Tag: Environmental Social Governance (ESG)

On 16 November, Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University (WMU) delivered the keynote address for the Maritime SheEO conference, speaking of changing leadership paradigms in the maritime industry. 

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has received Dr. Ann Fenech, as the new President of the Comité Maritime International (CMI). Dr. Fenech became the first female President in the CMI's 125 year history.

Women in Maritime of West and Central Africa (WIMOWCA) - the newest group set up with the support of IMO to champion the place of women in the maritime sector - has held its first conference since being inaugurated in Dakar, Senegal, from 6-7 December.

DNV announced that it will launch human rights due diligence offering to support businesses with increasing regulatory crackdown across global supply chains.

The shipping industry is making progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), according to the results of the 2022 Annual Review from the Diversity Study Group.

Latest industry research by Spinnaker, reveals the number of sustainability related job titles is now growing, as 29% of maritime organisations have at least one role dedicated to the issue

A buzz has surrounded sustainable finance in the shipping industry over the last few years and rightly so. The introduction of the Poseidon Principles in 2019 brought into strong focus the need for financiers to find ways to encourage greener shipping, argues Susan Riitala, Transportation Industry Group partner at global law firm Reed Smith.  

Vessel selection has always been an extremely time-consuming and complex task for charterers. Access to real-time data and accurate fuel performance modelling to help them choose the most effective ship for their needs has historically been challenging at best, and highly limited at worst, argues Pelle Sommansson, Chief Product & AI Officer, ZeroNorth.

Mrs Patrizia Kern, Chair of IUMI’s Data & Digitalisation Forum and Chair, Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, Head Marine, Director at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions highlights the need for all industry stakeholders to play their part in contribution to the net zero transition.

Mrs Pia Meling, Managing Director of Grieg Green, shares her perspectives on how to push sustainable ship recycling higher on industry’s agenda, highlighting that as well as we have opened our eyes towards seafarer wellbeing and rights, now it’s time to tackle with working conditions at ship recycling facilities.