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2 Zero Hunger

Through our “Until We Are All Fed” initiative, we intend to provide donations of seafood for as long as it takes to end hunger in the communities in which we live, work, and do business.

5 Gender Equality

Women comprise nearly half of the 120 million people engaged in fishing and post harvest activities and make up 70 per cent of the workforce in aquaculture yet they do not receive an equal and fair wage compared to their male counterparts. At Organic Ocean women receive an equal opportunity for advancement and leadership positions and, like their male counterparts, are compensated on merit rather than gender.

6 Clean Water And Sanitation

Seafood is our business, so it’s very important that we protect and restore ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes. Through our membership and participation in the 1% for the Planet program, we support a stream keeping program conducted by high school and university students.

8 Decent Work And Economic Growth

As much as ten to twelve percent of the global population depends on aquatic foods for their livelihood and 90 % of fishers and fish workers in developing economies account for half of the global catch of seafood. Organic Ocean supports Fair Trade Certified seafood to ensure a fair and equitable sharing of economic benefit. We have also worked with fisheries in developing countries where we provide expert advice on best practices to produce sustainable and premium quality seafood.

Organic Ocean seeks out and employs first generation immigrants to Canada who now represent over one-half of our workforce.

As a certified B Corporation, we operate to the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. As an active member of the B Corp community, we work collaboratively to reduce inequality and lower levels of poverty, and contribute to a healthier environment, stronger communities, and the creation of more high-quality employment with dignity and purpose.

We also make every effort to ensure our supply chain is socially responsible. We source from those fisheries and responsible aquaculture systems that make every effort and have effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking, and secure the prohibition and elimination of the exploitation of child labour.

12 Responsible Consumption And Production

We vigorously promote the consumption of sustainable seafood and are actively involved in numerous industry led initiatives that we believe contribute to the sustainable economic growth of our industry. Our people count among their roles: Chair of the B.C. Salmon Marketing Council, Former President of Canadian Highly Migratory Species Foundation, Ocean Wise Board Member, Member of the Seafood Watch Multi Stakeholder Group, Secretary Treasurer of the Gulf Trollers Association, Director of the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association, Expert Advisory Committee member for Global Ghost Gear Initiatives and Member of the Commercial Salmon Advisory Board.

We employ the most sustainable methods within our own fishing efforts to reduce our environmental impact and ensure our long-term contribution to domestic food security. Every effort is made to support and source from small scale artisanal fisheries which are critical to the maintenance of a viable seafood system that is not reliant on imported large scale, commoditized, and industrially produced seafood. Wherever possible, Organic Ocean makes every effort to procure seafood from Canadian harvesters, producers, and First Nations, and, in turn, reinvest in the coastal and Indigenous communities that are responsible for this critically and strategically important food production system.

14 Life Below Water

Oceans are vital sources of nutritious aquatic foods for more than three billion people globally.  Healthy oceans are essential to keep our climate in balance, feed a growing population, support economic development, and protect habitats and wildlife. Organic Ocean enthusiastically works with the NGO community to address key environmental issues including overfishing, climate change, ocean plastics, ghost gear, stock/resource rehabilitation, and the development and support of responsible aquaculture. Our principals are internationally acknowledged world leaders in seafood sustainability who are committed to maintaining a significant and positive impact within our industry.  They have been recognized with numerous awards including, but not limited to the 2011 and 2018 SeaWeb Sustainable Seafood Champion Awards and the 2020 appointment to the Order of Canada. Organic Ocean was recognized as one of the top 25 sustainable seafood companies in North America in 2020.

17 Partnerships For the Goals

Strong partnerships and cooperation are required to achieve our SDG ambitions. We encourage active cross-sectoral engagement to achieve these objectives. This involves collaboration with commercial, recreational, and Indigenous fishers, conservation groups, government and other industry members and organizations.  Bringing together these stakeholders who have a history of promoting often disparate interests is not trivial.  However, advocating cooperation in the face of competition is essential to advancing a sustainability agenda that stands to benefit all.

18 Global Goals

For a comprehensive look at all the UN Sustainable Development Goals, please see the UN SDGS website.