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Cermaq is a leading global salmon producer driving transition of our food system towards healthier and more climate-friendly food. Our approach is transparency, performance, and partnerships, setting ambitious climate goals, innovation for clean farming, and scaling impact and ripple effects through local and global partnerships.
As a global organization, we are aware of the challenges being faced around the world from climate change, ocean debris and micro-plastics, declining natural fish stocks, and loss of arable lands for traditional protein farming.
We are supporting the United Nations and its work to combat these issues and are proud members of the United Nations Global Compact Ocean Stewardship Coalition.
Our organization is built on a common strategy and company culture, and reinforced by local management and a lean head office. Cermaq has farming operations in Canada, Chile and Norway, and also a sales office in Miami, US.
From some of the purest waters on Earth, our salmon is shipped across the globe to give our customers food they can feel good about eating – it tastes great, it's heart-healthy, and it's kind to the planet.
As one of the world’s largest seafood companies, we have a responsibility to ensure that the seafood industry is not only profitable but also meets ambitious climate targets and local sustainability requirements.
Our planet is becoming warmer. Going forward, we must continue to reduce the impact food production has on the climate and on our limited natural resources. Cermaq will cut its GHG emissions by 35% by 2030 (SBTi).
The planet is not getting any bigger, but our population is. The global population is expected to grow to over 9.5 billion people by 2050, this is almost 2 billion more people than in 2020.
To meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we need to rethink current food systems and find a new approach, which ensures global food security, positively contributes to human health, and reduces strains on our environment. A larger share of our food must come from the ocean, from sustainable aquaculture.
Responsible aquaculture and salmon farming are a part of the solution, and Cermaq has the ambition to contribute both by producing more high-quality healthy seafood with a low carbon footprint, and by working in partnerships to improve ocean health, climate action, and governance.
