Please note that the data for Scotland in 2019 cover the full-year 2019 and not only the period after Bakkafrost’s acquisition of The Scottish Salmon Company on 8 October 2019.
| Western Europe | North America | Asia | Eastern Europe | |
| 2017 | 44% | 18% | 17% | 21% |
| 2018 | 31% | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| 2019 | 37% | 22% | 29% | 12% |
| 2020 | 67% | 18% | 8% | 5% |
| 2021 | 61% | 19% | 11% | 9% |
| 2022 | 67% | 18% | 9% | 5% (excl. Russia) |
| 2023 | 69% | 19% | 9% | 3% (excl. Russia) |
| 2024 | 65% | 19% | 13% | 3% (excl. Russia) |
This is calculated based on the average customer score.
| Customer net promoter score | Average customer rating | |
| 2017 | 39 | 8.4/10 |
| 2018 | 32 | 8.2/10 |
| 2019 | 56 | 8.8/10 |
| 2020 | 53 | 8.9/10 |
| 2021 | 51 | 8.6/10 |
| 2022 | 43 | 8.4/10 |
| 2023 | 36 | 8.3/10 |
| 2024 | 43 | 8.5/10 |
Please note: this data includes data from the Bakkafrost Group from the Faroe Islands, Scotland, the UK and US operations, and from 2022 data also includes Denmark and France operations.
| Region | Unit | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Female | Full time equivalent | 375 | 427.74 | 449.41 | 401.50 |
Male | Full time equivalent | 1,192 | 1,257.88 | 1,328.27 | 1,251.50 |
| Total | Full time equivalent | 1,567 | 1,685.62 | 1,777.68 | 1,653 |
Only employees with a fixed end date are included in temporary employment.
In this report, employee numbers for Faroe Islands include our smaller operations in Bakkafrost UK and Bakkafrost USA.
Calculated as FTE
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Permanent employment - Female | 367.34 | 425.67 | 445.85 | 393.50 |
Permanent employment - Male | 1,186.77 | 1,256.75 | 1,324.58 | 1,242.50 |
| Total | 1,554 | 1,682.42 | 1,770.4 | 1,636 |
| Region | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Temporary employment - Female, Faroe Islands | 3.81 | 1.79 | 1 | 3 (including US & UK) |
Temporary employment - Male, Faroe Islands | 0.34 | 0.73 | 0.02 | 0 (including US & UK) |
Temporary employment - Female, Scotland | 2.41 | 0.42 | 2.56 | 5 |
Temporary employment - Male, Scotland | 5.15 | 0.17 | 3.67 | 9 |
Temporary employment - Female, USA | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Temporary employment - Male, USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Temporary employment - Female, Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Temporary employment - Male, Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Temporary employment - Female, France | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Temporary employment - Male, France | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Total | 12.92 | 3.11 | 7.25 | 17 |
Faroe Islands: Part time employment is calculated using data for employees on a monthly salary working fewer than 40 hours, or employees hourly paid working fewer than 35 hours (on average).
Scotland: All staff are salaried with guaranteed hours and part-time is calculated as less than 40 hrs per week. Processing & Harvesting Operative are guaranteed 30 hrs but expected to work 40 hrs if required, therefore calculated as full time FTE.
| Region | 2024* | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Full-time employment - Female, Faroe Islands | 234.53 | 158.62 | 312.85 | 152 (including US & UK) |
Full-time employment - Male, Faroe Islands | 709.39 | 569.68 | 1,157.5 | 570 (including US & UK) |
Full-time employment - Female, Scotland | 73.65 | 83.07 | 96.66 | 101 |
Full-time employment - Male, Scotland | 373.5 | 448.17 | 491.23 | 504 |
Full-time employment - Female, USA | 8.51 | 3 | 5 | n/a |
Full-time employment - Male, USA | 60.35 | 10.81 | 58 | n/a |
Full-time employment - Female, Denmark | 28.51 | 37 | 26 | n/a |
Full-time employment - Male, Denmark | 11.34 | 12.09 | 10 | n/a |
Full-time employment - Female, France | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | n/a |
Full-time employment - Male, France | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | n/a |
Full-time employment - Female, UK | n/a | n/a | 1 | n/a |
Full-time employment - Male, UK
| n/a | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Total | 1,503 | 1,325 | 1,470.35 | 1,327 |
* For 2024 figures, Bakkafrost has changed its definition of "full-time" employees. Previously, it was designed as a person working over 0,875 FTE a year to simulate a 35-hour work week. We have moved away from this methodology and have now implemented a work fraction with all employees in our HR system, stating whether they are set as full-time employees, i.e. work fraction 1.0 or part-time employees, i.e. under work fraction 1.0. This is then used to filter the contract-stated workforce, which we then calculate the factual FTE in the data, i.e. the total amount of FTE per work fraction 1.0 and the total amount of FTE per work fraction under 1.0.
| Region | 2024* | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Part-time employment - Female, Faroe Islands | 22.52 | 137.28 | 129.4 | 142 (including US & UK) |
Part-time employment - Male, Faroe Islands | 33.23 | 184.83 | 165.42 | 170 (including US & UK) |
Part-time employment - Female, Scotland | 2.71 | 3.89 | 4.99 | 5 |
Part-time employment - Male, Scotland | 1.91 | 3.2 | 5.18 | 8 |
Part-time employment - Female, USA | 0 | 2.06 | 0 | n/a |
Part-time employment - Male, USA | 0 | 26.63 | 0 | n/a |
Part-time employment - Female, Denmark | 2.34 | 0.96 | 2 | n/a |
Part-time employment - Male, Denmark | 1.54 | 1.26 | 0 | n/a |
Part-time employment - Female, France | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Part-time employment - Male, France | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Part-time employment - Female, UK | n/a | n/a | 0.17 | n/a |
Part-time employment - Male, UK
| n/a | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Total | 64 | 360 | 307.16 | 325 |
* For 2024 figures, Bakkafrost has changed its definition of "full-time" employees. Previously, it was designed as a person working over 0,875 FTE a year to simulate a 35-hour work week. We have moved away from this methodology and have now implemented a work fraction with all employees in our HR system, stating whether they are set as full-time employees, i.e. work fraction 1.0 or part-time employees, i.e. under work fraction 1.0. This is then used to filter the contract-stated workforce, which we then calculate the factual FTE in the data, i.e. the total amount of FTE per work fraction 1.0 and the total amount of FTE per work fraction under 1.0.
