Thai Union Group PCL, the world’s leading seafood company, has demonstrated its commitment to Healthy Oceans by encouraging its employees from across Thailand, Europe, and Africa to volunteer for a global clean-up program on World Oceans Day, aimed at protecting the marine environment.
A total of 10,016 kilograms (10 tons) of trash were collected from 8 clean-up sites, including mangroves, beaches, and rivers in Thailand, Ghana, Portugal, Italy, and France. The most commonly collected items were plastic bags, plastic bottles, foam, old fishing gear, and cigarette butts.
This clean-up program was part of a global campaign led by the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), of which Thai Union is a founding member, in collaboration with the Ocean Conservancy, with the aim…