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Sodexo's Sustainable Seafood Initiative is part of the company's Better Tomorrow Plan, the company's global roadmap for sustainability and its five-part global seafood strategy to:
maintain a wide variety of species in Sodexo's catalogues and menus
ban species at risk and implement control measures for others
use eco-standards or labels
set up supply for sustainable aquaculture
develop sourcing according to a collaboration with WWF
“Sodexo is the first foodservice company to have a worldwide agreement with MSC for wild caught fish,” Damien Verdier, Sodexo group executive vice president and chief marketing officer said.
Under this initiative, Sodexo will continue to work for a collaborative climate to improve fisheries management, promoting awareness of sustainability issues and encouraging suppliers, partners and clients to participate in the MSC program and support sustainable seafood practices.”
“We are delighted to see one of world's largest foodservice companies make such a commitment to certified sustainable seafood,” said Nicolas Guichoux, regional director for Europe at the MSC. “Their leadership will contribute to transform the global seafood market to a sustainable basis, which is also MSC's top priority.”
(IntraFish)