
Like most companies in the world, we have a way to go before we can say we have a sustainable business. Still, that is our goal.
We say you cannot have a sustainable business without having sustainability as one of your key targets. That is why we have incorporated sustainability as a critical component in our strategy. Since 2008 we have been a supporter of the UN Global Compact. Therefore it is natural for us to use the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a tool to develop our sustainability targets. During the autumn and winter of 2018 and 2019, the whole Grieg Group worked on the SDGs.
For the coming years, Grieg Star will focus on five SDGs. These are heavily linked together. For a shipping company to become sustainable, we need innovation. To be able to innovate, we need an organisation rigged for innovation. That means diversity and competence. So these are our SDGs:

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Read about what we do:
Grieg vessels will only unload plastic waste in countries with high-level waste management.
In 2020, we banned 90% of all single-use plastic onboard our ships. This year, we’ll demand high-quality on-land handling of the rest-waste.
Grieg and Wärtsilä to build groundbreaking green ammonia tanker
With government support worth 46,3 million NOK, a Norwegian partnership aims to build the world’s first green ammonia fueled tanker – to ship green ammonia.
Grieg Star dedicate team for sustainable innovations
Grieg Star has set up a separate company, Grieg Edge, to drive innovations within sustainable maritime services.
Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet
Our CEO, Matt Duke, is a passionate scuba diver. And what he sees under the surface gives cause for concern and an urgency to be part of the solution.
Entering research cluster on autonomous ships
Grieg Star and G2 Ocean join forces with other partners to research the feasibility of safe autonomous deep-sea ships.
A sweet alternative to single-use plastic
Grieg Star vessels will no longer have drinking water on single-use plastic bottles. The replacement is multi-use bottles made from sugarcane.
ESG-status – the numbers:
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2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
Comments |
Ref |
Environment |
Climate Risk and Climate footprint |
Scope 1 GHG (Direct emissions of CO2 equivalents, metric tonnes ) |
464.653 |
459.138 |
445.300 |
525.700 |
522.968 |
506.657 |
|
GRI 305-1; SDG 13 |
Scope 2 GHG (Indirect emissions of CO2 equivalents, metric tonnes ) |
201 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Not measured before 2019 |
GRI 305-2; SDG 13 |
||
EEOI (Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator) |
10,865 |
11,765 |
13,377 |
13,846 |
11,632 |
10,127 |
Scope 1 divided by transport work |
GRI 305-4; SDG 13 |
||
Energy consumed, gigajoules |
6.225.004 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Not measured before 2019 |
GRI 302-1; SDG 13 |
||
Energy consumed: Heavy Fuel Oil % |
81% |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Not measured before 2019 |
GRI 302-1; SDG 13 |
||
Energy consumed: renewable/low-carbon % |
0,01% |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Not measured before 2019 |
GRI 302-1, SDG 13 |
||
Air pollution |
SOx emissions, metric tonnes |
3.434 |
3.561 |
3.494 |
3.870 |
3.465 |
3.557 |
|
MARPOL Annex VI Reg. 14 |
|
NOx emissions, metric tonnes |
14.487 |
14.319 |
13.590 |
15.959 |
15.551 |
15.702 |
|
GRI 305-7; SDG 3; MARPOL Annex VI Reg. 13/14 |
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Particular matter emissions |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Not measured |
GRI 305-7; SDG 3; MARPOL Annex VI Reg. 13/14 |
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Ship recycling |
Number of ships recycled |
2 |
– |
– |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
EU 1257/2013; SDG 8, 12, 14 |
|
Number of ships recycled according to EU SRR |
2 |
– |
– |
1 |
4 |
1 |
According to extended interpretation of Hong Kong conv before 2019 |
EU 1257/2013; SDG 8, 12, 14 |
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Ecological Impacts |
Days in marine protected areas |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Not measured |
SDG 14; GRI 304-2 |
|
Number of oil spills |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
SDG 14; GRI 306-3 |
||
Aggregated tonnes potentially harmful oil spills |
0,4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
SDG 14; GRI 306-3 |
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Social |
Accidents, Safety and Labour Rights |
LTIF |
0,86 |
1,73 |
1,89 |
2,44 |
1,46 |
2,80 |
|
GRI 403-9; IMO ISM Code; SDG 8 |
BoD % women |
60% |
60% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
|
GRI 405-1; SDG 5, 10 |
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Top management % women |
33% |
38% |
38% |
44% |
44% |
33% |
|
GRI 405-1; SDG 5, 10 |
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Management % women |
31% |
36% |
43% |
19% |
19% |
25% |
|
GRI 405-1; SDG 5, 10 |
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Employees total % women |
47% |
46% |
49% |
39% |
41% |
41% |
|
GRI 405-1; SDG 5, 10 |
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Seafarers top management % women |
0,1% |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
GRI 405-1; SDG 5, 10 |
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Seafarers management % women |
0,4% |
0,3% |
0,1% |
– |
– |
– |
|
GRI 405-1; SDG 5, 10 |
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Seafarers % women |
1,4% |
1,2% |
0,6% |
0,5% |
0,2% |
– |
|
GRI 405-1; SDG 5, 10 |
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PSC Deficiencies |
1,40 |
1,12 |
1,22 |
0,80 |
0,78 |
0,90 |
|
SDG 8, 14 |
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PSC Detentions |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
SDG 8, 14 |
||
Marine casualties |
3 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
|
SDG 8 |
||
Marine casualties, very serious % |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
SDG 8 |
||
Marine casualties, deaths |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
SDG 8 |
||
Sick leave shore |
1,6% |
1,3% |
1,6% |
3,0% |
2,2% |
– |
No formal records of global sick leave in 2014 |
SDG 8 |
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Governance |
Business Ethics |
Number of calls at ports that have the 20 lowest rankings in Transparency |
19 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Not measured before 2019 |
SDG16 |
Number of incidents where bribes have been requested. |
7 |
– |
– |
9 |
2 |
|
|
SDG16 |
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|
|
Total monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and/or regulations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SDG16 |