30 Water Transportation - Ports and Services

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1 This table shows a list of topics identified as relevant by different stakeholder groups. They can be considered as stakeholders suggestions or requests for topics to be monitored or disclosed by organizations. Additional information about the project can be found at Research/Pages/default.aspx 30 Water Transportation - Ports and Services 19 s Owners and operators of water ports and related services. Sustainability Economic Carbon offsetting Climate protection - strategy on climate protection and related action programme '- transparency regarding carbon footprint of the company's entire fleet across all regions and subcontractors '- company-wide climate protection / emissions reduction targets '- carbon offsetting 262, 411 Financial Markets & Information Users The continued reliance of the transport and logistics industry on fossil fuels means that climate change features prominently in the debate about how the industry can develop in a sustainable way. For example, Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 1 of 21

2 the transport sector causes around 13 per cent of global CO2 emissions. Approximately 75 per cent of these come from road traffic, with aviation and shipping each accounting for around ten per cent. Environmental Emissions to air - GHG emissions and other emissions Environmental shipping index - Reduction strategies The input provided within this form (all topics) refers to all transportation business groups (no ). Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity - Environmental performance: environmental shipping index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees 105, 440 Business Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 2 of 21

3 chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Guiding their sustainable performance is required. Management and reduction strategies of own fleet and subcontractors The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; ARUP (developed SuPort, a framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; Climate protection - strategy on climate protection and related action programme '- transparency regarding carbon footprint of the company's entire fleet across all regions and subcontractors '- company-wide climate protection / emissions reduction targets '- carbon offsetting The continued reliance of the transport and logistics 262, 411 Financial Markets & Information Users Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 3 of 21

4 industry on fossil fuels means that climate change features prominently in the debate about how the industry can develop in a sustainable way. For example, the transport sector causes around 13 per cent of global CO2 emissions. Approximately 75 per cent of these come from road traffic, with aviation and shipping each accounting for around ten per cent. Emissions to air - Non-GHG emissions Fine particulates, soot, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide of own fleet and subcontractors The input provided within this form (all topics) refers to all transportation business groups (no ). Air pollution and noise - relevant data on vehicles, especially outside the domestic market, including those of subcontractors '- technical solutions to reduce harmful waste gases and fleet modernisation '- noise prevention measures 411 Financial Markets & Information Users Traffic noise presents a health risk to local residents that is often underestimated. In addition, combustion engines pollute the air with fine particulates, soot, nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide. However, it is actually ocean transport, despite its energy-efficiency, that turns out to be a particularly bad air polluter, as the cheap but highly toxic bunker oil it uses, with its very high sulphur levels, causes acid rain and air pollution, particularly along coasts. The input provided within this form (all topics) refers to all transportation business groups (no ). Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 4 of 21

5 Marine pollution Noxious and harmful substances, oil, sewage, garbage Marine pollution can take many forms. Marine pollution from ships by oil; by noxious liquid substances carried in bulk; harmful substances carried by sea in packaged form; sewage, garbage (dumping of waste); and the prevention of air pollution from ships and ports need to be addressed in order to protect the marine environment. 306 Mediating Institution Water pollution Toxic, persistent, and bioaccumulative chemicals from shipping operations Marine pollution can greatly harm the environment and species in short term and long term with sometimes irreversible effects, therefore an emphasis should be put on preventing the damage caused by pollution on the marine environment rather than repairing it. Many chemicals used in shipping operations also enter the ocean. These include cleaning agents, chemicals for water treatment, and chemicals in refrigerating equipment and fire-extinguishers. Some of these chemicals are toxic, persistent, and bioaccumulative. This means they do not break down very readily in the environment, are absorbed by marine animals, and increase in concentration up the food chain. People also become contaminated by eating contaminated fish. The problem is, these chemicals (anti-fouling paints) leach from the paint into sea water, and are absorbed by marine organisms. And tributyl tin (TBT), one of the most effective organotins, is considered by many to be the most toxic chemical deliberately released into the marine environment 610 Civil Society Organization Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 5 of 21

6 Waste management Disposal facilities for vessels Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity - Environmental performance: environmental shipping index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees 105, 440 Business Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 6 of 21

7 Guiding their sustainable performance is required. Oil spills The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; ARUP (developed SuPort, a framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity - Environmental performance: environmental shipping index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees 105, 440 Business Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 7 of 21

8 Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Guiding their sustainable performance is required. Environmental performance Air, soil and water quality The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; ARUP (developed SuPort, a framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity - Environmental performance: environmental shipping 105, 440 Business Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 8 of 21

9 index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Guiding their sustainable performance is required. The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; ARUP (developed SuPort, a Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 9 of 21

10 Employees' transport framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity - Environmental performance: environmental shipping index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees 105, 440 Business Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 10 of 21

11 the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Guiding their sustainable performance is required. Transport efficiency Fuel consumption reduction The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; ARUP (developed SuPort, a framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; Development of sustainable transport solutions - efficiency measures (e.g. optimising routes, capacity utilisation and speed and using intermodal solutions / combining efficient modes of transport) '- (joint) development projects for telematics, intelligent traffic control systems,... '- vehicle design 411 Financial Markets & Information Users One important component of a comprehensive climate strategy is increasing transport efficiency in order to cut fuel consumption and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Further, alternative fuels and drive systems form a further key element of sustainable transport solutions. Problems with land consumption, poor carbon balance and competition with food crops mean that Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 11 of 21

