HyVee’s in-house brand of canned tuna stacks up fairly well against other brands for sustainability, ethics, and fairness. As you might have guessed, the judge in this particular ranking was Greenpeace. The environmental group notes that Hy-Vee Select skipjack and albacore tuna ranked 5th in a national ranking of 14 brands, beating out Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee and StarKist brands.

Greenpeace USA looked at sourcing, fishing methods and company sustainability policies to grade 14 brands of canned tuna, including eight private label supermarket brands. In many cases, Greenpeace gave poor marks to brands due to a lack of available information.

Greenpeace listed Wild Planet, American Tuna and Ocean Naturals as the best brands.

“We are dedicated to delivering a high-quality seafood selection to our Midwest customers. To accomplish this, we believe we must also play an integral role in keeping our oceans healthy,” said Nate Stewart, VP of perishables at Hy-Vee, in West Des Moines, Iowa. “We look forward to continuing to improve our responsible seafood efforts.”

You can find the complete rankings at the Greenpeace Web site here.