Annual Report 2009 for Cermaq ASA
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Cermaq presents an integrated annual and sustainability report
(Oslo 29.4.2010) Cermaq's integrated annual and sustainability report provides
information on central environmental, social and economical aspects related to
the operations of Mainstream and EWOS. The report is based on the Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines. Cermaq has expanded the reporting and
defined company specific indicators for areas such as; use of antibiotics, sea
lice, escapes, and marine raw materials. Attached in the 2009 Annual Report for
Cermaq ASA approved by the board of directors
The purpose of the sustainability report is to contribute to the knowledge about
the farming industry and for increased transparency and dialogue around this
industry. Reporting is also important as a company tool for continuous
improvement. We depend on good interaction between the industry, the
authorities, and interest groups as a prerequisite improvement and for laying
the foundations for future growth.
- We want a proper debate about the impact of the
aquaculture industry on the environment in the broad sense, says Geir Isaksen,
CEO of Cermaq
- It is important for us to contribute to transparency
about our operations, to establish an arena for feed back on our work. I hope
this report will contribute to that, says Geir Isaksen.
Sustainable aquaculture is the basis in our business approach, and we have
defined our set of sustainability principles which applies for all parts of our
operations. We measure our results using GRI indicators as well as company
specific indicators. The company specific indicators have been defined based on
the same method as the GRI indicators.
Here are some of the results that are included in Cermaqs sustainability report
for 2009:
- Significant reduction in use of antibiotics, use varies
from 0 in Norway to 38.2 g/tonne fish in Chile
- Total escapes of 1454 fish of a total stock of more that
40 million fish in the sea
- Low level of sea lice, and the sites were treated on
average 0.3 times
- 76 percent of the sites are covered by area management
agreements
- Marine index of 53 percent and doubling of use of
trimmings
- A total of 5 complaints from neighbours
- A total of 4 incidents of minor non-compliance with laws
and regulations
- Entry wage level in Chile is 28 percent above the
minimum wage
- Research activities correspond to ca 1 percent of
Cermaq's revenues
The report describes several key areas as health and safety, measures for
improving fish health and the group's research activities within the defined
priority areas. The report may be found on www.cermaq.com
Further information - please contact:
Geir Isaksen, CEO, phone: 23 68 50 10, mobile: 91 34 82 81
Lise Bergan, Corporate Affairs Director, phone: 23 68 50 30, mobile: 932 51 114
About Cermaq
Cermaq is an international group of companies with activities in fish farming,
production of salmonid feed and research in aquaculture. Cermaq has operations
in Norway, Chile, Canada and Scotland, the main geographic regions for salmon
and trout farming. Through its EWOS subsidiary, Cermaq ranks as the world's
second largest producer of feed for salmonids. The Mainstream subsidiary is one
of the world's leading farming companies of salmon and trout. The group had
sales of around NOK 9 billion in 2009, and employs approximately 3 300 people.
Cermaq is listed on the Oslo stock exchange with ticker code CEQ.
www.cermaq.com
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl
(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)
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Annual Report 2009: http://hugin.info/134455/R/1409408/362165.pdf
Datum: 29.04.2010 - 14:02 Uhr
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