This is a detailed presentation about ecolabelling begining with the introduction and definition, history, origin, objectives and types of ecolabelling, greenwashing definition, ecolabelling bodies like Global Ecolabelling Network and ISO 14000 standards, ecolabelling importance in aquatic sector, details about some certifying bodies like Marine Stewardship Council and Aquaculture Stewardship Council, Single attribute labels like Dolphin safe and turtle free, etc,.
An eco-label is a label which identifies overall environmental preference of a product or service within a particular product/service category based on life cycle consideration.
The roots of ecolabelling are found in the growing global concern for environmental protection on the part of governments, businesses and the public. As businesses have come to recognize that environmental concerns may be translated into a market advantage for certain products and services, various environmental declarations, claims and labels have emerged, such as natural, recyclable, eco-friendly, low energy, recycled content, etc.
Governmental, industry, NGO, investor and consumer efforts and awareness will serve as 5 key driving forces of sustainability in the months and years ahead.
Presentation at Environment Management and Policies
By Junior, Cristina and Omar.
How Ecolabelling play a roll for business and the general public understand.
An eco-label is a label which identifies overall environmental preference of a product or service within a particular product/service category based on life cycle consideration.
The roots of ecolabelling are found in the growing global concern for environmental protection on the part of governments, businesses and the public. As businesses have come to recognize that environmental concerns may be translated into a market advantage for certain products and services, various environmental declarations, claims and labels have emerged, such as natural, recyclable, eco-friendly, low energy, recycled content, etc.
Governmental, industry, NGO, investor and consumer efforts and awareness will serve as 5 key driving forces of sustainability in the months and years ahead.
Presentation at Environment Management and Policies
By Junior, Cristina and Omar.
How Ecolabelling play a roll for business and the general public understand.
Cleaner production is a preventive, company-specific environmental protection initiative. The term cleaner production was formally adopted. It was defined as the continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy to processes, products, and services to increase overall efficiency, and reduce risks to humans and the environment.It is intended to minimize waste and emissions and maximize product output. By analyzing the flow of materials and energy in a company, one tries to identify options to minimize waste and emissions out of industrial processes through source reduction strategies.
The simple presentation on the topic life cycle analysis,
- definition
- Stages of LCA
- Goal and Purpose of LCA
- types of LCA
- Phases of LCA
- Advantages and Disadvantages of LCA
-Conclusion
Ecomark is a certification mark issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (the national standards organization of India) to products conforming to a set of standards aimed at the least impact on the ecosystem.
Environmental management: Introduction and scopeRashmi Yadav
What is Environment ? The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural forces & other living things which provide conditions for development & growth as well as of danger & damages.
INTRODUCTION, Environmental management ,DEFINITION – “Environmental management system refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner. It includes the organizational structure, planning & resources for developing, implementing and maintaining policy for environmental protection.”
Characteristics of environmental management, Two main standards- BS7750,ISO 14001, Schemes of environmental management- Eco management and Audit schemes(EMS), Why have an EMS? Scope of environmental management, Importance of environmental management, Role of remote sensing in environmental management
REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)Janathakshan Gte Ltd
The presentation prepared by Janathakshan on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) initiative in Sri Lanka. SL became a UN-REDD partner country in 2009. Government fo Sri Lanka (GoSL) through the forest department (FD), department of wildlife conservation (DWC) and the CCS with many stakeholders and support of 3 UN organisations has jointly implemented a UN-REDD National Program (2013 to 2017).
A carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases—primarily carbon dioxide—released into the atmosphere by a particular human activity. A carbon footprint can be a broad meaasure or be applied to the actions of an individual, a family, an event, an organization, or even an entire nation.
Cleaner production is a preventive, company-specific environmental protection initiative. The term cleaner production was formally adopted. It was defined as the continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy to processes, products, and services to increase overall efficiency, and reduce risks to humans and the environment.It is intended to minimize waste and emissions and maximize product output. By analyzing the flow of materials and energy in a company, one tries to identify options to minimize waste and emissions out of industrial processes through source reduction strategies.
