Our Responsibility
Since Maris Seafoods was founded, we have recognised that our responsibility extends beyond the products we supply. Our purpose is to support a more responsible seafood supply chain by considering the long-term impact of our decisions on customers, suppliers, communities, and the environment.
Our Approach to Sustainability
Sustainability is central to how we operate at Maris Seafoods. Guided by our purpose and mission, our approach focuses on building a more responsible seafood supply chain.
At Maris Seafoods, we recognise that climate action is central to building a responsible seafood supply chain. Our Climate Action Plan sets out our emissions baseline, environmental priorities, and the targets we’re working towards between 2026 and 2030. For more details, please see our Climate Action Plan.
Standing for Human Rights
At Maris Seafoods, we are committed to protecting human rights within our operations and throughout our supply chain. For more details, please see our Human Rights Policy.
Human rights violations or mistreatment of our employees or individuals within our wider supply chain are taken extremely seriously. Please visit our Speak Up page for information on how to report a concern.
Securing the Future of Seafood
As pressure on wild fish stocks grows, responsibly farmed seafood will become increasingly important in meeting global protein demands.
At Maris Seafoods, we are investing in responsible aquaculture through long-term partnerships with carefully selected producers, including Norcod in Norway. By supporting farms that prioritise traceability, fish welfare and efficient resource use, we aim to help expand seafood production without placing further pressure on wild fisheries.
Supporting Our People & Communities
We’re a small, close-knit team with offices in the North of England and Holland. Our collaborative approach to workplace culture means everyone’s opinion matters, no matter their role.
We’re proud to pay all employees the Real Living Wage and to invest in their training and development. Our people also give back to their communities, and we support this by offering paid time off to volunteer. That same spirit of respect and openness extends to how we think about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Click below for our full DEI commintment.
Accreditations
MSC
Maris Seafoods’ MSC Certification ensures that the wild caught fish we supply comes from a responsibly managed wild fisheries and can be traced through the supply chain.
We have access to a wide range of MSC Certified seafood.
BRCGS
Publishing its first Global Standard for Food Safety in 1998, the British Retail Consortium was developed to ensure that the food industry complied with UK and EU food safety laws.
It has since become an internationally recognised benchmark for best practice in food safety, quality and responsibility.
ASC
Associations
BFFF
The British Frozen Food Federation is the UK’s frozen food trade association. Membership provides an excellent opportunity for frozen food companies to connect at commercial and legislative levels within the community in order to promote the frozen industry.
SSC
The Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC) is a pre-competitive partnership of UK companies from across the seafood value chain, united by a shared vision that all seafood sold in the UK should come from sustainable sources. Maris is proud to be a member, collaborating with others across the industry to raise sourcing and labelling standards and help make sustainable seafood the norm.
FFI
Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International have been working on marine conservation for decades. Maris are proud supporters of the FFI and are in talks with the charity to discover ways to improve our global impact and reduce ocean pollution as best we can.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Maris seafoods, we are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and respectful environment where everyone has equal opportunity to succeed. We believe that diversity strengthens our business and enables us to better serve our customers, partners and communities. Our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in the following commitments:
Women make up over half our workforce, and as signatories of the UN Women’s empowerment principles (WEPs), we are dedicated to advancing gender equality and supporting the progression of women at all levels of our organisation. We use the WEPs as a framework to guide our actions and measure our progress.
We are committed to fairness and equity in how we recruit, develop, and promote our people. In our recruitment policies and guidance, we ensure that recruitment processes are fair, transparent, and free from bias, enabling equal access to opportunities for all candidates.
We are also focused on strengthening inclusive leadership across our business. Through regular training and development, we will equip our managers with the knowledge and skills needed to support diverse teams and create an environment of respect and inclusion.
As part of the global seafood industry, we recognise our responsibility to promote ethical, inclusive, and respectful practices across our operations, supply chains, and partnerships. We commit to gathering information on how diversity, equity, and inclusion principles are upheld by our suppliers and identify areas for continuous improvement.
We will continue to listen, learn, and evolve, ensuring that equality, diversity, and inclusion are considered in everything we do and reflected in the impact we make.
Head Office
Ibis House,
Ibis Court,
Centre Park,
Warrington, WA1 1RL
+44(0)1925 649 236
Hull Office
Keeper’s Lodge,
Hesslewood Office Park,
Hessle,
Hull, HU13 0LH
+44(0)1482 458321
Holland Office
Noorderpoort 85
5916PJ Venlo
Office Hours
Mon-fri: 8am-4pm
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