Restaurant Participation Scheme
8 Sep 2008 Restaurant and Small Retailer Participation Scheme - We are proud to introduce the SASSI Restaurant Participation Scheme. This programme enables responsible seafood businesses to support sustainable and responsible fishing and seafood production by pledging to adhere to certain guidelines. There are two levels of Participation: SASSI Aware Participants: ...read more
State of the Environment competition
15 Sep 2009 State of the Environment Competition - The African Carbon Trust (ACT) and the Two Oceans Aquarium announced in Cape Town today the launch of the ‘State of Our Environment Competition’ in which members of the public are invited to submit photographs, videos, art or any other medium to highlight their personal experiences of environmental degradation and loss. ACT Managing...read more
Update on SASSI Suppliers
15 Dec 2009 Update on SASSI suppliers - Good news for restaurants and other seafood traders out there looking for sustainable seafood suppliers, SASSI is now working with a number of suppliers through a our SASSI retailer/supplier participation scheme. The core of this work focuses around a series of sustainability assessments with the SASSI participant supplier, helping them to identify risks in...read more
SASSI nets major greening award
24 Jul 2008 SASSI nets major greening award - WWF´s Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) has scooped a Mail & Guardian Greening the Future award in the hotly contested category "Environmental best practice in not-for-profit organisations." SASSI aims to alert consumers, restauranteurs, wholesalers and fishers about the threats to marine resources. The award´s citation reads: "The Greening...read more
SASSI Retailer Partners attend eco-labelling event
28 Oct 2008 Cape Town. SASSI Retail Partners attend eco-labelling workshop. Last week, the spotlight fell on eco-labelling when a workshop was held by the ISS (Institute for Security Studies) titled “The challenges and opportunities for marine certification in Southern and Eastern Africa”. The meeting coincided with the official launch of the South African office of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).The...read more