Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Environment
Leader Marine supports a precautionary approach to environmental challenges for improved environmental performance and resource utilization by running our own operations as clean and efficiently as possible.
We are striving to reduce the climate impact of our own business, buildings, and vehicles by 70% towards 2030 and aim for net-zero emissions by 2045 in our own operations.
All managers are expected to ensure appropriate environmental permissions exist in their work area, and all employees are expected to continuously work for and suggest ideas for improving our environmental footprint, e.g. by minimizing use of resources, such as energy, plastic wrapping, and harmful substances.
Social
Occupational health and safety
Leader Marine endeavors to create hazard-free workplaces for our employees, contractors, and others working in various locations by applying high standards of occupational health and safety. Leader Marine strives to assure the safety of its products and services through control systems responding to the demands of national veterinary and food administrations, programs supporting nutritive recommendations, and investments in operational equipment and procedures.
We are committed to achieving zero fatalities and high-consequence work-related injuries.
Each employee is responsible for complying with the safety instructions for using personal protection equipment when required, and for reporting any shortcomings regarding safety instructions or protective measures.
Respect for human and labor rights
Leader Marine supports and respects the protection of human rights as defined in the United Nations’ Global Compact. No employee is allowed to take any action that violates these human rights principles, either directly or indirectly.
Leader Marine supports basic labor rights as defined by the United Nations’ Global Compact. In this respect, Leader Marine upholds the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. Leader Marine does not accept any form of forced or compulsory labor, or the use of child labor.
We commit to living wages for a standard working week, meeting, as a minimum, national legal standards, or local industry benchmark standards. In any event, wages must always be enough to meet basic needs and provide some discretionary income.
All employees are expected to consider how operations, actions, and decisions can impact people and strive to minimize any negative impact.