Clearwater Seafoods - SeaChoice

Seafood Progress

Brand's Commitment to Sustainable and Socially Responsible Seafood

2023 aggregate score
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Seafood Progress Average : 66

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Headquarters
Nova Scotia, Canada
Seafood Progress: Clearwater Seafoods

Overview

Commitment to Sustainable Seafood

How committed is Clearwater Seafoods to sustainable and socially responsible seafood?
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Summary

of products sold in 2023 met commitment.
85 %

Sustainability Commitment. For its private label products, Clearwater Seafoods is committed to, where available, preferentially selecting MSC-certified supply when making procurement decisions, pursuing MSC certification for the fisheries in which it participates when market demand exists for eco-labeled product, and continuing to lead, in partnership with other stakeholders, to advance fisheries towards certification. Clearwater has not specified a quantitative goal or timeline for meeting this commitment. The company’s vertically integrated operations support full chain traceability of all its private label products. Finally, Clearwater has not set a commitment for the third-party brand products that it sells through its brick-and-mortar locations and online store, which amounted to approximately 5% of its sales by volume in 2021 (personal communication, C. Boyd, 09/01/2023).

Clear Objectives
Supplier Expectations
Traceability Policy
Reporting on Activities

Social Responsibility Commitment. The “People” tab on Clearwater’s website includes a general commitment to social responsibility that does not reference credible international standards or indicate if it has a traceability policy in place to support its commitment. However, through direct communication SeaChoice discovered that all of Clearwater’s employees that work on its fishing vessels are members of The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) which entitles them to salaried pay, health benefits and a process for filing grievances in relation to human rights abuses. Furthermore, the company has an external mechanism in place for employees to report human rights abuses and unethical behaviour, and it conducts remediation activities to support its social responsibility commitment but does not make these results public (personal communication, C. Boyd, 09/01/2023).

Step Scores

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Commitment on sustainable seafood

Does the grocer have comprehensive seafood commitments?

2

Colecting Data

Does the grocer collect data to support its commitment?

3

Responsible Sourcing

Does the grocer make responsible sourcing decisions?

4

Transparency

Is the grocer transparent about its commitment to sustainable seafood?

5

Education

Does the grocer educate key stakeholders about the importance of its seafood commitments?

6

Supporting System Improvements

Does the grocer take initiative to support improvements to fisheries and aquaculture?

Notes

In the process of developing this profile, SeaChoice corresponded with Catherine Boyd, Director of Sustainability and Public Affairs at Clearwater Seafood.

Step Scores

1

Commitments

Does the brand have comprehensive seafood commitments?

2

Collecting Data

Is the brand collecting data to support its commitment?

3

Responsible Sourcing

Is the brand making responsible sourcing decisions?

4

Transparency

Is the brand transparent about its commitment to sustainable seafood?

5

Education

Does the brand educate key stakeholders about its seafood commitments?

6

Taking Initiative

Does the brand take actions to support improvements to fisheries and aquaculture?

Notes

In the process of developing this profile, SeaChoice corresponded with Catherine Boyd, Director of Sustainability and Public Affairs at Clearwater Seafood.

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