social responsibility.
Caroline Tippett, director of seafood engagement at WWF, added,
“Efforts by Sysco and others to help fisheries and farms meet the
standards of MSC and ASC are vital to the health of the oceans and
the diverse life they support, including our own.”
About SyscoSysco is the global leader in
selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants,
healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and
other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of
products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice
and hospitality industries. The company operates approximately 200
distribution facilities serving approximately 425,000 customers.
For fiscal year 2016 that ended July 2, 2016, the company generated
sales of more than $50 billion. For more information, visit
www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/SyscoCorporation or Twitter at
https://twitter.com/Sysco.
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