Radical changes in the external operating environment explored in our Case for Action, indicate an urgent need to reshape the way in which shipping business is conducted.

SSI members have set out their vision and aspirations for how the industry needs to respond to these changes – backed up by specific commitments to action.

Our vision for a sustainable shipping industry

Shipping plays a critical role in the global economy. Recognising that the challenges of the future demand significant change, SSI members have developed a shared Vision for 2040 – a vision in which sustainability equals success.

We understand that this means:

• changing to a diverse mix of energy sources, using resources more efficiently and responsibly, and dramatically reducing greenhouse gas intensity
• providing safe, healthy and secure work environments so that people want to work in shipping, where they can enjoy rewarding careers and achieve their full potential
• earning the reputation of being a trusted and responsible partner in the communities where we live, work and operate
• developing financial solutions that reward sustainable performance and enable large-scale uptake of innovation, technology, design and operational efficiencies
• transparency and accountability drive performance improvements and enable better, sustainable business decision-making
• proactively contributing to the responsible governance of the oceans.

SSI members share this vision for a sustainable shipping industry. We commit to working towards this in all our own operations and/or activities that involve shipping, and in all our dealings with and support for the shipping industry to make our vision a global reality by 2040.

Click here for the full Vision document, and details on how we plan to put the Vision into action.

[1] The guiding scope principle of the SSI is that it focuses on the strategic sustainability impacts of or on ships or shipping. Related land based activities - such as those of ports, shippers, customers or financiers - will be included only to the extent that they act as enablers for or otherwise significantly influence shipping sustainability.