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Since early 2023, ABL Group has focused on maturing our approach and teams for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). Aligned with our Group company purpose, we are committed to ensuring our business practices and operations have a positive impact on the environment and society in which we live and work.

We do this through rigorous recording and measurement of our ESG performance annually, generating tangible data to support the Group in taking targeted action to continuously improve and to celebrate and enhance where we have a positive impact.

We are proud that this culminated in an EcoVadis bronze rating at the end of 2023, putting us in the top 37% of companies assessed by EcoVadis globally.

In addition to supporting our clients on their renewable energy and other energy transition projects, we continue to work on a number of initiatives to ensure ESG is at the heart of our everyday activities:

Deployment of a group-wide training platform with bespoke content to train the next generation of energy and maritime professionals.

Group-wide HR and people platform to track and report on diversity.

Group-wide survey on diversity and inclusion.

External programme contribution directed at improving ESG engagement.

Launching our emissions tracking programme.

Continued support for a wide range of charitable initiatives.

Continuous improvement of our HSEQ systems.

Continuous improvement of our supply chain engagement with respect to fair working practices.

Our sustainability in action

“At Innosea, since 2019, we have started not only to perform our carbon inventory but also to set objectives and to put actions in place to limit our emissions and to promote the culture of ecology.”

Patricia Mayoral Gregorio, Loads Engineer at Innosea

“We actively participate in Women in Oil and Gas WeGo activities in Malaysia. As ABL champions the concept of diversity, equality and inclusion in the company, WeGo is a great platform in Malaysia for enriching and advocating for equal opportunity for women in this industry”.

Adjrina Hasan, Administrator and Commercial Support, ABL Malaysia

“At ABL Group, we recognise that in order to support our clients with their contributions to a more sustainable world, we have to prioritise sustainability within our own operations. A big way in which we are doing this is through our sustainability taskforces.”

Emily McVan, ESG Advisory ABL Group

“ABL Group has long been evolving its technical offering to support maritime stakeholders in meeting IMO2050’s objectives. Our comprehensive service portfolio in energy transition reflects our commitment to safeguarding and driving sustainability across the sector, from pioneering projects in designing zero-emission vessels, to our proprietary software solution for emissions AAA in ports and harbours.”

Stefano Scarpa, Associate Director Maritime Decabornisation

In line with our commitment to sustainability in our ABL2030 guiding purpose, ABL Group is steadfast in aligning our own strategic objectives with those developed in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), along with anchoring our ESG reporting in these principles.

Though the Sustainable Development Goals we identified previously are still material to ABL Group, after the rapid growth we have experienced in the past several years, we deemed it a priority to revisit the goals we align with, and through that exercise, we have identified the following goals as being material, or of significant importance, to our business:

SDG 6:

Clean water and sanitation

SDG 9:

Industry, innovation, infrastructure

SDG 10:

Reduced inequalities

SDG 12:

Responsible consumption

SDG 15:

Life on land

Sustainability report

First year reporting on EU Taxonomy and Norwegian Transparency Act.

Growth of sustainability team – new ESG & Sustainability Advisor; Environmental Analyst, and Katherine Phillips’ appointment to Chief Transformation Officer.

EcoVadis Bronze certification for sustainability.

Beginning to account for our emissions in line with GHG Protocol.

Diversity and inclusion training made mandatory for all.

Range of volunteering and fundraising (from coastal clean-ups to charity fundraising).

Read Our 2023 Sustainability Report