Human Rights

Whole Foods Market Launches New Seafood Code of Conduct to Advance Human Rights and Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain

January 29, 2025 Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market announced its new Seafood Code of Conduct, reinforcing the company’s commitment to safeguard the human rights and welfare of workers throughout its global seafood supply chain. Building on the company’s industry-leading Quality Standards, the new policy strengthens protections for fishers and vessel crew and sets a higher bar for ethical labor practices and supply chain transparency. …

C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS Earns Equality 100 Award in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index

January 15, 2025 C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC

The HRCF Corporate Equality Index is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. This is the fourth year in a row that C&S has achieved a score of 100. …

Aquaculture Stewardship Council: Human Rights Issues in the Farmed Seafood Industry and the Role of Certification

April 23, 2024 Aquaculture Stewardship Council

In this overview of the challenges faced by the seafood sector and what can be done to improve the social performance of seafood supply chains, Chris draws on 13 years of experience as the CEO of ASC and seven years as deputy CEO and Director of Operations of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). …

Amfori, GSA Partner on Human Rights Due Diligence in Seafood

May 6, 2022 Global Seafood Alliance

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent with amfori, a leading global business association for open and sustainable trade, outlining the terms and objectives of a partnership. …

SeaChoice: Canadian Retailers are Not Doing Enough to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Seafood Supply Chains

June 30, 2021 SeaChoice

Despite years of accounts and exposés of slavery, forced labour, human trafficking and other human rights abuses in seafood supply chains, most Canadian retailers’ social responsibility commitments and actionscontinue to be inadequate and untraceable, according to SeaChoice’s fourth update on Seafood Progress, an online platform that profiles seafood commitments and practices of major Canadian retailers. …