Tag: Environmental Social Governance (ESG)

Οur special column asks industry stakeholders to provide feedback whether the maritime industry has realized the importance of ESG and suggest ways to move forward.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Jan Dieleman, President, Cargill Ocean Transportation, Chair of the Sea Cargo Charter Association, and Chair of the Global Maritime Forum, highlights that the climate crisis is the biggest challenge, but only if addressing equally the Social and Governance elements, maritime industry can find a solution towards. For this purpose, industry must take leadership and join forces in creating a sustainable future.

According to the book, an estimated 25% of all new investments are in ESG funds, with a global total of $23 trillion and the U.S. accounting for almost $9 trillion.

To successfully address ESG, the maritime industry should strive for being transparent, using common sustainability reporting frameworks, and creating benchmarks to measure progress, argues Mr. Andrew Stephens, Executive Director at Sustainable Shipping Initiative & Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative.

It is well established that for shipowners and operators to meet the IMO 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas targets (or indeed a company’s pledge to be ’net-zero’ by a specific time), changes will be needed in how vessels are designed, built and operated, explains Alvin Forster in SeaSense column, our special column in association with the North P&I Club.

The Global Maritime Forum announced that industry leaders came together  in Zurich to launch the All Aboard Alliance with the aim to provide a platform for collaborative action to make the maritime industry more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

The Rotterdam Port Authority announced that it has leased a site at Rijndwarsweg in Europoort to Xycle to commence construction of a plant that will convert 20,000 tons of non-mechanically recyclable plastic into high-quality sustainable raw material annually. 

World’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation & plc announced it has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, committed to accelerating the transition toward a net-zero future for the global maritime industry. Carnival Corporation, with nine global cruise line brands, is the first cruise company to join the center’s global community.

The Poseidon Principles are now estimated to cover over 50% of the global ship finance portfolio, after DekaBank became the latest Signatory.

WFW experts provide an overview of the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, which entered into force in early May,  with the aim to establish a framework to engage with the shipping industry and support net-zero insurance.