Last updated on February 3rd, 2023 at 10:02 am
Portland, Maine-based Bristol Seafood has become a certified B Corp., meeting the standards of social and environmental impact.
B Corp Certification means that a company is verified as meeting B Lab’s high standards for social and environmental impact, that it made a legal commitment to stakeholder governance and that it demonstrates accountability and transparency by disclosing this record of performance in a public B Corp profile.
“Our success over the last 30 years is built on investing in the betterment of our customers, workers, suppliers, environment and community at large,” said Peter Handy, president and CEO.
“We are proud to do our part in increasing seafood consumption in a way that meaningfully improves the lives of all our stakeholders.”
Stakeholder governance is a growing corporate governance alternative to shareholder primacy. B Corps make a commitment to consider the interests of stakeholders in its business operations: workers, customers, vendors, communities and the environment.
By certifying, B Corporations step into a framework for ongoing improvement. To maintain certification, companies must undertake the assessment and verification process every three years, demonstrating they are still meeting B Lab’s standards with continual input from expert stakeholders.
Bristol Seafood has twice been named to the Top 25 Seafood Product Innovations list and ranked on the Top 25 Seafood Sustainability and Conservation list. Bristol partners with retailers and distributors throughout North America and operates under the My Fish Dish, Seafood Singles and Grab & Go retail brands.
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