To broaden our Green Agenda, we have developed commitments across the entire organisation in support of five United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: to ensure safety, good health and well-being for our guests and employees, to build a resilient and sustainable infrastructure throughout the business, to ensure responsible consumption, to protect life below water and life on land.
We continuously identify and implement projects to achieve our missions within the agenda’s 2030 timeframe. We will communicate our achievements as we go and as part of our annual report.
Good Health and Well-Being (3)
We commit to being a positive and inclusive workplace with a holistic approach to health and safety that extends to all employees, customers, contractors and visitors.
Responsible Consumption and Construction (12)
We commit to integrating sustainability into our purchasing decisions, reducing waste and improving our waste recycling as well as through continuous consultation with industry to identify and employ additional initiatives.
Climate Action (13)
We commit to protecting the climate by building a resilient and sustainable infrastructure throughout the business. We will do this by continually improving resource-use efficiency through the adoption of clean, innovative and environmentally sound technologies and processes.
Life Below Water (14)
We commit to being Stewards for the sustainable use of the Baltic Sea and the integrity of all marine biodiversity.
Life On Land (15)
We commit to protecting, restoring and promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems. We will do so by the renaturalization of land and soil and supporting biodiversity in the regions we operate.
Read more about The UN Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainability report
In our Sustainability Report you can learn more about our green investments and our initiatives to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Read the Sustainability report
To broaden our Green Agenda, we have developed commitments across the entire organisation in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Read more about our green agenda
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A fleet of hybrid ferries
The hybrid system on ferries is similar to that of hybrid cars, where petrol or diesel is combined with electricity.
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Noise-reducing thrusters
One of the steps towards our zero emission strategy is the exchange of all thrusters – the ships’ propulsion systems – on Scandlines’ four hybrid ferries on the route between Puttgarden in Germany and Rødby in Denmark.
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Powered by the wind
Since 2013, we have operated with environmentally friendly hybrid technology. In 2020, we installed a rotor sail on M/V Copenhagen and in 2022 on M/V Berlin respectively, which operate on our route between Rostock in Germany and Gedser in Denmark.
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Green ferry operation
We already operate with hybrid ferries, which are much more eco-friendly than conventional ferries. However, our goal is ferry operation covered by pure battery power within a few years.
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Other green initiatives
We reduce food waste by serving individual portions made to order, putting smaller amounts of food on the buffet at the time and by having less dishes from which to choose.
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UN Global Compact
Scandlines has joined the UN Global Compact – a voluntary initiative for responsible companies.
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Zero emission freight ferry
Scandlines has ordered a new zero emission freight ferry for the Puttgarden-Rødby route. The ferry will be inserted in 2024 and will launch the next generation of ferries on the route.
