Jon Olav Stedje from the port of Flåm engaged as an Ambassador for Environmental Port Index (EPI).

Environmental Port Index (EPI) is a company developed by several Norwegian ports supported by DNV. EPI, is a sophisticated but simple to use reporting tool, designed to help ship owners and port operators to chart a course for positive change. By aligning the operational and environmental benefits of following best practice sustainability at port, the EPI empowers ships and ports to ensure a better future for their individual businesses, as well as our shared industry, societies, and planet. EPI is already established in 16 Norwegian cruise ports and are aiming to develop across borders and to other segments of the maritime industry. Therefor the company had to expand their team, and Jon Olav Stedje was offered the position as an ambassador. How it works: The EPI solution enables ports to collect environmental accounting reports from visiting ships. The data is made available in an online portal showing details per ship as well as aggregated environmental data for all ship calls. This process is supported by DNV. One of the outputs from the EPI portal is an EPI score per port call giving an indicator of the ship’s environmental performance while at quay. The EPI score may be linked to an incentive system, honoring the good performers, and increasing the cost for persistent polluters. For the ship owner the online reporting tool gives an overview of all port visits, a good environmental accounting report and a good understanding of how each ship performs. It will in general be beneficial for ship owners to report in order to receive benefit from the incentive system.

”Jon Olav has a wide experience and an international network in the cruise and maritime industry. He is also educated in sales and marketing and is therefore a natural choice as an ambassador for our development and international extension.”

Even Husby

“It is a great honor and humility that I am committed to the role as an Ambassador for Environmental Port Index (EPI) The cruise industry is my passion and to be a part of how we can reduce the emissions and develop the industry is a privilege. I do look forward to representing such a great and forward-thinking company. Hopefully with me onboard the company will develop and expand to be a solution for many ports around the globe. It is also important that EPI will be a trustworthy, sophisticated, motivating, and easy to use reporting tool for the ship operators”.

Jon Olav Stedje