Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)
Über das Zertifikat
| ASC is a global NPO for sustainable aquaculture. Founded 2010 by WWF and IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative), it has now headquarters in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. | ||
| Niederlande (Nederland) | Aussteller: Aquaculture Stewardship Council | |
| Lebensmittel |
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| Website Wikipedia | ||
| Zertifizierte Marken/Unternehmen: Noch keine. |
| BrandWikis Kommentar: The website is packed with abbreviations and name-dropping! |
Es gibt kein glaubwürdiges Qualitätszertifikat für Wildfische oder Aquakulturen, denn nirgendwo wird das Vorsorgeprinzip berücksichtigt. Der gesamte Industriesektor gilt als nicht nachhaltig (und daher werden alle Qualitätszeichen in diesem Sektor als nicht vertrauenswürdig angesehen).
—[[[Greenpeace Gütezeichen-Guide]] Quelle: Greenpeace Gütezeichen-Guide]
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council is an independent, international non-profit organisation that manages the world’s leading certification and labelling programme for responsible aquaculture.
—Quelle: About asc-aqua.org
Certain details/standards/abbreviations are mentioned on the website:
- International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards
- Chain of Custody (CoC) certification
- ISEAL Alliance
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- High Conservation Value Areas (HCVAs)
- Area-Based Management (ABM) scheme
- conformity assessment body (CAB) – ASC internal abbreviation
- Accreditation Service International (ASI)
(Source: FAQ)
Standards
ASC' standards cover currently 12 species:
- abalone
- bivalves (clams, mussels, oyster, scallop)
- freshwater trout
- pangasius
- salmon
- shrimp
- tilapia
- seriola and cobia
- seabass
- seabream
- meagre
- seaweed (joint ASC-MSC standard)
(Source: Standards)
The standards focus on the environmental impact as well as the social impact (employees and local community) of farming.
Standards have been developed closely with these institutions:
- guidelines of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
- Codes of Good Practice of ISEAL’s (International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling)
- ISEAL Standard Setting Code
- ASC Standard Setting Procedure
(Source: Standards)
