Press release - 10 May 2016 15:00

Cermaq Group launches sustainability report and new website

Cermaq launches its sustainability report for 2015 in a new and updated website, adapted to enhance our transparency, our leading position in sustainability, and our customer orientation. Visit us at www.cermaq.com.

Meeting stakeholders’ interests in Cermaq and salmon farming, the new website includes new elements like ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) dashboard and quarterly updated information about our performance on key sustainability indicators.

- The new website reflects our new strategy, where customer orientation is a profound change in our way of operating, says Jon Hindar, CEO of Cermaq Group.

- The website also demonstrates our commitment to transparency and our leadership in sustainability. Sharing sustainability performance on a quarterly basis is unique, as well as the fact that our annual sustainability results are verified by external auditor, underlines Jon Hindar.

The comprehensive sustainability report for 2015 fulfills the requirement of Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) definition Comprehensive and is audited by Cermaq’s external auditors.

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Cermaq is one of the world's leading companies in farming of salmon and trout, with operations in Norway, Chile and Canada. Cermaq is a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation with head office in Oslo, Norway.

Contacts

Lars Galtung

Press contact Chief Communication and Sustainability Officer lars.galtung@cermaq.com +4798214812

Lise Bergan

Press contact Head of Communication lise.bergan@cermaq.com +47 932 51 114

Astrid Vik Aam

Press contact Communications Manager astrid.aam@cermaq.com +47 924 90 676

Sustainable aquaculture

Cermaq is a world leading producer of sustainable salmon and trout with operations in Chile, Canada and Norway.
Cermaq supplies salmon to customers in more than 70 countries around the world and has annual revenues of around NOK 12 billion. The company has around 2800 employees and is a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation with head office in Oslo, Norway.
Cermaq is driving transition of our food system towards healthier and more climate-friendly food. Our approach is transparency, performance, and partnerships, setting ambitious climate goals, innovation for clean farming, and scaling impact and ripple effects through local and global partnerships.