The People and Planet University league table ranks universities by environmental and ethical performance. Of the 151 universities in this year’s league table, 22 of them have made full commitments to sourcing MSC seafood.
Seven of the 22 have achieved first class awards and City University was ranked the highest achieving 5th place in this year’s league and scoring 90% in the sustainable food category. Salford, Bedfordshire, Greenwich and Brighton University all scored in excess of 75%.
George Clark, from the MSC said: “We congratulate those MSC universities for leading the way in trusted and traceable sustainable seafood. These MSC universities demonstrate what universities are serving their students and that sustainability matters increasingly to students and visitors.”
The University of Brighton was amongst those that were awarded the first class award, scoring 90% on the sustainable food section.
Jean Piper, executive head chef at Brighton said: “We are committed to only use MSC accredited fish on the green list, and convey to customers what MSC stands for and why it is so important to protect future stocks and species.
“MSC aims have been explained to all our staff so they can share the message and values with our customers. The great range of fish from TUCO suppliers is increasing all the time.
“Students are interested about the provenance of their food and the environment, and we’ve found they are genuinely impressed when they learn of the principles we use to source food.”
The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organisation set up to help transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.