Sustainability

What is sustainability?

The world's population is growing. Rapidly. We need food production that can replenish itself. Sustainability has become a question of life and death.

Is fish farming sustainable?

In a situation where the world needs more food and few can deliver, aquaculture has acquired even greater responsibility.

Is sustainability increasing?

Is sustainability in aquaculture increasing?

Aquaculture is currently largest renewable export industry From a purely technical perspective, the industry has the potential to become much larger than it is today.

BioMar’s Contribution

Is BioMar contributing to increased sustainability?

BioMar was the first company within the aquaculture industry to be certified as sustainable.

Research at BioMar

What is the significance of the research at BioMar?

Sustainable farming starts with sustainable feed.

Success in our sustainability programme is based on how BioMar deals with and resolves the sustainability challenges involved with obtaining raw materials from all over the world, processing the raw materials and creating and supplying high-quality products and services for our customers.

Sustainable seafood

Stories about our efforts for securing sustainably produced seafood

Partnering is essential We work with our partners to deliver sustainable seafood.

Can we measure sustainability? BioMar has developed BioSustain, a tool for measuring the sustainability of aquaculture activities.

Analysing the sustainability level of farmed seafood The Eco-Efficiency Analysis has become an invaluable tool for BioMar and other players in the aquaculture value chain caring about the sustainability level of their products.

Growing fish without water? ORBIT, BioMar’s feed line for RAS farming, has become a strong example of how strict environmental standards can lead to innovation.

Transparency & Food safety

Transparency

Complete traceability is fundamental to food safety. BioMar procedures and registrations contribute to full traceability both forwards and backwards in the food production chain.

All feed ingredients can be traced back through BioMar's production and warehouses to the supplier of each individual raw material. Similarly, any raw material or finished feed can be traced to the individual farmer who has received the feed from BioMar.

Environmental footprint

The global need for food will increase, and aquaculture can become a very important player in establishing sufficient and sustainable food production, according to the UN.

BioMar works with customers to improve the sustainability of their farming activities. We use sustainably sourced raw materials – delivered by responsible suppliers. We enhance transparency and traceability throughout the whole supply chain. And we always search for new and more sustainable raw materials.

We always strive to reduce our own environmental footprint.

Our guiding principles

How we secure a high standard of our business

Guidelines & Reporting

Our guidelines and reporting systems

The BioMar Group has a comprehensive set of guidelines and we apply a high level of control to ensure that our goals are met. Furthermore, we commit to increased public transparency of our activities by reporting through our GRI report.

BioMar’s Sustainability Report

Strong commitment to sustainability

BioMar’s Sustainability report outlines our ambitious targets for sustainability, but also shows the strong commitment that the BioMar Group has had over the years to developing sustainable and responsible solutions throughout its activities.

Read our report

RESPONSIBLE SOURCING

WE USE SUSTAINABLY SOURCED RAW MATERIALS – DELIVERED BY RESPONSIBLE SUPPLIERS.

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Our sourcing policy

The BioMar Group applies defined minimum standards in sourcing of ingredients, although additional requirements may apply for some markets.

BioMar is sourcing all raw materials from designated suppliers, approved and audited according to BioMar risk assessment procedures including traceability, sustainability, food safety, quality systems, and ethical and environmental policy. All suppliers must recognise the BioMar Code of Conduct.

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Supplier Approval, Audit and Traceability

The minimum standard for raw material suppliers to BioMar is based on BioMar Code of Conduct and resolutions made by BioMar’s Sourcing Review Group in agreement with BioMar Group Sourcing Policy.

BioMar has set a Supplier Approval Audit Team (SAAT) that is responsible for the overall approving and auditing of suppliers, and to ensure traceability of common raw materials and suppliers to BioMar locations worldwide.

Raw material transportation is part of the SAAT supplier approval system.

BIOMAR'S SOURCING REVIEW GROUP

The BioMar Group has defined corporate policies on sustainable sourcing and established relevant standards. Raw materials, as well as additives and other ingredients, are analysed and evaluated in terms of sustainability and social responsibility.

We work with globally recognised certification programmes including industry specific programmes developed and implemented by supplier organisations in collaboration with NGOs and official bodies.

BioMar is encouraging all suppliers to acknowledge and support our Code of Conduct. Failure to comply with it may result in supplier disqualification.

Stories

ABOUT OUR INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS

BioMar and Síldarvinnslan to build a net-zero aquafeed facility in Iceland

August 12 2022

BioMar Group and Síldarvinnslan have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a modern high-tech aquafeed production facility in Iceland. Through this move, BioMar will become the only global feed company in the Icelandic market. The venture has an ambition to build a facility that will achieve net-zero within its own operations.

BioMar commits to the most ambitious pathway toward net-zero

June 28 2022

In the recently launched Integrated Sustainability Report, BioMar announces its commitment to the 1.5°C pathway for reducing carbon emissions. BioMar is the first global aquafeed supplier to adopt the 1.5°C pathway toward net-zero under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

BioMar Launches Blue Impact Salmon Feed at Aquaculture UK to Transform Aquaculture

May 4 2022

BioMar has announced the launch of the first salmon feed under the Blue Impact brand. Blue Impact is BioMar’s global brand dedicated to sustainability and driving change in aquaculture.

BioMar acquires intelligent feeding technology

April 8 2022

Following the successful entrance into the shrimp feed market, the board of BioMar approves the acquisition of AQ1 Systems.

BioMar launches its 2030 Ambitions

June 14 2021

On the back of today’s launch of the BioMar 2020 Sustainability Report, we announce our 2030 Ambitions. We make a promise, to our planet and its people with a set of ambitious targets that will seek to aid in the restoration of our environment while enabling humanity to thrive. Two key areas are focused on the reduced impact of aquaculture feeds while the third will enable capacity building in our communities.

Advancing sustainability science

June 10 2021

Growth within the aquaculture sector is essential for filling the global nutrition gap and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

MAURITANIA SMALL PELAGICS FISHERY IMPROVER PROGRAMME (FIP)

May 17 2021

At BioMar, we believe we have a responsibility to help better the world. We choose to participate in the MarinTrust Mauritania FIP due to its focus on artisan fishermen, stock management and ensuring a percentage of the catch goes to building resilient Mauritanian communities.

BioMar response to the loss of MSC certification

December 14 2020

It is very disappointing to witness the MSC suspension and subsequent loss of certification of the Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting fisheries. BioMar advocates for healthy oceans and sustainably well managed fisheries. We made a commitment to the use of certified fish meal and fish oil in our Sustainability Report five years ago and we will continue honouring this pledge.