UN Sustainable Development Goals

At Acme, we are aligning our sustainability efforts with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This comprehensive set of goals address the most important impacts that are shaping the future of our planet and humankind. This is one way that Acme is thinking globally and acting locally: by setting targets that align with the UNSDGs, we are contributing to global actions that will support a world that can thrive for generations to come.

THESE NINE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS WERE A SUBSET THAT ACME EXPLORED DURING THE SYSTEMS MAP EXERCISE.

RAW MATERIAL SOURCING

raw material sourcing

One of the longest-standing concerns in ocean conservation is the cumulative impact of commercial fishing on ocean and lake ecosystems. Increased traceability of fish from water to plate is a critical solution to this issue. In order to trace the impact of a fishery, we ask ourselves the following questions: Do we know which boat caught what fish or which farm harvested it? Do we know how that fish was caught? Does the fishery we are buying from have a solid scientific basis for management? Are the people involved in the fishery treated well? Each fishery in the world has different answers to these questions. And these answers lead to a variety of eco-certifications referenced toward the end of this section.

Our job is to buy fish where the answers are clear, and to help fisheries improve where the answers aren’t. Our partnerships, technology, and experience help us make decisions every day while considering the long-term impacts on the ecosystems and communities where our fish originate.