New Zealand King Salmon has been around
in some format since the very beginning
of the salmon industry in New Zealand.
Our salmon start in fresh water
then they go to sea and they're harvested
from a saltwater base. We're the largest
farmer of king salmon in the world we
grow around 8,000 tonnes a year so we've
really got the know-how around this
unique and rare species. Sustainability
is not a buzzword it's the core to
your business it's as important as
having a payroll or you know having
suppliers are you going to be here in 10
years 50 years are the resources you use
on a daily basis are they going to be
available? Water space is definitely our
biggest challenge and continuing to
convince our audience and the public
that we're farming in the most
sustainable way. Climate change is a
challenge for us addressing warmer water
temperatures which is not optimal for
growing king salmon. One thing we've
really discovered as difficult as
collecting the data and getting the data
right because if you don't have the data
you can't track first of all where you
are but decide where you're going to aim
for. We have five sustainability goals
one is a positive future for the health
of the environment the health of people
and the health of our company so that's
a three pronged approach and then our
other four goals drill down into we care
for the quality of the water and water
can reference fresh water sea water the
water in the factory then we have a
people and a talent goal a community and
partnership goal and then the typical
reduce our waste recycle reuse goal as
well. We sort of try to go from the big
picture of the world down to the New
Zealand picture and align with the
government strategy for sustainability
in New Zealand and then drill down into
our company's strategy one of the things
we're trying to do with our businesses
front-load sustainability into the early
scoping for projects and the things
we're doing that are positive for your
operational plan should be positive
outcomes because they achieve
efficiencies not only in waste or energy
but they'll also deliver on the
sustainability front.
We believe we're going to deliver on
those sustainability expectations we
believe we've got a protein that will
stay relevant we believe there's a place
for salmon and aquaculture produce in
the future and we want to drive that I
think a lot of companies are reaping the
benefits from looking and working
towards a more sustainable goals than
going in business as usual because
business as usual is not working and we
recognize that and that's why we look to
try and embed sustainability even
further into our business and to build
on what we already have achieved.
