Dublin Port Company report is launched

DUBLIN Port Company has launched its first sustainability report.

It provides an account of the Port Company’s sustainable development responsibilities, challenges and achievements from the previous year with regard to economic, environmental and social considerations.

The report documents the integrated approach that Dublin Port Company takes to facilitating the movement of passengers and goods through Ireland’s largest, busiest port – servicing an economic need – balanced with the needs of the port’s natural and built environments, and the local communities it operates alongside.

At the launch, Dublin Port Company and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) also signed a joint energy efficiency agreement.

The agreement means that Dublin Port Company and SEAI will work in partnership to achieve a target of 33 per cent energy efficiency savings and improvements by 2020.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, said:

?I am very pleased to launch Dublin Port Company’s first Sustainability Report, given Dublin Port’s status as a port of national significance and its contribution to the economic, environmental and social development of the country and our capital city.

“The is a milestone in assisting individuals and organisations to further understand Dublin Port’s significant role in this regard, and its future potential.

“It is important that ports take a holistic approach to their operations, including sustainable business practices, and I commend Dublin Port on its clear progress in this regard.

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Eamonn O’Reilly, chief executive of Dublin Port Company, said:

“We are committed to measuring and reporting on our activities as Dublin Port strives to facilitate economic growth, protect our environment and enrich the lives of local communities.

? A copy of the report is available at www.dublinport.ie