AAL Shipping (AAL) has released a comprehensive 2022 Sustainability Report, sharing its activity and strategy across key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pillars for 2022 with the global industry.
Felix Schoeller, AAL director and head of the carrier's Sustainability Committee, said the 360-degree ESG report details multiple aspects of AAL's operations on land and sea, not only outlining the environmental impact of AAL's sailings and cargo operations but also highlighting the ethnically, culturally, and socially diverse team of professionals the company employ, and the systems, processes, and extracurricular activities developed to support them.
"Sustainability has for years been embedded into the strategic thinking and culture at AAL, with our quality, environmental, and energy management processes already accredited by relevant ISO certification and internal sustainability reports developed to benchmark that progress," Schoeller said in a statement.
"Despite not being the first report of its kind that we have produced, our 2022 report is the first to be developed within a rigid GRI framework and then released publicly. We are extremely proud of it and the ongoing advances it represents," he added.
AAL said in a statement that the report furthermore details its efforts to reuse, reduce, and recycle across its global office network and its involvement in the EU-funded NH3Craft project to develop a high-volume storage solution for liquid ammonia on vessels, with the goal of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions by 50% by 2050.
AAL noted that as the shipping industry moves towards greater sustainability oversight, major industry players are becoming more attentive to proven and verifiable ESG standards when choosing their partners, "AAL seeks to be at the forefront of this change and to be aligned with its customers' requirements."
"We recognise that our global activities can have a significant impact on the environment and the communities in which we operate. As such, we have committed to ensuring that we work in a manner that is sustainable, ethical, and socially responsible," Schoeller said.
