World's largest cruise company provides
updates on its 2030 goals and 2050 aspirations, reflecting progress
across environmental, social and governance focus areas
Report details key initiatives from the
company and its nine cruise line brands, focusing on advancing six
focus areas guiding the company's long-term sustainability vision,
execution and performance
MIAMI, July 13,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation &
plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise
company, today released its 12th annual
sustainability report, detailing the key initiatives and progress
made in 2021 toward its 2030 sustainability goals and 2050
aspirations.
Titled "Sustainable from Ship to Shore," the 2021 Carnival
Corporation sustainability report was developed in accordance with
the widely recognized Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard
and again incorporates two additional disclosure frameworks, the
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force
on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The full report is
available on the company's sustainability website at
www.CarnivalSustainability.com.
Following the achievement of its 2020 sustainability goals,
Carnival Corporation introduced its sustainability goals for 2030
and aspirations for 2050, which incorporate six focus areas that
align with key United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. These
areas include climate action; circular economy; sustainable
tourism; good health and well-being; diversity, equity and
inclusion; and biodiversity and conservation.
The company's latest report provides updates on current
sustainability initiatives and efforts supporting its long-term
sustainability vision and commitments under these focus areas,
including the company's 2030 commitments to reduce carbon emission
intensity and aspirations to achieve net carbon-neutral ship
operations by 2050.
The company has updated the baseline year for its 2030 carbon
intensity reduction goals to 2019 from its initial 2008 baseline,
measured in both grams of CO2e per ALB-km and kilograms of CO2e per
ALBD. Both 2030 carbon intensity reduction goals now require a 20%
improvement from 2019. With the updated baseline year, the company
strengthened its goal measured in kilograms of CO2e per ALBD since
the initial 2030 goal would only have required a further 15%
reduction from 2019 levels. Its goal measured in grams of CO2e per
ALB-km remains the same. This new baseline year will help the
company better communicate recent progress against its climate
goals to its investors and stakeholders as well as modernize its
disclosures in alignment with developing best practice and
reporting standards.
"Thanks to the dedication, support and proactive efforts of our
entire global team, ship and shore, we continue to make strong
progress in advancing our sustainability program across our six
focus areas," said Arnold Donald,
CEO and chief climate officer for Carnival Corporation. "This
effort includes our deep commitment to climate action and
sustaining positive momentum toward achieving our carbon reduction
goals for 2030, while working to be part of the solution to
establish a path to net carbon-neutral cruising over time."
Added Bill Burke, chief maritime
officer for Carnival Corporation: "At Carnival Corporation, our
highest responsibility and top priority is always compliance,
environmental protection, and the health, safety and well-being of
our guests, the people in the communities we touch and serve, and
our shipboard and shoreside personnel. This commitment has guided
our sustainability journey and approach over time throughout all
aspects of our global operations as we continue to progress our
environmental, social and governance focus areas each year."
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CARNIVAL CORPORATION 2021
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
The latest annual sustainability
report showcases that the company is on track to meet its targets
for 2030, while increasing initiatives to support its aspirations
for 2050. Detailed below are key highlights and progress made
through the end of 2021 under its six focus areas.
Climate Action
Carnival Corporation remains focused
on decarbonization. The company and its brands are committed to
continuing to reduce carbon emission intensity and have long-term
aspirations to achieve net carbon-neutral ship operations by 2050.
To achieve these goals, the company supports the adaptation of
alternative fuels and is testing new technologies as they become
available, developing and installing advanced air quality systems,
and partnering with various organizations and stakeholders to
support and accelerate its decarbonization efforts. 2021
sustainability highlights under the climate action focus area
include:
- Carbon Emission Goal: Carnival Corporation remains on
track to achieve a 20% carbon intensity reduction by 2030 relative
to its 2019 baseline, measured in both grams of CO2e per
ALB-km and kilograms of CO2e per ALBD. To reaffirm and
strengthen its initial carbon intensity reduction goals for 2030,
the company has updated the baseline year for both goals to 2019
from a 2008 baseline.
- Shore Power: As of the end of 2021, 46% of the company's
fleet was equipped with shore power capabilities, enabling ships to
use shoreside electric power where available while in port.
- Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): As part of its goal to
expand its LNG program, the company introduced additional LNG ships
to the fleet in 2021, for a total of six cruise ships currently in
operation with the ability to be powered by LNG.
- Advanced Air Quality Systems (AAQS): As of the end of
2021, 90% of the fleet (excluding LNG ships) was equipped with
AAQS, capable of removing nearly all sulfur from exhaust, enabling
cleaner air emissions at port and at sea with no negative impact to
the marine environment.
- New Technologies: The company is investing in a
first-of-its-kind lithium-ion battery storage system, installing
hull air lubrication systems, testing fuel cells powered by
hydrogen derived from methanol, and exploring carbon capture and
storage.
Circular Economy
As the world shifts towards a
circular economy model where materials flow around a "closed loop"
system, Carnival Corporation and its brands are also shifting how
the company works with its supply chain partners to reduce waste.
