Mowi, Sainsbury are winners within the UK ASC awards

Salmon producer Mowi’s Shopper Merchandise arm has been named UK Retail Provider of the Yr within the Aquaculture Stewardship UK awards. Grocery store chain Sainsbury’s gained the title of UK Retailer of the Yr.

This was the primary time the retail provider class has been included within the ASC UK awards. The award recognises the work which is concerned from the provision base to drive sustainability inside the provide chain.

Dougie Hunter, Technical & Operations Director for Mowi, mentioned: “Mowi is dedicated to offering its clients with a number one third-party certification that recognises firms that go above and past relating to social and environmental standards. The ASC normal helps Mowi construct belief with main retailers like Sainsbury’s who rightfully count on high quality and responsibly raised seafood. It’s nice to be recognised for the distinctive work Mowi does to convey Sainsbury’s salmon to the desk.”

Dave Parker, Sainsbury’s Aquaculture and Fisheries Supervisor, mentioned: “We’re delighted to have gained ASC UK Retailer of the Yr. We all know how essential it’s for our clients and colleagues that merchandise are responsibly sourced, and it’s testomony to the efforts and progress our groups have made. This 12 months we had been the primary grocery store to have 100% ASC licensed recent Scottish salmon which we hope offers our clients confidence that our recent seafood is top of the range and responsibly sourced. We’ll proceed to work carefully with our suppliers and the ASC to make sure meals is sourced responsibly from all views.”

This 12 months the awards occasion was held in Scotland. George Clark, MSC Programme Director, UK & Eire, mentioned: “We’re very happy to welcome again our buddies on the ASC to hitch us for our annual Awards. Holding our ceremony in Scotland this 12 months supplied an excellent alternative to recognise the area’s significance as a supply of licensed wild caught and farmed seafood. It’s been implausible to see extra ASC labelled merchandise change into accessible to buyers within the UK over the previous 12 months because of the arduous work of Sainsbury’s and Mowi.”

The ASC estimates that demand for ASC-certified, labelled merchandise within the UK is rising at greater than 51% yearly.

ASC CEO Chris Ninnes mentioned: “These awards recognise, not solely the numerous dedication that it takes for a retailer to covert its complete farmed seafood class to responsibly produced aquaculture, but in addition the dedication of one in all its main suppliers to satisfy these commitments. This takes collective arduous work all through the provision chain to ship licensed seafood each day.”