Sustainability Matters

Sustainable Future

Balaena strives to be at the forefront of global engineering. To maintain this position, we must be committed to building a sustainable business which will continue to be successful for many years to come.

To achieve this aim, Balaena has introduced Sustainability Matters. By embedding new behaviours and mindsets within Balaena, Sustainability Matters will help deliver sustainable gains to all our stakeholders

A large passenger and cargo ship docked at a harbor, with construction and maintenance activities underway, including cranes and workers.

Taking Action

Sustainability Matters will identify clear priorities for change, which will include:

+ Supporting national shipbuilding and infrastructure projects in the renewables sector which will support the world’s ambition to beat climate change.

+ Eliminating or reducing waste from the products we use within our workplace.

+ Finding energy efficient solutions.

+ Reducing carbon emissions and make a positive environmental impact.

+ Streamlining business processes.

+ Building a sustainable workforce.

Achieving Our Goals

There are several key steps we follow to ensure we achieve our goals:

+ Working with key stakeholders to set priorities.

+ Strong leadership group to deliver the programme.

+ Identifying Sustainability Matters representatives within the workspace and providing forums for discussion.

+ Measuring success.

+ Rewarding success.

Sustainability Matters creates an open forum to discuss economic, environmental, and social issues which will lead to the development of policies and processes which will bring about positive change.