| Gender | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Non-guaranteed hours employees, Female | 208 | 252 | 245.69 |
| Non-guaranteed hours employees, Male | 438 | 403 | 487.8 |
| Total | 646 | 655 | 733.49 |
| % | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Under 30 years old | 20% | 22% | 24% | 27% |
30-50 years old | 48% | 48% | 47% | 44% |
Over 50 years old | 32% | 30% | 29% | 29% |
Gender | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Female | 28.57% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 16.6% |
Male | 71.43% | 66.6% | 66.6% | 83.3% |
Gender | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Female | 12% | 15.4% | 25% | n/a |
Male | 88% | 84.6% | 75% | n/a |
Gender | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Female | 21.1% | 19.3% | 19.9% | n/a |
Male | 78.9% | 80.7% | 80.1% | n/a |
This includes all employees hired throughout the year, with the exception of seasonal temporary hires who have worked fewer than 173 hours (equal to one month), who have been excluded from this data.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Female | 122 | 133 | 144 | 98 | 85 |
Male | 273 | 333 | 453 | 221 | 230 |
Total | 395 | 466 | 597 | 319 | 315 |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Under 30 years old | 221 | 249 | 299 | 170 | 171 |
30-50 years old | 130 | 164 | 207 | 111 | 103 |
Over 50 | 44 | 53 | 91 | 38 | 41 |
Total | 395 | 466 | 597 | 319 | 315 |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Female | 189 | 152 | 135 | 160 | 85 |
Male | 342 | 412 | 399 | 368 | 297 |
Total | 531 | 564 | 534 | 528 | 382 |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Under 30 years old | 304 | 322 | 274 | 221 | 135 |
30-50 years old | 149 | 151 | 170 | 188 | 149 |
Over 50 | 78 | 91 | 90 | 120 | 98 |
Total | 531 | 564 | 534 | 528 | 382 |
The data includes internal registered training hours, but excludes all training from external suppliers, and not organised by Bakkafrost.
Gender | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Female | 2.4 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 13.93 |
Male | 10.0 | 15.3 | 19.58 | 27.9 | 19.16 |
Gender | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Female | 1.67% | 1% | 10% |
Male | 13% | 10% | 15% |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Ratio of annual total compensation, highest-paid / median employee - Faroe Islands | 7.24 | 8.6 | 7.52 |
Ratio of annual total compensation, highest paid / median employee - Scotland | n/a | 9.2 | 8.67 |
Percentage increase, highest-paid / median employee - Faroe Islands | 0 / 9.43% | 28% / 9.84% | -0.86% / 10.56% |
Percentage increase, highest-paid / median employee - Scotland | n/a | 18.36% / 4.43% | 4% / 4.5% |
Country | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Faroe Islands | 92.97% | 93.2% | 91.49% |
Scotland | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Denmark | 78% | 85.71% | 100% |
US | 0% | 0% | 0% |
France | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Country | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Faroe Islands | 7.03% | 6.77% | 8.51% |
Scotland | - | - | 3% |
Denmark | 0% | 14.29% | 0% |
US | 0% | 100% | 100% |
France | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 2022 (FTE weighted) | 2023 | 2024 | |
LTI | 49 | 44 | 39 | |
Lost days rate | 56.77 | 26.55 | 20.18 | |
Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) | 14.88 | 13.98 | 12.90 | |
Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Absence rate | 4.53% | 3.93% | 3.54% | |
Faroe Islands (incl. US & UK)
| Year | Lost time injuries | Lost days rate | Lost time injury rate | Fatalities | Absence rate | ||||
2017 | 45 | - | 28.74 | 0 | --- | ||||
2018 | 19 | 19.8 | 13.07 | 0 | --- | ||||
2019 | 18 | 21.8 | 10.23 | 0 | 4.83% | ||||
2020 | 18 | 31.28 | 9.63 | 0 | 3.9% | ||||
2021 | 21 | 37.93 | 10.68 | 0 | 4.11% | ||||
Scotland
| Year | Lost time injuries | Lost days rate | Lost time injury rate | Fatalities | Absence rate | ||||
2019 | 34 | 120.5 | 30.92 | 0 | 6% | ||||
2020 | 28 | 90.3 | 24.19 | 0 | 6% | ||||
2021 | 23 | 266 | 22.7 | 0 | 4.9% | ||||
Where applicable, data has been calculated according to industry standard GSI formulas.
NB this data is now restated for the whole company, not only the farming division, as has been previously reported to the Global Salmon Initiative.
In calculating ‘lost days’, Bakkafrost includes only scheduled work days, beginning the day after the accident or injury.
In calculation 'lost day rate', Bakkafrost includes the number of 'lost days' due to injury. Calculated as: (Total number of lost days/total number of working hours)x 180,000.
In calculating 'lost time injury rate', Bakkafrost includes the number of injuries at work and work-related, including fatalities, leading to unfitness for work and absence from the next working day or working shift between January – December. Calculated as: (Total number of lost time injuries/total number of working hours) x 1,000,000.
Number of fatalities of workers and contractors working at company premises between January – December.
All absence related to one's own personal health. Calculated as: Total number of absent days/Total work days
Occupational disease rate is not available.
