4.) Safeway
At the other end of a massive merger with Albertson’s, Safeway is keeping up the good work when it comes to seafood sustainability, with Greenpeace granting the grocer a score of 7.18.
“While Safeway continues to move forward on its company-wide goals, there are major challenges ahead to bring laggard Albertsons along on the journey,” waxed Greenpeace analysts. “Safeway has yet to create a strong sustainable canned tuna policy and improve its supply, as questions remain about its private label FAD-free skipjack tuna sourcing. This year is a big moment for Albertsons-Safeway to prioritize sustainable seafood with the same tenacity Safeway has demonstrated in years past.”
Greenpeace encourages Safeway to maintain a strong presence in seafood sustainability forums, as it did this year for panels on human rights at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit and when it called on Congress to pass the lUU Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015.
Safeway carries 12 out of the 22 Red List species – Greenpeace has asked the retailer to do away with its bigeye tuna products at the very least, as most of those stocks are struggling at this time.
Headquarters: Pleasanton, Cali.
Store Count: 1,326 stores under the banners of Safeway, Carrs, Randall’s, Tom Thumb, and VONS.
FY 2014 sales: USD 37.1 billion
