About Us

Japan Responsible Seafood Procurement Roundtable (JRSR) is a pre-competitive platform for seafood-related companies that aims to tackle challenges in the procurement of sustainable seafood with environmental and human rights considerations through cross-company collaboration.

Background

In recent years, awareness has been growing around the sustainability of seafood products, as well as human rights and environmental issues within global supply chains. Companies handling seafood are increasingly expected to adopt “responsible procurement” practices. However, many challenges cannot be resolved by individual companies alone. In response, leading Japanese seafood companies have come together to establish this Roundtable as a collaborative framework in October 2025.

Objective

The Roundtable pursues the following three objectives to drive practical action among participating companies:

  • 01

    Ensure consistency in human rights due diligence systems and practices by establishing an effective collaboration framework to maximize impact on priority social issues.

  • 02

    Ensure consistency in environmental due diligence systems and practices, fostering objective and effective collaboration that generates tangible improvements in environmental outcomes.

  • 03

    Jointly address challenges necessary to ensure transparent, interoperable seafood traceability in line with international standards.

Through these efforts, participating companies will promote the implementation of their procurement policies, foster the adoption of responsible sourcing practices within Japanʼs seafood industry, and help solve global challenges in step with international initiatives.

Participating companies

  • FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.
  • Kyokuyo Co., Ltd.
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Nissui Corporation
  • Toyo Reizo Co., Ltd.,
  • Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union
  • Marubeni Seafoods Corporation
  • Nichirei Corporation
  • Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Umios Corporation