The General Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards create a common language for organisations – large or small, private or public – to report on their sustainability impacts in a consistent and credible way. By reporting in reference to the GRI standards for 2021, we strive to enhance global comparability and increase the transparency and accountability of our organisation. Within this Sustainability Report, we refer to the following standards:
| Reported in 2021 | GRI Disclosures | Disclosure title | Location | Additional information / Reasons for omission |
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| Reported in 2021 | GRI Disclosures | Disclosure title | Location | Additional information / Reasons for omission |
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| GRI 2 General Disclosures 2021 | ||||
| 2-1 | Organisational details | About Samskip | Samskip BV Headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Operates throughout Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Faroe Islands, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, Latvia (extra for Logistics: China, Korea, USA, Australia) - and accompanied with statement, Russia. | |
| 2-2 | Entities included in the organisation's sustainability reporting | About Samskip | Samskip BV including Samskip Multimodal and Samskip HF | |
| 2-3 | Reporting period, frequency and contact point | About the Report | Our sustainability reporting is in line with our financial reporting year. For any information about this report, please contact Pedro Vasconcellos, Head of Sustainability at pedro.vasconcellos@samskip.com | |
| 2-4 | Restatements of information | There are no restatements of information in this report | ||
| 2-5 | External assurance | Seeking external assurance on sustainability topics falls under the responsibility of the Head of Sustainability, who is not a part of the executive or supervisory board. Due to the size of the business, Samskip has not assured this sustainability report. | ||
| 2-6 | Activities, value chain and other business relationships | About Samskip | Samskip is active in the European multimodal logistics and global freight forwarding. The services provided include logistics services, warehousing and freight forwarding in Europe, UK, Scandinavia and Iceland. | |
| 2-7 | Employees | People at Samskip - Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion | Data provided for the total number of employees, and a breakdown of this total by gender and by region. For additional disclosures, information is unavailable or incomplete. | |
| 2-8 | Workers who are not employees | Information is unavailable or incomplete. | ||
| 2-9 | Governance structure and composition | About Samskip – Our Business | Members of the Supervisory Board: Ólafur Ólafsson, Chairman Hjörleifur Jakobsson, Vice-Chairman Karin Govaert – Joined the Supervisory Board in March 2022 Vesna Nevistic – Left the Supervisory Board in March 2022 Members of the Management Board: Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, CEO Eric B. Williams, CCO Kristinn Albertsson, CFO Myrthe Geenen, CHRO (left the company over the course of 2022) Frederica Leca, COO Ragnar Thor Ragnarsson, CIO | |
| 2-10 | Nomination and selection of the highest governance body | Due to confidentiality constraints indicated by internal parties, we chose to omit this disclosure | ||
| 2-11 | Chair of the highest governance bdoy | About Samskip – Our Business | ||
| 2-12 | Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts | About Samskip – Our Business | ||
| 2-13 | Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts | About Samskip – Our Business | ||
| 2-14 | Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting | About Samskip – Our Business | ||
| 2-15 | Conflicts of interest | Our Project Portfolio Board acts as an extra set of eyes and manages scope and priority of the major ongoing projects. The PPB also determines where the company focuses on and spends resources on. It takes some of the individual power away from the management board, thereby reducing the risk of conflict of interest. Additional sub-disclosures are therefore omitted due to not being applicable. | ||
| Reported in 2021 | GRI Disclosures | Disclosure title | Location | Additional information / Reasons for omission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 2 General Disclosures 2021 | ||||
| 2-16 | Communication of critical concerns | Our Ethical Responsibility - Whistleblowing Procedure | We have a whistleblower procedure in place for employees to anonymously send in concerns or wrongdoings. If needed and appropriate, these will be reviewed by the Management Board. There were no critical concerns reported to the management board in 2022. | |
| 2-17 | Collective knowledge of the highest governance body | About Samskip – Our Business | The management board has strenghened the presence of sustainability-related knowledge and experience within the organization by creating a sustainability team, with a new Head of Sustainability as most recent hire. This team informs the Management Board on the most relevant topics surrounding ESG. | |
| 2-18 | Evaluation of the perforamnce of the highest governance body | On certain operational executive positions we are monitoring ESG performance, and incentivising improvement of ESG. We cannot disclose additional information on the grounds of confidentiality. | ||
| 2-19 | Remuneration policies | While these are policies we do have in place and we do have an overview on these processes, due to confidentiality constraints indicated by internal parties, we chose to omit this disclosure to protect the wishes of internal parties in question. | ||
| 2-20 | Process to determine remuneration | While these are policies we do have in place and we do have an overview on these processes, due to confidentiality constraints indicated by internal parties, we chose to omit this disclosure to protect the wishes of internal parties in question. | ||
| 2-21 | Annual total compensation ratio | While these are policies we do have in place and we do have an overview on these processes, due to confidentiality constraints indicated by internal parties, we chose to omit this disclosure to protect the wishes of internal parties in question. | ||
| 2-22 | Statement on sustainable development strategy | Unlocking Synergies: A Conversation Between Our CIO and Head of Sustainability | ||
