Source: Sentient
Eco-certifications on seafood have become a trust signal for consumers without meaningful verification. Forty percent notice labels but most can't distinguish between rigorous standards like MSC and looser alternatives that amount to green marketing. The proliferation of competing certification schemes collapses information: labeling substitutes for actual environmental impact, letting retailers and producers capture the "sustainable" price premium without corresponding accountability. Seafood is where consumer willingness to pay more for ethics is highest, yet the label infrastructure enables the greenwashing that erodes trust in certification systems across the industry.