The simple presentation on the topic life cycle analysis,
- definition
- Stages of LCA
- Goal and Purpose of LCA
- types of LCA
- Phases of LCA
- Advantages and Disadvantages of LCA
-Conclusion
Ecomark is a certification mark issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (the national standards organization of India) to products conforming to a set of standards aimed at the least impact on the ecosystem.
Environmental management: Introduction and scopeRashmi Yadav
What is Environment ? The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural forces & other living things which provide conditions for development & growth as well as of danger & damages.
INTRODUCTION, Environmental management ,DEFINITION – “Environmental management system refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner. It includes the organizational structure, planning & resources for developing, implementing and maintaining policy for environmental protection.”
Characteristics of environmental management, Two main standards- BS7750,ISO 14001, Schemes of environmental management- Eco management and Audit schemes(EMS), Why have an EMS? Scope of environmental management, Importance of environmental management, Role of remote sensing in environmental management
REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)Janathakshan Gte Ltd
The presentation prepared by Janathakshan on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) initiative in Sri Lanka. SL became a UN-REDD partner country in 2009. Government fo Sri Lanka (GoSL) through the forest department (FD), department of wildlife conservation (DWC) and the CCS with many stakeholders and support of 3 UN organisations has jointly implemented a UN-REDD National Program (2013 to 2017).
A carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases—primarily carbon dioxide—released into the atmosphere by a particular human activity. A carbon footprint can be a broad meaasure or be applied to the actions of an individual, a family, an event, an organization, or even an entire nation.
green marketing definition, application, benefits,challenges of green marketing, examples of green marketing, green product features and characteristics. Evolution of green marketing, reasons for adopting green marketing, green marketing mix, advantages of green marketing, problems with application of green marketing. Key to successful green marketing, initiatives taken by various organization. reasons for adopting green marketing.
Purchasers, specifiers and manufacturers are now faced with the challenge of identifying which product labels to trust. The good news is that robust guidance on what makes a credible ecolabel already exists – it just needs to be used. In addition, the recent proposed changes to the Federal Trade Commission’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims provide further screens to help sort through the crowd.
This presentation will highlight key elements from the most widely cited “standards for standards,” explore how Green Seal conducts standard-setting and certification, and share a practitioner perspective on what the revised FTC Guides may mean for the use of environmental labels and logos.
*Eco Labelling and Carbon labelling*.pptxSaid878643
An eco-label is a label which identifies overall environmental preference of a product or service within a particular product/service category based on life cycle consideration.
PCF-product carbon footprint:
an environmental footprint that looks specifically at one environmental impact- climate change
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
This extensive presentation contains information about process of drug discovery, clinical trails, pharmacovigilance, approval of the drug, drug discovery timeline, costs involved in developing a new drug, pharmacokinetics, receptors & ligands, pharmacokinetic parameters like plasma concentration, half life, volume of distribution, clearance, steady state plasma concentration, etc.
Antivirulence therapy - As an alternative to antibiotics ???ASHISH P M
Antimicrobial resistance constitutes one of the major challenges facing humanity in the Twenty-First
century. The frequent use of antibiotics, which are traditionally the most important line of defence against
bacterial disease, has raised problems related to the development and spread of resistance. Currently, antibiotic
resistance has evolved against virtually every antibiotic deployed. Yet the development of new classes of
antibiotics has lagged far behind our growing need for such drugs. In this respect, scientific progress of the past
years has allowed us to start understanding the mechanisms by which bacterial pathogens are causing disease.
This knowledge in its turn opens up novel possibilities to combat infections by interfering with these mechanisms,
a strategy that has been termed antivirulence therapy.
Anti-virulence therapy has been envisioned as a promising alternative for effective control of the
emergence and spread of resistant pathogens. Certain virulence factors have been shown to be potential targets
for drug design and therapeutic intervention, whereas new insights are crucial for exploiting others. Targeting
virulence represents a new paradigm to empower the clinician to prevent and treat infectious diseases.
