Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST)

GDST EMEA Dialogue Regional Working Session: Do not forget to register!  Tuesday 1 October, Virtually.

🚨 Join the Virtual #GDST EMEA Dialogue: Help Shape the Future of KDE/CTE (Key Data Elements/ Critical Tracking Events) Expansion Frameworks   The GDST EMEA Dialogue is fast approaching, and we’re inviting all stakeholders to participate in this fully virtual event, where critical discussions will define the future of KDE/CTE expansion frameworks.   If you are part of the larger stakeholder community, be it an Association, Certification, NGO, Technology Provider, Academia or Regulatory organization join our morning session.  The session runs from 10:00 am- 12.00pm CET.    If you are involved in Production and Markets (directly engaged in Seafood commerce) you should attend our afternoon session which runs from 1.00pm to 3.00pm CET - but as a seafood company you are always free to join both if you would like! If you’re unable to attend, we will send the session recording to all registered participants.   📌 Key Expansion Frameworks to be Discussed: Aquatic Animal Welfare KDEs – Led by the Aquatic Life Institute Aquaculture KDEs – Led by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council Fishery IDs – Led by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership   This is a vital opportunity to contribute to the development of frameworks for sustainable aquaculture and fisheries. Your input is essential in shaping these conversations!   📢 We will also provide an update on the GDST, highlighting key progress from the 2023/24 dialogues and the expansion frameworks developed from them. Don’t miss this important opportunity to engage in discussions that will impact the future of the industry.   The event is fully virtual, and you can join from wherever you are, and we look forward to seeing you! Register now to secure your spot and be part of these important conversations!   REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/eFYuGBN6   #GDST #KDE #Sustainability #Aquaculture #Fisheries #AquaticAnimalWelfare #SustainableSeafood

The momentum for seafood traceability is growing, year on year. We’ve been tracing our own progress, and reflecting on key highlights from the year to-date - what’s defined our mission-driven delivery in 2024? Read our latest blog for: 🌍 Developments with the GDST Standard following the end of the annual Dialogue cycle 🧲 Our growing global community and the diversity of partners coming on board 🔁 How GDST is helping to bridge the gap between industry and government in Indonesia 👀 Free guidance to support businesses accelerate their traceability journey Read our blog to find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezpZYtTv  #GDST #Standards #SeafoodTraceability

📣 Meet the GDST Team! Gregory Brown, Executive Director of the #GDST, is a graduate of Occidental College, Los Angeles, with over thirty years of global food industry experience. His transition from restaurant/entertainment operations into seafood occurred in while living and working in Singapore (1990-2005), where his various leadership positions culminated in over ten years of service for Darden Restaurants as Director of Seafood Procurement. Greg returned to the U.S. to become Director of Category Management, Seafood at US Foodservice (now US Foods). After four years in that role, and a some time doing his own independent seafood consultancy, he pivoted to become Vice President of Corporate Procurement for Flying Food Group (airline catering), but then came back to seafood as Corporate Strategic Sourcing, Seafood for Caesars Entertainment. In 2014, Greg moved into product quality verification and seafood certification at NSF International (where he was stationed in Shanghai for three years) in a dual role as Global Managing Director, Seafood and Region Managing Director, NSF China. He returned to the U.S. in 2017 to join the executive leadership team at the Global Aquaculture Alliance (now Global Seafood Alliance) rising to Senior Vice President of Operations & Strategic Development, with responsibility to oversee the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Operations, program integrity, and CSR engagement. Greg Brown has been the inaugural Executive Director of the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability since February 1, 2022. #SeafoodTraceability #GDSTStandard #GDSTTeam

📣 Meet the GDST Team! Lief Hendrikz joined #GDST at the end of April, as the new #EMEA market development lead. She brings with her a dynamic background in #Seafood, with experience in various areas of the industry in the UK and Australia. This has included working for WWF UK, leading on the sustainable seafood aspects of the Tesco partnership and WWF Basket. Prior to that, Lief spent 4.5 years working at Sydney Fish Market, on their food safety, quality, fraud, threat and sustainability systems, which included daily interaction with suppliers, buyers and an amazing array of seafood products. She has also worked in food safety regulation during her time at Cefas and started her career working for a lobster hatchery start-up. A sea-foodie, Lief is delighted to be working with industry again through her role at GDST, delivering a solution that supports the safe supply of nutritious and sustainable seafood. Catch Lief at the Global Shrimp Forum on September 3-5 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. She’s looking forward to connecting with you! #GlobalShrimpForum #SeafoodTraceability #WWF #GDSTStandard

