Starting from September, Metro plans to offer only seafood from sustainable sources. (Photo: Metro)
(CANADA, 5/24/2010)
Metro Inc announced on Thursday its decision to only offer fresh and frozen wild and farmed seafood products from sustainable sources. This policy will begin being implemented gradually in September and will be in effect in all its stores across Quebec and Ontario by June of next year.
"Metro acknowledges that sustainable fisheries and the preservation of natural resources are vital for future generations. The adoption of a sustainable fisheries policy is consistent with our corporate responsibility approach," said Executive Vice-President and COO Robert Sawyer.
Metro will stop selling certain threatened species and will modify its product labelling beginning in September. It will train employees to answer customers' questions on sustainable fisheries products and rely on labelling and pra...
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