Environmental Management

Since 2013, Austral has invested close to US$ 70 million in technological innovation related to environmental care.

We are committed to protecting the environment under clean production and circular economy approaches, reducing the environmental impact of our activities and operations, and taking action on climate change. We engage in responsible fishing, which ensures the conservation of marine biodiversity and the sustainability of hydrobiological resources.

Learn about some of the actions we have carried out as part of our environmental management.

Effluent Management

Austral Group has implemented modern technology for the treatment of effluents within the production process. We remove oils, solids, and fats present in the water through physical and chemical processes that ensure proper treatment, complying with the Maximum Permissible Limits (MPL) established in Supreme Decree No. 010-2018 MINAM.

Innovation and Eco-efficiency in Our Fishing Fleet.

In 2016, we invested USD 30 million in the construction of the modern and eco-efficient anchovy vessel Don Ole. Moving forward with the fleet modernization plan, in 2022, we incorporated the VEA F/V, which meets high technological, environmental, and safety standards.

We continue to invest in improving our fleet through engine enhancements to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency, eco-efficient energy consumption systems, radar implementation, enhanced living conditions, and technology for refrigeration systems.

Cleaner Energies

Currently, our 3 plants located in the north-central region of the country have switched their energy matrix to natural gas, thus promoting the use of a more environmentally-friendly fuel. The first project to change the energy matrix took place at the Pisco plant with an investment of approximately USD 2.7 million, followed by the Chancay plant with an investment of USD 1.8 million, and finally the Coishco plant with an investment of USD 1.9 million.

Environmental Education and Culture

We carry out environmental awareness and education activities such as training and eco-talk programs, beach clean-ups, environmental contests and fairs, recycling promotion, and other cleaner production and circular economy initiatives.

Beach Clean-up

With the aim of fostering an environmental culture among our employees and workers, neighbors, authorities, and other stakeholders, we organize beach clean-up days in the areas surrounding our production plants. During the event, various types of waste are collected, and there are also moments for reflection on the importance of keeping the beaches clean, proper waste segregation, and the conservation of marine biodiversity.

Net Positiva

We recover our disused fishing nets through the Net Positiva program, in partnership with the social enterprise Bureo, where, through an innovative recycling process, our nets are transformed into raw materials for the production of new products.
Furthermore, this program generates a fund for the implementation of socio-environmental projects benefiting the community. Projects include “Fresh Water”, which provides purified water from the air to communities with limited access to water, and the implementation of the first artificial wetland within a school that allows reusing domestic water for the expansion of green areas.

Clean Production Agreement (CPA) - Perú Limpio Seal

In February 2021, Austral signed its first CPA with the Ministries of the Environment and Production, and the National Fisheries Society. Said agreement established 6 goals related to waste valorization and environmental education in the community under a circular economy approach. In November 2022, we received the Perú Limpio (“Clean Peru”) Seal, becoming the first Peruvian fishing company to achieve this recognition, upon fulfilling our commitments established in these 6 goals.

Carbon Footprint

At Austral Group we ensure proper management of emissions within our processes. Monitoring these emissions provides us with indicators to measure the impact of our activities and implement improvements in each of them under an eco-efficiency approach. Since 2018, we have been carrying out an annual measurement of the Carbon Footprint in our 4 Plants: Coishco, Chancay, Pisco and Ilo; as well as in Headquarters, Callao Warehouse and Fleet. Since then, year after year we voluntarily report our emissions report on the Carbon Footprint Platform Peru of the Ministry of the Environment, as well as external verification and reduction of our emissions. Thus, this year, we obtained the "third star" on the platform, corresponding to the mitigation of our emissions.