SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ADVOCATES

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE: FISHWISE TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY- INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC DATA TO INFORM THE GUIDANCE IT PROVIDES TO BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. RECOGNIZING THAT PROTECTING PEOPLE IS INSEPARABLE FROM PROTECTING THE OCEANS, FISHWISE WORKS CLOSELY WITH HUMAN AND LABOR RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES IN SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. AS PART OF THIS COMMITMENT, FISHWISE DEVELOPED AND CONTINUES TO STEWARD THE ROADMAP FOR IMPROVING SEAFOOD ETHICS (RISE) PLATFORM - A TRUSTED RESOURCES THAT PROVIDES A CLEAR FRAMEWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE (HRDD) AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR COMPANIES TO UPHOLD AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF SEAFOOD WORKERS. IN 2024, THE RISE PLATFORM RECEIVED OVER 6,600 VISTORS ACROSS 127 COUNTRIES, REFLECTING ITS GROWING GLOBAL RELEVANCE IN THE PURSUIT OF ETHICAL SEAFOOD.

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT: FISHWISE IS A NON-PROFIT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CONSULTANCY WITH A MISSION TO PROTECT OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THEM. IN THE 20+ YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, FISHWISE HAS REDEFINED RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY, DRIVING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF SEAFOOD PRODUCTION. FISHWISE ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH A COMBINED APPROACH OF 1) LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEAFOOD COMPANIES 2) BY AMPLIFYING IMPACT VIA COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, AND 3) BY ADVOCATING FOR TRANSPARENT, TRACEABLE, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. FISHWISE'S BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS REACH MORE THAN 450 SUPPLIERS WORLDWIDE AND HAVE EXPANDED ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD ACROSS NEARLY 5,000 U.S. GROCERY STORES. IN 2024, FISHWISE INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSED OVER 63 MILLION TONS OF SEAFOOD TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS MADE BY ITS BUSINESS PARTNERS.