Advancing sustainable practices in the maritime sector

We provide consultancy services and organise social impact activities to help committed companies, colleges and institutions in the maritime sector accelerate the transition towards sustainability.

We help clients research and shape strategies, programmes, processes and learning initiatives to anticipate and respond to new regulations and stakeholder expectations on Environmental, Social and Governance performance.

We work across maritime industries (shipping, cruising, fishing, ports, workboats, yachting) with a focus on strengthening governance, ocean protection, social inclusion and women's empowerement in seagoing operations.

What we do

Corporate Sustainability

We help companies and educational institutions in the maritime sector respond to new regulations and increasing stakeholder demands for sustainability.

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Crew Management

We help crew management providers strenghten inclusive leadership, gender equality, women's empowerment and environmental practices.

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Ocean Governance

We help the United Nations and member states advance cooperation and stakeholder engagement in ocean governance.

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Highlights

Crew Management and Gender

Insights into the systems of gender inequalities in the maritime sector.
Paper

Our working paper synthesizes the main challenges the maritime industry faces in adopting gender-responsive talent management strategies. It provides a practical understanding of patterns, underlying structures, and mental models that allow these challenges to persist.

It also identifies leverage points to help companies, governments and regulatory bodies collaborate in order to embrace diversity, attract more women and retain qualified seafarers.

Gender and Maritime Sustainability

The role of women leaders in shaping sustainability in the maritime sector.
Co-inquiry group

Our collaborative inquiries bring together leading industry practitioners and outside experts to gain new perspectives and conceive integrated approaches to address the systemic relationship between gender-responsiveness, skilled workforce retention, inclusive leadership and sustainability performance in the maritime sector.

Join us to collaboratively answer critical questions that will benefit the whole maritime industry.

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Ocean Governance and Gender

Improving collaboration to combat organised crime in fisheries.
Learning programme

Our work with the UN is part of the Blue Justice Initiative and helps member states identify systemic governance issues perpetuating fisheries crime. We also facilitate coordination across institutions and stakeholder engagement.

Following the presentation of our initial research at the Blue Justice Conference 2020 we are currently developing a UN learning programme for policy-makers.

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Latest insights

Gender and diversity Ocean governance

What has ocean governance done for gender inequality in the maritime so far?

This initial article sets the scene by reiterating why gender equality in the maritime sector is an issue, outlining how 50 years of ocean and maritime governance has hardly contributed to addressing gender equality in the sector and what it would take to change this.

25/06/2022

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Gender and diversity

Gender inequality in maritime industry: Could systems thinking help?

The introduction to a series of six articles based on research conducted in 2021 on the systemic nature of issues preventing women from successfully integrating and thriving as seafarers in the maritime sector.

18/05/2022

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