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Ocean Disclosure Project
https://www.oceandisclosureproject.org/ Seafish Common Language Group
16th November 2017
What is the ODP? A global platform for voluntary disclosure of seafood sourcing.
Our aim: To promote transparency in seafood supply chains.
Growing the Ocean Disclosure Project • October 2015 – launch of the ODP • September 2017 – launch of the new ODP website.
The website launched with nine participants. More to come in late 2017 / early 2018.
We aim to be the global platform for seafood disclosure. Therefore: Companies that choose to prepare their own disclosure reports can still share this through the ODP.
Participation is free and straightforward, we ask companies to: • Share the list of main wild-caught seafood species sourced • Review the draft profile.
We take the list of fisheries and combine it with information on the environmental performance of those fisheries.
A snapshot of a company profile header (Asda, October 2017)
Interactive mapping of source fisheries
Environmental notes summarise analysis from FishSource. If a FishSource profile is incomplete, we use public information for: • provisional stock status and management ratings; and / or • provisional environmental notes.
BE A LEADER IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
Why become a participant?
• Demonstrate your commitment
• Communicate good practices
• Facilitate collaboration
• Capture your sustainability information
• Better understand environmental risks
• Push for improvements
Positive press and feedback from stakeholders: “…The Ocean Disclosure Project allows investors to understand the sustainability performance of individual companies…“
Abigail Herron from Aviva Investors
“…It’s a great platform to share information and best practice…” Aisla Jones from Co-op Food
What others are saying about the ODP
Company commitments November onwards
Future developments
Traceability January 2018
Farmed species 2018
Independence from SFP 2020
What do we have planned for the ODP?
