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Our ESG Index 2021

Mowi collects and reports on a large number of sustainability metrics. The table below consolidates our environmental and social data to help with further analysis.

2024
2023

Energy consumption (TJ)

Direct energy consumption (Scope 1)
1 919
1 640
Indirect energy consumption (Scope 2)
1 747
1 639
Total energy consumption (TJ)
3 666
3 279
% renewable electricity (location-based)
59%
58%
% renewable electricity (market-based)
62%
37%

GHG emissions (tCO2e)

Direct energy consumption (Scope 1)
139 739
121 589
Indirect energy consumption (Scope 2), market-based
82 241
112 074
Indirect energy consumption (Scope 2), location-based
83 471
84 242
Indirect value chain emissions - Energy/Industry (Scope 3)
1 742 469
1 540 601
Indirect value chain emissions - FLAG (Scope 3)
513 349
594 608
Total GHG emissions - scope 1 and 2 (tonne CO2e; location-based scope 2)
223 210
205 831
Total GHG emissions - scope 1 and 2 (tonne CO2e; market-based scope 2)
221 979
233 663
Total GHG emissions - Scope 3
2 255 818
2 135 209
Total GHG emissions - scope 1, 2 and 3 (tonne CO2e; location-based scope 2)
2 479 028
2 341 040
Total GHG emissions - scope 1, 2 and 3 (tonne CO2e; market-based scope 2)
2 477 797
2 368 872
Total GHG emissions intensity (tonne CO2e/tonnes harvest volume GWT)
4.9
5.0

Sustainability certifications

% of the harvested volume certified by a GSSI recognised standard
100%
99%
Number of ASC sites certified
167
148
% of total sites that are ASC certified
59%
55%

Plastic Packaging¹

% reusable, recyclable or compostable
81%
81%
% recycled content
25%
22%
% of farming plastic equipment reused or recycled
97%
92%

Solid waste¹

% of waste volume sent to landfill from processing plants
6%
8%
Total hazardous waste (tonnes)
597
798
Total non-hazardous waste (tonnes)
33 914
30 866
Total waste (tonnes)
34 511
31 664

Escape Prevention

Number of escape incidents
12
4
Number of escaped fish
88 629
3 497
% of escaped fish/total number of fish in sea
0.05%
0.002%
% of trained personnel to avoid escape incidents
100%
100%

Fish Welfare²

Average monthly survival in Seawater, Group (% numbers)
99.3%
99.2%
Average monthly survival in Seawater, Norway (% numbers)
99.4%
99.4%
Average monthly survival in Freshwater, Group (% numbers)
99.4%
99.4%
Average monthly stocking density (kg/m³)
6.7
7.1
Operational Welfare Indicator (OWI) rating
1.3
1.5

Antimicrobial use

Active substance (gram) per tonne biomass produced
98
82

Sea Lice Management

% of fish treated with non-medicinal treatment systems
63%
44%
% of sites above national lice limits at any time
7%
2%
% of sites applying cleaner fish for lice control, of sites with access to cleanerfish
50%
66%
Active substance per tonne biomass produced: Oral (g-1 t)
0.3
0.3
Active substance per tonne biomass produced: Topical (g-1 t)
0.7
1.9
Active substance per tonne biomass produced: Peroxide (ltr-1 t / 10)
0.1
0.3

Freshwater Stewardship

Total freshwater withdrawal (x1000 m³)
393 309
337 400
Total freshwater withdrawal from third-party (x1000 m³)
2 607
33 457
Total freshwater consumption (x1000 m³)
608
622
Intensity of freshwater withdrawal (m³/kg produced)
0.62
0.57
% freshwater withdrawal from water-stress areas
0.08%
0.09%
Total wastewater discharge (x1000m³)
421 584
336 020

Benthic Impact

% of sites with minimal benthic impact
89%
94%

Wildlife Interactions³

Accidental mortalities - Birds
0.20
0.20
Intentional mortalities - Birds
0.00
0.00
Accidental mortalities - Mammals
0.02
0.00
Intentional mortalities - Mammals
0.00
0.00
# Biodiversity related projects
30
30

