The Sustainable Shipping Initiative

The latest annual progress report on #SeafarersRights is here! Discover the challenges facing seafarers, efforts to address them, and recommendations for 2025 and onwards in the Delivering on Seafarers' Rights 2024 Progress Report, published by The Sustainable Shipping Initiative, Institute for Human Rights and Business and Rafto Foundation for Human Rights The Progress Report shares insights from The Mission to Seafarers, maritime recruitment platform TURTLE, charterer South32, Wilhelmsen Ship Management.  Additionally, RightShip provides data on its Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool 2.0, and assurance provider DNV and ship inspection company Idwal discuss progress on transparency and verification of shipping company self-assessments. Download the report to dive into key topics impacting #seafarers' wellbeing and the #shipping industry's response https://lnkd.in/ecHuRi2G

Thank you Katharine Palmer, Simon Walmsley and SSI member Christer Lorentz Øpstad (Jotun) for your leadership and very interesting panel discussion at the Ocean Pavillion, co-convened by The Sustainable Shipping Initiative If you were not there or missed the livestream, you can catch up and hear more on an interesting reflections, actions and discussion on accelerating the building of a community and advancing the connections between climate and nature for the shipping industry https://lnkd.in/gwXWEqB9 #COP29 #zeroemissionshipping #marinebiodiversity

Thank you Katharine Palmer and Simon Walmsley for your leadership on the ground on this launch at #COP29. The Sustainable Shipping Initiative is very pleased to be a partner in this launch and leading the way forward on building a strong community engaged around a common goal and vision for climate and nature in the maritime sector, bringing both the maritime and ocean landscape together #OceanBreakthroughs #zeroemissionshipping #marinebiodiversity

Join us for #COP29 at the Ocean Pavilion on Monday 18-Nov-2024, from 15:00-16:00 Azerbaijan time, for our event Navigating the Future: Bridging Shipping, Biodiversity, and Decarbonization, organised by UN Climate Champions Team, UNFoundation, The Sustainable Shipping Initiative Shipping Initiative and Equal Routes The maritime sector exists at the intersection of climate, ocean, and biodiversity and addressing the triple nexus through elevating the context of shipping solutions and impacts can show how meeting biodiversity goals can and should support positive climate outcomes and vice versa. Working with a diverse set of stakeholders and rightsholders, the maritime industry can assess, mitigate, and avoid. This event will be a deep dive into this intersection and discuss an Ocean and Marine Biodiversity 2030 Breakthrough for the maritime sector and the actions that the industry must take to achieve interconnected goals and further the work of an interdisciplinary approach to achieving SDG14. Moderated by Simon Walmsley, UNFoundation Speakers include: Anna Larsson - World Shipping Council, Christer Lorentz Øpstad - Jotun, Susan Ruffo - NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Noelle Young - Island Innovation's Caribbean Climate Justice Leaders Academy team

Join us virtually for the #COP29 High-level Opening Event: Managing & conserving our ocean together through transformative ocean-climate-biodiversity solutions. This event focuses on collaborative approaches used to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean and its resources, such as mobilizing finance, harnessing diverse forms of cooperation at various levels, and leveraging ocean-climate-biodiversity interlinkages. Join via COP29 Virtual Ocean Pavilion platform: https://lnkd.in/d9VP27hG Or join via Zoom here: https://lnkd.in/esh8GXEM ⏰ 18:00 Azerbaijan time (that's 14:00 UK time) Moderated by PML's Professor Matthew Frost Speakers include: Filimon Manoni - Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Andrew Stephens (FCMA) - The Sustainable Shipping Initiative, Dominic Pattinson - OSPAR, Katherine Arroyo-Arce - Fundacion MarViva, Barbière Julian - UNESCO, Margaret Leinen - Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

SSI Members met in Singapore this week for discussions on priorities for 2025. The meeting was kindly hosted by RightShip, who also hosted the annual SEAFAIRER RoundTable which has grown from strength to strength year on year. This year the Code of Conduct developed by SSI and the Institute for Human Rights and Business turns three, and many of the discussions centred around crew welfare. Much has been done to shift the needle on improving the working conditions for seafarers - but much more remains to be done. Over the two days of scintillating exchanges, members evaluated various ideas and brainstormed on next steps for SSI's various working groups that are accelerating change in the industry through a systemic and holistic view of sustainability. Thank you to the members and guests for attending and spending this time together! Christopher Saunders James Forsdyke Capt George Mathews Man MohanGuy Campbell Jessica Doyle Francesca Fairbairn Peter Wong Ben Bailey Taner Umac Robert Haggquist Jarle Helleberg Kverneggen Lynn Tan Mark Lutes Esther Gan Myra May Phey Sooi, Sascha Pristrom Brijesh Tewari Vishwanath Gollakota Reena Erh Ram Ganesh Kamatham Andrew Stephens (FCMA)Alastair Fischbacher

Do you want to shape the future of the oceans? Do you have a story of change to share? What are the new and emerging issues we are going to face with the world's oceans in the years ahead? On #WorldMaritimeDay we are happy to announce the launch of our horizon-scanning tool, developed as part of the State of Sustainable Shipping programme (SoSS) - supported by the Lloyd's Register Foundation. The Oceans are more than just an operating environment for shipping, they are the living ecosystem within which global trade occurs. Responsible ocean governance and marine conservation are key aims for shipping. But what else do we need to be paying attention to? If you have an important story to share - let us know! https://bit.ly/3XFVVDZ

Last week Sustainable Shipping Initiative trustee Robert Haggquist participated in an insightful panel discussion on shipping decarbonization at the #4th SAFETY4SEA London Forum. Robert talked about SSI’s unique role in bringing together members from across the entire maritime value chain, and how the broader perspectives that have emerged from cross-silo discussions have made valuable contributions to the decarbonisation debate. Innovation in collaboration was also highlighted as being necessary, not only between owners and charterers, but also among broader stakeholders, in order to create systemic solutions.

Technology is pivotal in designing ships for circularity. From the design stage, we can maximise resource efficiency, minimise waste, and promote sustainability by using #GreenShippingSteel and improve traceability. Implementing material passports and digital product passports can enhance transparency and accountability across the steel lifecycle, supporting the adoption of green steel. Learn how technological advancements can drive the uptake of green steel in #shipping in our report https://lnkd.in/e5rKqMXn

Regulation plays a crucial role in transitioning to a circular economy. The EU’s Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan are leading the charge, focusing on product lifecycle, design, use, and recycling. For #shipping, the IMO Hong Kong Convention and the EU Ship Recycling Regulation are key. However, these regulations need to evolve to include design for recycling and life cycle management of materials. Explore how regulatory frameworks can drive the shift to a circular economy and green steel in our report https://lnkd.in/e5rKqMXn