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Progress 2019: Oil spills

Summary: Large-scale oil spills may have long-lasting impacts on human health and the environment. Spill incidents also have the potential to cause severe injuries and fatalities.
20 Feb 2020
Spills environment sustainability maersk

We strive to minimise our operations' negative impact on the natural environment and are committed to full compliance with regulatory demands.

Ambition

Zero oil spills.

Targets

Zero non-contained oil spills above 10 m3.

Progress 2019

No uncontained spills exceeding 10 m³.

Read more on page 22 in our Sustainability Report 2019.

Read more about Oil spills.

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals

Oil spills goals

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