IRF participates in GSSI's Benchmark Tool Pilot Test
Iceland Responsible Fisheries Foundation (IRFF) has decided to participate in GSSI's Benchmark Tool Pilot Test. GSSI is road-testing its updated Global Benchmark Tool with a pilot from March to July 2015. Seven seafood certification schemes are participating in the pilot to test how the Tool works in practice. Seafood certification schemes participating in the pilot are providing in-kind contributions including staff time.
In a joint press release, Finnur Gardarsson, Project Manager, IRFF states: "We approach our participation in the GSSI Pilot Test Programme as a learning process. We hope that our participation in the Pilot Test will help to improve the GSSI Benchmark Tool, leading to a better understanding of its strengths and weaknesses, and we also see the Pilot Test as an opportunity for us to improve our certification programme. We sincerely hope that the work of GSSI will result in a fair, objective and useful tool that will level the playing field and promote order in the market for seafood."
GSSI is a global platform and partnership of seafood companies, NGO's, inter/governmental agencies and experts. The mission of GSSI is to ensure confidence in the supply and promotion of certified seafood as well as to promote improvement in seafood certification schemes. Further information about GSSI are available on GSSI's website.