"Expanding Sustainable Fisheries" GS Retail Signs MOU with Marine Stewardship Council

Expansion of Certified Seafood Sales and Promotion of Eco-Friendly Products
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(From left) Seo Jong-seok, MSC Korea Representative, and Kwak Yong-gu, Head of Super MD Division at GS Retail, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement to strengthen the sales and promotion of sustainable seafood at GS Retail in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 16th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] GS Retail announced on the 17th that it has signed a business agreement with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to promote the sustainable development of the fisheries industry, aiming to expand sales of MSC eco-label certified products and strengthen the promotion of environmentally friendly products.

GS Retail held a business agreement ceremony with the Marine Stewardship Council yesterday at the GS Retail conference room in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to "strengthen the sales and promotion of sustainable seafood." The ceremony was attended by Kwak Yong-gu, Head of the Super MD Division (Executive Director) at GS Retail, and Seo Jong-seok, MSC Korea representative.

The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organization established to minimize overfishing and marine environmental destruction and to ensure a stable supply of seafood in the future. It sets international standards (MSC certification) and conducts campaigns encouraging governments, private companies, and fishermen worldwide to comply. Currently, about 19% of the global catch is produced from MSC-certified fisheries and sold with the MSC eco-label. The MSC eco-label is only attached to seafood certified according to the MSC Fisheries Standard, which is the scientific basis for sustainable fisheries (wild-caught, traceability, sustainability).

Through this business agreement, both parties agreed to cooperate in building a friendly partnership, expanding and encouraging the purchase of sustainable seafood, developing sustainable seafood consumption culture programs, conducting joint promotions of sustainable seafood, and discovering other mutually cooperative areas. GS Retail expects to strengthen the sales of sustainable seafood and enhance customer trust in purchased products by expanding the promotion of environmentally friendly products to visiting customers through this agreement.

Since the 16th, GS Retail has been selling MSC-certified cleaned squid 500g and long-spined rockfish fillet 500g at GS THE FRESH, and from the 16th until the end of this month, an MSC-certified product special exhibition is being held on the online mall Dalli Salda. GS Retail plans to expand promotional events for MSC-certified products in the future.

Division Head Kwak said, "GS Retail is striving to develop products for a better future for customers who have become more interested in the environment," adding, "We will actively promote and expand sales of seafood that participates in preventing overfishing, illegal fishing, and minimizing marine environmental destruction."

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