We define sustain-able seafood as coming from sources that can maintain or increase production without jeopardizing ecosystems, while maintaining healthy marine life popula-tions, and respecting seafood workers and communities throughout the supply chain.

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AT ARAMARK, OUR MISSION TO ENRICH AND NOURISH LIVES MEANS PROVIDING SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, QUALITY FOOD IS CORE TO WHO WE ARE.

Sourcing food responsibly impacts not only our local and global economies and the environment, but also people’s health and wellbeing. We think about these impacts with every purchase and we work with many partners to source local, seasonal, responsibly raised and grown products whenever we can.

SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PROGRESS AGAINST OUR COMMITMENTS

MAKING AN IMPACTOur Sustainable Seafood Principles and Policy guide our global position on

responsible sourcing for wild-caught and farm-raised seafood products, and

details our purchasing practices, commitment to reporting, and approach to

stakeholder engagement.

We’re proud of the significant progress we’ve made across the industry:

• Since 2008, we’ve been working toward purchasing 100% of our contracted

seafood in the U.S. from sources that meet Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood

Watch® Best Choice and Good Alternative recommendations by 2018.

• Of our contracted purchases, more than 90% of our frozen finfish

and 100% of our canned tuna meet Seafood Watch recommendations.

This includes products like cod, catfish, tilapia, pollock, and skipjack

and albacore tuna.

• We are transitioning all contracted salmon and shrimp products to

Seafood Watch Best Choice and Good Alternative, including wild-caught

salmon from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries and

shrimp from eco-certified sources.

• We’re on track to meet our 2018 seafood commitment, and continue

to raise the bar by expanding our seafood contracts to ensure additional

species we purchase meet Seafood Watch recommendations.

SINCE 2008, WE’VE BEEN FOCUSED ON

RESPONSIBLE SOURCING PRACTICES

FOR WILD-CAUGHT AND FARM-RAISED

SEAFOOD PRODUCTS.

DRIVING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT In the seafood industry, transparency and traceability are industry-wide challenges. It’s often

difficult to access key pieces of information, like the method or region where seafood is caught,

or insights into labor practices to avoid human rights abuses. We are working with our partners

to access and verify source data, driving our purchasing goals and supporting sustainable

livelihoods for seafood workers.

We’re focusing where we can make the greatest impact:

• Working with suppliers, distributors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), we’re

addressing the challenges of tracking of key data elements to verify the species, and where

and how it was caught.

• We require our suppliers to provide annual progress reports and third-party supporting

documentation that demonstrates they meet or exceed our expectations.

• We focus on avoiding seafood that was transshipped* at sea or is from illegal, undocumented

and unregulated (IUU) fisheries by requiring our suppliers and distributors to incorporate

protocols that ensure compliance with our standards.

• We remain committed to making continuous progress to address social and economic issues

impacting the lives of workers, local communities and cultures.

Since April 2016, we’ve been sourcing 100% contracted canned skipjack tuna from fisheries certified by the Marine Stewardship Council and albacore from pole and line caught sources.

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TRANSSHIPMENT AT SEA*When seafood products from one boat are transferred to another boat at sea, before arriving in port, these products are transshipped. This is cause for concern. By avoiding ports and moving products around at sea, boat operators are more easily able to engage in illegal and unethical practices, such as:

• Harvesting illegally caught fish

• Mixing products from different sources or catch methods

• Engaging in the practice of slave labor

Transshipment is more common in the tuna fishing industry, so we pay special attention to this issue when sourcing tuna. In fact, our canned tuna supplier has confirmed that all tuna is off-loaded from the catch vessel in port, ensuring no transshipment is occurring.

INDUSTRY WIDE CHANGE Driving responsible seafood practices goes beyond what we purchase. In partnership with our

suppliers and advocacy organizations, we’re helping to drive industry wide change:

• Our commitment is built upon the Conservation Alliance for Sustainable Seafood Common Vision, a six-step road map developed by a coalition of conservation groups that work with businesses

representing over 80% of the North American grocery and food-service markets.

• Our Sustainable Seafood Principles & Policy brings the Common Vision to life through our

public commitment and priorities, approach to data collection and commitment transparency,

education and awareness, and our focus on continuous improvement in fisheries and aquaculture.

• As a founding member in Seafood Watch’s Foodservice Roundtable, a group of the world’s

leading foodservice companies, we:

• Advocate for policy reform in the U.S. government and domestic and international

fisheries management bodies to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)

fishing, plus harvest control.

• Support the development of the Human Rights Risk Tool for Seafood that indicates the

likelihood human rights abuses taking place on fishing boats in a specific fishery. Using this

tool, we are able to identify potential risks and hotspots to focus enforcement of our policy.

Seafood Watch applauds Aramark’s business leadership - from their responsible canned

tuna policy, to calling for stronger tuna fisheries management with international govern-

ments, to working with the supply chain to improve transparency, Aramark continues

to demonstrate the important role businesses can play in driving sustainability.

- Jennifer Dianto-Kemmerly,

Director of Global Fisheries and Aquaculture, Monterey Bay Aquarium

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About AramarkAramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, state-of-the-art healthcare providers, the world’s leading educational institutions, iconic destinations and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19 countries around the world. Our 270,000 team members deliver experiences that enrich and nourish millions of lives every day through innovative services in food, facilities management and uniforms. Learn more at www.aramark.com or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

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CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT • We use our Green ThreadTM marketing materials to help consumers connect the dots between

our actions and our words. When consumers see Green Thread™, they know sustainable seafood

practices and programs are in place.

• We’re helping to reduce plastic waste that contributes to ocean pollution by offering solutions to minimize single-use plastic disposables like reusable to-go food and beverage containers,

compostable disposables, water bottle refilling stations, and increased availability of reusable

water bottles.

GLOBAL LEADERSHIPAramark supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG #14) which recognizes

that the wellbeing of people and the health of oceans are connected. This goal addresses: protecting

human rights, dignity, and access to resources; ensuring equality and equitable opportunities to

benefit; and improving food and livelihood security.

In June 2017, we signed on to United Nations Voluntary Commitment 15142, entitled “Committing to

Social Responsibility in Global Fisheries and Aquaculture”, submitted by Conservation International,

with the support of many non-governmental organizations, private sector companies, intergovern-

mental agencies, academic institutions, philanthropic organizations, and seafood certification

programs. This commitment is consistent with Aramark’s Sustainable Seafood Principles and Policy,

including our emphasis on human rights, labor abuses, and transshipment at sea.

ABOUT GREEN THREAD Green Thread™, the company’s environmental sustainability platform, brings to life Aramark’s

commitments and programs focused on sourcing responsibly, minimizing waste, running buildings

and fleet efficiently. Learn more at: www.aramark.com/responsible-sourcing