NORDEN's views on ...
NORDEN’s views on the environment
NORDEN wishes to help improve maritime safety and limit pollution from vessels. The continuous improvement of NORDEN’s environmental performance is not only best for the environment, but also the best solution for NORDEN’s customers, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders. The Company has established a whistleblower system designed to ensure compliance with the environmental policy by making it easier for employees to report non-compliance.
Consequently, NORDEN will continue its efforts to ensure compliance with the International Maritime Organisation’s conventions and guidelines and remains committed to finding global solutions to discourage reflagging and unfair competition.
In particular, NORDEN will work on the Company’s performance in the following areas related to NORDEN’s owned vessels:
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Air emissions – NORDEN is aware that the Company’s activities contribute to climate change.
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Biodiversity – NORDEN will continue its efforts to protect maritime biodiversity through responsible disposal of ballast water and other measures.
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Marine life – NORDEN will use environmentally friendly bottom paint and double-hulled tankers.
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Waste disposal – NORDEN will seek more efficient resource consumption and reduction of the waste resulting from our activities.
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Bunker oil – NORDEN will ensure compliance with the sulphur content controls in force in the SECA zones that our vessels traverse. We will also ensure that the bunker oil used by the Company’s fleet, including vessels held on charter, have a maximum average sulphur content of 2.7%. (IMO’s convention sets the cap on the sulphur content of fuel oil used on board ships at 4.5%).
NORDEN’s views on human and employee rights
NORDEN supports and respects the protection of human rights and refrains from any actions that may, directly or indirectly, encourage or contribute to infringement of these rights. NORDEN respects the provisions of the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention 2006 and local legislation. NORDEN regularly carries out occupational health assessments. All occupational health issues are included in the workplace assessment, and the employees are involved in the process. A whistleblower system is in the process of being established in order to make it easier for employees to report infringement of human and employee rights.
NORDEN’s views on anti-corruption
NORDEN neither accepts nor offers bribes in any form and strives to avoid facilitation payments. NORDEN to a limited extent makes contributions to charities, research projects, political parties, etc. subject to various restrictions.
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