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environmental, ecological, animal welfare, food quality and safety improvement.
We will strive to become involved with such scientific research projects and use
our market position to encourage implementation in both catching and farming
sectors.
9. Traceability
We believe that traceability from 'boat to plate' or from 'farm to plate' is
of paramount importance in ensuring legality, product integrity and consumer
choice. We therefore endorse, support, promote and participate in new devel-
opments and technologies in this field and will strive to ensure that all wild
captured fish purchases by Young's are traceable back to the catching vessel
or a known group of vessels, as well as to the specific catch area (as defined
by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas - ICES). We will
continue to develop and improve our traceability systems for farmed fish to en-
sure traceability of product to farm site and to facilitate accessible fish history
in accordance with our policies for farmed fish species.
10. Ethics and Environment
Young's supports the ETI base Code of Conduct and the aims and objec-
tives of the international standard on ethical trading, SA 8000. As a funda-
mental matter of principle we will not conduct trade with companies that are
not mindful of their ethical, social, environmental, financial and humanitarian
responsibilities.
We adopt a precautionary approach whenever we cannot adequately confirm
such standards are being applied by our suppliers.
Young's is aware that certain fishing and fish farming practices may re-
sult in irreversible ecosystem degradation and have detrimental effects on
the livelihoods, social conditions and food security of local communities.
We seek to identify such issues to ensure that all our purchases are based
upon sound ethical and environmental principles. We will also endeavour
to use our influence to help eradicate such malpractices from the wider
industry.
Finally, we acknowledge that global climate change is also directly relevant
to the changing marine environment. On this issue we have a complementary
stream of activity designed to minimise the wider environmental impacts of
our business. For the most up-to-date information on this, please consult our
website.
As at 9 April 2008
www.youngsseafood.co.uk
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