Why Sail Carbon Neutral?

Attract new clients & grow customer loyalty

A BCG survey of 125 companies that ship cargo reveals that:

82%

of shipping customers are willing to pay a premium for carbon-neutral shipping

71%

of shipping customers would be more loyal to a shipping company that offers it

63%

of shipping customers believe carbon-neutral shipping can bring a competitive advantage

57%

of consumers are willing to change their purchasing habits to reduce negative environmental impact

33%

of consumers are choosing brands that have publicly embraced environmental or social causes

A Watson Farley & Williams survey of 545 maritime industry leaders asserts that:

33%

of shipowners, charters and financiers say that ESG factors have a significant or crucial influence on investment and financing decisions

A McKinsey analysis of 2,000 research papers suggests that:

10%

lower cost of capital
can be attained from a better ESG score

The EU Joint Research Center (JRC), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) calculated that:

37.9

billion tonnes of CO2 were emitted
in 2021 from burning fossil fuels

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Fourth GHG Study estimates that:

of global CO2 emissions can be
attributed to maritime shipping

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN IPCC) states that:

1.5°C

is the maximum increase in global temperature to avoid the worst impacts of climate change

2050

is when we need to reach Net Zero
to limit an overshoot of 1.5°C

The Net Zero Stocktake report 2022 discloses that:

35%

of the 2,000 largest publicly traded have already set
a Net Zero target

40%

intend to use carbon offsets
to help achieve Net Zero

58%

haven’t specified if they will use offsets
to help achieve Net Zero

explicitly rule out the use offsets
in achieving Net Zero