12 there is no future in conventional first-generation biofuels. Noise Local communities' impacts The input provided within this form (all topics) refers to all transportation business groups (no ). ### Airlines have ambitious targets for the use of biokerosene, as since January 2012 they have been included in the EU ETS. Some airlines are already testing biofuels on regular routes. However, there are still no convincing plans for meeting the huge demand for biokerosene with an acceptable sustainability profile. Air pollution and noise - relevant data on vehicles, especially outside the domestic market, including those of subcontractors '- technical solutions to reduce harmful waste gases and fleet modernisation '- noise prevention measures 411 Financial Markets & Information Users Traffic noise presents a health risk to local residents that is often underestimated. In addition, combustion engines pollute the air with fine particulates, soot, nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide. However, it is actually ocean transport, despite its energy-efficiency, that turns out to be a particularly bad air polluter, as the cheap but highly toxic bunker oil it uses, with its very high sulphur levels, causes acid rain and air pollution, particularly along coasts. Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 12 of 21

13 Sediment quality The input provided within this form (all topics) refers to all transportation business groups (no ). Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity - Environmental performance: environmental shipping index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees 105, 440 Business Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 13 of 21

14 over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Guiding their sustainable performance is required. The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; ARUP (developed SuPort, a framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; Other Intermodality Does your company aim at providing solutions which address intermodality ( the ability to connect, and the connections between, modes of transportation ) e.g. - offers which allow end-customers to hire specific cars as and when needed, connectivity between different vehicles (car train public transport), services for linking different modes of transport etc.? - Services which connect different modes of transport for cargo or freight in a smart way thus saving energy, CO 2 emissions or decreasing traffic? Intermodality and maritime connectivity Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity 153 Financial Markets & Information Users 105, 440 Business Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 14 of 21

15 - Environmental performance: environmental shipping index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Guiding their sustainable performance is required. The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 15 of 21

16 Security practices ARUP (developed SuPort, a framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity - Environmental performance: environmental shipping index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees 105, 440 Business Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 16 of 21

17 as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Guiding their sustainable performance is required. Transport safety Staff fatigue prevention The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; ARUP (developed SuPort, a framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; Transport safety Implementation programmes for compliance with domestic and international. Prevention and emergency measures. Prevention of fatigue. Meaningful sets of data on road traffic accident rates / incidents. Measures to prevent robberies and terrorist attacks. 411 Financial Markets & Information Users Accidents involving freight vehicles can have serious consequences for passengers, freight and the environment, especially when hazardous materials are being transported. An important safety-related issue is that of the prevention of fatigue, which is seen as one of the main causes of accidents and is exacerbated by staffing cuts and pressure to meet deadlines. Further, Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 17 of 21

18 robberies and terrorist attacks increasingly threaten the safety of transport routes. Transport security Risk of robbery and terrorist attack The input provided within this form (all topics) refers to all transportation business groups (no ). Transport safety Implementation programmes for compliance with domestic and international. Prevention and emergency measures. Prevention of fatigue. Meaningful sets of data on road traffic accident rates / incidents. Measures to prevent robberies and terrorist attacks. 411 Financial Markets & Information Users Accidents involving freight vehicles can have serious consequences for passengers, freight and the environment, especially when hazardous materials are being transported. An important safety-related issue is that of the prevention of fatigue, which is seen as one of the main causes of accidents and is exacerbated by staffing cuts and pressure to meet deadlines. Further, robberies and terrorist attacks increasingly threaten the safety of transport routes. Unwanted passengers The input provided within this form (all topics) refers to all transportation business groups (no ). Development of sectorial guidelines for ports Following topics should be addressed additionally to existing guidelines: Port specific indicators: 105, 440 Business Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 18 of 21

19 - Economical performance: market shares per cargo type, intermodal and maritime connectivity - Environmental performance: environmental shipping index, sediment quality, oil spills, waste disposal facilities for vessels - Social performance: security practices, unwanted passengers, educational programs for schools Community specific indicators: - economical performance: investments in R&D, Labor productivity, modal split, economical use of the area, logistic activity - environmental performance: air, soil & water quality, environmental nuisance - social performance: sustainable mobility for employees Tailor made sector specific indicators have been worked out by the GRI. So far, however, this is not done for ports in which multiple sectors perform. Ports combine chemical, logistic and maritime activities. Neither guidelines have been worked out for an approach which reports on the sustainable performance of an area, such as an industrial area, a city or a port. The development of the port sector to enhance maritime and inland transport over water is encouraged on a global scale. Ports form a significant economic backbone of global economy. Guiding their sustainable performance is required. The development of sectorial guidelines for ports gets the support of PIANC (The world association for waterborne transport infrastructure; Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 19 of 21

20 ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation; IAPH (The International Association of Ports and Harbors; ARUP (developed SuPort, a framework for sustainability reporting for Spanish ports, several individual ports and Transnet (South-Africa; 1 All references can be found at Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 20 of 21

21 References All references can be found at Deckere, E. de, Bernaers, G., Vandendriessche, T., Putte, P. van de, Vanfraechem, S., Sustainability reporting: A trigger towards sustainable Development of a Port. Port Technology International, Volume 54, pp European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) and Society of Investment Professionals in Germany (DVFA), KPIs for ESG - A Guideline for the Integration of ESG into Financial Analysis and Corporate Valuation, Frankfurt am Main: EFFAS. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report, Geneva: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 306 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Convention, 'International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)', OEKOM, Industry Focus, Transport & Logistics, Munich: OEKOM PPRISM, Port Performance Indicators - Selection and Measurement. [Online] Available at: [Accessed 26 March 2013]. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Shipping problems: Steady release of oil and chemicals. [Online] Available at: [Accessed 27 February 2013]. Resource available on request and/or for a fee. Sustainability s for Sectors: What do stakeholders want to know? Page 21 of 21