The “K” LINE Group companies conducted worldwide simultaneous cleanup activities, during a period before and after World Oceans Day on June 8.
More than 450 employees and their families from 14 group companies around the world participated in the activities as volunteers, to collect garbage on land, which is said to be the source of 7~80% of marine plastic, at beaches, the area around offices, mountain forests, canals and rivers. The amount of garbage collected amounts to about 7,800 liters.
These days, threats on ocean environment such as plastic pollution are becoming hot issues, while protection of oceans is set as one of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , namely, “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” For the “K” LINE Group, whose corporate principle is “as a logistics company rooted in the shipping industry, we help make the lives of people more affluent”, the oceans are essential for our business activities, and as an opportunity to reconsider marine environmental issues together with Group employees, we conducted the cleanup activities during the period before and after World Oceans Day, from late May to early July this year.
Going forward, the “K” LINE Group will continue to make every effort to realize one of Values the “K” LINE Group prizes, “Contributing to the global environment and a sustainable society”, by raising employees’ awareness of environmental conservation through such activities.
(*）World Oceans Day was officially designated by the United Nations in 2009 to raise global awareness of the benefits humankind derives from the ocean and our individual and collective duty to use its resources sustainably. On that day, awareness-raising events such as ocean cleanup are held over 100 countries every year.