Working along with ABS,McAllister Towing, one of many oldest and largest marine towing and transportation firms within the U.S., has launched its inaugural sustainability report, showcasing efforts to scale back its environmental influence and spotlight its social and governance efficiency.
ABS specialists labored with McAllister’s workforce to offer greenhouse gasoline stock and sustainability reporting providers, calculating the operational carbon depth and benchmarking the efficiency of the McAllister fleet of greater than 60 vessels, together with tugboats, passenger ferries, offshore provide vessels, crew boats and barges in over 13 places alongside the U.S. East Coast.
“Traders are more and more incorporating Environmental, Societal and Governance (ESG) dangers and alternatives into their funding choices. ABS is uniquely geared up to assist shoppers enhance their ESG reporting with our worldwide community of sustainability specialists who’re actively engaged with the newest compliance initiatives and indexing measures. We’re proud to assist McAllister and have a good time on this event of its inaugural ESG report,” mentioned Panos Koutsourakis, ABS Vice President, World Sustainability.
The report covers subjects comparable to McAllister’s fleet profile, emissions discount methods, security tradition, neighborhood engagement and future objectives.
“McAllister is happy to offer our inaugural sustainability report,” mentioned McAllister’s President Brian Buckley McAlllister. “McAllister has repeatedly lowered its emissions depth over 40 p.c prior to now 15 years, with improvements in emissions know-how, operational controls, together with sensible and prudent engineering options. McAllister has additionally taken nice strides in restoring coastal properties that weren’t useable, via remediation of soils with dangerous pollution, discount of wastes, and recycling of our property for the success of synthetic reefs in U.S. coastal waters.”
Extra info on ABS greenhouse gasoline stock and carbon accounting providers is out there right here. Extra info on ABS sustainability reporting and assurance providers is out there right here.
The inaugural ESG report from McAllister is out there by contacting [email protected].
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About ABS
ABS, a number one world supplier of classification and technical advisory providers to the marine and offshore industries, is dedicated to setting requirements for security and excellence in design and building. Centered on secure and sensible utility of superior applied sciences and digital options, ABS works with trade and shoppers to develop correct and cost-effective compliance, optimized efficiency and operational effectivity for marine and offshore property.
About McAllister Towing
McAllister Towing is a family-owned firm that has been within the marine transportation enterprise since 1864. The corporate offers ship docking, basic harbor towing, coastal towing and bulk transportation providers, in addition to offshore assist for wind-farm operations alongside the U.S. East Coast. McAllister is led by Brian Buckley McAllister, the great-great grandson of founder James McAllister. Three further fifth-generation relations maintain management positions on the firm as nicely. For extra info, go to www.mcallistertowing.com.
