SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019
s h a rin g k n owl edge a n d in n ov a tion emerge. F in a l l y, on th e en v iron men t th e impa c ts rel a te to th e fa c t th a t everyth in g th a t is produc ed (ma teria l or s erv ic e) h a s a n effec t on th e en v iron men t. We bel ieve, it is everyon e’s duty to bec ome c on s c ious of th e importa n c e of our a c tion s towa rds Ea rth . D a n a os S h ippin g, a s a res pon s ibl e c orpora te c itiz en of th e worl d, s upports a n d promotes every effort th a t improves th e a bove pa ra meters in th e bes t pos s ibl e wa y. We c on s ta n tl y s eek wa ys to improve proc uremen t pol ic ies a n d proc edures , es pec ia l l y th os e rel a tin g to k ey el emen ts wh ic h c on tribute to res pon s ibl e pra c tic es . We pa y s pec ia l a tten tion to th e ex ten s ive us e of en v iron men ta l l y res pon s ibl e ven dors . Our ven dors a re a l rea dy ful fil l in g our ma j or c riteria , a n d n ew c o- opera tion s a re tes ted a n d c on s idered in order to a c h ieve our ta rgets fa s ter.
S up p l y C h ain We a re active ly w o rk ing I n t h i s Ch a pter w i t h o u r s u p p liers f o r th e G R I 1 0 2- 9 i m provem e nt of s o cia l c o n di t i o n s a nd th e minimiz atio n o f o ur en vi ro n m e nta l f o o tp rint. W e re co g niz e t h a t ever y th ing is interco nne cte d a n d t h a t w e s h a re a co mmo n fu t u re. Thro u g h th e co lla b o ra tio n w i t h o u r s u p p liers w e a im to a c hi eve mu tu a lly s h a re d ta rg e ts a n d ea se s o cial co ns id era tio ns . Th e C o m p any ’ s P ro cu re me nt Depa r t m en t is re s p o ns ible f o r s o u rc i n g, a na ly z ing , ne g o tiating a n d su pp ly ing materia ls a nd s ervi c es to me e t th e ne e d s o f t h e ves s e ls a nd th e ir p ers o nne l o n b o a rd. It intera cts w ith h u nd re d s o f ven do rs a nd s erv ice p rov id ers a c ro ss th e g lo b e p ro d u cing t en s o f t h o u s and s o f o rd ers a nd s erv ice a greem en t s .
T h e a bil ity to c on duc t bus in es s in a ma n n er a ppropria te towa rds promotin g eth ic a l , s oc ia l a n d en v iron men ta l s ta n da rds pl a ys a ma j or rol e in th e s el ec tion of our s uppl iers . T h ey a re ex pec ted to ta k e s teps for c on tin uous improvemen t in th e aforementioned fields and adhere to our c ode of eth ic s a n d our c ommitmen t for en v iron men t protec tion , s a fety a n d proper work in g c on dition s in a res pon s ibl e a n d s us ta in a bl e wa y. M a j or a rea s of foc us a re eq ua l opportun ities , c ompl ia n c e with in tern a tion a l l a bor s ta n da rds (n o c h il d l a bor, dec en t work in g c on dition s ), h ea l th a n d s a fety awa ren es s , z ero c orruption tol era n c e, tra n s pa ren c y a n d fa ir bus in es s pol ic y. A l th ough h un dreds of s uppl iers c oopera te with D a n a os S h ippin g, th e C ompa n y promotes ‘green ’ a n d q ua l ity s uppl iers (h ol ders of rel ev a n t c ertific a tion i. e. I S O 1 4 0 0 1 or I S O 9 0 0 1 ) a n d ta rgets th e in c rea s e of th eir in c l us ion in proc uremen t s erv ic es .
A significant employment volume is therefore c rea t ed, a t a lo ca l a nd inter natio nal le vel , fo r t h o u s and s o f p e o p le a nd in th e p ro ce s s ha s a c o n sid erable imp a ct o n th e e co no my, i n t er m s of jo b cre atio n, p ro d u ctio n of reven u e, e mp ow er me nt o f co mp a nie s an d i m provem e nt o f th e e co no my ’ s ind ice s . In s o c i et y t h e imp a ct re la te s to th e incre as ed pro speri t y o f p e o p le , s h a ring co mmon i n t erest s and e njo y ing a ch ance f o r a b e tter l i fe. At t h e s a me time , a n inter na tio na l c u l t u re i s cre ate d a nd o p p o r tu nitie s f or
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