We continue our effort and commitment to human rights and labor practices. In 2022, we initiated the assessment of human rights and labor practices at all levels of our organization, from offices to processing plants and fishing fleets.

Our commitment is to have all Group companies and subsidiaries, and therefore all employees, to complete compliance audits in line with SMETA or its equivalent by 2025, thereby aligning ourselves with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. SMETA is the world’s leading social audit and allows companies to self-assess themselves on an ethical level and, in addition, to test their suppliers to ensure that all agents involved in their business, supply chain, are fair and socially responsible.

The SMETA audit methodology works with four cornerstones: health and safety, labor standards, environment and business ethics. It is a comprehensive social compliance audit designed to assess and monitor ethical practices in supply chains. SMETA audits are conducted to ensure that suppliers follow ethical and socially responsible practices.

Currently, Grupo Profand has already completed SMETA audits in our plants in Spain, Argentina, Peru and India.

We expect to complete the SMETA audits in the USA by the end of October 2024.

Read more about the Group’s certifications here.