Sjálfbærnimarkmið Samskipa miðar að því að fyrirtækið axli ábyrgð og hafi uppbyggileg áhrif á umhverfið, félagslega þætti og stjórnarhætti í allri starfsemi sinni.
Sjálfbærni er mikilvægur hlekkur í starfsemi Samskipa og stærsti liðurinn þar er að velja umhverfisvænan flutningsmáta með því markmiði að draga úr losun gróðurhúsalofttegunda. Framtíðarsýn okkar, verkefni og gildi eru vandlega unnin til að endurspegla skoðanir okkar, vonir og markmið fyrir framtíðina. Við erum staðráðin í að nýta hvert tækifæri á ferð okkar til að ná kolefnislosun niður í nettó-núll (net-zero) árið 2040 fyrir Samskip í heild sinni innan sem utanlands.
Við einbeitum okkur að umhverfisvernd, velsælds starfsfólks og viðskiptavina okkar og jafnframt að veita hágæða þjónustu á góðu verði. Við höfum skuldbundið okkur til að verða sjálfbærasti gámaflutningaaðili í Evrópu með því að samræma og skipuleggja aðgerðir okkar og frumkvæði í sjálfbærnivegferð okkar. Áherslur sjálfbærni kalla á uppbyggingu nýrra viðskiptamódela þar sem hugað er að því að hver kjarnastarfsemi rekstrareininga leggi sitt fram til að byggja upp sjálfbæran heim.
Meðal markmiða okkar næstu árin er að minnka kolefnislosun allrar starfsemi okkar, búa til og bjóða vöruflutningaþjónustu og lausnir með litlum eða engum útblæstri og byggja upp fyrirtækjamenningu sem stuðlar að og fagnar sjálfbærni.
Helsti árangur
EcoVadis gullvottun 2024
Top 2% within our industry
5 vessels on 100% biofuels
Leading to 89% CO2 reduction per vessel
35% renewable electricity
In all of our locations
10% CO2e reduction in 2023
In all of our operations
Science-Based Targets
Samskip is committed to the Science Based Targets Initiative, and our goal is to reach Net-Zero by 2040.
We believe we have a responsibility to our planet and future generations, and we are taking a bold step to achieve a sustainable future.
We are dedicated to ensuring that our sustainability efforts are genuine, verifiable, and transparent. We strive to be pioneering and lead by example, and we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and minimizing our impact on the environment and society.
The Samskip way! Decreasing negative impact, creating a positive one.
Sustainability lies at the center of our company. It’s our license to operate in the future, making it key to the long-term continuity of our company, and for the societies in which we operate. Our vision, mission, and values are carefully crafted to reflect our beliefs, aspirations, and goals for the future. We are committed to seizing every opportunity on our journey to become Net-Zero by 2040.
We focus our efforts on the areas of Environment, People, Customers, and our Quality. Through aligning and structuring our actions and initiatives along these principles, we have committed to become Europe’s most sustainable container transport provider.
Together we make things happen!
Environmental Management System
Samskip’s Environmental Management System is recognized under the ISO14001. Our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint are continuous and focus on three areas: Social & Environment, Quality and Profitability. And, to measure our progress, Samskip measures five key performance indicators to calculate exactly how much we are increasing the intermodal component in services, reducing emissions in both absolute value and per km, reducing KWh of electricity used in our offices, and reducing our waste and water use.
We believe that sustainability is a shared responsibility. We aim to create a value chain by incorporating sustainability principles throughout creating and delivering value to our customers. As we understand that our supply chain contributes significantly to our emissions, we collaborate with a diverse range of suppliers and partners in various locations worldwide to promote sustainable practices and operations. We conduct audits on our suppliers and track their standards and certifications, such as ISO14001 and ISO9001.
Multimodal Logistics – because the greenest fuel is the one not used.
Hægt er að draga úr yfir 50% af CO2 á mörgum siglingaleiðum, bara með því að taka fjölþætta nálgun. Þar sem nýtt eldsneyti stelur oft senunni getur orkunýtni verið vanrækt þegar talað er um kolefnislosun. Hins vegar er enginn grænni orkugjafi en sú orka sem ekki er notuð!
