Trelleborg commits to integrating sustainability at every level

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure demonstrates its commitment to placing sustainability at the heart of everything it does, with ‘Sustainability by Design’ – a new clearly defined strategy to integrate sustainability at every level of the business unit.

Guided by UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Trelleborg has made it its top priority to minimise its negative impact and maximize its positive impact on the planet and society.

Richard Hepworth, President of Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure, said: “Climate change is a clear threat to the world. Scientists tell us that we will face its devastating impact if nothing is done to limit temperature increase to +1.5 oC by 2050. Today, with about 90 percent of world trade transported by sea, global shipping accounts for around 3 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving global warming. With increasing stakeholder expectations and regulations - such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas Strategy 2050 - the maritime industry finds itself at a pivotal point in the debate around sustainability. As the conversation continues to grow in both volume and reach, so do initiatives, such as the World Ports Sustainability Program, the Environmental Ship Index, and the UN’s 17 SDGs.

“Trelleborg’s new research report titled ‘Serious About Sustainability’, highlights a renewed and heightened focus on the environment and as a result, sustainability is climbing higher on the agenda of those across the maritime and infrastructure sector – and rightly so. Against this backdrop, we continue our sustainability journey with a renewed sense of purpose and focus, integrating sustainability at every level of the organization, underpinned by the belief that prioritising sustainability above everything is the right thing to do.”

The five SDGs Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure is being guided by are SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 9: Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 13: Climate Action and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Trelleborg’s support of the SDGs spans three key focus areas. The areas include responsible supply chains – from sourcing to end-of-life, decarbonising the maritime and infrastructure sector through the development of cleantech and engineering sustainability through premium product design.

Trelleborg said in a statement that it believes that the benefits of its solutions stretch beyond functionality and business performance – they protect people and the environment, as well as infrastructure and other assets, helping its customers advance their sustainability goals.

Trelleborg supports decarboniaation in the maritime industry by providing smart and technologically advanced solutions to improve safety, efficiency and sustainability. Its automated mooring solutions, AutoMoor and DynaMoor, help to optimise berth utilisation and deliver superior efficiencies in port operations. The solutions significantly reduce the time to moor vessels and can minimise infrastructure investment to increase berthing capacity which in turn results in reduced carbon emissions.

Hepworth, continued: “With the shifting global and ecological landscape impacting the environment, it is important now more than ever to keep up our commitment to designing sustainability into everything we do. We continue to contribute heavily towards green investments and new initiatives, both internal and external, to protect the essential via sustainability improvement. We believe that the only way to protect our environment and contribute to a better future is by all working together. At a Group level, Trelleborg’s goal is to achieve a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions relative to sales by 2025 and realise our longer-term vision of being carbon neutral by 2035.”