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’);//]] ’);//]] ’);//]] Hy-Vee.com Contact Hy-Vee Toggle navigation Careers Careers Overview Search Hy-Vee Careers Careers Login Benefits IT Careers Hiring Heroes Interviewing Tips Our Company Our Company Overview Our History Community Diversity & Inclusion One Step Subsidiaries Sustainability Mobile Apps Scholarships Seasons Magazine Short Cuts Breakfast Menu Pair Eyewear News & Events News & Events Overview Announcements New Stores News & Press Releases Promotions Contact Hy-Vee Hy-Vee.com Responsible Choice Seafood Hy-Vee’s commitment to protect ocean resources is an integral part of our sustainability mission to do business in a manner that promotes the well-being of our customers, employees, communities, and the global environment. Proud to Offer Responsible Choices Seafood products bearing the Responsible Choice” symbol meet Hy-Vee’s Seafood Procurement Policy and are caught or farmed in a responsible manner. Specifically, these options are rated as either Green ‘Best Choices’ or Yellow ‘Good Alternatives’ by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program , or are certified to an equivalent environmental standard . Why Choose Responsible Seafood? Responsible seafood comes from sources, whether fished or farmed, that can maintain or increase production in the long term. When you purchase seafood that is responsibly farmed or harvested you are supporting best practices that will help ensure a healthy supply of seafood for generations to come. Our Seafood Guide is a great places to find weeknight or special occasion recipes featuring our Responsible Choice seafood. How do we make sure our seafood comes from responsible sources? Hy-Vee’s Seafood Procurement Policy establishes environmental sourcing criteria as well as expectations for traceability and social responsibility within our seafood supply chains. We developed our policy in partnership with FishWise , a sustainable seafood consultancy that promotes the health of ocean ecosystems through environmentally and socially responsible business practices. Hy-Vee and FishWise collect information from our seafood suppliers about where our seafood products come from at least once a year. FishWise reviews the data, as well as any certification claims, to verify that seafood products are compliant with our Seafood Procurement Policy and determine what can be labeled Responsible Choice.” We do this for all our seafood products whether they be swai in our frozen case, salmon in our Nori sushi bars, or canned tuna in the grocery aisle. In addition to collecting data on our seafood products, Hy-Vee sends a Supplier Expectations Letter and Code of Conduct Letter to our seafood suppliers, which updates them on the Seafood Procurement Policy and outlines expectations for their critical role in ensuring that seafood is harvested in compliance with the policy. Hy-Vee is a Leader in Providing its Customers with Responsible Choices In 2017 Hy-Vee became the first Midwest retailer to source 100% of our fresh and frozen seafood from environmentally responsible sources. The timeline below highlights some of our other major accomplishments . February 2014 - Hy-Vee introduces Responsible Choice Seafood Program May 2014 - Hy-Vee ranked #5 among top U.S. retailers in Greenpeace Carting Away the Oceans report December 2014 - Hy-Vee pledges to only sell seafood that is GE-Free April 2015 - Hy-Vee ranked #3 among top U.S. retailers in Greenpeace Carting Away the Oceans report February 2016 - Hy-Vee achieves sustainable seafood goal to source 100% fresh and private label frozen seafood from responsible choices. April 2017 - Hy-Vee ranked #5 among top U.S. canned tuna brands in Green Peace Tuna Shopping Guide May 2017 - Hy-Vee offers customers 100% Responsibly Sourced Sushi June 2017 - Hy-Vee becomes first retailer to sign onto the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals August 2017 - Hy-Vee offers 100% national branded frozen seafood responsibly sourced December 2017 - private label shelf-stable tuna responsibly sourced August 2018 - Hy-Vee ranked #2 among top U.S. retailers in Greenpeace Carting Away the Oceans report November 2020 - Hy-Vee completes its 2017 Due Diligence Plan two years ahead of schedule. FishWise confirmed that 100% of Hy-Vee’s fresh and frozen seafood and sushi remain compliant to its Responsible Choice program. January 2021 - Hy-Vee adopts a Seafood Supplier Code of Conduct developed using international standards and best practices. March 2022 - Hy-Vee ranked #5 among top U.S. retailers in first Greenpeace USA ‘The High Cost of Cheap Tuna’ report. April 2022 - Hy-Vee became the first U.S. retailer to publish list of tuna vessels. March 2023 - Hy-Vee improved its ranking to #4 among top U.S. retailers in second Greenpeace USA ‘The High Cost of Cheap Tuna’ report. Standing out from the crowd Hy-Vee is the only Midwest retailer offering Responsible Choice private label shelf stable tuna. Hy-Vee Select Solid Light Tuna: Made with skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) sourced from sustainable, MSC-certified pole-and-line fisheries. This traditional method of tuna fishing is highly selective, catching one fish at a time and producing very little bycatch. Hy-Vee Select Solid White Tuna: Made with albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) sourced from sustainable, MSC-certified pole/troll fisheries. This method of tuna fishing is highly selective and ocean-friendly, and because pole/troll-caught albacore fisheries target younger tuna, it has lower levels of mercury than older fish caught in unsustainable longline fisheries. Hy-Vee Chunk Light Tuna: Made with skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) sourced from purse seine tuna vessels that do not use fish aggregating devices (FADs). The FAD-free method of fishing typically captures less bycatch, or non-target marine species, than fishing on FADs. Hy-Vee Chunk White Tuna: Made with albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) sourced from sustainable pole/troll fisheries in the Pacific Ocean. Responsible Seafood is About More Than the Environment Hy-Vee is committed to using and procuring seafood from legal sources. Our Seafood Procurement Policy includes traceability and social responsibility components which apply to all our seafood supply chains. Our Due Diligence Plan shows the progress Hy-Vee is making toward meeting these components. Going a step further, Hy-Vee adopted a Seafood Supplier Code of Conduct that details the requirements we have for our seafood suppliers around employment practices, workers’ rights, working conditions, and environmental protection. The Seafood Supplier Code of Conduct was created to ensure that our suppliers enforce safe working conditions, that their workers are treated with respect and dignity, and that their harvesting and production processes are legal and transparent. Additionally, Hy-Vee believes that we should use our power as a retailer of responsibly sourced seafood to advocate for improvements that benefit both the environment and the people working to provide our seafood. We continuously seek opportunities to advocate for regulatory authorities and their respective fisheries observer programs to work together and implement the International Observer Bill of Rights (IOBR) at the regional fishery management organization (RFMO) level. We also advocate for the establishment or strengthening of marine protected areas (MPAs) that aid the recovery of source fisheries and are supported by the best available science. Examples of our most recent advocacy efforts are below: NGO Tuna Forum Market Advocacy Letters Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) Advocacy Letter Conservation Initiatives Being an industry leader in sustainable seafood means extending our work beyond our direct purchasing and engaging with the larger issues at hand. Fair Trade Certified ™ Hy-Vee believes that in order to take better care of our oceans and fish species, we also have to take care of fishermen and their communities. We are partnering with Fair Trade USA , a...