Sustainable Feed

Fish in-Fish Out Ratio (FIFO)⁴
0.77
0.76
Recapture FIFO (rFIFO)⁵
0.60
0.56
Feed conversion ratio (FCR)
1.17
1.17
Forage fish dependency ratio - oil (FFDRo)⁶ - Group
1.79
1.58
Norway
1.86
1.62
Scotland
02.08
1.69
Ireland
0.47
0.32
Faroe Islands
1.28
1.49
Canada
1.60
2.00
Chile
1.72
1.30
Iceland
1.58
1.73
Forage fish dependency ratio - meal (FFDRm)⁶ - Group
0.49
0.55
Norway
0.55
0.60
Scotland
0.63
0.92
Ireland
0.15
0.34
Faroe Islands
0.41
0.53
Canada
0.40
0.40
Chile
0.22
0.13
Iceland
0.46
97%
Fish meal inclusion in % per tonne feed used⁷
9%
10%
Fish oil inclusion in % per tonne feed used⁷
9%
8%
% soy originated from deforestation-free areas
100%
100%
Compliance of marine raw materials with our sourcing policy
100%
100%
% inclusion of emerging feed raw materials
4%
4%

Food Safety Audits⁸

External food safety audits
273
296
External food safety audits
514
390
Number of food safety related incidents
3
5
Number of quality and food safety claims
3 556
7 589

Healthy Seafood

Level of Dioxins and Dioxin-like PCB's (pg-WHO-TEQ/g)
0.23
0.26
Level of Mercury (mg/kg)
0.017
0.016

Employees & FTE

FTE total (average total workforce)
13 806
14 142
Employees, own total (headcount)
12 579
12 098
Employees, permanent (headcount)
11 473
10 322
Employees, temporary (headcount)
901
1 322
Apprentices (headcount)
114
126
Internships (headcount)
91
15
Employees, 3rd party (headcount)
2 505
2 499
Employees, disability (headcount)
224
228
Employees, female (%)
39%
40%
Employees, male (%)
61%
60%
Employees temporary, female (% of total temporary employees)
28%
n/a
Employees temporary, male (% of total temporary employees)
72%
n/a
Employees, younger than 30 (% of total employees)
21%
18%
Employees, aged 30-50 (% of total employees)
53%
55%
Employees, older than 50 (% of total employees)
26%
27%
Employees with seniority < 5 years (% of total employees)
46%
27%
Employees with seniority 5-10 years (% of total employees)
25%
47%
Employees with seniority 10-20 years (% of total employees)
20%
19%
Employees with seniority > 20 years (% of total employees)
8%
8%
Employees, white collar (% of total employees)
25%
26%
Employees, blue collar (% total employees)
75%
74%
Female managers (% of total managers)
26%
25%
Male managers (% of total managers)
74%
75%

Turnover

Turnover total (%)
15%
16%
Turnover (number)
1 935
1 770
Turnover, female (% of total turnover)
38%
41%
Turnover, male (% of total turnover)
62%
59%
Turnover of employees younger than 30 (% of total turnover)
37%
31%
Turnover of employees aged 30-50 (% of total turnover)
47%
49%
Turnover of employees older than 50 (% of total turnover)
16%
20%
Employees who have taken out retirement (% of total turnover)
1%
6%
Turnover of employees with seniority < 5 years (% of total turnover)
72%
60%
Turnover of employees with seniority 5-10 years (% of total turnover)
18%
25%
Turnover of employees with seniority 10-20 years (% of total turnover)
7%
7%
Turnover of employees with seniority Seniority > 20 (% of total turnover)
3%
5%
Turnover, white collars (% of total turnover)
16%
16%
Turnover, blue collars (% of total turnover)
84%
84%

New hires

New hires total (number)
2 401
2 003
New hires, female (% of total new hires)
36%
44%
New hires, male (% of total new hires)
64%
56%
New hires, younger than 30 (% of total new hires)
44%
34%
New hires, aged 30-50 (% of total new hires)
44%
49%
New hires, older than 50 (% of total new hires)
12%
17%
New hires, male applicants
23%
60%
New hires, female applicants (%)
6%
22%
New hires, applicant gender not stated (%)
71%
18%

Promotions internal

Employees who were promoted during the period (number)
544
815
Female promotions (% of total promotions)
47%
49%
Male promotions (% of total promotions)
53%
51%

