SSI Credible Benchmarking:

How to use and improve

sustainable rating schemes

in shipping

Simon Walmsley - WWF

Katharine Palmer - Lloyd’s Register

Adam Horwood - Carnival

The Challenge

Many overlapping schemes, how and when to use them

Confusion, non transparency of methodologies/metrics

Different reporting formats

Increasing administrative burden

Lack of visible incentives

Barriers to positive change towards sustainability

Source: www.postcarbonliving.com

Source: www.eidesvik.no ”viking energy”

Vision

Broad industry uptake of beyond-compliance

Sustainability Ratings Schemes which drive rapid

positive change towards sustainability

Our Solution

1. Independent

guidance resource

for users

• Assist in selection

• Increase awareness

2. Recommendations

for developers

To improve usability,

uptake and

standardisation

Developed through

consultation with users,

NGOs and scheme owners

3. An independent

platform for

collaboration

What is happening now a complex

patchwork of Rating Schemes

Type Applicability Scale Scope Design

Port

Initiative

All Ships Global Carbon Performance

measure

Cargo

Owner

Ship Type

Specific

Regional All

environmental

aspects

Management

System

NGOs

(etc)

Local Social Aspects Audit & verification

Comparison

TransTimber - Transatlantic

Clean Shipping Index – 70/100 points

Environmental Ship Index – 55/100 points

Ship efficiency rating – E

Source: Clean Shipping project

Key drivers and barriers of uptake

Drivers

+ Efficiency in the supply

chain

+ Customer demand

+ Increase in business

+ Financial rewards /

incentives

+ Engage cargo owners

and freight forwarders

Barriers

− Time consuming

− Different ways of

measuring things

− Sole focus on cost in ship

selection

− Choice vs. reward

− Lack of knowledge

− Bureaucracy

Beyond Compliance –

Operational Perspective

Beyond Compliance –

Operational Perspective

Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Sustainability

Sustainability – Beyond Emissions

Sustainability – Beyond Emissions

Sustainability – Beyond Emissions

Source: www.marinebuzz.com

In Summary

Independent guidance

resource for users

Recommendations for

developers

Developed through

consultation with users,

NGOs and scheme owners

An independent

platform for

collaboration

SSI Credible Benchmarking:

How to use and improve

sustainable rating schemes

in shipping

Simon Walmsley - WWF

Katharine Palmer - Lloyd’s Register

Adam Horwood - Carnival