FCF Co., Ltd.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the environment measurement area.

No leading practices were found for the company in the nutrition measurement area.

No leading practices were found for the company in the social inclusion measurement area.

Sustainable development strategy
While FCF has developed a specific Tuna Sustainability Policy, it has an opportunity to disclose a group-wide sustainable development strategy and how it identifies and prioritises the topics where it has the most impact.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
Responsibility for FCF’s sustainable development lies with the Task Force Team, which sends weekly reports to the chief executive officer/chair and president, with whom accountability for and oversight of the company’s sustainability strategy lies. There is an opportunity for the company to demonstrate whether sustainability objectives and targets are linked to roles and remuneration.

Stakeholder engagement
While FCF has conducted stakeholder engagement activities and discloses an overview of the issues raised via these activities, it has an opportunity to disclose how it identifies its most relevant stakeholders, along with information on how the outcomes of the engagement process are integrated into the company’s sustainable development strategy.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
FCF discloses targets and quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, but only for its subsidiary Clover . It has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets and reporting progress against them for the whole group. In addition, FCF does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 3 GHG emissions.

Sustainable fishing and aquaculture
While FCF has a commitment to sustainable fishing and aquaculture operations and sustainable sourcing of seafood and aquaculture feed ingredients, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets, reporting progress against them and disclosing quantitative data that demonstrates progress in its sustainable fishing and aquaculture activities.

Water use
FCF does not disclose that it is reducing water withdrawals across its operations and supply chain.

Animal welfare
FCF does not disclose that it is addressing key animal and aquatic welfare issues for its relevant key species in its value chain. It has an opportunity to disclose a commitment that addresses key issues for animal and aquatic welfare across its relevant species, geographies and products.

Food loss and waste
While FCF is addressing food loss and waste in its own operations through its Fishery Policy Full Retention of All Tuna Caught, it has an opportunity to disclose a commitment by setting targets to reduce food loss and waste across its own operations and supply chain and reporting progress against these targets. It can also disclose quantitative data to demonstrate that it is reducing food loss and waste in its own operations and supply chain.

Availability of healthy foods
FCF does not disclose a commitment or activities to increase the availability of healthy and nutritious foods.

Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
FCF does not disclose a commitment to address food insecurity by improving the accessibility and affordability of healthy and nutritious foods.

Food safety
While FCF discloses compliance with national regulations and provides evidence that its subsidiary South Seas Tuna Corporation is BRC certified, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by disclosing the percentages of its own operations that are certified to a food safety scheme/certification programme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative.

Forced labour
While FCF commits to prohibiting forced labour in its own operations and requires its suppliers to adhere to the same standard, it has an opportunity to disclose a requirement that prohibits its suppliers from restricting workers’ freedom of movement.

Living wage
FCF does not disclose that it pays its workers a living wage or requires its suppliers to do the same. Neither has it set targets to do so in the future.

Farmer productivity and resilience
FCF does not disclose a commitment or examples of activities to support the resilience, productivity and access to markets for farmers, fishers and/or small-scale producers in its supply chain.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
FCF does not disclose that it specifically recognises the health and safety risks to vulnerable groups, such as migrant and temporary labourers, women, and young farmers.

FCF commits to respecting the human rights of workers, including among its suppliers. While the company indicates a mechanism to raise complaints or concerns, it is unclear if anonymity is mandatory or optional. Further, the company does not have a publicly available policy statement committing it to respect human rights. Lastly, no sufficient details on the processes for identifying, assessing and acting on human rights risks and impact were found in the public domain

FCF commits to respecting the health and safety of workers but does not disclose quantitative information on the topic. Regarding working hours, the company does not disclose that workers shall not be required to work more than 48 hours in a regular work week or 60 hours including overtime. No information on paying a living wage or collective bargaining practices, workforce diversity or a sufficient commitment to women’s empowerment were found in the public domain.

No approaches to lobbying and political engagement, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, public global tax disclosures or commitment to protecting personal data were found in the public domain.