In this seminar, the current knowledge with respect to pathogenicity mechanisms of bacterial aquaculture
pathogens is discussed, including adhesion mechanisms, production of extracellular polysaccharides and biofilm
formation, production of lytic enzymes (e.g. haemolysins and proteases), mechanisms of iron acquisition,
secretion systems and regulatory mechanisms such as quorum sensing and host–pathogen signalling with
catecholamine stress hormones. Furthermore, an overview is given of the first steps towards antivirulence therapy
for aquaculture, with a focus on quorum sensing disruption as a proof of concept.
It consists of introduction to hydrocarbons, types of hydrocarbons causing pollution, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, effects of hydrocarbon pollutants, mitigation measures including bioremediation
This presentation is made for educational purposes only, this describes right beginning from introduction, taxonomic classification, and also mainly focuses on the Morphology, sexual dimorphism, copulation and Life cycle of Argulus or common fish louse
WINDING UP of COMPANY, Modes of DissolutionKHURRAMWALI
Winding up, also known as liquidation, refers to the legal and financial process of dissolving a company. It involves ceasing operations, selling assets, settling debts, and ultimately removing the company from the official business registry.
Here's a breakdown of the key aspects of winding up:
Reasons for Winding Up:
Insolvency: This is the most common reason, where the company cannot pay its debts. Creditors may initiate a compulsory winding up to recover their dues.
Voluntary Closure: The owners may decide to close the company due to reasons like reaching business goals, facing losses, or merging with another company.
Deadlock: If shareholders or directors cannot agree on how to run the company, a court may order a winding up.
Types of Winding Up:
Voluntary Winding Up: This is initiated by the company's shareholders through a resolution passed by a majority vote. There are two main types:
Members' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is solvent (has enough assets to pay off its debts) and shareholders will receive any remaining assets after debts are settled.
Creditors' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is insolvent and creditors will be prioritized in receiving payment from the sale of assets.
Compulsory Winding Up: This is initiated by a court order, typically at the request of creditors, government agencies, or even by the company itself if it's insolvent.
Process of Winding Up:
Appointment of Liquidator: A qualified professional is appointed to oversee the winding-up process. They are responsible for selling assets, paying off debts, and distributing any remaining funds.
Cease Trading: The company stops its regular business operations.
Notification of Creditors: Creditors are informed about the winding up and invited to submit their claims.
Sale of Assets: The company's assets are sold to generate cash to pay off creditors.
Payment of Debts: Creditors are paid according to a set order of priority, with secured creditors receiving payment before unsecured creditors.
Distribution to Shareholders: If there are any remaining funds after all debts are settled, they are distributed to shareholders according to their ownership stake.
Dissolution: Once all claims are settled and distributions made, the company is officially dissolved and removed from the business register.
Impact of Winding Up:
Employees: Employees will likely lose their jobs during the winding-up process.
Creditors: Creditors may not recover their debts in full, especially if the company is insolvent.
Shareholders: Shareholders may not receive any payout if the company's debts exceed its assets.
Winding up is a complex legal and financial process that can have significant consequences for all parties involved. It's important to seek professional legal and financial advice when considering winding up a company.
NATURE, ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.pptxanvithaav
These slides helps the student of international law to understand what is the nature of international law? and how international law was originated and developed?.
The slides was well structured along with the highlighted points for better understanding .
In 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs established a committee led by Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, former Vice Chancellor of National Law University (NLU), Delhi. This committee was tasked with reviewing the three codes of criminal law. The primary objective of the committee was to propose comprehensive reforms to the country’s criminal laws in a manner that is both principled and effective.
The committee’s focus was on ensuring the safety and security of individuals, communities, and the nation as a whole. Throughout its deliberations, the committee aimed to uphold constitutional values such as justice, dignity, and the intrinsic value of each individual. Their goal was to recommend amendments to the criminal laws that align with these values and priorities.
Subsequently, in February, the committee successfully submitted its recommendations regarding amendments to the criminal law. These recommendations are intended to serve as a foundation for enhancing the current legal framework, promoting safety and security, and upholding the constitutional principles of justice, dignity, and the inherent worth of every individual.
