Table 3 Commitments and action towards ocean stewardship.
From: Scientific mobilization of keystone actors for biosphere stewardship
Commitment at Soneva dialogue 2016 | Companies that have | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Improve transparency and traceability in our own operations, and work together to share information and best practice, building on existing industry partnerships and collaborations | Assessed materiality | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Reported with GRI | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Disclosed production volumes (ODP) | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | 6 (2) | 7 (2) | 7 (2) | 8 (3) | |
Completed internal traceability assessment** | 9 | ||||||
Used GDST | 4 | ||||||
2. Engage in concerted efforts to help reduce IUU fishing and seek to ensure that IUU products and endangered species are not present in our supply chains | Compliance policy | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Assessed risks with scientists** | 1 | 4 | |||||
Time-bound IUU goal* | 10 | 10 | |||||
Time-bound endangered species goal* | 10 | ||||||
3. Engage in science-based efforts to improve fisheries and aquaculture management and productivity, through collaboration with industry, regulators and civil society | New formal partnerships (Supplementary Table S3) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
New policy statements (Details in Supplementary Table S3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
4. Engage in concerted efforts to eliminate any form of modern slavery including forced, bonded and child labour in our supply chains | Time-bound goal for reducing labor abuse* | 10 | 10 | ||||
5. Work towards reducing the use of antibiotics in aquaculture | Shared sensitive data with scientists** | 4 | 6 | ||||
Road-map for reducing antibiotics* | 10 | ||||||
6. Reduce the use of plastics in seafood operations, and encourage global efforts to reduce plastic pollution | Plastic inventory | 10 | |||||
Strategy for reducing plastics* | 10 | 10 | |||||
Time-bound plastic target | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
7. Reduce our own greenhouse gas emissions | Time-bound climate goal (SBTi goal) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 (2) | 9 (2) | 9 (4) |
8. Secure new growth in aquaculture, by deploying best practices in preventive health management, including improved regulatory regimes | Not yet a priority | ||||||
9. Collaborate and invest in the development and deployment of emerging approaches and technologies for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture | Not yet a priority | ||||||
10. Support novel initiatives and innovations for ocean stewardship | Not yet a priority | ||||||
