Green Award Foundation wins Green4Sea honour

It was presented at the Green4Sea Conference and Awards 2016 on 6 April in Athens, which was attended by 950 delegates from 20 countries representing a total of 400 organisations.

Green Award’s chairman Captain Mattheou and executive director Jan Fransen accepted the award on behalf of the foundation.

Captain Mattheou said: “Ship managers, ports, maritime service providers and charterers work together through Green Award for the best results to benefit safety, to ensure quality and to achieve environmental excellence. Their collaboration is what makes Green Award a special initiative.”

Green Award Foundation is an independent and non-profit organisation committed to working towards the reduction of environmental footprint and producing safety in shipping.

All participant in the scheme are working towards sustainable, safe and environmentally-friendly future.

Green Award provides a platform for the cross-sectorial collaboration of the industry and for the industry-wide Corporate Social Responsibility implementation.

Mr Fransen concluded: “We certify ships and ship managers with outstanding performance. With Green Award certificate they show: excellence is their second nature.”

“But it is our incentive providers: ports and maritime service companies that make it all possible. Their rewards – incentives – motivate to strive for excellence.”