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.
2021
2020
2019
Energy consumption
Direct energy consumption (Scope 1)
2 006
2 212
2 119
Indirect energy consumption (Scope 2)
1 476
1 578
1 379
Total energy consumption (TJ)
3 482
3 790
3 498
% renewable electricity
25 %
8 %
n/a
GHG emissions
Direct energy consumption (Scope 1)
137 374
159 961
155 640
Indirect energy consumption (Scope 2), market-based
126 285
162 875
201 121
Indirect energy consumption (Scope 2), location-based
85 131
96 114
93 215
Total GHG emissions - scope 1 and 2 (tonne CO2e; market-based scope 2)
263 660
322 836
356 762
Indirect energy consumption (Scope 3)
1 825 745
1 941 085
1 979 211
Total GHG emissions - scope 1, 2 and 3 (tonne CO2e; market-based scope 2)
2 089 405
2 263 921
2 335 973
Sustainability certifications
% of the harvested volume certified by a GSSI recognised standard
98 %
100 %
100 %
Number of ASC sites certified
133
128
99
% of total sites that are ASC certified
50 %
45 %
37 %
Plastic Packaging
% reusable, recyclable or compostable
74 %
n/a
n/a
% recycled content
12 %
n/a
n/a
% of farming plastic equipment reused or recycled
88 %
85 %
n/a
Waste to landfill
% of waste volume sent to landfill
4 %
18 %
n/a
Escape Prevention
Number of escape incidents
7
17
16
Number of escaped fish
20 599
146 873
68 145
Fish Welfare
Average monthly survival in Seawater, Group (% numbers)
99.2 %
99.3 %
99.2 %
Average monthly survival in Seawater, Norway (% numbers)
99.4 %
99.4 %
99.3 %
Average monthly survival in Freshwater, Group (% numbers)
99.3 %
99.5 %
99.3 %
Average monthly stocking density (kg/m3)
7.4
8.1
7.8
Operational Welfare Indicator (OWI) rating
1.6
n/a
n/a
Mortality % in seawater reported in accordance with the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) methodology: (total # mortality in sea last 12 months / (closing # in sea last month + total # mortality # in sea last 12 months + total # harvested last 12 months + total # culled fish in sea) X 100)/12
Antimicrobial use
Active substance (gram) per tonne biomass produced
91
54
44
Sea Lice Management
% of fish treated with non-medicinal treatment systems
56 %
64 %
68 %
% of sites above national lice limits at any time
6 %
12 %
11 %
Active substance per tonne biomass produced: Oral (g-1 t)
13
16
35
Active substance per tonne biomass produced: Topical (g-1 t)
113
155
138
Active substance per tonne biomass produced: Peroxide (ltr-1 t / 10)
39
66
73
Freshwater Withdrawal
Total freshwater withdrawal (Farming. Processing and Feed) (m3)
387 105 333
386 245 165
360 672 814
% freshwater withdrawal from water-stress areas
0.08 %
n/a
n/a
Benthic Impact
% of sites with minimal benthic impact
95 %
93 %
90 %
Wildlife Interactions
Accidental mortalities - Birds *
0.2
0.3
0.0
Intentional mortalities - Birds*
0.0
0.0
0.0
Accidental mortalities - Mammals *
0.0
0.0
0.0
Intentional mortalities - Mammals *
0.0
0.1
0.0
# Biodiversity related projects
26
18
15
Sustainable Feed
Fish in-Fish Out Ratio (FIFO)**
0.8
0.68
0.66
Recapture FIFO (rFIFO)***
0.68
0.57
n/a
Feed conversion ratio (FCR)
1.16
1.18
1.14
Forage fish dependency ratio - oil (FFDRo)* - Group
1.8
1.6
1.6
Norway
1.8
1.5
1.6
Scotland
1.7
1.9
1.6
Ireland
0.2
0.8
1.3
Faroe Islands
2.4
1.8
1.4
Canada
2.6
1.8
1.7
Chile
1.7
1.9
1.8
Forage fish dependency ratio - meal (FFDRm)* - Group
0.5
0.4
0.4
Norway
0.6
0.5
0.5
Scotland
0.5
0.6
0.5
Ireland
0.4
0.6
1.2
Faroe Islands
0.9
0.5
0.4
Canada
0.5
0.2
0.2
Chile
0.3
0.2
0.2
% soy originated from deforestation-free areas
100 %
100 %
100 %
Compliance of marine raw materials with our sourcing policy
100 %
100 %
84 %
% inclusion of emerging feed raw materials
4 %
n/a
n/a
*FFDRo and FFDRm calculated according to the ASC standard
Food Safety Audits
External food safety audits
236
266
200
External food safety audits
339
405
299
Employees & FTE
FTE total, (number)
13 984
14 645
14 998
Employees permanent, (number)
10 484
11 684
11 881
Employees, temp, (number)
1 334
558
582
Employees, 3rd party, (number)
2 166
2 403
2 535
Employees, disability, (number)
301
n/a
n/a
Employees, female (%)
39 %
40 %
40 %
Employees, male (%)
61 %
60 %
60 %
Employees, younger than 30, (%)
19 %
n/a
n/a
Employees, aged 30-50, (%)
