The forthcoming Sustainable Shipping Awards will highlight the shipping industry’s sense of responsibility in playing its part in fighting climate change.
| London, 8th June, 2011
With 40 shortlisted nominees across the eight awards categories the Sustainable Shipping Awards, with a presentation ceremony to be held on the 7th July at London’s Radisson Blu Hotel, are set to highlight the need for a coordinated industry approach to climate change issues. Indeed the same week that saw the nominations for this year’s awards close also saw the launch of Forum for the Future, a bold new initiative to overhaul the shipping industry’s approach to sustainability. Jonathon Porritt, a founder director, of the Forum, a non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainability will host this year’s Sustainable Shipping Awards. He highlighted the fact that; “companies who fail to act to take tangible action regarding our environment will become increasingly vulnerable to competition.” Yvo de Boer, Special Global Adviser, Climate Change and Sustainability at KPMG and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will welcome guests to the evening, where winners in the eight categories ; Clean Air Award, Environmental Technology of the Year Award, Green Shipping Initative of the Year Award, Environmental Innovation of the Year Award, Ocean Environmental Protection Award, Regional Environmental Protection Contribution of the Year Award, Sustainable Shipping Operator of the Year Award and Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Shipping Award, will be announced. Jacob Sterling, Head of Climate and Environment for Maersk Line commented “The Sustainable Shipping Awards play an important role in drawing together those companies and individuals making great strides to improve the impact of shipping on our world.” |
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Nominees in the eight awards categories:
http://www.sustainableshipping.com/events/2011/london/categories.html
Sustainable Shipping Awards 2011 – Judges
- Charlie Browne, Environmental Manager, IKEA UK;
- Natalie Bruckner-Menchelli, Senior Editor, SustainableShipping.com;
- Peter Hinchliffe OBE, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping & International Shipping Federation;
- Mike Penning, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport;
- Jacob Sterling, Head of Climate & Environment, Maersk Line;
- Dr Simon Walmsley, Marine Manager, WWF International
Forum for the Future
The fifteen founding members of are:
Lloyds Register, Maersk Line, WWF, ABN Amro, BP Shipping, Cargill, DSME, Gearbulk, IMC, Morgan Stanly, Rio Tinto, RSA, Tsakos Energy Navigation, Wartsila and Carnival Corp.