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Sustainable Seafood: New study suggests retailers can protect biodiversity and profitability

Business Green

An increase in seafood sustainability matched with greater supply chain disclosure could improve the health of world's oceans while boosting the profitability of major retailers, an investigation by Planet Tracker has found. Retailers should then track and report their progress over time.

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How the world's largest seafood companies can help tackle climate change

Business Green

Seafood firms can reduce their impact on climate and the oceans - and in doing so can ensure they have a long-term thriving business that delivers healthy and sustainable seafood to millions, writes Nigel Topping, UN High Level Champion for Climate Action at COP26. Seafood is big business and demand is going up.

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How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change

GreenBiz

When we talk about the blue economy, we're talking about sectors that are sustainable and that maintain the health of the ocean that support our economies and communities, both human and wild," said Helvarg. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. Coastal Health. Oceans & Fisheries.

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Trouble at Sea: 90 per cent of UK shoppers are worried about state of the oceans

Business Green

The independent survey of attitudes to seafood and ocean health was carried out by GlobeScan in 23 countries, involving 25,000 people. Moreover, 77 per cent of people from the UK surveyed believe people should eat seafood from sustainable sources, an increase of five percentage points from two years ago.

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The UK Government’s Food Strategy Lacks Teeth

DeSmogBlog

As part of the strategy, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on the Government Buying Standards – a set of minimum health, animal welfare and sustainability requirements for food served in some public institutions. The strategy also commits to a new land use framework in 2023.

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Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in a fertilizer-fueled dead zone

Grist

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

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Compass Group introduces eco-labels for meals at workplace catering sites

Business Green

The scoring system for the eco-labels will take into account greenhouse gas emissions, water scarcity, water pollution and biodiversity loss associated with foods served at the catering facilities, based on ingredient information and environmental impact data from academic research.

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