53 %
n/a
n/a
Employees, older than 50, (%)
28 %
n/a
n/a
Female managers (%)
25 %
25 %
24 %
Male managers (%)
75 %
75 %
76 %
Turnover
Turnover total (%)
17 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover, female (%)
39 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover, male (%)
61 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover of employees younger than 30 (%)
39 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover of employees aged 30-50, (%)
46 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover of employees older than 50 (%)
15 %
n/a
n/a
Employees who have taken out retirement (%)
5 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover of employees with seniority < 5 years
72 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover of employees with seniority 5-10 years
18 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover of employees with seniority 10-20 years
8 %
n/a
n/a
Turnover of employees with seniority Seniority > 20
2 %
n/a
n/a
New hires
New hires total (number)
1 830
n/a
n/a
New hires, female (%)
44 %
n/a
n/a
New hires, male (%)
56 %
n/a
n/a
New hires, younger than 30 (%)
36 %
n/a
n/a
New hires, aged 30-50 (%)
49 %
n/a
n/a
New hires, older than 50 (%)
15 %
n/a
n/a
Promotions internal
Employees promoted internally (number)
325
n/a
n/a
Female promotions, (%)
39 %
n/a
n/a
Male promotions, (%)
61 %
n/a
n/a
Insurance, Unionisation, Employment terms
Employees with occupational injury insurance (%)
100 %
100 %
100 %
Employees in labour unions total (%)
17 %
24 %
n/a
Employees with written employment terms (%)
100 %
100 %
100 %
Employee Survey
Responses to global employee survey, (number)
5 797
n/a
9 000
Training and further education
Employees who took part in training initiatives, (number)
7 434
6 000
n/a
Total hours of training delivered, (number)
116 231
n/a
n/a
Female participants, (%)
35 %
n/a
n/a
Male participants, (%)
65 %
n/a
n/a
Employees younger than 30 who participated (%)
22 %
n/a
n/a
Employees aged 30-50 who participated (%)
50 %
n/a
n/a
Employees older than 50 who participated (%)
28 %
n/a
n/a
Employees with seniority < 5 years, (%)
39 %
n/a
n/a
Employees with seniority 5-10 years, (%)
29 %
n/a
n/a
Employees with seniority 10-20 years, (%)
19 %
n/a
n/a
Employees with seniority > 20 years, (%)
13 %
n/a
n/a
Employees who took part in health & safety training , (number)
7 105
n/a
n/a
Employees who took part in leadership development training , (number)
312
n/a
n/a
Code of conduct training, white colours,(%)
100 %
100 %
100 %
Trainees, Apprentices, Internships
Trainees, (number)
18
n/a
n/a
Apprentices, (number)
137
n/a
n/a
Internships, (number)
24
n/a
n/a
Mobility
Employees on international assignment, (number)
75
58
56
Health and Safety
Absence rate in % of total hours worked (own employees)
5.2
5.1
4.7
Female absence, (%)
41 %
n/a
n/a
Male absence, (%)
59 %
n/a
n/a
Employees younger than 30 who was absent, (%)
12 %
n/a
n/a
Employees aged 30-50 who was absent, (%)
37 %
n/a
n/a
Employees older than 50 who was absent, (%)
51 %
n/a
n/a
LTI per million hours worked (own employees)
2.5
2.7
4.3
Total number of incidents, LTI, (own employees) (number)
67
75
118
LTI subcontractors
6
15
11
LTI grading - Low (situations/occurrences that are not dangerous), (number)
27
50
66
LTI grading - Medium (moderately dangerous situations/occurrences), (number)
22
14
37
LTI grading - High (extremely dangerous situations/occurrences), (number)
18
11
15
LTI category - injury caused by slip, stumble, fall (%)
42
39
—
LTI category - injury caused by squeeze, cut, punch (%)
37
45
—
LTI category - injury caused by gas/ smoke/ chemicals (%)
9
—
—
LTI category - injury caused by other (%)
12
16
—
Fatalities, (number)
—
2
1
Whistleblowing
Whistleblowing cases (number)
17
13
23
Cases involving sexual harassment, (number)
2
—
—
Cases involving harassment, (number)
4
4
—
Cases involving breach of policy, (number)
8
3
—
Cases involving related to claims of breach of law
3
7
—
Human rights breach, (number)
—
—
—
Community engagement
Events, (number)
430
467
498
People outreach, (number)
37 736
n/a
193 529
Amount spent / sponsoring, (number)
1 088 316
2 184 700
1 470 000
