Race to the Top is a call to embrace a high-performance mindset to transform aquaculture into a sustainable, competitive, and resilient model.
Inspired by real athletes, we believe sustainability is not a technical goal, but a way of thinking, deciding, and leading.
Reaching the top isn’t about running faster, it’s about knowing why you do it, and how far you’re willing to go. This philosophy is built on four principles that turn mindset into movement, and sustainability into daily leadership.
Discipline Over Destination
Sustainability is built like performance: through daily practice.
Mindset Drives Impact
Great change starts with those who believe it’s possible.
Lead for the Long Run
Lead like a coach: with vision, courage, and purpose.
The Top is an Attitude
It’s not about others—it’s about rising beyond your limits.
«Where others cut corners, we choose to raise the bar.» – Pamela Nath, director of the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership.
Race to the Top is a mindset that refuses to trade best practices for profitability. In too many sectors, the cheapest wins—but at the cost of people, standards, and sustainability. This is our answer to the race to the bottom.
Race to the Top is a mindset that never sacrifices best practices, no matter the pressure.
In far too many food industries, the lowest price gets the biggest reward. But that race often comes at a cost: diluted standards, overlooked people, and sustainability treated as optional.
Race to the Top is a rejection of that logic—of that race to the bottom.
It’s about proving that doing things right—ethically, transparently, and sustainably—is not only possible, but powerful. It’s about always aiming higher: transforming, inspiring, and leading by example.
Created by the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) and the National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA), this forum began in shrimp production—but its principles reach far beyond. Because building a better food system isn’t just a sector goal. It’s a global responsibility.
At Race to the Top, progress happens step by step and these are the paths we follow. Each one explores real success stories, case studies, and forward-looking conversations that prove sustainability is not a theory—it’s in motion.
Get ready: we’ll be announcing our 2025 agenda very soon. Don’t miss it!
The Runners are the voices moving the industry forward—leaders who share their vision, experience, and determination to raise the bar.
Real progress happens when frontrunners share the track.