Responsible Sourcing

Kangamiut Seafood holds Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Chain of Custody certification.

 

We actively pursue collaboration with suppliers of MSC and ASC certified products and we are proud to have worked in close partnership with several fishers and aquaculture producers to assist them with achieving MSC or ASC certification for their fishery or farm.

 

One such example is our multistakeholder collaboration with small scale shrimp farms in Vietnam which resulted in the ASC certification of 27 farms.

 

Read more on the ASC project in Vietnam

 

It is our natural choice to support traceability and responsibly managed fisheries and aquaculture production. This is to ensure resources for future generations, and because our business itself depends on responsible fishing and production practices. 

Carbon Emissions

At Kangamiut Seafood, we are working to understand and reduce our carbon footprint as evidenced in our publically available annual reports.

 

Most emissions associated with the products that we trade occur upstream in the supply chain in fishing, farming, and processing. This is demonstrated in the carbon life cycle analyses conducted by 2.0 LCA for two of our main products, cod and shrimp.

 

Life Cycle Assessment report

 

Our Scope 1 & 2 carbon emission reduction actions to date include:

 

  • Transitioning to fully electric company vehicle fleet 
  • Energy optimisation at company-owned facilities
  • Installation of solar panels (see picture) for electricity to run our buildings and net zero charging of our vehicles

 

 

Kangamiut Green Land forestry projects

To supplement our carbon emission reduction efforts, we are simultaneously working on carbon capture through our Kangamiut Green Land forest generation and preservation projects. We plan to assess carbon storage associated with the afforestation project approximately a decade after planting.

 

As the forest is still developing this assessment will be conducted once the trees have reached a suitable stage of maturity. Until then, no quantified carbon sequestration are currently reported for the project.

 

The key phases in this initiative have so far been:

 

  • 2021: Acquisition and protection of the 38 hectares forest “Dronninggård Skov”, 2 km from our headquarters
  • 2023: Acquisition of 76 hectares local farmland "Lykkensprøve" for afforestation and nature reestablishment with completion of the afforestation phase (> 60 hectares of trees planted) including the establishment of 3 lakes in 2024 and 2025
  • 2026: Acquisition of the neighbouring property to Lykkensprøve with the aim to expand the afforestation project with another ∼20 hectares.

 

Read more about Kangamiut Green Land

 

We realise that these steps won’t eliminate the total carbon footprint of our products, but we believe that action, improving data, and supporting transparency are essential to driving progress.

 

Picture: Anne Vinther Morant, Chair of the Board at Kangamiut Group & CEO at Kangamiut Green Land, at our afforestation project

Supplier Engagement and Environmental Responsibility

Our Supplier Code of Conduct outlines the environmental, social and governance expectations we communicate to Kangamiut Seafood suppliers. These include requirements and considerations relating to seafood sourcing practices, resource use and efficiency, green house gas emissions, biodiversity and packaging.

 

Our internal Approved Supplier program helps us to risk assess suppliers in line with our Supplier Code of Conduct. We work hand in hand with our suppliers to help foster improvements in their practices.

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