Tassal

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Atlantic salmon producer and exporter

Tassal operates 3 salmon hatcheries, 6 marine regions and 3 processing facilities, all in Tasmania, producing 16,000 tonnes of salmon per year.


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Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification

This company has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for all of their salmon farming operations. Tassal worked with WWF since 2012 to develop their responsible aquaculture production to meet the requirements of the ASC Salmon Standard. However Environment Tasmania has expressed a number of concerns about WWF's certification scheme. (www.et.org.au/salmon_faqs)
[Source 2014][More on Oceans]

Australian Packaging Covenant signatory

Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
[Source 2020][More on Packaging]

'Say No' rating at GoodFish

Tassal operate salmon farms in Tasmania. GoodFish, Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide recommends you 'say no' to farmed Atlantic salmon (Red rating). It's website states: produced in sea cages; carnivorous species that is dependent on wild caught fish that is manufactured into fish feed. While the amount of wild caught fish in feed has been reduced over recent years, the amount of wild-caught fish used in feed is currently more than the weight of salmon produced; localised impacts from salmon farming effluent are minor and short-lived; impacts of the industry on a broader ecological scale are less well understood; producers have reduced the use of antibiotics.
[Source 2020][More on Oceans]

21/100 S&P Global ESG Score

This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 21/100 in the Food Products category of the 2019 SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices. The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
[Source 2019][More on Sustainability Reporting]

Four Corners: Big Fish

ABC's Four Corners investigates the business of Tasmanian salmon production, including intensive farming, chemical colouring, salmon under stress and pristine waterways suffering. Also raised Tassal's payments to WWF-Australia and to an independent auditor to achieve ASC certification of Tassal's production process. (Oct 2016)
[Source 2016][More on Oceans]

Salmon farming concerns

Fish farms maintained by this company in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania are causing dire environmental and fish health impacts. Environmental problems with salmon farming in the area include nutrient pollution and dead zones, use of 1.7kg of wild fish to produce 1kg of farmed salmon, overcrowded sea cages, minimal monitoring and marine debris. Leaked documents tabled by the Greens reveal repeated breaches of licence conditions by this company, disease outbreaks and pollution.
[Source 2015][More on Oceans]

Best Aquaculture Practices certified

This companies has facilities which meet the Best Aquaculture Practices standards.
[Source 2014][More on Oceans]

Sustainability Award 2015

In 2015 this company won an Australian Business Award for Sustainability, which recognises organisations that execute initiatives that demonstrate leadership and commitment to sustainable business practices.
[Source 2015][More on Eco-Certification]

Sustainable Aquaculture partnership with WWF

From 2012 to 2018, WWF worked with Tassal to offer expert advice on its sustainability strategy and guided the company on its commitments to standards of sustainable practice. Under the guidance of WWF, Tassal became the first salmon company in Australia to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for a farm site, and the first company globally to achieve this standard across its operations in 2014.
[Source 2018][More on Oceans]

Sustainable Agriculture Initiative member

This company is a member of the Australian chapter of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform, the main food industry initiative supporting the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. Created by Nestle, Unilever and Danone in 2002, the SAI Platform is a non-profit organization to facilitate sharing, at precompetitive level, of knowledge and initiatives to support the development and implementation of sustainable agriculture practices involving the different stakeholders of the food chain.
[Source 2019][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]

Sustainability claims

This company has a number of sustainability claims on its website, including efforts in the areas of reducing the amount of wild fish and antibiotics used, environmental protection and community engagement.
[Source 2014][More on Sustainability Reporting]

Banksia Sustainability Award 2015

This company's CEO won a Banksia Sustainability Award in 2015 for demonstrating leadership through fully integrating sustainable principles and practices into operational activities, reducing the organisations' footprint and influencing and educating suppliers and customers.
[Source 2015][More on Governance]

How green and clean is Tasmanian salmon?

Transcript from the ABC's 7:30 Report (2009). Issues raised include use of antibiotics, damage to marine environment, use of 4kg of wild fish to produce 1kg of farmed salmon, being called the "battery hens of the sea". Please note however that reliance of wild caught fish has reduced in recent years.
[Source 2009][More on Oceans]

FAIRR Protein Producer Index

The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index is a comprehensive assessment of how this sector is managing critical sustainability risks factors: GHGs; deforestation and biodiversity; water scarcity; water pollution; antibiotics; animal welfare; working conditions; food safety. This company was rated as medium risk.
[Source 2019][More on Habitats]

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Company Structure	Public company
Revenue	$551 million in 2019
# Employees	1,200 in 2019
Aus Manufacturing	Yes
Subsidiaries	Aquatas Pty Ltd Nortas Pty Ltd De Costi Seafoods (Holdings) Pty Ltd

Contact Details

Address	Level 9, Marine Board Building, 1 Franklin Wharf, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone	03 6244 9099
Fax	03 6244 9001
Freecall	1800 620 685
Email	consumerfeedback@tassal.com.au
Website	www.tassal.com.au

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