What is ISO 22948 about?
ISO 22948 specifies requirements for calculating the carbon footprint specific to finfish product category rules (CFP–PCR). This methodology builds on the requirements of International Standards for life cycle assessment (LCA) and products’ carbon footprints.
ISO 22948 is applicable to the calculation and communication of finfish products’ carbon footprints from fishing and/or cultivation of feed ingredients to the consumption of finfish products and to the carbon footprints of products from both fisheries and aquaculture value chains.
Note: ISO 22948 used alone does not apply to specifying a product’s overall environmental or sustainability characteristics.
Who is ISO 22948 for?
ISO 22948 on the carbon footprint for seafood is relevant to:
- Fishing industry
- Environmental scientists
- Aquaculture industry
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use ISO 22948?
A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated.
ISO 22948 provides a basis for reliable and accurate information about the climate impact of the product. It is a pre-condition for a market-driven reduction of climate impact of finfish products that dealers and consumers are able to choose the products with the least climate impact.
In addition, ISO 22948 provides:
- A basis for the development of tools and databases for calculating the carbon footprint of finfish products
- A basis for internal improvement efforts in the finfish industry
- An improved knowledge base concerning the value chains of finfish products, their resource consumption and climate impacts
- A basis for further understanding the environmental impact of finfish products beyond climate change alone
Overall, you will be able to enhance market demand and value of the most climate-friendly finfish products. ISO 22948 will also provide incentives to drive further improvements and reduce energy consumption and climate impacts from all links in finfish value chains.
