Marine CSR in focus - Cruse and Ferry (dot) net

 Posted - 17 November 2011 -Michele Witthaus - Cruse and Ferry (dot) net

 InterManager Secretary General, Captain Kuba Szymanski, has called for a new approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) with seafarers at its center.

Speaking at the 2011 InterManager Annual General Meeting in Manila, Philippines this week, Szymanski said that crew concerns should be embraced when implementing a CSR programme. “I am all in favor of protecting wildlife and the environment but I want to make sure that it is achievable and manageable,” he said. “I am a great believer in empowering ships’ crew and Masters to make sensible and correct operational decisions onboard without fear of unfair criminalization.”
Calling on industry bodies to “educate, not regulate”, Szymanski promised that InterManager members would work to self-regulate in order to minimize the need for mandatory regulation.
InterManager members already sign up to a Code of Conduct and participate in discussions about industry-wide initiatives such as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and corporate social responsibility. Szymanski told the meeting: “In my opinion, CSR goes hand in hand with the KPI project.”

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