Þess vegna reka Samskip umfangsmikið fjölþætt flutninganet með strandsiglingum, innanlandsprömmum, lestum og vörubílum. Flutningur farms af vegum og yfir á lestir og pramma getur sparað umtalsverða losun, oft yfir 50% miðað við hefðbundna vegaflutninga!
Hvernig náum við núll-netto kolefnislosun
Með því að minnka CO₂ útblástu árlega ætlum við að ná núll-nettó kolefnislosun árið 2040. Mælingar miðast við frá og með árinu 2020.
10%
Reduction by 2023
20%
Reduction by 2025
50%
Reduction by 2030
100%
Reduction by 2040
All aboard the energy transition! But where are we heading?
Biofuels, and investments in alternative sources of energy bring Samskip’s carbon footprint further down towards Net-Zero.
To become the most sustainable transport provider in Europe, Samskip cannot rely on multimodality alone. Our experts on renewable fuels are carefully considering how to answer that one pressing question, “what will be our next source of energy?” Long story short, it depends.
Over the years, Samskip has acquired a base of inhouse knowledge on alternative fuels, enabling it to choose the right energy source for the right usage per equipment type.
Sustainable biofuels in our Vessels
Samskip has increased its commitment to greener shipping by switching 4 of its vessels to run 100% biofuels, ISCC certified and from sustainable origin.
The usage of these biofuels results in CO2 reductions of up to 89%* on these vessels! This initiative underlines our longstanding dedication to take a leading role in reducing CO2 emissions within the industry.
And Samskip is continuously expanding the use of biofuels to keep decreasing its emissions. And the Samskip Sea Shuttle is a great example of our pioneering efforts in this area.
Navigating the Future: The Seashutle
While biofuels and LNG are great transition fuels, Samskip is taking it to the next level by developing two hydrogen-powered vessels that are ready to be operated autonomously, and have the potential to be operated zero-emission.
With project SeaShuttle, our commitment to build two hydrogen-powered and autonomous-ready container ships for emissions-free shipping was rewarded with €15M in funding from Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA. The ambitious project, led by Samskip aims to create one of Europe’s first zero-emission “green corridors” between the Oslo Fjord and Rotterdam.
Set to hit the seas in 2025, these vessels will revolutionize shipping as we know it, as they connect Rotterdam to the greater Oslo area, all while emitting nothing but pure water from the exhaust. In zero emission mode, two Sea Shuttles are expected to achieve around 25,000 tons of CO2 reduction per year. They will achieve zero emission operations in ports as well by using green shore power at the port of call.
LNG-power! The story of Kvitnos and Kvitbjørn
Following the acquisition of the Norwegian company Nor Lines, Samskip has expanded its fleet with two LNG-vessels: Kvitnos and Kvitbjørn. These Rolls-Royce Marine designed vessels were delivered in 2015, completely eliminate NOx emissions, they will reduce SOx emissions by 90% and, in per ton/km terms, produce 70% lower CO2 emissions than the equivalent truck freight move.
Overall, they are 65% more energy-efficient than a ship running on conventional marine fuel. We see LNG as a transition fuel that enabled us to decrease emissions without have to wait for technological advances of alternative fuels.
Sustainable biofuels in our trucks
Also in our trucking operations, we’re increasing the use of HVO biofuels. This waste-based fuel is carefully selected to ensure that its production does not compete with food production or forest land.
Making the switch from diesel to HVO biofuels can save as much as 90%* of CO2 emissions!
Samskip is planning to expand the usage of HVO biofuels gradually in the coming years. Contact your Samskip account manager to see how these CO2 reductions can benefit you.
*DISCLAIMER By booking with Samskip our clients cannot automatically account for the CO2 reductions mentioned above. Please consult your contact at Samskip for the options of purchasing CO2 reduction rights, and your accurate CO2 emissions when using Samskip’s service.
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Laurens Dourleijn
Laurens Dourleijn
Sustainability Manager
Sustainability Manager