Sysco Announces New 2025 Seafood Sustainability Commitments
January 14 2021 - 8:00AM
Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) today announced an expanded
commitment to improve the sustainability of its seafood procurement
practices and standards in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund
(WWF). These new commitments build on past successes and continue
to advance Sysco’s position as a global leader in seafood
sustainability, set high standards for the seafood industry,
establish long-term sustainability goals, and build consumer trust.
Through its continued collaboration with WWF, Sysco will expand
the current responsible sourcing program for its U.S. broadline
business to also include sourcing for its specialty and Canadian
broadline business, as well as increase the purchase of certified
responsible seafood. It also adds new commitments to prohibit the
sale of endangered species, advance its traceability work and help
address deforestation. Specifically, Sysco’s commitments include
achieving by the end of 2025:
Improving Sourcing
- Sourcing 100% of its top 15 (by volume)
wild-caught Sysco Portico Brand seafood species groups from
fisheries that are certified by the Marine Stewardship Council
(MSC), in MSC full assessment, or in a comprehensive Fishery
Improvement Project (FIP), and source at least 85% of this top 15
volume from fisheries that are MSC certified
- Sourcing 100% of Sysco Portico Brand
canned or pouched tuna products from fisheries that are MSC
certified, in MSC full assessment, in a comprehensive FIP, or from
companies that are members of the International Seafood
Sustainability Association, and source at least 25% of this volume
from fisheries that are MSC certified
- Sourcing 100% of its top five (by
volume) aquaculture Sysco Portico Brand seafood species groups from
farms that are certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council
(ASC), in ASC full assessment, in a credible Aquaculture
Improvement Project , or at a minimum Best Aquaculture Practices
2-star certified, and source at least 20% of this top five volume
from farms that are ASC certified
Advancing Traceability
- Engaging with
suppliers of Sysco Portico Brand farmed shrimp products to ensure
supply chains are traceable to the farm’s geographic location and
address issues of deforestation or conversion of natural ecosystems
(i.e. mangrove ecosystems and other natural wetlands)
- Working with WWF to adopt key traceability principles and build
on the work of the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability
Protecting Endangered Species
- Prohibiting the sale of endangered
species for Sysco seafood products globally, already an immaterial
portion of Sysco’s seafood sales
“As the world’s leading foodservice distributor, Sysco strives
to deliver superior products and services to our customers in a way
that balances the needs of people, products and planet,” said Neil
Russell, Sysco’s senior vice president of corporate affairs and
chief communications officer. “Together with WWF, we will continue
working to implement sustainable sourcing practices that advance
the health of fisheries and fishing communities around the
world.”
Sysco has held a successful partnership on seafood
sustainability with WWF since 2009. The company’s commitments
during this time have resulted in its sourcing over 700 million
pounds of more sustainable seafood, securing the livelihoods for
more than 100,000 people, and improving protections for species and
habitats worldwide.
“Sysco has been a leader in its industry and the global movement
to ensure more sustainable seafood production worldwide,” said
Caroline Tippett, senior director of seafood markets at WWF. “Due
to its direct engagement, Sysco has influenced global supply
chains, markets and fisheries to engage in the journey towards
producing more responsible seafood. We greatly commend Sysco’s
continued commitment to this movement with its new, even more
robust 2025 commitment goals. These efforts help safeguard the
natural environment, the livelihoods of people who depend on these
resources, and support the future stability of the seafood industry
as a whole.”
To learn more about Sysco’s commitment to sustainable seafood,
read the Sysco and WWF Seafood Sustainability Report.
About SyscoSysco is the global leader in
selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants,
healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and
other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of
products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice
and hospitality industries. With more than 57,000 associates, the
company operates 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves
more than 625,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2020 that ended
June 27, 2020, the company generated sales of more than $52
billion. Information about our CSR program, including Sysco’s 2020
Corporate Social Responsibility Report, can be found at
www.sysco.com/csr2020report.
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