More Reward, Less Risk: Making Transparency on Human Rights the Norm in Seafood Supply Chains

Speakers: Kristin Sherwood, Program Director - FishChoice

Andy Boulton, Aquaculture and Fisheries Manager - Waitrose & Partners

Andy Hickman, Head of SEA Alliance - Seafood Ethics Action (SEA) Alliance

Amber Madley, Head of Social Responsibility - New England Seafood International (NESI)

Julio Moron, Managing Director - OPAGAC

Chris Ninnes, CEO - Aquaculture Stewardship Council

Increasing transparency about human rights risks in seafood supply chains is an essential step toward advancing social responsibility in the seafood industry and complying with forthcoming European Union requirements for mandatory human rights due diligence. During this session, a diverse mix of industry and NGO leaders will speak candidly about the challenges and opportunities of increasing transparency about human rights risks, tools available for businesses, and lessons learned from other sectors. The focus of the discussion will be identifying pragmatic solutions to decrease the risk and increase the reward for disclosing human rights risks and efforts to mitigate them.