At the heart of our approach to CSR is the belief that we have a responsibility to each-other and our planet. To enable the world to flourish today and in the future, we need to be committed to making sustainability happen.

We are committed to playing our part
in helping the world flourish.

With careful stewardship, seaweed aquaculture has the potential to make a highly positive contribution to economic, social, and environmental sustainability.

Sustainable livelihoods.

We recognise that business and communities are inextricably linked and that in building a profitable, scalable, business we have a responsibility to those communities we source from and operate in.

We are committed to supporting local communities and enhancing producer livelihoods within them. Together with our supply chain partners we are working with coastal communities across The Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Zanzibar to provide safe, equitable and sustainable income-generating opportunities though seaweed aquaculture.

In many coastal and rural communities around the world, women play a significant role in seaweed harvesting and farming. Given this context, seaweed aquaculture represents an important economic opportunity with the potential to improve gender inequality and self-sufficiency for women.

Sustainable production.

We work with our partners in the seaweed supply chain to procure sustainably sourced seaweeds and address the key sustainability challenges of harvesting and cultivating seaweed while conserving marine habitats. When done well, these processes have a low environmental footprint and can offer important benefits to local ecosystems.

Some species of macroalgae grow prolifically and have the capacity for rapid biomass increase over short periods of time. While this regenerative growth can be positive, in some cases seaweed ‘bloom’ can prevent much needed sunlight from reaching marine life in shallow waters, harming biodiversity. In addition, a seasonal overabundance of seaweed on beaches and in shallow waters can negatively impact tourism, fishing, and other much needed economic activities that coastal communities rely upon.

Preventative harvesting of these ‘green tides’ – before the macroalgae has beached – has a positive impact on marine habitats and fragile coastal ecosystems and mitigates the negative impact on livelihoods.

Improved harvesting and farming practices are central to the development of a sustainable seaweed aquaculture that is in harmony with marine conservation objectives, supports livelihoods in coastal communities and provides stable and traceable sources of seaweed. Nutri-San works through and with our supply chain partners to encourage and maintain best practice and industry standards.

UN Sustainable Development Goals.

We aim to maximise our alignment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, the goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

We are actively working towards five key SDGs:

SDG 1 – No Poverty
Providing employment opportunities that will support and revitalise marginalised coastal communities within developing nations.

SDG 3 – Ensure Healthy Lives
Reducing/removing the need for synthetic antibiotics and growth promoters in animal feed by replacing them with our natural seaweed-blend products, delivering significant benefits to human health.

SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
Developing safe and sustainable employment in coastal areas and working to promote a new industry that improves self-sufficiency and provides economic opportunities for women.

SDG 13 – Climate Action
Creating a powerful new tool to counter methane emissions from ruminant livestock feed digestion, a key contributor to climate change.

SDG 14 – Life Below Water
Sustainably managing and developing marine resources and conserving the marine environment.

An on-going commitment.

We are proud that our commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility has meant that we are certified with a .eco web domain. However, we recognise that this is ‘work in progress’ and our commitment to make a positive impact is ongoing.

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