MIAMI, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest leisure travel company today announced it will shift
purchasing policies across its nine leading cruise line brands by
2024 to improve the welfare of sourced chicken, becoming one of the
first companies in the travel industry to commit to adopting
comprehensive broiler chicken welfare policies.
Working with animal protection organizations, including the
Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS) and The Humane League, Carnival Corporation is
committed to aligning welfare standards for broiler chicken,
ensuring that 100 percent of chicken sourced will be certified by
the Global Animal Partnership (GAP).
"Carnival Corporation and our brands recognize animal welfare is
an important issue for our guests and the general public, as well
as us, and by teaming up with leading organizations that have made
this commitment to responsible sourcing, we are optimistic that
this will help advance broader adoption of these conscientious
practices," said Julia Brown, chief
procurement officer for Carnival Corporation. "With this latest
initiative, we will expand on our responsible sourcing efforts
across the corporation by working closely with our suppliers to
assure that the broiler chickens we purchase are treated humanely,
under appropriate animal welfare standards."
By 2024, Carnival Corporation will require sourced chicken to be
GAP-certified and produced under standards that require all
chickens to be given more space and enhanced environments –
including litter and lighting. Additionally, these new policies
will ensure that Carnival Corporation's chicken suppliers process
their products in a humane manner through a multi-step
controlled-atmosphere system and demonstrate compliance with these
standards.
"Carnival Corporation has continued to uphold their position as
a leader in the industry on many fronts, including animal welfare,"
said Joyana Hunt, corporate policy
specialist for HSUS. "We applaud the company's commitment to
broiler chicken welfare."
This broiler chicken purchasing commitment is the latest stride
in Carnival Corporation's continued dedication to addressing animal
welfare in its supply chain. In 2015, working with the Humane
Society of the United States,
Carnival Corporation committed to switching to 100 percent
cage-free eggs across all its brands by 2025.
Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival
Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure travel company
and among the most profitable and financially strong in the cruise
and vacation industries, with a portfolio of 10 dynamic brands that
include nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With operations
in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA
Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK), as well
as Fathom, the corporation's immersion and enrichment experience
brand.
Together, these brands operate 103 ships with 231,000 lower
berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with 18
new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and
2022. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates
Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in
Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New
York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation
& plc is the only dual listed company in the world to be
included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival Corporation as being
among the "Top 10 Most Innovative Companies" in both the design and
travel categories. Fast Company specifically recognized Carnival
Corporation for its work in developing Ocean Medallion™, a
high-tech wearable device that enables the world's first
interactive guest experience platform capable of transforming
vacation travel into a highly personalized and elevated level of
customized service.
Additional information can be found
on www.carnival.com, www.fathom.org, www.hollandamerica.com,
www.princess.com, www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, and www.pocruises.com.
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