The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry, has today launched its
Roadmap, a set of key milestones and priorities which it says "must be met in order to create a sustainable shipping industry by 2040".
Developed in line with SSI's Vision 2040 and Case for Action, the Roadmap is designed to provide a clear overview of the macro environment that a sustainable shipping industry will require by 2040. According to the SSI, the six core areas that the shipping industry must work to implement are:
1. Proactively contributing to the responsible governance of the oceans.
2. Earning the reputation of being a trusted and responsible partner in the communities that shipping interacts with.
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3. Providing healthy, safe and secure work environments, so that people want to work in shipping, where they can enjoy rewarding careers and achieve their full potential.
4. Instilling real transparency and accountability within the industry to drive performance improvements and enable better, sustainable decision making.
5. Developing financial solutions that reward sustainable performance and enable large scale uptake of innovation, technology, design and operational efficiencies.
6. Changing to a diverse range of energy sources, using resources more efficiently, and responsibly, and dramatically reducing greenhouse gases.
Within each of these areas, the Roadmap highlights what the SSI says are the key defining factors that are central to achieving them. This includes regulation, governance, infrastructure, and emerging energy sources, as well as the critical milestones that chart a path to success by 2040.
In a statement, the SSI said: "The development of the Roadmap embodies the core attributes and values of SSI's membership in working together to evaluate and establish the tangible change that will be needed to create a sustainable industry.
"The Roadmap is designed as a guide for the SSI and its members, and shared freely with the wider shipping industry. It is intended as a practical resource for companies and organisations to understand their present and future challenges, as well as the steps and milestones to shape their own sustainability strategies."
Available online as a 'live' working tool, the SSI says it will be actively engaging with the industry to periodically update the Roadmap based on the progress that is made, and the industry landscape changes and evolves. This will then be fed back into the tool and shared with the market.
Alastair Fischbacher, CEO, The Sustainable Shipping Initiative, remarked: "This is a significant achievement and point of real pride for the SSI and its members."
"Our members have shown considerable commitment, as well as investing their knowledge and expertise to define a Roadmap, which truly encapsulates what needs to be delivered to create a more sustainable industry. There are many challenges ahead, but we have set a clear foundation from which to work from. I look forward to those from within the industry who are passionate about securing its future joining our existing members in working together to deliver against the Roadmap and achieving our Vision of a sustainable shipping industry.
"Delivering the milestones in the Roadmap will take further commitment and desire by our members as well as the rest of the shipping industry. This is a dynamic document that will be updated and developed further with developments, and we hope that the Roadmap will be a unifying and interactive tool that will serve to drive more engagement and debate within the shipping industry. By informing, influencing and encouraging all organisations to actively change and operate in a progressive and more sustainable way the Vision 2040 can be achieved."
A link to the SSI Roadmap has been provided below.
SSI Roadmap to a Sustainable Shipping Industry by 2040
