Ranked as the first fishing company in the world and second overall in the global seafood sector for its contribution to a sustainable and responsible seafood industry, according to the Seafood Stewardship Index 2023.
The Vigo-based The Nueva Pescanova Group is the only Spanish company to be included in this ranking by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), which assesses the contribution o a more sustainable future of the thirty most influential companies in the seafood sector.
WBA has published an assessment of the performance of the main players in the industry in terms of governance and strategy, social responsibility, ecosystems, and traceability. Nueva Pescanova scored top results in terms of product traceability.
The report highlights the company’s independent environmental and biodiversity studies, which identify strengths and opportunities to define new mitigation and compensation measures to further improve its sustainable and responsible performance.
The Nueva Pescanova Group is also ranked in the top 20 of the WBA’s Food and Agriculture Benchmark 2023, which assesses the commitment of the world’s 350 most influential food and agriculture companies and their ability to promote a more sustainable food system. The company is also ranked in the top 30 in the Nature Benchmark Index, which assesses which companies have reduced their environmental impact and in turn contributed to the protection and restoration of ecosystems.
‘We make great efforts to ensure best practices throughout our value chain and we are pleased to receive recognition for this,’ a Nueva Pescanova representative commented.
‘We have aligned our strategy with the lines set out in the UN 2030 Agenda and have developed a model of sustainability and responsibility based on setting targets, implementing plans, measuring our progress and transparency.’
