In a year-long scientific initiative to explore how to achieve a safe and sustainable future, DNV GL has published six sustainability reports.
The reports seek answers to questions such as:
- Can the shipping industry cut fatality rates by 90 per cent?
- Why should business help society build resilience to the effects of climate change that we can no longer avoid?
- Could cutting-edge floating offshore wind technology enable energy-challenged countries to provide clean and affordable power to their societies?
Six Sustainability Themes
The initiative marked a double milestone: DNV’s 150th anniversary and DNV GL’s first year as a merged company. The focus is on six sustainability themes for the future:
- Safe and sustainable future
- From technology to transformation
- The future of shipping
- Electrifying the future
- Arctic: the next risk frontier
- Adaptation to a changing climate
Forward-Leaning Discussion
Dr Henrik O. Madsen, President and CEO of DNV GL, said that the themes reflect the company’s aim to take a broader view of the relationship between technology, business and society. 'I hope that we can use the findings of the themes, as well as the momentum of our 2014 celebrations, to engage a wide range of stakeholders in a forward-leaning discussion.'