Military Commissions details LtCol Thomas Jasper as Detailed Defense CounselThomas (Tom) Jasper
Military Commissions Trial Judiciary, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Notice of the Chief Defense Counsel's detailing of LtCol Thomas F. Jasper, Jr. USMC, as Detailed Defense Counsel for Abd Al Hadi Al-Iraqi on 6 August 2014 in the case of United States v. Hadi al Iraqi (10026)
ALL EYES ON RAFAH BUT WHY Explain more.pdf46adnanshahzad
All eyes on Rafah: But why?. The Rafah border crossing, a crucial point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, often finds itself at the center of global attention. As we explore the significance of Rafah, we’ll uncover why all eyes are on Rafah and the complexities surrounding this pivotal region.
INTRODUCTION
What makes Rafah so significant that it captures global attention? The phrase ‘All eyes are on Rafah’ resonates not just with those in the region but with people worldwide who recognize its strategic, humanitarian, and political importance. In this guide, we will delve into the factors that make Rafah a focal point for international interest, examining its historical context, humanitarian challenges, and political dimensions.
Ecolebelling - Importance, Certification and Regulatory Bodies
1.
2. Introduction
Environmental issues are growing day by day, especially since 1960s there has
been increase in pressure on production systems leading to the degradation
of the environment meticulously
Several attempts and ventures are continuously being carried out to minimize
this pressure and trying to move towards more sustainable and
environmentally friendly approaches
So ‘Eco-labelling’ or ‘Environmental labelling’ is one of the recently emerged
approaches that have acquired increasing importance
It informs consumers about the effects on the environment of the
production, consumption and waste phases of the products/services
consumed
3. Definition
An ecolabel is a label which identifies overall environmental preference of a
product (i.e.good or service) within a product category based on life cycle
considerations
Ecolabelling refers specifically to the provision of information to consumers
about the relative environmental quality of a product
4. Origin
The origins of ecolabelling was known be found along with the growing
concerns of environmental protection
Initially it was started in developing countries as the commercial enterprises
started to recognize the environmental concerns and tried to translate into a
market advantage
It was started with labels with claims such as “natural”, "recyclable", "eco-
friendly", "low energy", and "recycled content"
Such products attracted consumers who were looking for ways to reduce
adverse environmental impacts through their purchasing choices
But these claims were solely claimed by the manufacturers, some of them
were simply unproven or irrelevant which led people to get confused and
skeptical
5. Such misleading claims have been branded “Greenwash”
What Is Greenwashing?
“Greenwashing is the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading
information about how a company's products are more environmentally sound”
▪ It is to make the consumers to believe that the products are environmentally safe but
are actually not
e.g. 1. Claiming the air conditioners as CFC free even after a ban on CFCs to create
impression on the product makes no sense
e.g. 2. An area rug is labeled “50% more recycled content than before” The
manufacturer increased the recycled content from 2% to 3%. Although technically true,
the message conveys the false impression that the rug contains a significant amount of
recycled fiber
e.g. 3. Many food products have packaging that evokes an environmentally friendly
imagery even though there has been no attempt made at lowering the environmental
impact of its production
6.
7. Consumers spend little time discovering the environmental impact of
products, it is necessary to develop one recognized label they can trust
To minimize such fraudulent claims formation of private and public
organizations providing third-party labelling came into the play
Such labels were now widely known as ‘Eco-labelling’ or ‘Environmental
labelling’
In these typical ecolabelling program, product categories and ecolabelling
criteria are determined by an independent organization with assistance from
a complementary technical advisory group
Companies which want to participate in an ecolabelling program make
application and submit their products for third party compliance testing
and/or verification.
