About Phillips Foods
Corporate Responsibility
Founding member of NFI Crab Council
NFI Crab Council launches New Program
to Highlight Crab Sustainability
In June, the NFI Crab Council approved a new logo that highlights the member company commitment to the sustainability of the blue swimming crab fisheries. This logo will start to appear on member products soon.
Crab Council Receives World Bank Support
The NFI Crab Council has been recognized by the World Bank for its efforts with the crab fisheries in Asia. The Bank’s ALLFISH program has contributed $100,000 to the Council programs, which represents about 25% of the Council budget for 2010.
NFI Crab Council- mission and goals
The Council,formed originally in 2008, decided in September 2009 to organize its activities under the National Fisheries Institute umbrella, and has become the NFI Crab Council. The Crab Council provides a common voice for U.S. companies and suppliers committed to supporting and encouraging producers and exporters worldwide to advance sustainability efforts for the blue swimming crab.
And….Global Crab Sustainability Efforts
In addition to the efforts by Phillips to form the Crab Council, Phillips also initiated the formation of The Blue Swimming Crab Producers Association (APRI) in Indonesia and the Philippine Association of Crab Processors, Inc. (PACPI) in the Philippines. These associations, funded almost entirely by the Crab Council, are focused on the sustainability of the crab fisheries. APRI and PACPI are working to coordinate industry, government, NGO and university research programs and management initiatives for the blue swimming crab resource.
Click here to learn more about joining the efforts of the NFI Crab Coalition.
