Threatened Seafood
Costco launched a sustainable seafood policy in 2011 after an eight-month Greenpeace campaign convinced the retailer to remove several wild-caught species from its seafood section. “Costco must use its massive buying power to leverage positive change in our oceans,” according to the environmental group. Greenpeace claims to have gathered more than 100,000 signatures for its “Oh-No-Costco” campaign. Wild seafood species “that have been identified at great risk,” such as Atlantic cod and halibut, shark, and Bluefin tuna, are no longer sold at the store. Costco also added some wild salmon varieties to its menu in 2019.
Threatened Seafood
Chaokoh Coconut Milk
Several retailers, including Costco, recently removed Chaokoh coconut milk from their shelves after PETA accused the company of harvesting coconuts using monkey labor. PETA claimed that Theppadungporn Coconut Co., a Thai supplier, sourced its coconut milk from facilities and farms that used caged monkeys. According to USA Today, the company has signed memorandums of understanding with its suppliers stating that no monkey labor is used on their farms. Costco Vice President of Corporate Food and Sundries Ken Kimble wrote to PETA’s president in September 2020, saying the wholesale club was investigating its suppliers but would pull the product from store shelves for the time being.
Chaokoh Coconut Milk
