{"id":4161,"date":"2012-03-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/4161\/carting-away-the-oceans-vi\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T18:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T18:02:15","slug":"carting-away-the-oceans-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/carting-away-the-oceans-vi\/","title":{"rendered":"Carting Away the Oceans VI"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the sixth iteration of Greenpeace\u2019s Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) project, and for the first time, a retailer (two of them, in fact) has crossed the seven-point mark and entered the \u201cgood\u201d category.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through varying combinations of progressive policy development, public support for conservation measures, and the elimination of unsustainable seafood inventory items, these two companies \u2013 Safeway and Whole Foods \u2013 have transformed themselves into undeniable leaders within the industry. Although the two retailers are extremely different in business model, consumer demographic, and size, they have each found ways to excel in their promotion and adoption of sustainable seafood. Certainly they still have a great deal of work to do \u2013 sustainability is, after all, a moving target, as it is inextricably linked to the dynamics of our oceanic ecosystems and to the vagaries of our changing climate \u2013 but Greenpeace celebrates the achievements of these companies and eagerly awaits similar outcomes from other retailers that are poised to embrace sustainability to a greater degree.<\/p>\n

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