King Oscar

How ethical is King Oscar?

King Oscar is a brand of tinned fish owned by Thai Union Group Plc.

King Oscar has been given a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Tinned Tuna Ratings Table. Although it has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see King Oscar make progress in future.

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In which areas does King Oscar perform poorly?

King Oscar is given a bottom score for Sustainable Fishing Methods as Thai Union’s website does not provide a percentage as to how much of its fish is caught using pole & line methods.

In which areas does King Oscar score well for its ethics?

King Oscar gets a top score for its Environmental Report as parent company, Thai Union, has a Sustainability Report 2022 with evidence of progress and future targets.

We found no criticisms of King OScar relating to; Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels, Animal Welfare, Human Rights, Political Donations or Armaments, so it scores well for these criteria.

How can King Oscar improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that King Oscar is awarded is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria. To reach our minimum benchmark score and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, King Oscar has some issues to resolve including lack of transparency regarding its fishing methods.

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