Ecuadorian tuna firm Nirsa has been placed at the 14th position in the Merco ‘Companies Ranking.’ María Eugenia Albán, Nirsa’s Human Talent Director, received the award on behalf of the company, given jointly by Merco, a corporate reputation business monitor, and Spanish news site El Universo. The 13th edition of the event was held on November 25. Albán stressed Nirsa’s various efforts and stated that sustainability is a principle that has guided the company since its inception, along with responsible management of resources. She added that taking care of employees “is part of the company’s DNA”.

Nirsa, headquartered in Posorja, is a vertically integrated company with a tuna fishing fleet and processing facility. It employs over 8,000 people and exports tuna and seafood products to 35 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It produces its canned tuna under the Real brand. The Merco rankings are based on a company’s overall corporate reputation, using a multi-stakeholder, independently audited methodology. Multiple indicators, including corporate governance, financial performance, sustainability metrics, employer attractiveness, and digital reputation, are looked into for evaluations.

Last week, the Mexican city of Mérida hosted the Fifth Latin American Summit on Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability. The event aimed to foster dialogue, action, and collaboration among key stakeholders in the fishing and aquaculture industries. More than 150 speakers and 500 participants from over 16 countries, including government representatives, fishing experts, and tuna industry stakeholders, attended the event that was held from December 3 to 5. The Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna (TUNACONS) purse seine fishery was one of the participants at the summit.

TUNACONS Executive Director, Guillermo Morán Velásquez took part in a panel addressing the BBNJ Treaty (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) and the role of the fishing sector. He highlighted the importance of ensuring that any new measures in areas beyond national jurisdiction are grounded in robust science and are fully compatible with the regulations of the RFMOs, such as IATTC and WCPFC. The BBNJ Agreement, also known as the High Seas Treaty, was ratified in September and is set to take effect on January 17, 2026. The Global Seafood Alliance and MSC were some of the other participants at the event.

Thai Union family member Dejphon Chansiri, former owner of English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday, has been placed under a three-year ban by the English Football League (EFL) from owning any football club for his role in Sheffield Wednesday’s financial crisis. Some of the main complaints against Chansiri were his repeated failure to pay wages to players and taxes, cash-flow crises, and breaches of regulatory and financial fair-play rules, eventually leading to a complete loss of confidence in his ability to run the club sustainably. He relinquished control of the club on Wednesday.

Two years back, Chansiri announced that he would stop investing in the club after being insulted by its fans. That same year, he gained widespread criticism for asking fans to raise millions of dollars to “save their club” by paying an outstanding tax debt to the British HM Revenue and Customs. Ever since then, there has been a rising demand from different sides for Chansiri to drop the club ownership. The administrators for Sheffield Wednesday have received around six or seven bids for the club and are currently deciding which to put forward as their preferred candidate. The deadline was kept as December 5, but is likely to be extended.