If approved, the companies pay licensing fees for permission to use the
program's distinctive ecolabel symbol for a specified period
8. Goal
1. Communication of verifiable and accurate
information, that is not misleading, on
environmental aspects of products and
services
2. To encourage the demand for and supply of
those products and services that cause less
stress on the environment
3. Stimulating the potential for market driven
continuous environmental improvement
As has been identified by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO)
9. Objectives
I. Protecting the environment :
Ecolabelling seeks to influence the consumer decisions and encourage
the production and consumption of environmentally preferable goods and
services
It serves as market based instrument to
bring about environmental improvement
Encouraging management of renewable
resources to ensure their availability to
future generations
Promoting the efficient use of non-
renewable resources
10. Facilitating the Reduction, Reuse and
Recycling of industrial, commercial and
consumer waste
Encouraging the protection of ecosystems
and species diversity
Encouraging the proper management of
chemicals in products
11. II. Encouraging environmentally sound innovation and
leadership
Ecolabelling brings an market incentive to the
environmentally innovative and progressive businesses
By offering such products the manufacturers will get
chance to establish or reinforce themselves in market,
because the costumers show the positive approach
realizing the advantage
Ecolabelling will only reward the top environmental
performers, so to get these rewards the producers or the
service providers will always try to keep their standards
high to compete with others
Along with this the ecolabelling programs will also
gradually raise the standards to keep the pace with new
improvements
12. III. Building consumer awareness of environmental
issues
Ecolabel provides reliable information on the
environmental impacts of products
It can also promote environmentally beneficial
actions
13. Types of Labels (ISO)
Type I - Ecolabelling schemes (ISO 14024)
Multiple criteria based approach of the concerned product
These labels are the products of third party certification programmes and they
are usually government supported
It is aimed to award excellence in the market place in terms of environmental
performance
These labels refer to the environmental quality of a product compared with
the rest of the products
They are meant to encourage a switch towards more environmentally friendly
consumption habits
These labels are voluntary
14. Type II - Self-declared environmental claims
(ISO 14021)
It is made without independent third-party
certification, by manufacturers, importers,
distributors, retailers or anyone else likely to
benefit from such a claim
Brands are the certifiers, that have innate wish to
communicate a promise to the customer
Can provide credibility for environmental claims
that manufacturers, marketeers and re-sellers can
make for products or services.
These labels consist of one-sided informative
environmental claims
15. Type III - Environmental declarations (ISO 14025)
Declare the life-cycle environmental impact of their product
Voluntary declarations based on quantified environmental data
Use pre-set indices - how those data are achieved and how they are depicted
Give quantified information about products based on independent
verification
They are also set by third-party agencies
The international Environmental Product Declarations (EPD®) certify both
products and production processes according to different criteria that relate
to the entire life cycle of the product
Set of criteria for how to present the data to make the footprint of the
product
Although it is not ambitious level to express the excellence in the market
16. ISO 14020 series
Standard Description Application
ISO 14020 Environmental Labeling: General
Principles
• Sets out nine general principles that apply not
only to labeling schemes but to all
environmental claims,
• designed to promote accurate,
• verifiable and relevant information
ISO 14021 Environmental Labels and
Declarations: Self-Declaration
Environmental Claims, Terms and
Definitions
• Sets out requirements for Type II labels, i.e.
environmental claims made for goods and
services by the producer
ISO 14022 Environmental Labels and
Declarations: Self-Declaration
Environmental Claims, Symbols
• Promotes the standardization of terms and
symbols used in environmental claims, e.g.
'recycled content'
17. ISO 14023 Environmental Labels and
Declarations: Self-Declaration
Environmental Claims, Testing and
Verification
(Currently under review)
ISO 14024 Environmental Labels and
Declarations: Environmental
Labeling Type I, Guiding Principles
and Procedures
• Features the principles and procedures for
selecting product categories, product -
environmental criteria
• Product-function characteristics and for assessing
and demonstrating compliance
• It also establishes the certification procedures for
awarding the label.
ISO 14025 Environmental labels
and declarations – Type III
environmental declarations
– Principles and procedures
• Establishes the principles and procedures for
developing the data for such declarations and the
requirements for declaration programmes,
including the requirement that data are
independently verified.
18. GEN: The Global Ecolabelling Network
The internationally recognized network of ecolabelling
organizations
GEN was founded in 1994
The Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) is a non-profit
association of leading ecolabelling organizations
worldwide.
