Boskalis Sustainability Report 2020

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As a leading dredging and offshore contractor, we are keenly aware of the value of biodiversity and healthy ecosystems to society as a whole. We understand that it is essential to reduce and mitigate our impact to improve and maintain the health of our oceans, rivers and wetlands. We are also conscious of the need to reduce the carbon emissions from our operations and are moving forward on the topics of cleaner fuels, energy efficiency and carbon offset, also through our commercial offerings and collaborative efforts, as key elements in our journey to net zero.

RISKS AND DILEMMAS ‚ Unknown pace of development and costs for new low-carbon technologies ‚ Some clients focus on price as sole selection criteria ‚ We have no, or very limited, influence on infrastructure investment decisions ‚ In the absence of regulations, voluntary use of costly alternative environmentally friendly fuels creates a competitive disadvantage, unless clients are prepared to pay a premium OPPORTUNITIES AND GOALS ‚ Global knowledge exchange and collaboration opportunities ‚ Opportunity to build on several years’ experience in biofuels and the Building with Nature approach ‚ Potential to differentiate through delivery of low-carbon solutions to clients ‚ Growing global awareness of the value of environmental management ‚ Increasing demand from clients to reduce and mitigate impact

SDGs identified by Boskalis that are closely related to topics covered within ‘Managing our Impact on the Environment’:

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020 – BOSKALIS