Carnival releases sustainability report
CARNIVAL Corporation says it has achieved its 2020 sustainability goals, and has set new targets for the future, according to the cruise giant’s 10th annual sustainability report, which was released overnight.
Chief Executive Officer Arnold Donald said while Carnival was currently facing the “unparalleled global pandemic” of COVID-19, it continued to strive to be an “exemplary corporate citizen, leaving the people and places we touch even better”.
The report details a range of accomplishments over the last 12 months, including the delivery of Costa Smeralda which joins AIDANova as the only two cruise ships in the world powered 100% by liquefied natural gas.
2019 also saw Carnival appoint Elaine Heldwier to the newly created Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer executive leadership role, while the company’s Board of Directors established a new Compliance Committee to oversee the ethics and compliance program.
Carnival Corporation has now committed to a new carbon goal of 40% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030 (relative to a 2008 baseline, and has become the first cruise operator to join the Getting to Zero Coalition, a global alliance of companies across the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors committed to accelerating the decarbonisation of the international shipping industry.
Other commitments included reducing all non-essential singleuse items including plastics on board Carnival ships by the end of 2021, with the first six months of the program cutting plastics by 80 million items.
Carnival Corporation is also targeting a 10% food waste reduction goal across its entire fleet, and continues to implement food waste digester systems to reduce volumes discharged.
The company also undertook a range of community support activities, including work with governments and relief organisations following natural disasters such as Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.
Other measures included work on retrofitting the fleet with Advanced Air Quality Systems, supporting new fuel cell and battery technologies, and the further development of “vendor assurance processes” to ensure suppliers are in compliance with the overall Carnival Corporation Business Partner Code of Conduct and Ethics.
The full report is available at a new dedicated special website at carnivalsustainability.com.