Faroe Islands / USA / UK
| Employee category | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 (only Faroe Islands) | 2023 (Faroe Islands) | 2024 (Faroe Islands) |
Seafarers | 0 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | - | 7.5 | 3.0 |
Sea farmers | 14.5 | 111.6 | 151.24 | 0 | 137.43 | 21.8 | 9.90 |
Hatchery farmers | 28.9 | 0 | 16.84 | 21.93 | 7.15 | 12 | 17.0 |
Processing (factory workers) | 37.8 | 10.7 | 13.05 | 64.23 | 81.83 | 53.8 | 59.50 |
Havsbrún | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.44 | - | 10 | 3.50 |
Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.73 | 22.37 | 0 | 0 |
USA | - | - | 279.24 | 38.53 | - | - | 0 |
Total | 19.8 | 21.8 | 31.28 | 37.93 | 55.54 | 25.24 | 21.70 |
Scotland
Employee category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Sea farmers | 182.3 | 510.6 | 32.3 | 43.8 | 13.2 |
Hatchery farmers | 45.4 | 0 | 26.4 | 5 | 35.5 |
Processing (factory workers) | 57.6 | 192.83 | 19.1 | 9.5 | 22.4 |
Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 6.9 | 0 | 23.4 | - | 0 |
Total | 90.3 | 266 | 23.96 | 36.7 | 22.9 |
Faroe Islands / USA / UK
Employee category | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 (only Faroe Islands) | 2023 | 2024 |
Seafarers | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | - | 16.5 | 4.2 |
Sea farmers | 11 | 35.7 | 23.76 | 0 | 26.72 | 29.4 | 25 |
Hatchery farmers | 19.2 | 0 | 10.40 | 4.97 | 13.24 | 12.7 | 13.5 |
Processing (factory workers) | 23.3 | 8.0 | 8.44 | 19.58 | 13.64 | 6.1 | 3.6 |
Havsbrún | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 5.38 | - | 14.3 | 9.4 |
Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 16.57 | 0 | 0 |
USA | - | - | - | 9.31 | - | - | - |
Total | 12.8 | 10.2 | 9.63 | 10.68 | 12.22 | 12.4 | 9.0 |
Scotland
Employee category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Sea farmers | 30.7 | 32.2 | 26.6 | 30.2 | 12.1 |
Hatchery farmers | 21.9 | 0 | 31.5 | 6.35 | 42 |
Processing (factory workers) | 30.2 | 30.6 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 25.2 |
Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 9.5 | 0 | 14.4 | - | - |
Total | 24.19 | 22.7 | 19.43 | 17.9 | 14.6 |
Faroe Islands
| Employee Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 (only Faroe Islands) | 2023 | 2024 |
| Seafarers | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1.9% | - | 1.93 | 1.1 |
| Sea farmers | 4.4% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 3.67% | 3.84 | 3.16 |
| Hatchery farmers | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 4.24% | 3.65 | 3.38 |
| Processing (factory workers) | 7.4% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 6.99% | 5.85 | 5.33 |
| Havsbrún | 2.7% | 1.1% | 2.9% | - | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| Administration | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.26% | 0.80 | 1.16 |
| USA | - | 1.2% | 1.5% | - | - | 1.76 |
| Packaging | - | - | 4.5% | - | - | - |
| FØRKA | - | - | 0.1% | - | 0.14 | 0 |
| UK | - | - | 0.1% | - | - | n/a |
| Total | 4.83% | 3.9% | 4.11% | 4.47% | 3.95 | 3.41 |
Types of injuries in 2022 included abrasions, bruising, burns, concussion, cuts, fracture, ligament damage, pain, swelling
Scotland
| Employee Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Sea farmers | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.05% | 2.98% | 3.19% |
| Hatchery farmers | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5.26% | 1.43% | 3.51% |
| Processing (factory workers) | 11.3% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 4.19% | 8.8% |
| Administration | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.47% | 1.03% | 0.89% |
| Other | 6.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | - | - |
| Total | 6.4% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 2.96% | 4.15% |
Types of injuries in 2022 included abrasions, blinding, bruising, burns, concussion, cuts, fracture, ligament damage, pain, strain, swelling
Accidents are reported to line managers which then report this to HR.
Bakkafrost has formal agreements with national workers unions which cover salary during work-related injury absence. 100% of these cover health and safety topics.
| Not satisfied | Somewhat satisfied | Satisfied | More than or very satisfied | Reflecting views of customers representing share of total revenue |
| 2016 | 0% | 8% | 30% | 62% | - |
| 2017 | 0% | 4% | 19% | 77% | 42% |
| 2018 | 0% | 3% | 38% | 59% | 32% |
| 2019 | 0% | 2% | 38% | 60% | 69% |
| 2020 | 0% | 4% | 25% | 71% | 72% |
| 2021 | 0% | 2% | 33% | 65% | 57% |
| 2022 | 0% | 8% | 31% | 62% | 47% |
| 2023 | 1% | 4% | 36% | 59% | 55% |
2024 | 2% | 2% | 26% | 70% | 53% |
Year | Omega 3 level | Omega 3 to 6 ratio |
| 2016 | 2.5g per 100g | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 2.2g per 100g | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 2.4g per 100g | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 2.7g per 100g | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 2.6g per 100g | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 2.5g per 100g | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 2.47g per 100g | 1.38 |
| 2023 | 2.42g per 100g | 1.40 |
2024 | 2.53g per 100g | 1.30 |
| Dioxin levels | EU dioxin max level post 2012 | Dioxin-like PCB levels | EU dioxin-like PCBs max level post 2012 | Mercury levels | Mercury safety limits |
2016 | 0.4 pg/g | 3.5 pg/g | 1.1 pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.03 mg/g | --- |
2017 | 0.4 pg/g | 3.5 pg/g | 0.6pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.04 mg/g | --- |
2018 | 0.379pg/g | 3.5 pg/g | 0.631pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.05 mg/g | --- |
2019 | 0.206pg/g | 3.5 pg/g | 0.597pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.05 mg/g | 0.5 mg/g |
2020 | 0.316pg/g | 3.5 pg/g | 0.753pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.04 mg/g | 0.5 mg/g |
2021 | 0.329pg/g | 3.5pg/g | 0.633pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.04 mg/g | 0.5 mg/g |
2022 | 0.360 pg/g | 3.5pg/g | 0.415 pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.05 mg/g | 0.5 mg/g |
2023 | 0.48 pg/g | 3.5pg/g | 0.72 pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.04 mg/g | 0.5 mg/g |
2024 | 0.28 pg/g | 3.5pg/g | 0.32 pg/g | 6.5 pg/g dioxin | 0.03 mg/g | 0.5 mg/g |
Benchmark: https://www.hfs.fo
| Selenium | Iodine | Protein | Vitamin B12 | Vitamin E | Vitamin D | EPA+DHA | Fat |
| 2018 | 0.019 mg /100 g | 0.009 mg /100 g | 20.7 g /100 g | 3.17 µg/100 g | 2.77 mg/100 g | 6.28 µg/100 g | - | - |
| 2019 | 0.019 mg /100 g | 0.010 mg/100g | 20.0 g /100g | 4.02 µg/100 g | 3.83 mg/100 g | 17.8 µg/100 g | - | - |
| 2020 | 0.027 mg/100 g | 0.006 mg/100g | 21.0 g /100 g | 3.00 µg/100 g | 3.34 mg/100g | 8.12 µg/100 g | - | - |
| 2021 | 0.02 mg/100g | 0.005 mg/100g | 20.0g/100g | 4.1 µg/100g | 4.73 mg/100g | 11.04 µg/100g | - | - |
| 2022 | 0.018 mg/100g | 0.051 mg/kg | 20.89/100g | 4.96 µg/100g | 4.93 mg/100g | 10.11 µg/100g | - | - |
| 2023 | 0.02 mg/100g | 0.08 mg/kg | 20.37/100g | 4.23 µg/100g | 5.1 mg/100g | 9.6µg/100g | 1.31 g/100g | 16.67 g/100g |
2024 | 0.21 mg/100g | 0.07 mg/100g | 20.07 g/100g | 4.25 µg/100g | 4.77 mg/100g | 7.56 µg/100g | 1.39 g/100g | 16.9 g/100g |
| Daily recommended amount | 0.06mg | 0.15mg | 58g | 2 µg | 9 mg | 10 µg |
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Data calculated through an analysis of whole salmon variations between all Bakkafrost sales sizes from 3-4 kg up to 7+ kg.
