Tesco has announced plans to implement the Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool (SCEPT) across its seafood supply chain and products.
Natalie Smith, Head of Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries at Tesco said:
“We recognise the responsibility we have to support our seafood suppliers in reducing their carbon footprint, in line with our collective net-zero commitments.
“We know the importance of ensuring we have accurate primary data to make informed choices on how we do this and the rollout of Seafish’s carbon tool across our seafood supply chain is an important step on this pathway.”
Tesco aims to be net-zero across its full value chain by 2050 and believes the SCEPT, developed by Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, can help achieve this.
The tool works by supporting businesses to generate carbon footprints for their wild capture and aquaculture seafood products.
This allows them to build an understanding of emissions hotspots, or risks, in product supply chains and provides insights to drive improvements.
To outline what the implementation of the SCEPT means for its supply chain, Tesco recently hosted a webinar to describe what kind of data would be requested, how they can be inputted and used.
During the webinar, Dr Stuart McLanaghan, Seafish Head of Responsible Sourcing, who led the SCEPT’s development, provided a walkthrough of the tool and its functionality.
He said:
“We commend Tesco’s commitment to implement the SCEPT across its seafood supply chain and are delighted some of its suppliers are already seeing the benefits of this user-friendly, industry-facing resource.
“The tool’s integration across UK seafood supply chains is also crucial for generating high-quality, industry-averaged datasets for benchmarking and subsequent public disclosure purposes.”
Tesco has a track record of driving sustainability with its 100 largest suppliers already achieving a 20 per cent reduction in manufacturing emissions.
With emissions from products and supply chains accounting for over 90 per cent of Tesco’s total carbon footprint, this commitment to the SCEPT is a significant step.
For further information on the SCEPT visit: Assessing the carbon footprint of seafood | Seafish
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