State Your Commitment

Creating a publicly available policy on seafood sustainability can be useful for your business as well as for external people looking at your practices. Within your own team a policy can help staff understand and support the principles guiding your seafood sourcing. Externally there is increasing scrutiny of seafood sustainability from interested customers, media and campaign groups. A transparent policy document shows your commitment to action and gives a clear picture of your responsible seafood practices, so helping to uphold the reputation of your business.

GO PUBLIC
Having a seafood purchasing policy can help guide the decisions you and your team make as to which seafood to buy. A policy can also act as a public statement of your commitment to sustainable sourcing.

Create a sustainable seafood policy that is right for your business.

A comprehensive policy will:

- Establish a business-wide vision and approach to seafood sustainability.

- Outline specific activities you take to address the key steps: Gather Information, Source Sustainably, State your Commitment, Communicate Clearly, and Influence Wider Progress.

- Identify clear goals and targets to be achieved over set timelines for each step. Make your sustainable seafood policy publicly available; review it annually and summarise goals achieved and planned actions.

Go to Step 4: Communicate Clearly

COMING SOON
A free downloadable template to help you write your own policy.

Extra Resources! Learn more about:
- Other businesses with policies [COMING SOON]