Sources: Nordic Nutrition 2012 and EFSA
Faroe Islands
Year | Annual mortality rate |
| 2016 | 6.33% |
| 2017 | 8.96% |
| 2018 | 11.56% |
| 2019 | 4.57% |
| 2020 | 10.29% |
| 2021 | 8.24% |
| 2022 | 4.91% |
| 2023 | 7.3% |
2024 | 6.6% |
Visit GSI website for historical data
Scotland
| Year | Annual Mortality Rate |
| 2019 | 9.96% |
| 2020 | 11.43% |
| 2021 | 21.71% |
| 2022 | 23.16% |
| 2023 | 20.6% |
| 2024 | 15.28% |
Visit GSI website for historical data
Faroe Islands
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
0.8 | 0.7 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.22 |
Average number of female adult lice per fish over 12 months across all sites.
Scotland
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
0.75 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.13 |
2021 Top causes for reduced survival | 2023 Top causes for reduced survival | 2024 Top causes for reduced survival |
FAROE ISLANDS
• Reduced smolt quality
• Physical (Deformity) • Transfer | FAROE ISLANDS Marine • Handling mortality, treatments • Disease (CMS, HSMI, Gill health)
Freshwater
• Physical (Deformity) • Transfer | FAROE ISLANDS Marine • Handling (Stocking, delousing, treatments) • Wounds • Disease (ISAV, CMS)
Freshwater • Physical (Deformity) • Transfer |
Faroe Islands
2016 Medicine in feed treatment | 2017 Medicine in feed treatment | 2018 Medicine in feed treatment | 2019 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2020 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2021 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2022 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2023 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2024 Medicine added to feed treatment |
0.17 | 0.44 | 0.187 | 0.194 | 0.30 | 1.89 | 5.52 | 0.47 | 0.32 |
Data calculated according to industry standard GSI formula.
Scotland
2019 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2020 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2021 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2022 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2023 Medicine added to feed treatment | 2024 Medicine added to feed treatment |
0.439 | 0.341 | 0.411 | 0.491 | 0.43 | 0.18 |
Data calculated according to industry standard GSI formula.
Faroe Islands
2016 Medicine in bath treatment | 2017 Medicine in bath treatment | 2018 Medicine in bath treatment | 2019 Medicine in bath treatment | 2020 Medicine in bath treatment | 2021 Medicine in bath treatment | 2022 Medicine in bath treatment | 2023 Medicine in bath treatment | 2024 Medicine in bath treatment |
5.98 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 2.7 | 3.27 | 1.05 |
Scotland
2019 Medicine in bath treatment | 2020 Medicine in bath treatment | 2021 Medicine in bath treatment | 2022 Medicine in bath treatment | 2023 Medicine in bath treatment | 2024 Medicine in bath treatment |
0.287 | 0.515 | 0.209 | 0.389 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Use of hydrogen peroxide
| 2023 | 2024 |
Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 |
Scotland | 0 | 0 |
Faroe Islands
Method | Continuing use in 2021 | Continuing use in 2022 | Continuing use in 2023 | Continuing use in 2024 |
Cleaner fish | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Freshwater treatments | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Anti-Sea Lice Functional Feed | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Thermal treatments (i.e. Thermolicer / Optilicer) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Resistant Roe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mechanical delousing (i.e. SFI/FLS) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Preventive skirts, Other | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bakkafrost in the Faroe Islands does not use any antibiotics to treat Atlantic salmon and hasn’t since 2004.
Scotland
Method | Continuing use 2021 | Continuing use in 2022 | Continuing use in 2023 | Continuing use in 2024 |
Cleaner fish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Freshwater treatments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Anti-Sea Lice Functional Feed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Thermal treatments (i.e. Thermolicer / Optilicer) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Resistant Roe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mechanical delousing (i.e. SFI/FLS) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Preventive skirts, Other | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Faroe Islands
Vaccination | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Pentium Forte plus ILA | Yes 22,000 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml | 1,152,000 ml | 997,000 ml | 428,000 ml | 266,362 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml |
Alphaject micro 7 | Yes 551,500 ml | Yes 650,250 ml | Yes 592,000 ml* | 118,000 ml | 318,000 ml | 534,750 ml | 617,229 ml | 745,220 ml | 100,877 ml |
AlphaJect Micro 6 | 0 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml | 900 ml |
Scotland
Vaccination | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| AlphaJect Micro 1 PD | 341,320 ml | 309,345 ml | 301,303 ml | 390,371 ml | 40,360 ml | 4900 ml |
| AlphaJect Micro 6 | 287,928 ml | 200,133 ml | 153,662 ml | 390,371 ml | 222,430 ml | 363,730 ml |
| AlphaJect Micro 4 | 70,020 ml | |||||
| AlphaJect 2-2 | 106,784 ml | 235,368 ml | 302,981 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml |
| Aquavac PD3 | 28,795 ml | 39,307 ml | 59,248 ml | 70,897 ml | 226,970 ml | 0 ml |
| Clynav | 0 | 18,131 ml | 13,962 ml | 0 ml | 179,850 ml | 358,830 ml |
| Winvil | 0 | 15,957 ml | 0 | 0 ml | 0 ml | 0 ml |
| Autogenous dip | 341,000 ml | 259,000 ml | 372,000 ml | 263,000 ml | 617,800 ml | 912,000 ml |
| Aquavac Relera ERM Dip (2) | 0 | 0 | 40,000 ml | 0 ml | 175,500 ml | 0 ml |
| Aquavac Ridgeway ERM (Dip 1) | 459,250 ml | 0 ml | ||||
| Aquavac Ridgeway ERM (Dip 2) | 158,550 ml | 0 ml |
Faroe Islands
Certification | 2018 number of sites | 2018 % of ASC salmon | 2019 number of sites | 2019 % of ASC salmon | 2020 number of sites | 2020 % of ASC salmon | 2021 number of sites | 2021 % of ASC salmon | 2022 number of sites | 2022 % of ASC salmon | 2023 number of sites | 2023 % of ASC salmon | 2024 number of sites | 2024 % of ASC salmon |
ASC | 7 | 41% | 14 | 70% of sites
80% of salmon harvested in 2019 | 19 | 100% | 19 | 100% | 20 | 100% | 20 | 100% | 19 | 100% |
Scotland
Certification | 2020 number of sites | 2020 % of BAP salmon | 2021 number of sites | 2021 % of BAP salmon | 2022 number of sites | 2022 % of BAP salmon | 2023 number of sites | 2023 % of BAP salmon | 2024 number of sites | 2024 % of BAP salmon |
BAP | 44 | 100% | 41 | 100% | 39 | 100% | 48 | 100% | 36 | 100% |
Certification/ audit type e.g. | Type | Area | Sites | External audit YES/NO | Internal audit | Audit frequency | 2024 audit completed |
Global Gap | Food Safety Fish Welfare Health & Safety Environment Management | Feed | Feed production | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
Faroe Islands | Broodstrock | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Faroe Islands |
Hatcheries | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland |
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Faroe Islands |
Farming Sites | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland |
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Faroe Islands |
Harvesting and processing | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland |
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ISO9001:2015 | Quality Management System | Feed | Fish meal, oil, and feed | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
GMP+ | Good manufacturing practice | Feed | Fish meal and oil | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
Marin trust | Responsible supply - marine ingredients | Feed | Fish meal and oil | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
MSC Chain of Custody | Responsible supply - marine ingredients | Feed | Fish meal and oil | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
ASC Chain of Custody | Food safety | Scotland |
Harvesting and processing | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
| ASC | Food Safety Fish Welfare Health & Safety Environmental management Social responsibility | Faroe Islands |
All farming sites | Yes |
| annually |
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Scotland | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | |||
Faroe Islands |