It is composed of 27 ecolabelling organizations,
representing nearly 60 countries and territories and 2
associate members
Aim: To help protect the environment by improving,
promoting, and developing the ecolabelling of green
products and sustainable services
19. Functions of GEN
Fosters co-operation, information exchange and standards harmonisation
among members, associates, and other ecolabelling programmes
Participates in international organizations in order to promote ecolabelling
Encourages demand and supply of more environmentally responsible goods
and services
Membership
Full GEN members have attained the status of "Type 1" specified in the ISO
14024 standard. This means:
Their ecolabelling programmes are voluntary
Their standards address multiple environmental criteria over the life cycle of
a product or service
Standards are published and transparent
Ecolabels are awarded using independent third-party verification
20. Benefits of GEN Membership
Strengthens credibility of member programmes, helps prevent green-washing
Simplifies criteria development, improves quality, expands market for similar
products
Encourages mutual recognition and promotes trade
Expands influence and awareness of individual member programmes
internationally
Enables shared knowledge, experience exchange, best practices, enhances
trust
21. ISEAL -
Created in 2002
It is the global membership organization for credible
sustainability standards
Sustainability standards that meet their codes of good
practices are certified
Its mission is to strengthen sustainability standards
systems for the benefit of people and the environment
It currently has 22 full members, 4 associate members
and 116 subscribers
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Marine
Stewardship Council (MSC) are also active members of
ISEAL
International Social and Environmental
Accreditation and Labelling Alliance
22. MSC -
It was founded in 1996, situated in London (UK)
MSC is a certification and eco-labelling program for
sustainable seafood from wild fisheries
They work with fisheries, seafood companies, scientists,
conservation groups and the public to promote the best
environmental choice in seafood globally
MSC’s standards cover sustainable fishing and seafood
traceability
The MSC environmental standard was developed over two
years through a consultative process involving more than
300 expert organizations and individuals around the world
They ensure that MSC-labelled seafood comes from, and
can be traced back to, sustainable fisheries.
Marine Stewardship Council
23. Fisheries that wish to demonstrate they are well-managed and sustainable are
assessed by a team of experts who are independent of both the fishery and
the MSC
Seafood products can display the blue MSC ecolabel only if that seafood can
be traced back through the supply chain to a fishery that has been certified
against the MSC standard
As of February 2016, there are over 20,000 seafood products available with
the MSC ecolabel, sold in around 100 countries around the world
As of May 2016, there are over 280 fisheries that have been independently
certified as meeting the MSC's environmental standard for sustainable fishing
and over 90 are currently undergoing assessment
The Marine Stewardship Council is a program for wild fisheries and does not
include aquaculture production
24.
25.
26.
27. MSC certified Shrimp/Prawn
Shrimp and prawn carrying the blue MSC label are certified sustainable
MSC labelled shrimp and prawn come from fisheries that have been
independently assessed to the MSC Fisheries Standard
Companies using the label all along the supply chain have been assessed to
ensure products can be traced back to an MSC certified fishery.
Shrimp and prawn are central to various cuisines from different cultures, with
many MSC certified products sold in restaurants and shops worldwide
India has no MSC certified Shrimp/Prawn fishery
30. It was founded in 2010 by the World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF) and the Dutch Sustainable Trade
Initiative (IDH)
ASC is an independent, international non-profit
organization
It manages the world’s leading certification and labelling
programme for responsible aquaculture
The ASC's Vision is "World where aquaculture plays a
major role in supplying food and social benefits for
mankind whilst minimizing negative impacts on the
environment"
ASC - Aquaculture Stewardship Council
31. Their mission is "To transform aquaculture towards environmental
sustainability and social responsibility using efficient market mechanisms
that create value across the chain."
In order for an aquatic farm to be certified by the ASC, a comprehensive
series of criteria must be fulfilled;
Including pre-assessment,
On-site farm audit and
An audit report
The ASC has standards for the 12 following species groups: Abalone, bivalves
(clams, mussels, oysters and scallops), freshwater trout, pangasius, salmon,
seriola and cobia, shrimp, and tilapia
32. Certification
The ASC certifies all the above 12 different species groups
In May 2018, the ASC-certified volume had reached 1.4 million tonnes
(including close to 750,000t of salmon, 202,000t of pangasius, 156,000t of
tilapia, 141,000t of bivalves, 113,000t of shrimp).