2021 highlights under the circular economy focus area include:
- Reducing Single-Use Plastics: Achieved goal of reducing
single-use plastic items by 50%, despite the pandemic and the need
to continue using many of these type of items for public health and
sanitation purposes.
- Food Waste Reduction: Achieved a 24% food waste
reduction per person in 2021, making great progress toward its 2022
goal of a 30% food waste reduction per person and its 50% food
waste reduction per person by 2030.
- Biodigesters: As of the end of 2021, the company
completed the installation of over 500 biodigesters throughout its
fleet, in support of ongoing food waste management efforts.
- Advanced Waste Water Treatment Systems (AWWTS): Carnival
Corporation remains on track to achieve its goal of increasing
AWWTS coverage to over 75% of its fleet capacity, with 59% coverage
of its fleet capacity as of the end of 2021.
Good Health & Well-Being
Providing a safe
environment and working conditions for all employees, and all
others working on the company's behalf, is at the core of all
operations for Carnival Corporation and its brands. As part of this
commitment, Carnival Corporation remains focused on expanding its
well-being programs to support the physical and mental health of
its employees, encouraging social connectivity with family and
friends, and promoting a balanced lifestyle. Health and well-being
efforts in 2021 include:
- Employee Outreach and Well-Being: Increased focus on
employee outreach and wellness, as it relates to the unique needs
of shoreside and shipboard employees.
- Job Creation: Increased the number of employees on board
a number of its ships from reduced levels during the pause in guest
cruise operations, in addition to opening a significant number of
shoreside positions.
- Company Culture Metrics: As part of its ongoing effort
to establish measurable company culture metrics and set annual
improvement targets, in 2021 the company continued an employee
survey program and introduced training sessions and internal
communications designed to promote its "Culture Essentials" program
focused on further strengthening corporate culture.
- CSMART Academy Training Update: During 2021, the CSMART
Academy – officially the Center for Simulator Maritime Training
Academy, part of the Arison Maritime Center – continued to provide
online and onboard training to the fleet while also advancing
preparations for the restart of onsite training in 2022. The CSMART
team has made advances in developing and delivering online
curriculum through courses, tailored events such as remote
''newbuild training,'' and through ongoing webinars.
Sustainable Tourism
As a global company, Carnival
Corporation and its brands recognize the collective responsibility
to respect and help maintain the culture, history and natural
resources of the communities in which it operates. 2021 highlights
under the sustainable tourism focus area include:
- Disaster Relief: Supported disaster relief efforts to
the victims of the La Soufrière volcano eruption in St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, as well as
communities in Barbados impacted
by volcanic ash.
- Destination Partnerships: The company's Italy-based Costa Cruises kicked off its
"Traditions in the Future" project, which supports the preservation
of traditional arts and crafts to a new generation of
artisans.
- Community Relationships: Carnival Corporation's P&O
Cruises and Cunard brands partnered with Travelife, a leading
certification initiative supporting tour operations and travel
agencies toward sustainable tourism. Additionally, in 2021 the
company's European brands donated over 20 tons of food items to
address hunger throughout communities in need, in partnership with
three regional initiatives, including the European Foodbank, UK
Harvest and the Banco Alimentare.
Biodiversity & Conservation
Carnival Corporation
is committed to biodiversity and conservation practices, as the
health and vitality of the marine and land ecosystems in the places
the company's ships visit is essential to providing memorable guest
experiences. As part of this focus area, the company's efforts
focus on implementing best practices across its operations,
investing in programs that support biodiversity and conservation,
working with its supply chain and partnering with the communities
it visits to help maintain and improve their ecosystems.
Biodiversity and conservation efforts include:
- NGO Partnerships: In the first quarter of 2022, Carnival
Corporation joined the Ocean 100 Dialogues, an initiative supported
by the World Economic Forum that accelerates ocean stewardship with
a focus on climate change, biodiversity and equity.
- Ports & Destinations: The company continued its
efforts to support biodiversity and conservation, including
creating a new mangrove nursery, planting trees and ornamental
plants, and collecting waste through coastal cleanup initiatives in
the ports it owns and operates.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
As a global company
with employees from over 100 countries around the world, Carnival
Corporation is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive
work environment with equal opportunities for professional growth,
as the company's success depends on the diversity, talent and
dedication of its global employee base. As part of the diversity,
equity and inclusion focus area, 2021 highlights include:
- Catalyst: Carnival Corporation continued to work with
Catalyst, the leading U.S. nonprofit with the mission to expand
opportunities for women in leadership.
- Awards & Recognitions: In 2021, the company received
a series of recognitions for its companywide operations and
dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion, including honors
from Forbes on the publication's annual listings of the World's
Best Employers and World's Top Female-Friendly Companies. The
company was also recognized as a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award
Winner, honoring the best 100 U.S. places to work, and on
Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies, in
addition to earning a fifth consecutive perfect score of 100 on the
Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, designating the
company as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival
Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel
companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise
lines sailing to all seven continents. With operations in
North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O
Cruises (Australia), Costa
Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com,
www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com,
www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com,
www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
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