［Activities］ Phase 1：Fostering voluntary initiatives for accountability

• The Japan Responsible Seafood Roundtable(JRSR)

Seafood Legacy promotes partnerships between companies across competitive boundaries to solve structural challenges in seafood procurement that are difficult for individual companies to overcome alone. The Sustainable, Equitable and Accountable food(hereafter,S.E.A.FOOD) mainstream is a pre-competitive collaboration essential for keeping economic competition healthy and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the industry.

We established and operate the Japan Responsible Seafood Roundtable (JRSR) , with partner companies, to serve as the core of this effort. This platform brings together leading companies in Japan’s seafood market to spearhead constructive dialogue and effective joint actions to enhance sustainability across the entire industry.

Initiatives: Implementation of human rights due diligence, environmental due diligence, and transparent traceability

List of participating companies (in alphabetical order): Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union, Kyokuyo Co., Ltd., Marubeni Seafoods Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Nichirei Corporation, Nissui Corporation, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., Umios Corporation

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• Transformation through financial institutions

Japan is one of the world’s leading seafood markets and home to the largest number of headquarters among the world’s top 100 seafood companies. Here, Seafood Legacy helps guide the transformation of both financial institutions engaged in ESG investment and financing and seafood companies committed to nature-positive initiatives and food security.

We closely examine international financial platforms and benchmarks, and the latest initiatives of leading organizations in Japan and around the world, and share strategic insights from cutting-edge global trends through seminars and forums. As a hub connecting businesses in Japan to global assessment standards, we continue to lay the groundwork for Japanese seafood companies to be fairly evaluated in international markets and to demonstrate sustainable leadership.

• Events related to S.E.A.FOOD

Seafood Legacy regularly hosts symposiums and seminars on major topics in the global fisheries industry.

In 2025, as an event partner for BLUE OCEAN DOME (set up by ZERI JAPAN), a private-sector pavilion at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, we worked with many like-minded stakeholders to produce the Select and Protect the Future of Fish Week program featuring workshops and lectures by experts.

We also actively participate in international conferences and events about S.E.A.FOOD held around the world. Positioning ourselves at the forefront of global discourse, we bring cutting-edge insights back to Asia and promote recommendations from Japan to the world.

・the “Choose better-for fish and people” week (2025)

・ Symposia and seminars

• Consulting related to S.E.A.FOOD

Seafood Legacy is a trusted partner in helping seafood companies conduct responsible procurement. We provide comprehensive and customized support for not only the creation of sustainable procurement policies but also assistance during the implementation phase.

By ensuring supply chain transparency and enhancing the quality of procurement, we help companies generate new added value through their services, creating corporate value that will resonate with the next generation.

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