Company Information Responsibility, Sustainability and ESG
Strengthening our bond with the ocean and each other
Our bond with the ocean runs deep. Fishing is what we have always done, and if we continue to do it right, it is what we will always do. We embrace our responsibility to maintain safe and sustainable fisheries and seafood products and help keep communities that depend on them thriving.
Download ESG Report"We have a bond with the ocean. When it prospers, we prosper."
Chuck Bundrant,
founder and former CEO, Trident Seafoods
Responsibility, Sustainability and ESG
At Trident, we know the success of our business is linked to our ability to operate and grow sustainably. As the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America, we recognize that we have a critical responsibility to operate in ways that are good for the planet and good for people and ensure a sustainable future for all. Our approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues holds us accountable for those responsibilities.
"For us, sustainability is more than a badge or certification. It is an investment in the future."
Joe Bundrant,
CEO, Trident Seafoods
Our stakeholder model
Trident’s approach to ESG starts with an understanding that delivering the purest, healthiest seafood to the world is hardly an individual effort. It takes the strength of the fishermen, employees, communities, vendors, customers, scientists, fishery managers, public officials, and many more with a common commitment to sustaining a healthy seafood sector. Our founder, Chuck Bundrant, believed that no single stakeholder group can be successful in the long run unless all are successful. This remains a belief that sits at the core of how we operate. We hold ourselves accountable to create value for all our stakeholders, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because we are each better when we collectively succeed.
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Environmental
sustainabilityWe take our stewardship role seriously. We choose to participate in responsibly managed fisheries, go above and beyond to minimize our impact on marine ecosystems and use a best-in-class environmental management system (EMS) to manage progress to targets.
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Social
sustainabilityWe have a responsibility to create a better world. We maintain safe and healthy workspaces, strive for mental and physical well-being, support the long-term development of local communities and deliver nutritious seafood products to our customers from fleet to fork.
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Governance and
economic
sustainabilityWe ensure a sustainable company by holding ourselves accountable for conducting business in an ethical manner. We provide good jobs, treat our people and partners fairly, and focus on long-term profitability, which provides the opportunity to reinvest and create value for all stakeholders.
The Trident Seafoods Group in Japan
has acquired certification also referred to as Marine Eco-Label for each plant.
- Choshi Plant:MSC, ASC, RFM
- Tome Plant:MSC, ASC, RFM
- Onagawa Plant:MSC, RFM
(as of October 2024)
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MSC Marine Stewardship Council
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RFM Responsible Fisheries Management
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ASC Aquaculture Stewardship Council