Saturday, June 22, 2024 MSC Cruises released its 2023 Sustainability Report, examining the company’s achievements in environmental, social, and governance realms. This comprehensive report includes updates from Explora Journeys, its sister company and high-end travel brand, which debuted its first ship, EXPLORA I, last year as part of a six-ship series. Additionally, the report provides extensive statistics covering various operational aspects such as emissions, water usage, waste management, staffing numbers, and gender ratios.
Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Group’s Cruise Division , said: “We began publishing an annual Sustainability Report in 2019, making this our fifth report. During that time, our commitment to reaching our goals remains as strong as ever. Our approach to environmental, social, and governance issues has become more sophisticated as we have employed more ways to manage our activities in a more dynamic manner.
This reflects our passion to not just align with stakeholder expectations and navigate a complex regulatory landscape, but to make meaningful measurable changes that have a long-term positive impact on our guests, our employees and our planet. “We remain fully committed to our goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in line with the International Maritime Organization’s strategy but achieving net zero emissions cannot be done alone. We continue to work extensively with our close partners including the shipyards, techn.