Our team is gearing up for a series of key events, and we’re eager to connect with you!   📅 September 3-5: Meet Lief Hendrikz at the Global Shrimp Forum in Utrecht, The Netherlands. She’s looking forward to connecting with you! 📅 September 4-6: The GDST team will be #SeafoodExpoAsia where we have a stand, swing round and see us or email us for an appointment in advance - Gregory Brown and Geoffrey Muldoon will be on hand to answer any of your questions. 📅 September 5th: Join us for the GDST APAC Regional Dialogue at the #SeafoodExpoAsia, taking place at Marina Bay Sands. We’ll be in Room 3412 & 3413 – Heliconia Junior Ballroom, Level 3. Don’t forget to register: https://lnkd.in/gxeKakXs Our team members—Gregory Brown, Geoffrey Muldoon, and Blake Harris CSCP—will be there and ready to engage!     📅 September 10-12: Catch Huw Thomas and Geoffrey Muldoon at the #SeafoodDirectionsConference in Hobart, Tasmania.   For more information or to schedule a meeting, feel free to reach out directly via email or contact us at [email protected].   We look forward to seeing you there! 🌊🐟   #GDST #SeafoodExpoAsia #GlobalShrimpForum #SeafoodDirectionsConference #SeafoodTraceability #Dialogue

𝐆𝐃𝐒𝐓 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 2024 We're excited to announce that our #GDST Executive Director, Gregory Brown Brown, will be a featured speaker at the Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit, in Long Beach California sponsored by the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. Don't miss his panel if you are there! On Friday August 16th 2024, at 2:00 PM PST Greg will be joining industry experts to share insights on traceability within the Food Supply Chain. This summit is a fantastic opportunity to discuss and advance critical issues in supply chain transparency and sustainability—core values at the heart of GDST’s mission.   For more details about the event, check out the official website: https://lnkd.in/gCS52tF We look forward to seeing you there and engaging in these important conversations!   #SupplyChain #SeafoodTraceability #Sustainability #GDST #USCMarshall #FoodSupplyChain

📢 Our Asia/Pacific Dialogue Regional Working Session is coming up fast.  We are planning a busy day at the Marina Bay Sands Conference Center located just above the #SeafoodExpoAsia exhibition floor. You can register now to participate in our events which take place on Thursday, September 5th.  https://lnkd.in/gxeKakXs Can't make it in person? No problem! We're offering the session online as well. Please use the same link to register. https://lnkd.in/gxeKakXs   What will we cover? - Overview of #GDST Foundation and key focus areas for 2024/2025 - Potential updates to the GDST Standard - New Expansion Frameworks and Pathways proposals And there's more! We extend a warm invitation to join us for lunch from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Your participation is not only appreciated but crucial to our collective success. We look forward to seeing you soon! #SeafoodTraceability #SEA #GDSTStandard

Looking to start your organization’s traceability journey?   The GDST Standard has been developed with and for industry, and because industry continues to be at the heart of our Dialogues, we understand the challenges of delivering traceability across the supply chain. Our supporting guidance is relevant to all seafood businesses, enabling you to meet your technical requirements for delivering traceability data wherever you are in the supply chain. Use our FREE guidance to understand what your organization’s traceability journey might look like and explore the stages of scoping, gap analysis, implementation, launching and maintaining data delivery in line with the GDST Standard. 👇 https://lnkd.in/entJdx9h  #GDST #Standards #SeafoodTraceability

What does full traceability look like? Businesses with software systems in place that capture and share data effectively along the supply chain, with the capacity for information to be sent and received easily through the system on request.   Keen to save time on implementing traceability across your supply chains? Reel in our FREE open-source software development kits and share with your software solution provider if they have not already passed the GDST capability test! If you are working to implement the GDST Standard in your organization, these kits deliver tailor-made solutions that reduce costs and enhance reliability, streamlining development processes. Check out our comprehensive collection of tools, libraries and documentation to support your developers in meeting all your organization’s traceability needs 👉 https://lnkd.in/eySGxmJF  #GDST #Traceability #Software