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Social responsibility
Action programs
Encouraging sustainable consumption of sea resources
2.3.3.2
Commitment
Targets
Key indicator
2015
2014 Action plan progress
Encourage the
Sales evolution
Sales evolution
184.6
ND
sustainable consumption
of seafood products
for seafood products
of sea resources
labelled MSC and ASC labelled MSC and ASC
+ CQL seafood
+ CQL seafood
(in millions of euros)
Legend:
Action plans in progress
Carrefour’s Policy
To take into account the need to protect fish stocks in its seafood
supply chain, Carrefour has long incorporated sustainability criteria
Carrefour’s objectives through its sustainable fishing project are as
into its product specifications, reduced or eliminated the sale of
follows:
threatened species and promoted sourcing that uses certified best
market only those species whose stocks are not over-exploited and
●
practices. Carrefour initiated its approach to sustainable fishing in
which are fished
via
selective methods that do not have a serious
2005 with the creation of a Carrefour range of responsibly fished
impact on ecosystems;
products. The first CQL aquaculture products date back to 1999.
develop sustainable aquaculture, with farming practices that limit
●
Overfishing is a global problem requiring local responses. Solutions to
the impact on the environment (GMO-free feeding, limited
protect resources must be adapted to each fishing area and put into
industrial fishing, etc.), thus reducing stress factors, and ban the use
practice jointly with local stakeholders. As a result, the approach is
of antibiotics as soon as possible;
being developed gradually in accordance with initiatives taken at
enhance the diversity of seafood products, sharing demand out
●
country level.
across different species and taking into account the seasonality of
Carrefour’s Performance
sea produce;
In 2015, the Group set the objective of increasing its sales of Carrefour
promote the fight against illegal fishing;
●
own-brand MSC (Maritime Stewardship Council), ASC (Aquaculture
support sustainable local fishing through partnerships with local
●
Stewardship Council) and CQL (Carrefour Quality Line) products. This
organisations developing responsible fishing and aquaculture
new indicator shows that these products now make up a relatively
practices.
significant share of overall sales: in time, progress in this regard will be
The Group works with partners who support it in developing its
measured.
approach to sustainable fishing and plays an active role on the Marine
Stewardship Council.
Evolution
Sales evolution
2015
2014
vs. 2014
Sales evolution of MSC, ASC and FQC seafood products
(in millions of euros)
184.6
ND
NA
Key developments
This committee met twice in 2015, with one meeting held in a store to
assess communications on the topic. Carrefour’s goal now is to
In 2014, Carrefour held a stakeholder meeting on marine resources.
internationalize this approach.
Following up on the conclusions drawn during that meeting, Carrefour
decided to consult in 2015 a group of NGOs to update its lists of
Another hot topic is tuna, one of the most threatened fish species due
species and their vulnerability. An inventory was taken in each to overfishing and low stocks. As a result, since 2015 Carrefour has
department to identify sensitive supply sources and define new been offering two canned tuna products made with skipjack or
objectives, including developing certifications and Carrefour Quality
albacore tuna caught using a traditional method, pole and line, which
Lines for the top sellers, discontinuing sales of the most vulnerable prevents catching small tuna and other non-target species. In addition,
species (about ten), and identifying vulnerable species requiring an Carrefour launched a canned white tuna product in 2015 with the MSC
action plan and support initiatives with certain fishermen. An Advisory
sustainable fish label. All suppliers of tuna for Carrefour-brand
Committee, made up of four NGOs and two suppliers, was then formed products met in late 2015 to develop a more comprehensive action
to discuss the action plans and expand upon the initiative.
plan.
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