Tag: Environmental Social Governance (ESG)

Dr. Kostas G. Gkonis, Secretary General of INTERCARGO, affirms the escalating significance of ESG within the dry bulk shipping community. He advocates for widespread adoption of the ESG agenda across all sectors, citing its potential to spur innovation, fortify resilience, and ensure enduring success.

The Global Maritime Forum (GMF), a convener of changemakers and progressive companies and organizations, aspires to position the maritime industry to achieve the 2030 goals on decarbonization set by the International Maritime Organization. They are committed to ongoing efforts toward these objectives.

As European shipowners align with the EU's objectives for a greener future, Evina Fotiadou, Policy Advisor for Shipping Policy and Communications at ECSA, highlights the obstacles hindering the maritime industry's transition. Notably, she points out the decline in shipping portfolios of European banks due to stringent capital requirements.

Isabelle Rickmers, Founder & CEO of TURTLE, emphasizes that effective leadership is crucial for advancing ESG and sustainability initiatives, with technology and data playing essential roles in this journey. Specifically, Isabelle highlights the significance of AI and data analytics, citing the TURTLE platform as an example of how these tools facilitate trend identification and recruitment process optimization, all while ensuring transparency.

NYK will issue its 47th unsecured corporate bonds (transition bonds) and 48th unsecured corporate bonds (green bonds) in the Japanese domestic market in early April.

Georgia Spencer-Rowland, Shipping Policy Manager, ICS, notes that the maritime industry is heading in the right direction in addressing ESG requirements, putting an emphasis on the three dimensions. In that regard, it is important for the industry stakeholders to prioritize materiality assessment in ESG factors and tailor their strategies accordingly, avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach.

Captain Kuba Szymanski, Secretary General of InterManager, refers to their General Principles of Conduct and Action which are in line with ESG goals, setting the steps to the industry’s journey towards improvement.

RightShip and INTERCARGO announced the official launch of the Dry Bulk Centre of Excellence (DBCE), an independent, not-for-profit industry organisation dedicated to the administration of the Dry Bulk Management Standard (DryBMS) framework.

AD Ports Group has published its Annual Report for the year of 2023, where their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy and progress are presented. 

The SEAFiT survey underscores the paramount importance of prioritizing a healthy lifestyle within the maritime industry, acknowledging the physically demanding nature of work at sea and the significant prevalence of work-related injuries.