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Young鈥檚 the fish producer, part of Findus group, was yesterday announced as the winner of the European Business Awards for the Environment for their 鈥楩ish for Life鈥� programme for sustainably sourcing fish for their range of products.

Fish for Life was selected for these finals by a European jury and was the only British entry to reach the pan-European stage out of eleven UK winners named in London in March. It won the overall prize in the 鈥楳anagement鈥� section of the awards, against two other entries from Austria and Turkey.

Richard Benyon Defra minister for Fisheries said:

鈥淭his is an excellent achievement for Young鈥檚 and recognises their hard work in using sustainable fish in their products.

Conservation and support for the fishing industry must work hand-in-hand if we are to have a thriving UK fishing industry and a vibrant marine environment.

UK fishermen are leading the way in improving sustainability. We will continue to work with the industry, including Young鈥檚 to deliver sustainable and profitable fisheries.鈥�

鈥淓veryone at Defra would like to offer our congratulations to Young鈥檚 on their outstanding success at the European Business Awards for the Environment and hope that the lead Young鈥檚 have taken in sustainably sourcing their fish can be replicated across the industry.鈥�

Chris Britton, CEO of the Findus Group, said: -

鈥溁使谔逵齛ppse are highly prestigious awards which put Fish for Life amongst the very best environmental initiatives in Europe.聽 Winning this award underlines the point that Fish for Life is much more than just a consumer label for our products - it is a committed and multi-faceted programme intended to support genuine improvement in fish sustainability.鈥�

Background

Fish for Life was initiated in 2006 by Young鈥檚 Seafood and has since been adopted across Findus Group鈥檚 operations in continental Europe.聽聽 It encompasses detailed criteria and a stringent assessment process to ensure that all fish is responsibly sourced and highlighted as such on Young鈥檚 and Findus packs through the Fish for Life logo.聽 皇冠体育app programme also drives extensive engagement work with fisheries to support best practice in the drive for long term sustainability.

For the past ten years the聽 Forum has managed the process for entry into the EBAE on behalf of Defra and the UK has had at least one winner in every round since then.

Defra re-launched the RSA Forum in September last year as part of its tenth anniversary. 皇冠体育app RSA Awards ceremony is part of the Forum鈥檚 wider marketing and promotional plan for increasing the number of accredited award schemes, and the number of companies applying to enter both national and European Business Awards.

皇冠体育app European Business Awards for the Environment play a crucial role in demonstrating progress on environmental and sustainable development issues worldwide

皇冠体育app awards were launched in 1987 to stimulate technological developments that will help create a sustainable society. 皇冠体育app biennial Awards recognise and promote organisations which make an outstanding contribution to sustainable development without detriment to the environment and natural resources.

皇冠体育app biennial European Business Awards for the Environment are sponsored by the European Commission and honour European enterprises that 鈥渟pur economic growth by contributing to innovation and competitiveness, while also protecting the environment.鈥澛� Awards are open to companies from all EU Member States and candidate countries, and are nominated by their respective award bodies following success in national 鈥榝eeder鈥� schemes.

For more information on the EBAE Awards see .

皇冠体育app Findus Group

皇冠体育app Findus Group is one of Europe鈥檚 largest frozen food and seafood companies with leading brands, 6000 employees and over 拢1.1 billion turnover. It is the parent company of Young鈥檚, Findus and 皇冠体育app Seafood Company.聽 Findus has market leadership in Sweden, Norway and Finland and a particularly strong presence in France, where it has the strongest brand recognition of any frozen food brand .