E&S POLICY
Environmental & Social Responsibility Policy
Taprobane Seafoods is a leading seafood company in Sri Lanka established in 2010, the company has several processing facilities, direct employees throughout the North-Western and Northern Provinces. Taprobane, one of Sri Lanka’s largest and pioneering raw, processed and value-added seafood exports began its success story with committed and visionary leadership.
Taprobane has the firm intention to conduct business with responsibilities for all groups of stakeholders, both inside and outside the company, including employees, shareholders, customers, business partners, government agencies and society and other stakeholders. It is our policy to seek continual improvement throughout our business operations to lessen our impact on the local and global environment by conserving energy, water, air and other natural resources; reducing waste generation and recycling. In parallel, Taprobane promotes appropriate stakeholder engagement. Hence;
• We are conducting our business with transparency, fairness, and accountability with an emphasis on the growth of the company, along with the improvement of the quality of life of employees, communities, society, and the environment, while protecting the interests of stakeholders according to the company’s vision and mission.
• We systematically comprehend the optimal use of natural resources while minimizing the impact on stakeholders, society, communities and the environment.
• We minimize our production of waste through careful planning and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), including using external advice to ensure continuous improvement. We are committed to environmental excellence and pollution prevention, meeting or exceeding all environmental regulatory requirements, and purchasing products that have greater recycled content with lower toxicity and packaging. Wherever possible we reuse items and recycle.
• We are committed to provide opportunities for conducting, promoting and communicating the best environmental and social responsibility activities and projects together with the communities, society and other stakeholders from all levels to foster environmental and social sustainability.
• In order to produce sustainable marine products, we continuously work to strengthen sustainable fishery, responsible farming, and limit our impact on marine ecosystems. Our goal is always not to damage the marine ecosystems that we all depend on while at the same time contributing to the sustainable development of the seafood industry and its value creation.
• We always monitor and review our environmental and social performance, exploring innovations and learning to drive continual improvement towards world-class performance in the seafood industry.
This policy applies to all Taprobane employees who shall support and push forward with joint actions in accordance with the established policy.
Timothy O’Reilly & Dilan Fernando
Co-Founders
Taprobane Seafoods (Pvt) Ltd.
03rd December, 2025
