Environmental Protection Policy

It is GEM’s policy to achieve environmental excellence in all aspects of business operations. The company’s approach to environmental management is to continually improve performance by taking account of evolving scientific and practical knowledge within the shipping sector. GEM, as a reputable and responsible ship manager, recognises the importance of contributing to the conservation and protection of the environment and:

• Will ensure that the utmost care and all possible action within the company’s available capability and resources are taken to prevent pollution through safe operation of managed vessels and efficient operations in the office. GEM operates a ZERO-SPILL policy with regard to oil pollution of the marine environment.
• Will ensure that the company’s ISO 14001 Environmental Management System is integrated with ISM Safety Management System procedures and ISO 9001 Quality Assurance Systems and to form a more comprehensive Safety, Quality & Environmental Management System (SQEMS)
• Will strive to continually update, monitor, and control environmental risks where specific objectives and targets will be set and reviewed on an annual basis; (e.g. with regard to Funnel emissions, fuel conservation and waste management).
• Will ensure that all company employees are informed about the company environmental protection policy, objectives, procedures, and targets and their individual duties in that regard
• Will identify environmental hazards and maintain emergency procedures aimed at mitigating damage to the environmental and human impacts of potential emergency situations
• Emphasizes that ultimate responsibility for compliance with environmental procedures rests with each employee where individuals must embrace the company’s environmental management system. As such, GEM will endeavour to ensure all employees receive appropriate training and guidance in the company’s environmental goals and strategies in order to collaborate in implementation
• Comply with all relevant rules, regulations, and industry guidelines and where possible, further reduce the environmental impact of operations by volunteering and cooperating with community environmental protection activities
• GEM will seek to reduce consumption of materials, re-use rather than discard where practicable, and promote recycling and the use of recycled materials
• GEM will encourage suppliers to continually reduce the impact of their operations by giving preference to environmentally friendly products whenever it is economically feasible