Certified ASC products are now available around the world in Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,
Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom
There are over 100 bivalve farms ASC-certified, 250 salmon farms and others
621 farms in total as of May 2018 with over 200 currently in assessment
33. Single attribute labels
Dolphin safe label
The label denotes the fish catch, especially Tuna are caught
dolphin free
Adopted by exporters of Tuna of many countries
More than 90,000 dolphins estimated to be killed annually in
tuna fisheries worldwide
This was first proposed in 1990 by the organization Earth Island
Institute and tuna companies in the US
This standard was incorporated into the Marine Mammal
Protection Act later that year as the Dolphin Protection
Consumer Information Act.
Now more than 700 companies have pledged to adhere this
standard
34. Turtle-Free Shrimp
In 1994, the WTO intervened to address member
concerns regarding the import of shrimp and its impact
on turtles
For the protection of endangered sea turtles
Prohibition of the importation of shrimp that was
produced without Turtle Excluder Device (TED)
technology
35. Other eco-labels in fisheries
• Swiss based non-profit organization
• Concentrating mainly on SWISS market
• Sustainability and fair trade
• Promoted by the Earth island institute
• Leading certification standard for products and services to protect marine
environment
• The certification awards sustainable practices in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Fishmeal
and ω-3 fishoil
• Also promotes pilot projects related to restaurants, sustainable shipping, whale
and dolphin-watching, aquaria, ornamental fish, etc.
• Sweden's most well-known eco-label
• Encourage organic market by developing organic standards
• Developed standard for sustainable fishery
• Certification is applicable for the stock & individual fishing vessels that can fish in
a certified stock
36. • Program of Sustainable Seafood Canada
• To raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from
sustainable sources
• Evaluates fisheries based on habitat/ecosystem impacts, stock status, inherent
vulnerability
• Standards specifically protect biodiversity and worker rights within a program
that addresses environmental, social, food safety and traceability issues
throughout producers' operations
• Certification is currently available for shrimp farms and hatcheries, and seafood
processing plants
37. Eco-labelling in India
The Government of India has also decided to institute a
scheme of labelling of Environment Friendly Products
'Ecomark' in 1991
It is administered by the Bureau of Indian Standards
(BIS)
Ecomark signifies that the product, which carries it,
does the least damage to the environment
Unfortunately there is lack of consumer awareness and
it is not popular.
The government ought to take steps to popularise it.
Perhaps one of the first step could be to make Ecomark
or similar ecolabel mandatory for government, semi
government, and government sponsored purchases
38. 10 fisheries from India bag eco-labelling certification from MSC, London
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full article >>>Considering their commercial value in overseas markets,
10 marine fisheries from India have been identified as the
targeted fishery for securing the eco-labelling
certification of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC),
London.
1. Blue swimming crab caught in gillnet from
Mandapam, Tamilnadu
2. Shrimp by trawl from Kollam
3. Red ring shrimp by trawl from Kollam
4. Squid by trawl from Kollam
5. Flower shrimp by trawl from Mandapam
6. Cuttlefish by trawl from Kollam
7. Lobster by trap from Nagercoil
8. Lobster by trap from Kanyakumari
9. Skipjack tuna by hook and line from Lakshadweep
10. Japanese threadfin bream by trawl from the south
west coast
39. Ashtamudi clams fetch more
Short-neck clam fisheries of Ashtamudi
garneredan eco-label from the Marine
Stewardship Council (MSC)
A first MSC certified fisheries in India
Clams function as bio-filters for Ashtamudi
Understanding the value chain and a comparison
between pre and post management of the
fishery points to the advantages of certification
The Ashtamudi estuary, a 61 sq km Ramsar Site,
provides livelihood for about 3,000 locals.
The estimated value of fishery resources of the
lake is `985 million (US$ 16.4m), of which 51%
comes from clams.
40. Findings
The amount of nutrients released in the water where clam beds exist was thrice
as much as nonclam zones.
With more clams, it takes 139 days to filter the lake water completely, as
opposed to 277 days when clam abundance is poor
41. With MSC certification, it is feasible to shift to new export markets such as
Europe and Japan.
A change in processing and marketing of clams can improve livelihood security
for fishers and boost the export value from the present US$ 1 million
A change in product from clam meat to whole clams can lead to 75% increase
in revenue.
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