{"id":1000377,"date":"2014-10-28T19:04:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T19:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=377&#038;source_id=377&#038;target_id=1000377"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:17:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T08:17:54","slug":"woolworths-commits-to-sourcing-asc-certified-seafood","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/news\/woolworths-commits-to-sourcing-asc-certified-seafood\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolworths commits to sourcing ASC certified seafood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"block wysiwyg\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Leading South African retailer, Woolworths, has pledged to source their farmed seafood from sustainable and responsible operations by 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Woolworths has joined a growing number of businesses making formal commitments to support responsible aquaculture practices. The premium food and clothing retailer introduced its sustainable seafood policy in 2008 and was the first retailer to sign the WWF-SASSI Retail Charter*, it then went on to introduce its Fishing for the Future programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By the end of 2015, all of Woolworths&#8217; farmed products will be sourced from aquaculture operations that are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">engaged in a credible, time-bound improvement project* or, where applicable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WWF-SASSI green-listed, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">formally committed to achieving the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification or have other credible standards in place.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And by the end of 2020, all aquaculture species sold will be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from aquaculture operations that are engaged in a credible, time-bound Improvement Project*, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WWF-SASSI green-listed, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">where applicable, ASC (or equivalent) certified.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b>Committing to a responsible future<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Woolworths prides itself on providing its customers with a wide range of seafood from responsible, well-managed sources. To achieve this they worked for many years with organisations such as WWF to help them meet their goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hezron Joseph, Woolworths Seafood Technologist, said: &#8220;Woolworths is dedicated to seafood sustainability and providing the best for our customers. Through our Fishing for the Future programme we are helping aquaculture become a more environmentally and socially responsible choice for our customers. Our commitments, which include the ASC, help us achieve this by ensuring that our seafood is responsibly sourced and traceable back to the farm that raised it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Esther Luiten, ASC&#8217;s Commercial Marketing Manager, said: &#8220;I applaud Woolworths for its commitment to responsible aquaculture and recognising the importance of moving global production to a more sustainable basis. It is great that Woolworths is offering a responsible choice for consumers in South Africa. I look forward to working with them as they strive to meet their sustainability goals.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More information around their public commitments and other milestones can be found on their website at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woolworths.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.woolworths.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-1000377","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1000377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1000377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1000377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}