Quality, food safety and environmental management policy
GRUP BALFEGÓ, a company which catches, feeds, studies, processes and trades in bluefin tuna, focuses its quality, food safety and environmental management policy on meeting customer expectations sustainably and innovating in each of its processes thanks to a workforce committed to responsibility, self-control, transparency and continuous improvement.
POLICIES
Food safety and quality policy
- Purpose of the policy
The purpose of the Food Safety and Quality Policy is to establish the principles that ensure the supply of products to our customers in accordance with the internally defined food safety and quality standards and the current regulations.
These criteria have been integrated across the value chain, with the aim of generating a positive impact on all stakeholders.
In addition, the policy sets out the communications channels with customers in order to measure their satisfaction with our product and the provided service.
- Alignment with the sustainability strategy
The following sustainability objectives and strategic commitments remain aligned in the defined Food Safety and Quality Policy:
- Offering a premium quality final product
- Constantly innovating to improve sustainability and quality
- Ensuring the traceability of each tuna fish sold
- Ethically and responsibly managing our business
- Scope
The Food Safety and Quality Policy has been established for all the formats of bluefin tuna we market and all the processes that are directly involved in managing the product and service.
This policy covers the entire value chain, from the reception of raw materials and associated ancillary materials to the product’s manufacture, sale and after-sales service provided to customers.
Environmental policy
- Purpose of the policy
The purpose of the Environmental Policy is to establish the principles and commitments that our activity must fulfill in order to ensure an environmentally friendly approach.
It has been defined following an analysis of the most significant environmental aspects related to our activity and according to the environmental expectations of our stakeholders.
Furthermore, it is considered the benchmark when it comes to laying out objectives and actions plans aimed at minimizing the negative environmental impacts in our environment and ensuring the continuous improvement of our environmental management system.
- Alignment with the sustainability strategy
The following sustainability objectives and strategic commitments remain aligned in the defined Environmental Policy:
- Ensuring that our processes are sustainable
- Constantly innovating to improve sustainability and quality
- Raising awareness on responsible consumption
- Supporting the suppliers and our value chain
- Launching projects together with scientific institutions
- Reducing the environmental impact generated by our activity
- Innovating in the design of more sustainable processes, products and packaging
- Scope
The Environmental Policy has a global scope, that is, it applies to all areas of Balfegó Grup and its entire value chain. This is why all employees must be aware of, get involved in and apply it, as well as communicate it to customers, suppliers and other stakeholders.
As a result, all potential environmental impacts caused by our activity throughout the value chain are considered, and we are able to establish generic and specific commitments and mechanisms in each of our company’s areas of activity.
CERTIFICATIONS
If you are interested in knowing the policies implemented in our organization, you can contact us by sending an email to politiques@grupbalfego.com