Insurance, unionisation, employment terms

Employees with occupational injury insurance (%)
100%
100%
Employees in labour unions total (%)
22%
24%
Employees with written employment terms (%)
100%
100%
Compliance with ILO's principles on work hours at 48hrs/7d, 48hr avr/per 3w shift (%)
100%
100%
Business units with policies on migrant workers (%)
70%
83%
Business units with policies on indigenous rightholders (%)
63%
83%
Business units paying living wage (% of own employees)
100%
100%
Business units paying living wage (% of non-employees)
100%
100%

Employee survey

Responses to global employee survey (number)
n/a
7 451

Training and further education

Employees who took part in training initiatives (number)
12 419
13 140
Total hours of training delivered (number)
236 030
196 068
Female participants (% of total training hours)
34%
44%
Male participants (% of total training hours)
66%
56%
Employees younger than 30 who participated (% of total training hours)
22%
18%
Employees aged 30-50 who participated (% of total training hours)
62%
57%
Employees older than 50 who participated (% of total training hours)
16%
25%
Employees with seniority < 5 years (% of total training hours)
44%
41%
Employees with seniority 5-10 years (% of total training hours)
33%
32%
Employees with seniority 10-20 years (% of total training hours)
19%
18%
Employees with seniority > 20 years (% of total training hours)
4%
9%
Employees white collar (% of total training hours)
31%
n/a
Employees blue collar (% of total training hours)
69%
n/a
Employees who took part in health & safety training (number)
11 414
8 016
Employees who took part in leadership development training (number)
1 410
814
Code of Conduct training, white collars (%)
94%
100%
Employees that participated in performance and career development reviews, female (number)
2 147
n/a
Employees that participated in performance and career development reviews, male (number)
4 119
n/a
Employees that participated in performance and career development reviews, white collar (number)
2 407
n/a
Employees that participated in performance and career development reviews, blue collar (number)
3 615
n/a
White collar employees completed GDPR training (%)
91%
n/a

Mobility

Employees on international assignment (number)
23
68

Health and safety: Absence

Absence rate in % of total hours worked (own employees)
4.9%
4.9%
Female absence (% of total absence)
48%
50%
Male absence (% of total absence)
52%
50%
Employees younger than 30 who was absent (% of total absence)
17%
14%
Employees aged 30-50 who was absent (% of total absence)
54%
48%
Employees older than 50 who was absent (% of total absence)
29%
38%

Health and safety: LTI

LTI per million hours worked (own employees)
2.4
2.1
Total number of incidents, LTI (number from own workforce)
62
55
LTI subcontractors (number)
10
19
LTI grading - Low (situations/occurrences that are not dangerous), (number)
26
22
LTI grading - Medium (moderately dangerous situations/occurrences), (number)
22
13
LTI grading - High (extremely dangerous situations/occurrences), (number)
14
7
LTI category - injury caused by slip, stumble, fall (% of total incidents)
26%
27%
LTI category - injury caused by squeeze, cut, punch (% of total incidents)
49%
45%
LTI category - injury caused by fallen objects (% of total incidents)
9%
8%
LTI category - injury caused by collisions/rollover (% of total incidents)
7%
1%
LTI category - injury caused by wear damage (% of total incidents)
LTI category - injury caused by gas/ smoke/ chemicals (% of total incidents)
6%
10%
LTI category - injury caused by other (% of total incidents)
4%
9%
LTI Feed
LTI Farming
25
21
LTI Sales & Marketing
37
34
LTI number of days lost to work-related injuries and fatalities (own employees)
2 742
n/a
LTI number of days lost to work-related injuries and fatalities (non-employees)
1 262
n/a
Fatalities (number, own employees)
Fatalities (number, non- employees)

Health and safety: Ill-health

Ill-health - Cases of work-related ill health (current and former employees)
30
n/a
Ill-health - Cases of recordable work related ill-health (non-employees)
5
n/a
Ill-health - Cases of recordable work related ill-health (own employees)
19
n/a
Ill-health - Cases of recordable work related ill-health (former own employees)
6
n/a

Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing cases (number)
42
46
Cases involving sexual harassment (number)
1
Cases involving harassment (number)
12
15
Cases involving breach of policy (number)
11
14
Cases involving related to claims of breach of law (number)
2
10
Cases involving work environment complaints (number)
15
n/a
Human rights breach (number)
Local communities complaints (number)
2
6

Community engagement

Events (number)
326
163
People engaged through outreach (number)
513 965
108 337
Amount spent / sponsoring (TEUR)
1 564
1 675
Volunteer work (hours)
3 929
1 612

Knowledge

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