100% of sites | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | 75% of sites | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
| BAP | Food Safety
| Scotland | Freshwater | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
Scotland | Marine | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Processing | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Central systems | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Feed | Feed | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | QMS | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
| BRC GS | Food Safety | Scotland | Processing | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
| Scottish Finfish Code of Good Practice | Fish Welfare | Scotland | Freshwater | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
Scotland | Marine | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Harvesting | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Processing | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
| Non-GMO (Global GAP add-on) Ohne Gentecknik | Non-GMO | Faroe Islands | Feed | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
Faroe Islands | Broodstock | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
Faroe Islands | Hatcheries | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
Faroe Islands | Farming sites | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
| Label Rouge | French Salmon Standard | Feed | Feed | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
Scotland | Freshwater | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Marine | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Harvesting | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Processing | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
| Protected Geographical Indicator (Scottish Farmed Salmon) | Origin Audit "Scottish Farmed Salmon" | Scotland | Freshwater | Yes |
| annually | Yes |
Scotland | Marine | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Processing | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
| RSPCA | Fish Welfare | Scotland | Broodstock | Yes |
| annually | Yes |
Scotland | Hatcheries | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Marine | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Harvesting | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Processing | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Transport | Yes |
| annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Chain of Custody | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
| Sedex | Social Responsibility | Scotland | Company wide | No | Yes | 2 yearly | No |
| Customer Audits: Tesco, Waitrose, Laberyie, Hilton, Moulin de la March, Monoprix, Meralliance | Compliance to customer standards | Scotland | Feed | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
Scotland | Freshwater | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Marine | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Harvesting | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
Scotland | Processing | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
| Kosher | Scotland | Processing | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | |
| ISO14001 | Environmental Management | Faroe Islands | HQ Administration |
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Scotland | Whole Company | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes | ||
| ISO9001 | Management system | Faroe Islands | HQ Administration |
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| Yes |
| ISO45001 | Health & Safety | Faroe Islands | HQ Administration |
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Scotland | Whole Company | Yes | Yes | annually | Yes |
Development of product concept | Yes |
Research and development | Yes |
Certification | Yes |
Manufacturing and production | Yes |
Marketing and promotion | Yes |
Storage, distribution, and supply | Yes |
Use and service | Yes |
Disposal, reuse, or recycling | N/A |
Faroe Islands
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Biological feed factor | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.096 | 1.11 |
Scotland
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Biological feed factor | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.21 |
Faroe Islands
| 2016 Average fallow time | 2017 Average fallow time | 2018 Average fallow time | 2019 Average fallow time | 2020 Average fallow time | 2021 Average fallow time | 2022 Average fallow time | 2023 Average fallow time | 2024 Average fallow time |
10.8 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 20.6 | 12.8 | 18.5 | 20.08 | 16 |
Please note, in the Faroes, the veterinarian standard requires a fallow time of eight weeks
Scotland
| 2019 Average fallow time | 2020 Average fallow time | 2021 Average fallow time | 2022 Average fallow time | 2023 Average fallow time | 2024 Average fallow time |
16.0 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 17.9 | 19.6 |
Faroe Islands
| Birds | Mammals | |||
| Accidental mortalities | Intentional mortalities | Accidental mortalities | Intentional mortalities | |
2016 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
2017 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
2018 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 |
2019 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 |
2020 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
2021 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Please note, 2017 data includes new data from sites in Suðuroy.
Scotland
| Birds | Mammals | |||
| Accidental mortalities | Intentional mortalities | Accidental mortalities | Intentional mortalities | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
2021 | 0.275 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
2022 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BIODIVERSITY
Faroe Islands
| Date | Species name | Number of fish (after net recapture) | Freshwater or seawater | Reasons identified |
2016 | No incidents in report | No incidents in report | No incidents in report | No incidents in report |
2017 | Atlantic salmon | 109,515 on 7 December | Seawater | Extreme weather conditions |
2018 | No incidents in report | No incidents in report | No incidents in report | No incidents in report |
2019 | Atlantic salmon | 141,564 on 10 April | Extreme weather conditions | |
2020 | Atlantic salmon | 368,998 on 01 mars
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2021 | Atlantic salmon | 32,821 | Seawater | Hole in net identified during operation handling the net |
2022 | Atlantic salmon | 0 | - | - |
2023 | Atlantic salmon | 251,344 | Seawater | Hole in net |
2024 | Atlantic salmon | 2 | Seawater | Related to veterinary visit |
Scotland
| Date | Species name | Number of fish (after net recapture) | Freshwater or seawater | Reasons identified | Details of mitigation strategy/ corrective action |
2019 | Atlantic salmon | 4,465 on 25th April | Freshwater | Hole in net (snag from helicopter downdraft)) | Review of helicopter procedures, and on site checks |
2020
| Atlantic salmon | 13,952 on 14th January
| Seawater
| Hole in net (severe weather) | Review equipment |
2020 | Atlantic Salmon | 20 in October | Freshwater | Vandalism | N/A |
2020 | Atlantic Salmon | ~50,000 on 31 Dec | Seawater | Hole in pen (seal) | SealPro nets being deployed, fish moved off site in short term |
2021 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
2022 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
2023 | - | 0 | - | - |
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2024 | Atlantic Salmon | 301 | Seawater | Smolt loading (tranfer line broke, majority of the fish were collected but some dropped over the pier) | Efforts were taken to retrieve any fallen fish |
We had no cases of non-compliance with environmental laws and/or regulations, or any fines in 2024.
Faroe Islands
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| Loading of Seabed 2017/2018 | Loading of Seabed 2018/2019 | Loading of Seabed 2019/2020 | Loading of Seabed 2020/2021 | Loading of seabed 2021/2022 | Loading of seabed 2022/2023 | Loading of seabed 2023/2024 |
Low/medium impact (no measures needed or taken) | 79% of frames | 91 % of frames | 89% of frames | 80% of frames | 85.3% of frames | 96.9% of frames | 82% of frames |
High organic loading (measures taken to minimise impact) | 21% of frames | 9 % of frames | 11% of frames | 20% of frames | 14.7% of frames | 3.1% of frames | 18% of frames |
Using MOM-B scoring system, measured at peak biomass.
