Icelandic producers consider themselves aware that cod and haddock products from the North Atlantic are superior to others when it comes to sustainable utilization, minimizing environmental impact and good practices related to economic and social factors. But can we really evaluate these things? Get to know the case at a meeting at Matís on November 25 at 13.
Demands for sustainable utilization and minimization of environmental impact have increased in recent months in important markets for Icelandic seafood. These requirements have been met with environmental certificates, among other things, but information on the sustainability of production as a whole has been limited.
Those who have had the financial means to do so have had an ecological analysis (LCA) performed in their value chains. Biodiversity analysis, on the other hand, only indicates the environmental impact of production in the past, but says little about other aspects of sustainability, such as social and economic sustainability. Icelandic producers consider themselves aware that cod and haddock products from the North Atlantic are superior to others in terms of sustainable utilization, minimizing environmental impact and good practice in economic and social matters. This is especially true compared to our competitors on other continents. With the aim of enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to take advantage of the advantage that these advantages of ours in production should give for marketing purposes, Matís, in collaboration with a number of companies, associations and research institutes, has worked to develop a standard that enables manufacturers to evaluate the sustainability of its cod and haddock production in a quick and simple way. The standard is expected to be published by CEN by the end of this year.
There will be an introduction to the standard and assistance in using it in operations
On Tuesday 25 November at 13:00, Matís will present the standard, the methodology on which it is based and explanations of how Icelandic manufacturers can use it in daily operations and for marketing purposes. Following the meeting, Matís will assist those manufacturers who are interested in implementing the standard.
More information can be found at monocotyledons on this topic as well as by contacting Jónas R. Viðarsson at Matís.