NCLH releases Stewardship Report

NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has published its 2019 Stewardship Report, tracking the company’s progress towards its sustainability goals.

The report highlights key advancements in environmental, social and governance areas, and includes confirmation NCLH has achieved an improved ‘B’ climate change score from CDP, a global non-profit charity group which evaluates about 10,000 companies globally every year to help them manage their environmental impact.

The ‘B’ score is better than in prior years and is higher than the Marine Transport sector average of ‘C’ and the North American regional average of ‘D’.

Achievements over the last year include the establishment of the Healthy Sail Panel in collaboration with Royal Caribbean Group to help inform the overall cruise sector in the development of new and enhanced cruise health and safety standards in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NCLH has strengthened its focus on reducing single-use plastics, with Norwegian Cruise Line becoming the first plastic water bottle-free major global cruise line via its partnership with JUST Goods Inc.

Over the year NCLH also created a dedicated Environmental, Social and Governance department to drive its overall strategy and better coordinate departments across the organisation including health, medical, safety & environmental operations, human resources, legal and supply chain.

NCLH relaunched its Hope Starts Here hurricane relief campaign, and donated US$3 million in cash and in-kind to assist relief efforts after Hurricane Dorian.

There was also continued participation from NCLH team members giving back to the community through events such as beach clean-ups and Habitat for Humanity, and the cruise firm launched a number of philanthropic efforts such as the Giving Joy campaign which recognised teachers, and the Encore Moments celebration of everyday heroes.

“Despite the public health challenges we currently face, our commitment to protect and preserve our oceans, the environment and the destinations we visit, while maintaining the culture of diversity, equality and inclusion in the workforce, remains at the very core of our everyday business operations,” said NCLH Chief Executive Officer Frank Del Reio.

The full report is available for download at nclhltd.com.