Sustainability Report highlights 2019

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Responsible business practices

A.P. Moller - Maersk is committed to ensuring that our business practices are safe, responsible and transparent. We manage and report on issues that are material to Maersk as financial risks to our business, significant shared value opportunities, or responsibilities as defined by our Core Values and the principles of the UN Global Compact on human rights, labour rights, environment and anti-corruption.

The issues highlighted on this page are the ones identified as material risk or responsibilities in 2019.

Learn about progress in 2019

safety

Safety

The issue of personal safety for our employees sits above all other responsibilities we have. In 2019, we began embedding our Safety Differently approach.

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Air emissions: SOx and NOx

We strive to minimise our operations’ negative impact on the natural environment, and successfully completed preparations for implementation of the IMO’s global cap on sulphur dioxide from 1st January 2020.

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Oil spills

Large-scale oil spills may have long-lasting impacts on human health and the environment. We registered no uncontained spills exceeding 10 m³ in 2019.

anti corruption

Anti-corruption

We aim to eliminate corruption in the maritimeindustry through both multi-stakeholder collaboration and actions in our own operations. In 2019, we focused on faciliation payments, processes for third parties and risk management on anti-corruption.

Responsible procurement

Responsible procurement

With a risk-based approach, we engage with approximately 3,000 suppliers through a range of due diligence measures. In 2019 we updated our Supplier Code of Conduct to include new issues such as data security and privacy, and to align with our new Maersk employee Code of Conduct.

human rights

Human rights

We want to prevent and address adverse human rights impacts associated with our business activities. In 2019, we integrated human rights further in our governance processes.

employee relations

Employee relations

We work to ensure that we uphold internationally recognised standards across our worldwide operations. In 2019, we continued training and capacity building, and included seafarers in labour rights assessment for the first time.

diversity and inclusion

Diversity and inclusion

In 2019, we continued our efforts to build inclusive leadership capabilities and engage our employees on the diversity and inclusion agenda through a wide range of initiatives.

responsible tax

Responsible tax

We want to be a compliant and accountable tax payer with responsible and transparent tax practices, and in 2019 we continued our compliance and engagement activities to this end.

disaster response

Disaster response

As part of the Logistics Emergency Team, we contributed to logistics relief efforts in two countries in 2019.

ocean health

Ocean health

We contribute to protecting the health of oceans, and work to continuously reduce our own impacts. In 2019, we supported scientific research, partnered with The Ocean Cleanup and contributed to the development of the UN Global Compact's Sustainable Ocean Principles.

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Careers

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