Red Chamber Group

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

No leading practices were identified in the ecosystems measurement area.

No leading practices were identified in the traceability measurement area.

No leading practices were identified in the social responsibility measurement area.

Sustainable development strategy
The company does not disclose a sustainable development strategy that includes sustainable development objectives and targets, nor an identification and prioritisation process to determine the topics where it has the most impact.

Governance and accountability
The company does not disclose the governance structure for the implementation of its sustainable development strategy or targets, such as the person, team or committee that holds ultimate responsibility for its implementation.

Stakeholder engagement
The company does not disclose stakeholder engagement activities, including how it selects the stakeholders, nor an overview of the topics discussed or their outcomes.

Engagement in policy advocacy
Red Chamber Group is involved in advocacy activities through its membership of in several industry organisations, such as Sustainable Fisheries Partnership via its subsidiary, Aqua Star. The company has an opportunity to explain how its advocacy activities support the implementation of public policies or the strengthening legislation in the seafood industry. Furthermore, it has an opportunity to demonstrate results and/or impacts of its these advocacy activities.

Commitment to sustainable fishing and aquaculture
The company does not disclose that it undertakes sustainable fishing and aquaculture operations and sustainable sourcing of seafood and aquaculture feed ingredients.

Ecosystem impacts of fisheries
Red Chamber Group shares examples of how it addresses the impact of its fishing activities by acknowledging sustainable target fish stocks via its participation in fishery improvement projects. However, it lacks public disclosure in reference to its activities to manage fishing impacts on target and by-catch species. Also, it does not provide information about its impacts on endangered species and sensitive habitats. As such, Red Chamber Group can significantly improve by disclosing how it assesses the ecosystem impacts of its wild-catch operations and how it mitigates any negative impacts.

Ecosystem impacts of aquaculture
Red Chamber Group does not disclose information about how it promotes sustainable aquaculture practices in its operations and supply chains. The company can improve its performance by disclosing how it addresses important issues in aquaculture, such as antibiotics use, aquaculture feed use, animal welfare, and impacts on endangered species and sensitive habitats. Furthermore, Red Chamber Group could disclose information about outbreaks, medicine use, and disease management plans in its aquaculture operations.

Commitment to traceability
The company does not disclose a commitment on fully traceable operations and supply chain.

Traceability system for seafood products and aquaculture feed ingredients
Red Chamber Group does not disclose information about how it traces and verifies the origins of seafood products. Robust traceability systems contribute to reducing social and environmental risks in a company’s operations and supply chains. The company can therefore improve in this area by to presenting its traceability system, including key data elements that are collected and the mechanisms used to verify the information along the supply chain.

Risk-based approach to IUU fishing
Red Chamber Group does not disclose a risk-based approach towards IUU fishing.

Disclosure of the origin of its seafood and marine feed ingredients
Red Chamber Group does not publicly disclose information about the sources of its seafood products. By being transparent in this area, the company could demonstrate responsibility and accountability for its operations and supply chain. The company can improve its performance by disclosing an overview of its fishing and aquaculture operations and the seafood products it sources, including information about species, geographic location, and management status.

Forced labour
Red Chamber Group does not disclose a commitment to prohibit forced labour in its operations and supply chain.

Living wage
The company 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.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
The company 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.

Farmer and fisher productivity and resilience
The company 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.

Working and living conditions on board fishing vessels
No evidence was found of a group-level approach to verify decent working and living conditions on fishing vessels. The company has an opportunity to describe how working and living conditions on vessels are monitored, to disclose the results of vessel monitoring, and to demonstrate how risks are mitigated and improvements are implemented, where needed.

Respecting customary and indigenous rights and support for local communities
Red Chamber Group does not disclose examples of how it supports local communities, nor has it committed to respecting customary and indigenous rights. Red Chamber Group can improve its performance by disclosing a systematic process for engaging with local communities in its own operations and supply chains. In addition, the company can make a commitment towards respecting customary and indigenous rights.

No policies or formal commitment related to respect for human rights were found in the public domain. This includes the necessary policies and systems to respect basic human rights in its operations and supply chain.

No policies or commitments related to providing and promoting decent work were found in the public domain. This includes the provision of secure, safe and healthy workplaces, where workers are fairly remunerated and have a meaningful say in decision making.

No relevant policies or commitments related to key ethical business topics – personal data protection, tax, bribery and corruption, and lobbying and political engagement – were found in the public domain. This includes ensuring ethical business conduct throughout its operations and in its relationships with business partners.