Sustainability
Revolutionising ferry food the sustainable way
Sustainability initiatives come at a cost, right? Well, not all of them. By making use of a forecasting tool and cooking fresh on order, our Food & Beverage team together with the regional chefs have managed to significantly reduce food waste and cut down on food costs – as well as increasing the quality and taste of the dishes prepared for our guests. The chefs’ professional pride has also increased. “It’s a win-win-win-win situation”, says Rikard Persson, Group Food & Beverage Manager at Stena Line.
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7 ways we’re making our food and beverage offer more sustainable
‘If we want to be a leader in sustainability, we need to consider it in every aspect of our operations,’ says Group head of Food and Beverages Rikard Persson. ‘We have a rigorous process when selecting items to use in our food production. When selecting ingredients used to create our menus, sustainability is just as important as quality, cost, and availability.‘ Here are seven ways we incorporate sustainability in our food and beverage offer.
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Future-proofing our fleet by converting our Superfast ferries
To be a leader in sustainability, we need to invest in new ships as well as modifying our existing tonnage. As part of Stena Line’s sustainable journey, we are now starting a project to retrofit our Superfast VII and VIII vessels so that they are ready to run on alternative energy sources such as e-methanol and take shore power electricity.
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Feed people, not bins – it’s time to tackle food waste on our ships
Did you know that one-third of the global food production goes to waste? This is an obvious humanitarian dilemma since the amount of wasted calories is enough to end starvation. But it’s also an environmental issue. According to the World Wildlife Fund, WWF, up to 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions result from food we throw away.
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“Diversity means representing our people and our customers”
CEO Niclas Mårtensson joined Stena Line in 2007 and has been in a member of our Group Management team since 2013. He’s proud of the changes that have taken place in that time and wants to see gender balance right across the company.
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Introducing the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to the shipping sector in 2024 – the impact on Stena Line and its customers
With a goal of net zero emissions by year 2050, the European Union is expanding the use of ETS – Emissions Trading System – to include the shipping industry. As from 1 January 2024, ferry operators will start paying for carbon emission and Stena Line is fully committed to support EU’s ambitions with carbon neutral energy sources and sustainable solutions across all operations.
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“This is just the first step – we have so much more to do”
Ian Hampton has been a member of our Group Management team for five years. He is also Maritime UK’s Chairperson for Diversity in Maritime.
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“A successful company keeps driving change”
Chief Commercial Officer Elisabeth Lönne joined our Group Management team in May 2022. Elisabeth has worked in several different roles and locations across Stena Line since she first joined the company in 2005.
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“You can’t be afraid of creating waves”
Margareta Jensen Dickson has been Chief People & Communications Officer since January 2022, and has worked at Stena Line since 2015.
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“We need to keep removing barriers”
Carl-Johan Hellner is Chief Operating Officer Ports & Terminals and Head of Stena Line Group Strategy. He’s been a member of our Group Management team since April 2020.
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