Please see the Faroese Environment Agency website for more information.
Please note, in 2018 the methodology for reporting was updated to only include organic loading. This is reflected in 2018/2019 data.
Scotland
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| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 |
Low/medium impact (no measures needed or taken) | 78.95 % of sites assessed | 90 % of sites assessed | 94% of sites assessed | 100% of sites assessed | 100% of the sites assessed | 100% of the sites assessed |
High organic loading (measures taken to minimise impact) | 21.05 % of sites assessed | 10 % of sites assessed | 6% of sites assessed | 0% of sites assessed | 0% of the sites assessed | 0% of the sites assessed |
Using the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) benthic monitoring scoring system, measured within one month of 75% of peak biomass.
NOTE – This methodology is different to the methodology used in the Faroes (MOM-B)
Group
| ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND EMISSIONS - GROUP | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Energy Consumption | [kWh] | [kWh] | [kWh] | [kWh] | [kWh] |
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Direct energy use - scope 1 | 338,249,751 | 286,953,462 | 358,094,311 | 489,241,073 | 473,428,661 | |
Indirect energy [electricity] use - scope 2 | 77,807,180 | 84,301,681 | 89,775,154 | 102,596,482 | 106,966,840 | |
Total energy use | 416,056,931 | 371,255,143 | 447,173,434 | 591,837,554 | 580,395,501 | |
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GHG Emissions | [TCO2e] | [TCO2e] | [TCO2e] | [TCO2e] | [TCO2e] | YOY Change from 2020 (base year) |
Direct energy use - scope 1 | 88,510 | 74,881 | 94,547 | 129,294 | 123,839 | 39% |
Indirect energy [electricity] use - scope 2 | 30,437 | 31,851 | 27,332 | 32,860 | 29,328 | -4% |
Total emissions from energy (scope 1 and 2) | 118,947 | 106,732 | 121,841 | 162,155 | 124,768 | 13% |
Total scope 3 emissions (see boundary below) | 406,207 | 398,121 | 429,565 | 437,884 | 526,745 | 30% |
| Total emissions (Scope 1, 2 & 3) | 525,154 | 504,853 | 551,406 | 600,038 | 651,513 | 24% |
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Tonnes of product sold | 127,658 [Tonnes] | 123,478 [Tonnes] | 135,810 [Tonnes] | 156,646 [Tonnes] | 137,182 [Tonnes] | 7% |
tCO2e emitted per tonne of product sold (all Bakkafrost Faroe Islands/Scotland) - Scope 1, 2 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 1.04 | 0.910 | -2% |
tCO2e emitted per tonne of product sold (all Bakkafrost Faroe Islands/Scotland) - Scope 3 | 3.18 | 3.22 | 3.16 | 2.80 | 3.84 | 21% |
The table above outlines the energy consumption and GHG emissions for scope 1, 2 and 3 between 2020 and 2022. Please note:
• Energy consumption and GHG emissions are now reported from our selected base year (2020) to the most recent reporting period.
• As of 2022, energy consumption and GHG emissions for Bakkafrost Faroe Islands, US, UK, Scotland and Munkebo (Denmark) are reported together. This includes energy consumption from: • Bakkafrost Faroe Islands - biogas, broodstock, hatcheries, farming, harvesting, processing (including smokery), packaging used for fishmeal, oil and feed production, and biogas production to be sold to the national grid. • Bakkafrost US - fishmeal, oil and feed, packaging which we produce and sell to other fish farmers, and service vessels used for other farms. • Bakkafrost UK – office energy consumption. • Bakkafrost Scotland - all our farming, harvesting, and processing operations. • Munkebo Denmark – site energy consumption.
• Our two-and-a-half-year production cycle means there is some variability in production. Environmental data will be impacted by this, and trends will be most meaningful over a four-year period. This should be taken into account when comparing data.
• Electricity consumption (Scope 2) gives rise to indirect emissions, i.e. via combustion of fossil fuels by the power company to generate energy. Direct emissions (Scope 1) result from the combustion of fossil fuels, i.e. solid, liquid or gas for heating, creating propulsion in vessels etc.
• The methodology used for the carbon accounting is The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Revised Edition).
• We quantified our indirect scope 3 emissions for Bakkafrost Faroe Islands in 2019, and Bakkafrost Scotland in 2021. We reviewed the 15 Scope 3 categories of the GHG Protocol and identified 9 that were material for which there was good primary evidence available to estimate associated emissions. Using industry carbon benchmark data, we estimated the emissions associated with each category. This included downstream transportation and distribution of products, purchased goods or services, use of sold products, end-oflife treatment of sold products, upstream transportation and distribution, employee commuting, business travel, fuel and energy related activities and waste generated in operations. Since undertaking the initial exercise, we have added processing of sold products for sold oil and waste products. We endeavor to report this figure on an annual basis. We are aware that, in future, further categories may be included within the scope of our Scope 3 calculation.
• We have also re-confirmed the materiality of capital goods emissions for Bakkafrost Faroe Islands and Bakkafrost Scotland in the 2022 scope 3 footprint, in order to be able to continue to justify its exclusion. Capital Goods emissions are not included within the reported Scope 3 figures from 2020 to 2022.
• We have made improvements to the methodology of the scope 3 calculation in 2022. As a result, the 2020 value for Scope 3 has decreased by 11% compared to what was published in last year’s report. The 2021 figure has decreased by 6%. The main reason for the reduction is the exclusion of embodied feed emissions supplied from Bakkafrost Faroe Islands to Bakkafrost Scotland, which are captured under Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and the removal of capital goods emissions from Bakkafrost Scotland, which were previously reported under Scope 3 emissions.
• We have implemented a new KPI which now benchmarks annual Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions against tonnes of sold product rather than salmon produced. This KPI is more representative of Bakkafrost’s operations and takes account of all salmon, fish feed, meal and oils sold.
• The chosen consolidation approach for emissions was operational control. All figures are direct consumption reported for each Business Unit, multiplied by an energy conversion factor (as appropriate) and carbon emission factor per unit consumed.
• Estimates were made for Scotland Ferry business travel between August – December. No other estimates have been made for missing or incomplete data from across the operations of Bakkafrost.
• All emission and conversion factors for direct emissions (Scope 1) are from BEIS [UK] 2022’s dataset, while emission factors for electricity use are based on the most recent statistical data available obtained from IEA, BEIS, or direct from Umhvørvisstovan, the Faroe Islands Environment Agency.
• Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (tCO2 e) has been calculated and stated here – this then takes account of the global warming potential attributed to the other two key greenhouse gases associated with combustion of fossil fuels, in addition to carbon-dioxide (CO2 ), i.e. methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).
| 2020 Volume of municipal water | 2021 Volume of municipal water | 2022 (Group) | 2023 (Group) | 2024 (Group) |
493,559 m3 (Glyvrar) 59,994 m3 (Vágur) 149,943 m3 (Havsbrún) 13,705 m3 (US operations) 59,130 m3 (Marybank, Scotland) | 529,930 m3 (Glyvrar) 86,753 m3 (Vágur) 112,978 m3 (Havsbrún) 4,437 m3 (FØRKA) 13,440 m3 (Strond) 20,783 m3 (US operations) 53,901 m3 (Marybank, Scotland) 119 m3 (Harris and Lewis Smokehouse) 284,301 m3 (Munkebo, DK) | Purchased water Glyvrar, FO: 539,602 m3 Vágur, FO: 97,594 m3 Havsbrún Fish Feed dep., FO: 9,096 m3 Havsbrún Fish Meal dep., FO: 134,474 m3 FØRKA, FO: 6,218 m3 US: 16,830 m3 Marybank, SCO: 43,937 m3 Harris and Lewis smokehouse, SCO: 87 m3 Munkebo, DK: 299,650 m3
Total purchased water: 1,147,488 m3
Water free of charge Total: 7,821,205 m3 | Total water withdrawals: Fresh surface water, including rainwater, water from wetlands, rivers, and lakes: 14,232,623 m3 Groundwater - non renewable: 282,863 m3 Produced/entrained water: 0 m3 Third party: 66,169 m3 | Total water withdrawls: Brackish surface water/Seawater: 422,998 m3 Fresh surface water, including rainwater, water from wetlands, rivers, and lakes: 14,025,007 m3 Groundwater - non renewable: 328,171 m3 Third party: 31,449 |
Effluent water data only includes data from harvest and VAP at our processing plant.
| Year | Site | Destination | Volume | Quality | Treatment method | Reuse |
2018 | FO 125 Glyvrar | Skálafjørður | 671,903m3 | Faroese environmental and veterinary regulations | 200 µm filtration, flotation and disinfection by hydrolysis of seawater | No |
2019 | FO 125 Glyvrar | Skálafjørður | 904,521m3 | Faroese environmental and veterinary regulations | 200 µm filtration, flotation and disinfection by hydrolysis of seawater | No |
2020 | FO 125 Glyvrar | Skálafjørður | 634,955m3 | Faroese environmental and veterinary regulations | 200 µm filtration, flotation and disinfection by hydrolysis of seawater | No |
2020 | Marybank | Stornoway | 55,650m3 | Scottish Water Trade Effluent Discharge Limits | Filtration (400 microns) and flocculation | No |
2021 | Glyvrar | Skálafjørður | 695,396 m3 | Faroese environmental and veterinary regulations | 200 µm filtration, flotation and disinfection by hydrolysis of seawater | No |
2021 | Havsbrún | Fuglafjørður | 141,854 m3 | Faroese environmental and veterinary regulations | - | No |
2021 | Marybank | Stornoway | 59,901 m3 | Scottish Water Trade Effluent Discharge Limits | Filtration (400 microns) and flocculation | No |
2022 | Group | Group | Glyvrar: 725,064 m3 Vágur: 311,901 m3 FØRKA: 1,447 m3 Havsbrún: 112,323 m3 Harris and Lewis smokehouse: 83 m3 Marybank: 62,941 m3 Bakkafrost US: 16,845 m3 Munkebo: 11,575 m3
Total: 1,242,179 m3 | Relevant country regulation |
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2023 | Group | Group | Total by destination: Brackish surface water/seawater: 10,830,232 m3 Third party destination: 69,041 m3 Fresh surface water: 3,498,039 m3 |
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2024 | Group | Group | Total by destination: Brackish surface water/seawater: 10,507,847 m3 Third party destination: 51,025 m3 Fresh surface water: |
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New reporting according to ESRS standard:
Diverted from disposal | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Hazardous waste | |||
| Preperation for reuse | Tonnes | 0 | 0 |
| Recycling | Tonnes | 230 | 292 |
| Other recovery | Tonnes | 0 | 0 |
| Total hazardous waste diverted from disposal | Tonnes | 230 | 292 |
| Non-hazardous waste | |||
| Preperation for reuse | Tonnes | 2,518.50 | 162 |
| Recycling | Tonnes | 1,483.47 | 1,036 |
| Other recovery | Tonnes | 13,681.12 | 14,448 |
| Total non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal | Tonnes | 17,683.09 | 15,646 |
Diverted to disposal | |||
| Hazardous | |||
| Incineration | Tonnes | 1.19 | 1 |
| Landfill | Tonnes | 0 | 5 |
| Other disposal methods | Tonnes | 0 | 0 |
| Total hazardous waste diverted to disposal | Tonnes | 1.19 | 6 |
| Non-hazardous | |||
| Incineration | Tonnes | 2,923.85 | 2,049 |
| Landfill | Tonnes | 4,163.63 | 1,737 |
| Other disposal methods | Tonnes | 0 | 0 |
| Total non-hazardous waste diverted to disposal | Tonnes | 7,087.48 | 3,787 |
Total waste generated | Tonnes | 25,001.71 | 19,732 |
Reporting according to GRI standard for 2022
Offsite | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Non-Hazardous waste | 16.471 | |||
| -Diverted from disposal | Tonnes | 11.191 | n/a | *Reuse, recycling, composting, recovery and biodiesel |
| -Directed to disposal* | Tonnes | 5.279 | n/a | *Energy recovery, incineration, landfill and other |
| Hazardous waste | Tonnes | 258 | ||
| -Diverted from disposal* | Tonnes | 257 | n/a | *Reuse, recycling, composting, recovery and biodiesel |
| -Directed to disposal* | Tonnes | 1 | n/a | *Energy recovery, incineration, landfill and other |
| Total offsite waste | Tonnes | 16.729 | ||
Onsite | ||||
| Non-Hazardous waste | Tonnes | 8.636 | ||
| -Diverted from disposal* | Tonnes | 8.636 | n/a | *Reuse, recycling, composting, recovery and biodiesel |
| -Directed to disposal* | Tonnes | 0 | n/a | *Energy recovery, incineration, landfill and other |
| Total onsite waste | Tonnes | 8.636 | ||
Total waste | Tonnes | 25.365 | ||
| -Diverted from disposal* | % | 79% | n/a | *Reuse, recycling, composting, recovery and biodiesel |
| -Directed to disposal* | % | 21% | n/a | *Energy recovery, incineration, landfill and other |
| Metric | Unit | 2023 | 2024 |
Tonnes of biological materials (and biofuels used for non-energy purposes) used to manufacture the undertaking’s products and services (including packaging) that is sustainably sourced, with the information on the certification scheme used and on the application of the cascading principle | Tonnes | 1,002.44 | 579.55 |
