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Benefiting the supply chain all along the way
by Robert Clarke

Maritime professionals can now use global standards and trends in sustainability to get projects off the ground, and drive accelerated development.

Sustainability essentially stands for meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In 2011 this important term has teeth – globally accepted metrics for measuring the real currency of sustainability – carbon, energy, waste and water. For the first time, we are arriving at a level of maturity in the sustainability sector that creates unprecedented opportunities for business in every sector, very much including the shipping industry, creating a measurable buy-in for senior management based on cost savings, improving efficiency and managing environmental stewardship. More than ever, CFOs and CEOs are looking to sustainability to support strategy and drive enterprise.
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