GAC joins World Ocean Council
As part of its commitment to sustainability, the GAC Group has become a member of the World Ocean Council (WOC), the international ocean business alliance for Corporate Ocean Responsibility. GAC joins more than 80 WOC members from the shipping, shipbuilding, oil & gas, fisheries, aquaculture, renewable energy, submarine cable sectors, as well as the maritime legal and financial communities. Many of its members have a long-standing relationship with GAC companies around the world. As an active WOC member, the GAC Group will support international initiatives that promote sustainable development and conservation of the ocean, and will continue to actively pursue developments that reduce the environmental impact of shipping operations. Christer Sjödoff, GAC’s Group Vice President – Commercial, says: “The sea is our natural habitat, so it makes sense that we should do everything in our power to make sure it is sustained. The mission and goals of the World Ocean Council resonate well with our own determination to serve shipping and other sectors that use the world’s oceans in a way that protects and preserves the delicate marine ecosystem, and the environment as a whole.” Paul Holthus, WOC founding President and CEO, says: “We are proud to welcome GAC to ...
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