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COMMENTARY

prepping a future-ready fl eet

Eastern Pacific Shipping’s emphasis on protecting the environment has received many accolades.
Its Sales and Purchase Manager, Mr Dan Kwek, believes that their Environment, Social & Governance
Policy will help the company meet future sustainability goals and global emissions standards

I am proud to say that Eastern Pacifi c Shipping Pte policies, are evaluated regularly to ensure that we
Ltd (EPS) is one of the fi rst private companies to are not only compliant with the latest regulations, but
publicly report its carbon dioxide emissions. Our also that they remain aligned with our values.
carbon dioxide emissions report is reviewed in When doing this, it’s important for us to be
January for the previous calendar year and released focused but also fl exible. Things change, and we
shortly after. We manage one of the largest private need to be able to adapt quickly. By doing so, we can

fl eets globally and what we do affects the industry, continue our sustainability journey realistically and
our stakeholders, and our people. We also have an pragmatically. That’s why we take a methodical and
impact on the communities where we operate and responsible approach towards lowering our carbon
on the environment. To be accountable to all these footprint and making real change.
parties, we implemented the EPS Environmental,
Social & Governance (ESG) Policy. This policy, along A CULTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
with our code of business conduct and various other Although the ESG Policy was implemented in 2019,