Our Commitment
OUR COMMITMENT TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
As a leader in the shipping industry, we are committed to making sustainability a priority. Port Liberty New York is part of the CMA CGM Group’s family of terminals and is proud to embrace the CMA CGM sustainability approach, based on three pillars: Acting for People, Acting for Planet, Acting for Fair Trade.
Port Liberty New York demonstrates our approach to Acting for Planet by continuing to protect the environment and wildlife in the communities where we operate and beyond. Our sustainability commitment is further evidenced by being responsible stewards of our waterways and the environment by improving our energy efficiency, reducing our existing footprint, investing in more efficient equipment, and decreasing overall emissions.
Acting for People, Acting for Planet and Acting for Fair Trade also means providing a safe and equitable workplace for our employees, stakeholders, and customers, mobilizing resources to take meaningful actions to protect biodiversity, and promoting local economic growth while supporting impactful partnerships with our community.
- GHG AND AIR POLLUTANTS
- SPILL PREVENTION
- COMMUNITY IMPACTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
- WASTE MANAGEMENT
Port Liberty Terminals continue to achieve the “Excellence & Leadership” level in almost every area. As we continue to upgrade our facilities and innovate our operations, we will continue to set a high standard across these criteria.
Port Liberty is a Climate Smart Certified Organization that has created GHG inventories according to the GHG Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (GHGP), an internationally accepted standard for greenhouse gas accounting.
Climate Smart is an award-winning training program that helps small and medium businesses in every industry create a greenhouse gas inventory then devise a GHG emissions reduction plan to take action and make change.
Port Liberty involves staff across all levels in the company in the planning and implementation of sustainability initiatives.
Results:
Port Liberty : 3% reduction in absolute emissions since 2015
Working together for something greater.
Our collaboration with customers, port authorities, industry and community associations, vendors, and suppliers is what sets us apart from our peers and competitors. We don’t just implement new procedures within our own facilities, we challenge our partners and customers to similarly improve their operations.
Environmental Policy
As Port Liberty New York continues to expand and increase capacity, sustainability and environmentally responsible practices will remain a core focus, both locally and globally.
Our approach goes beyond just meeting the minimum legal regulations. We are continually pushing ourselves to proactively find ways to do things better like reducing fuel consumption and emissions, using resources wisely, and reducing our environmental footprint—all while maintaining our economic competitiveness.
Our Safety Policy
Safety is our first priority
Everything we do at Port Liberty revolves around safety and ensuring that anyone interacting with our facility is kept out of harm’s way. Safety is everyone’s responsibility and we count on our employees, workforce, stakeholders, and customers to help us uphold our high standards.
Our Safety Pledges:
We will provide a safe, secure, and healthy environment.
We will train our employees to work safely and provide them with the equipment and information necessary to do so.
We will ensure that all work is performed safely, no matter how important or urgent.
We will ensure a continued and open dialogue with all business partners.
We will focus on the continuous improvement of our operations.
We will comply with all regulations and industry standards.
We will cooperate with all regulatory agencies.
We will prevent and investigate the occurrence of unsafe or illegal acts.
We will prepare and react promptly to an emergency situation.
A strong community means a strong future.
We believe it is our responsibility—not only as a business but also as good citizens—to ensure the future of generations to come. And while we are a global company, we are committed to strengthening the local communities in which we operate and enriching the lives of those who live there—many of whom are employees of Port Liberty. Our many initiatives include buying and hiring locally, participating in charitable events, and protecting the surrounding environment and wildlife.
Our approach goes beyond just meeting the minimum legal regulations. We are continually pushing ourselves to proactively find ways to do things better like reducing fuel consumption and emissions, using resources wisely, and reducing our environmental footprint—all while maintaining our economic competitiveness.
Community And Social Responsibility