The percentage of biological materials (and biofuels used for non-energy purposes) used to manufacture the undertaking’s products and services (including packaging) that is sustainably sourced, with the information on the certification scheme used and on the application of the cascading principle | Percentage | 27.6% | 14% |
Weight in absolute value of secondary reused or recycled components, secondary intermediary products and secondary materials used to manufacture the undertaking’s products and services (including packaging) | Tonnes | 648.59 | 407.4 |
Weight in percentage of secondary reused or recycled components, secondary intermediary products and secondary materials used to manufacture products and services (including packaging) | Percentage | 17.8% | 10% |
| Metric | Unit | 2023 | 2024 |
Tonnes of recyclable content in products and their packaging. | Tonnes | 3,044 | 3,148 |
The rates of recyclable content in products and their packaging. | Percentage | 84% | 76% |
Total weight of packaging materials | Tonnes | 3,638 | 4,130 |
Reported until 2022, then switching to ESRS standard
Faroe Islands
Description | Source | Material | Renewable/Non-renewable | Material weight 2018 | Material weight 2019 | Material weight 2020 | Material weight 2021 | Material weight 2022 |
Paper and cardboard boxes | Sourced | Paper and cardboard | 2022: 1,090t recyclable, 146t non-recyclable | 598 tonnes | 1,108 tonnes (810 FSC certified) | 1,518 tonnes (1,336 FSC certified) | 1062 tonnes (100% FSC certified) | 1,236 tonnes (100% FSC certified) |
Plastic packaging materials | Sourced | Plastic | 2022: 447t non-recyclable | 458 tonnes | 650 tonnes | 824 tonnes | 907 tonnes | 933 tonnes |
Polystyrene boxes | Produced | Polystyrene | Non-renewable | 1,554 tonnes | 1,690 tonnes | 1,064 tonnes | 1665,75 tonnes | 1,549 tonnes |
Pallets | Sourced | Timber | Non-renewable | 967 tonnes | 867 tonnes | 724 tonnes | 1,112 tonnes | 1,050 tonnes |
Pallets | Sourced | Timber | Reusable | 118 tonnes | 179 tonnes | 302 tonnes | 252 tonnes | 286 tonnes |
Scotland
| Description | Source | Material | Renewable/Non-renewable | Material weight 2018 (T) | Material weight 2019 (T) | Material weight 2020 (T) | Material weight 2021 (T) | Material weight 2022 (T) |
| Paper and cardboard boxes | Sourced | Paper and cardboard | Recyclable | 59,13 | 112,31 | 168,18 | 152,577 | 98.92 |
| Plastic packaging materials | Sourced | Plastic | Non-renewable | 44,90 | 144,425 | 66,46 | 57,68 | 53.52 |
| Polystyrene boxes | Sourced | Polystyrene | Non-renewable | 706,25 | 773,59 | 919,5 | 847,949 | 913.69 |
| Pallets | Sourced | Timber | Reusable | 299,98 | 332,62 | 848,12 | 782,89 | 577.35 |
| 2016 Fishmeal dependency ratio | 2017 Fishmeal dependency ratio | 2018 Fishmeal dependency ratio | 2019 Fishmeal dependency ratio | 2020 Fishmeal dependency ratio | 2021 Fishmeal dependency ratio | 2022 Fishmeal dependency ratio | 2023 Fishmeal dependency ratio | 2024 Fishmeal dependency ratio |
1.17 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.751 | 1.026 |
| 2016 Fish oil dependency ratio | 2017 Fish oil dependency ratio | 2018 Fish oil dependency ratio | 2019 Fish oil dependency ratio | 2020 Fish oil dependency ratio | 2021 Fish oil dependency ratio | 2022 Fish oil dependency ratio (Group) | 2023 Fish oil dependency ratio | 2024 Fish oil dependency ratio |
2.20 | 1.36 | 1.26 | 1.19 | 0.86 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.433 | 1.362 |
Please note, marine proteins reported are for inclusion in feed. Havsbrún also sells fishmeal separately to customers.
Please see our Ocean Disclosure Project profile for more information on the fisheries we source from.
| 2024 | Species/ fishery status | Raw Material | Certifications/Improver projects | Dietary nutrient source | Vessel origin & fisheries | |||||||||
| Species | Volumes (tonnes) | IUCN redlist | Legal, reported & regulated | Whole fish | Trimmings^1 | MSC | Marin Trust | Marin Trust IP | FIP NAPA | Protein^2 | Oil | Origin^3 | FAO catch area | Catch method |
| Blue Whiting | 274,885 | No | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | X | FI, GR, NO, IS, UK, EU | 27 | Pelagic Trawl | ||
| Atlantic herring | 16,345 | No | Yes | X | X | X | X | FI, GR, NO, IS, EU | 27 | Pelagic Trawl, Purse seine | ||||
| Atlantic mackerel | 17,504 | No | Yes | X | X | X | X | FI, GR, NO, IS, EU | 27 | Pelagic Trawl, Purse seine | ||||
| Greater argentine | 6,500 | No | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | FI | 27 | Trawl | |||
| Atlantic cod | 3,197 | No | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | FI, NO | 27 | Trawl, jigging, long line, gillnets | |||
| Haddock | 732 | No | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | FI, NO | 27 | Trawl, jigging, long line, gillnets | |||
| Saithe | 1,578 | No | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | FI, NO | 27 | Trawl, jigging, long line, gillnets | |||
| Capelin | 580 | No | Yes | X | X | X | X | NO | 27 | Pelagic Trawl, Purse seine | ||||
| Antarctic krill | 1,350 | No | Yes | X | X | NO | 48 | Trawl | ||||||
Contributed DKK 4.5 million DKK to local causes including sport, arts and culture, education, and social inclusion.
Our community investment policy can be found here: Link
Faroe Islands
Categories | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Local sports clubs | 50% | 45% | 65% |
Arts and culture | 5% | 10% | 20% |
Social inclusion of the elderly or the disabled | 3% | 2% | 1% |
Other local giving | 8% | 7% | 11% |
Environment and biodiversity | 31% | 32% | 2% |
Scotland
Categories | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Arts and culture | 30% | 21% | 78% |
Local sports clubs | 20% | 26% | 15% |
Social inclusion of the elderly or the disabled | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other local giving | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Environment and biodiversity, inclusive Salmon Scotland Wild Salmonid Fund | 50% | 53% | 8% |
In 2022, 60% of our suppliers were local in the Faroe Islands and Scotland.
In 2023, 70% of our suppliers were local in the Faroe Islands and Scotland.
In 2024, 66% of our suppliers were local in the Faroe Islands and Scotland.