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 **Assumption**: It is possible to compare multinationals globally on a range of social & environmental criteria.
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+**Note: ** we use the term “transparency” to mean: bringing to light new information-data about the activities and practices by marine industry/companies. This information might be provided voluntarily or revealed by third parties.
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-we use the term “transparency” to mean: bringing to light new information-data about the activities and practices by marine industry/companies. This information might be provided voluntarily or revealed by third parties.
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   * 12 May 2015 - request for existing [[:marine_colab:transparency_initiatives|transparency initiatives]]
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+  * 8 June 2015 - progress so far
+    * We have found several examples of transparency initiatives covering a broad range of sectors (clothing, animal welfare, deforestation, palm oil, worker’s rights, etc.)
-June 2015 - progress so far
+    * There are also several transparency initiatives related to the marine environment; and a growing number of projects making new data available.
+    * Several use satellite technology to reveal where an activity takes place (i.e. deforestation, fishing, oil spills) and their intensity. Others take existing data and make it public.
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+    * Some of these initiatives have a clear purpose or target such as change the policy of practice of a particular company (i.e. Nike with worker’s conditions) others are purely putting the information out there for others to use in whichever way they think is best.
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-We have found several examples of transparency initiatives covering a broad range of sectors (clothing, animal welfare, deforestation, palm oil, worker’s rights, etc.)
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+**Summary of discussion  8 JUN 2015**
-There are also several transparency initiatives related to the marine environment; and a growing number of projects making new data available.
+While there is a growing number of initiatives making more data and information available we have come to the conclusion that:
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+  * the information is not always exploited to drive change within the marine industry.
+  * the information collected is not relevant or in the right format to drive change.
+  * there are still information and data gaps that need to be filled.
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+In this context, MarCoLab’s could make the following interventions:
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+  * Maximise the potential of existing information (i.e. repackaging it in different ways).
+  * Provide input and guidance to some of these initiatives to ensure the information generated is in the right form to achieve a particular target.
+  * Identify key gaps and work to fill them.
-Several use satellite technology to reveal where an activity takes place (i.e. deforestation, fishing, oil spills) and their intensity. Others take existing data and make it public.
+In order to make things more manageable we agreed to focus on two key sectors:
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+  * Shipping / Transport  (Giles and Andrew)
+  * Fisheries / Aquaculture (Sandy and Aniol)
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+We will structure our work in two phases:
+  * 1st phase (until 25th June) – Mapping
+    * What transparency related initiatives/projects are out there in the seafood-shipping sectors?
+  * 2nd phase (25th June – 5th July) – Brainstorming
+    * Taking into account the existing information available:
+    * What could we do with this data to maximise its potential for change?
+    * What guidance could we provide to these initiatives to make them more likely/effective to drive change?
+    * What additional information would be required?
+    * Answering the questions for phase 2nd will require defining the changes we want to see (i.e. phasing-out overfishing from the supply chain; improving worker’s conditions; etc.) and what is the intervention we want to make (i.e. synthesize data and make it available to investment analysts;  fund managers, consumer groups, etc.).
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+Other key point
-Some of these initiatives have a clear purpose or target such as change the policy of practice of a particular company (i.e. Nike with worker’s conditions) others are purely putting the information out there for others to use in whichever way they think is best.
+The idea of replicating the “Carbon tracker” initiative for Marine related industries (i.e. linking market value of a company with state of marine environment) looks quite challenging and it is probably very difficult to put it into practice with the existing information. We think it is a powerful idea worth revisiting at a later stage.
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+The outputs of this exercise will inform a more detailed proposal to take forward this initiative.
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+**Actions:**
+  * Sandy/Aniol + any other keen MarCoLab members to work on questions re: Seafood sector
+  * Giles/Andrew + any other keen MarCoLab member to work on questions re: Shipping sector
+  * Phone call on 22nd June to review progress and agree next steps.
+  * MarCoLab members to tell us if they want to join us in our discussions more formally and take part in next phone call (22nd June).
+  * Giles to talk to the Shipping Sustainability Initiative.
 ==== Results ====