October 2013
| Business World Magazine | 123
helped Mainstream Canada fulfill its mis-
sion to advance in sustainable aquaculture
practices. “We work with transparency
and we engage in constructive dialogue
with stakeholders to ensure the continu-
ous improvement of our operations,” says
Mainstream’s parent company Cermaq in
its corporate statement on sustainability.
Mainstream Canada’s vision of sus-
tainable aquaculture fully adheres to prin-
ciples espoused in 1987 by the United
Nations World Commission on Environ-
ment and Development - “Development
that meets the needs of the present with-
out compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their needs.”
Sustainable aquaculture relies on bal-
ancing environmental, social and eco-
nomic concerns. Today, all acknowledge
that is only through sustainable produc-
tion that a foundation for long-term pro-
duction can be ensured, and Mainstream
Canada has consistently demonstrated the
model for sustainable success.
Whether in terms of quality, environ-
mental or food safety management or that
