Environmental Impact Assessment

Description

This part of the project aims to assess and quantify the environmental impacts of individual aquaculture companies across their value chains. The research contributes to developing dynamic tools for evaluating and comparing sustainability performance.

Key Activities and Methods

• Identification of key environmental indicators (e.g., escapes, sea lice, seabed impact) through materiality assessments and life cycle analysis.
• Use of statistical and machine learning techniques for dynamic clustering of firms based on their environmental footprint.
• Geospatial analysis to understand how environmental performance varies by location and company structure.

Expected Outcomes

• A dynamic classification system for company-level environmental impacts.
• New metrics that link biodiversity effects to company characteristics.
• Tools for stakeholders to evaluate and promote sustainability in aquaculture.