ASC

Über das Zertifikat

ASC ist ein Food-Zertifikat.   neues 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.
Netherlands	Aussteller: Aquaculture Stewardship Council
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Website Wikipedia

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BrandWikis Kommentar: The website is packed with abbreviations and name-dropping!

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)

• ASC Farm Certification and Accreditation Requirements (CAR)

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)

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