Orkla Health Marine Policy

Many fish stocks worldwide are subject to overfishing or in a vulnerable state. At the same time, plastics, other types of pollution and global warming are threatening marine wildlife and important ecosystems. Sustainable fishing and protection of the oceans is critical to secure the long-term availability of fish as an important part of our diet and to preserve precious natural resources.

• Orkla Health is committed to secure that marine resources, used in our products, follow effectively regulated harvesting principles and come from well-regulated stocks.
• Orkla Health is committed to secure that no marine resources come from illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.

When purchasing marine resources, we require our suppliers and their subcontractors to meet the following requirements:

• The supplier must sign and comply with the Orkla Supplier Code of Conduct.
• All marine resources are fished or farmed in line with international and local regulations and controlled by local authorities.
• The raw materials used in the supplier´s production process for marine products must not come from illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.
• We require the supplier to have full traceability of our marine resources according to legislation*. The supplier shall maintain appropriate records to demonstrate compliance and, when required, provide Orkla with documentation on a specific batch within a reasonable time.
• No species or fish stocks should be noted on the IUCN’s category 1 list as endangered.
• No destructive fishing practices such as blast fishing or use of gear that negatively impacts bottom habitats.
• All marine resources (raw materials, intermediates, finished products) delivered to Orkla must meet the agreed specification.
• To the extent possible, we use third party certification in line with current Orkla Procurement strategy to reduce ESG-risk in the whole value chain.
• The supplier must actively communicate these requirements to its subcontractors and monitor them to ensure compliance.
• We encourage the supplier to actively and continuously improve its practices with the aim of establishing best practice for sustainable fishing, healthy oceans, and reduced emissions throughout the value chain, including fossil-free fuel, no use of high GWP (Global Warming Potential) cooling media, non-toxic treatment of boats and responsible waste disposal.

Orkla’s main mechanism to ensure compliance with our standards is Orkla’s Supplier Code of Conduct, in combination with risk-based supplier audits. If we discover non-conformity between a supplier’s practices and our requirements, we will give the supplier a reasonable period to change and improve its practices. Where needed, Orkla Health will seek to provide support and advice. If the supplier cannot document any improvement at the end of the agreed period, Orkla Health will consider changing supplier

* By-products from fishing, including livers, roes, tongues, cheeks, heads and wings, are exempt from requirements for traceability according to the European law.