bremenports publishes Sustainability Report 2024
Back in 2009, bremenports was the first company in the German port business to stipulate sustainability as a central corporate goal. Since 2013, the company has undergone certification in accordance with the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The 9th Sustainability Report went online today and is available at www.bremenports.de/nachhaltigkeitsbericht2024. As from now and also in future, the company has elected not to publish a print version for reasons of sustainability.
“The standards prescribed by GRI go far beyond merely the environment and climate protection. They also cover economic and social performance, so that our Sustainability Report provides a good overview of issues from various sectors. It ultimately reflects the status quo of the key sustainability topics, ranging from climate protection and adaptation to climate change, to working conditions, biodiversity and air quality, right through to promoting equal rights for women as well as a range of other topics, stating the goals and measures taken in each case,” explains bremenports Managing Director Robert Howe.
In addition to detailed descriptions of the company’s plans to make Überseehafen carbon-neutral, projects concerning the Energy Port or the smart port strategy, the Sustainability Report also contains key performance indicators for the different subject areas. We are pleased to report, for example, that there were no occupational accidents at bremenports during the year 2023. Readers will also discover that the changeover of the port management company’s vehicle fleet to e-cars is making good progress: the share of electric vehicles has increased by a further seven per cent to a total of 18.9 per cent since 2021.
The report includes another interesting trend relating to hinterland traffic at the ports of Bremen: in the automobile sector, more than 80 per cent of all vehicles have already been transported to and from the port by rail for several years. A symbolic figure has now also been achieved for the container sector: for the first time in 2023, more than 50 per cent of all containers in hinterland traffic – 51.2 per cent to be precise – were carried on rail. This is in contrast to previous years, when “only” almost half the containers were carried to and from the ports on rail. “This is a very positive signal, especially in terms of sustainability, and endorses our plans to expand the terminal railway services in future: the ports of Bremen have traditionally always been true “railway ports” and that is an important competitive advantage nowadays, especially under sustainability aspects,” concluded Howe.