| 2-23 | Policy Commitments | Our People Our Responsible Business | Samskip has a labour and human rights policy in place, encompassing the commitments, targets and matters highlighted in the referenced location. This policy applies to all employees including seasonal workers, interns, subcontractors, and any other person who is representing Samskip in a business relationship. Our labour and human rights policy was signed off by our Chief Human Resources officer, who is part of the c-level. Policy commitments are not publicly available due to being stored on Samskip intranet which is not accessible to those outside of our operations. Though direct contact, employees have received the policy via email. The policy is also available on the intranet page. | |
| 2-24 | Embedding policy committments | Our People Our Responsible Business | All employees have access to the the Corporate Employee Handbook and all suppliers have access to our Supplier Code of Conduct. Additionally, employees have access to the Samskip Academy, where we offer training modules on responsible business conduct. | |
| 2-25 | Processes to remediate negative impacts | Our People Our Responsible Business | Whistleblower policy, providing a way for all employees and subcontractors to anonymously speak up on any wrongdoings and/or seek advice on implementing the organisation's policies and practices. | |
| 2-26 | Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns | Our People Our Responsible Business | Whistleblower policy, providing a way for all employees and subcontractors to anonymously speak up on any wrongdoings and/or seek advice on implementing the organisation's policies and practices. | |
| 2-27 | Compliance with laws and regulations | Sub-disclosures are omitted due to not being applicable. | ||
| 2-28 | Membership associations | About Samskip – Our Business | ||
| 2-29 | Approach to stakeholder engagement | Materiality Assessment & Results | Samskip engages in stakeholder dialogue, through planned interviews with various stakeholder groups for materiality assessments. The management team analyses the feedback received from stakeholders to identify common themes, concerns, and suggestions. This can help to inform decision-making processes and identify areas where changes may be needed. The management team takes stakeholder perspectives into account for decision-making. This is done by considering the impact of decisions on stakeholders and taking their views into account when making decisions. | |
| 2-30 | Collective bargaining agreements | Samskip follows all local laws and regulations therefore all employees fall under collective agreements. | ||
| Reported in 2021 | GRI Disclosures | Disclosure title | Location | Additional information / Reasons for omission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 3 Material Topics 2021 | ||||
| 3-1 | Process to determine material topics | Materiality Assessment & Results | ||
| 3-2 | List of material topics | Materiality Assessment & Results | ||
| 3-3 | Management of material topics | 2022 was the first year Samskip conducted a full double materiality assessment. The management of each material topic is therefore a planned action for next year and is ommited for this reporting year on the grounds of the information being unavalable and incomplete. | ||
| GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016 | ||||
| 204-1 | Proportion of spending on local suppliers | Our procurement is mostly trucking services. This disclosure is therefore omitted on the grounds of not being applicable to Samskip operations. | ||
| GRI 302: Energy 2016 | ||||
| GRI 302-1 | Energy consumption within the organization | |||
| GRI 302-2 | Energy consumption outside of the organization | |||
| GRI 302-3 | Energy intensity | |||
| GRI 302-4 | Reduction of energy consumption | |||
| GRI 302-5 | Reductions in energy requirements of products and services | |||
| GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018 | ||||
| GRI 303-1 | Interactions with water as a shared resource | We strive to measure water use in our offices. However, due to the renting structures, this data is often not available. Aside from drinking water consumption in our facilities, our vessels use water to fill their ballast tanks, used to balance the vessels. These vessels will discharge this water again when needed to rebalance. This is why it is important to have filters installed, making sure we do not bring any external organisms in places where they do not belong. | ||
| GRI 303-2 | Management of water discharge-related impacts | N/A as we use minimal amounts of water in our offices and facilities. | ||
| GRI 303-3 | Water withdrawal | N/A as we use minimal amounts of water in our offices and facilities. | ||
| GRI 303-4 | Water discharge | N/A as we use minimal amounts of water in our offices and facilities. | ||
| GRI 303-2 | Management of water discharge-related impacts | N/A as we use minimal amounts of water in our offices and facilities. | ||
| GRI 303-3 | Water withdrawal | N/A as we use minimal amounts of water in our offices and facilities. | ||
| GRI 303-4 | Water discharge | N/A as we use minimal amounts of water in our offices and facilities. | ||
| GRI 303-5 | Water consumption | |||
| Reported in 2021 | GRI Disclosures | Disclosure title | Location | Additional information / Reasons for omission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 | ||||
| 304-1 | Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | |||
| 304-2 | Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity | |||
| 304-3 | Habitats protected or restored | |||
| 304-4 | IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations | |||
| GRI 305: Emissions 2016 | ||||
| 305-1 | Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions | Our Planet – Measuring Samskip's Emissions | ||
| 305-2 | Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions | Our Planet – Measuring Samskip's Emissions | ||
| 305-3 | Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions | Our Planet – Our Suppliers | ||
| 305-4 | GHG emissions intensity | Sustainability at Samskip – Our Sustainability Strategy | One of our strategic goals is to become the lowest carbon emitter, per tonne-km of transported cargo, within our direct competition by 2025. | |
| 305-5 | Reduction of GHG emissions | Our Planet – Measuring Samskip's Emissions | ||
| 305-6 | Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) | |||
| 305-7 | Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions | |||
| GRI 306: Waste 2020 | ||||
| 306-1 | Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts | Our Planet – Circularity | We are currently reporting on three categories of waste: sorted; unsorted; undetermined. In the future, we will track the amount of hazardous and non-hazardous waste and offer a breakdown by treatment type. | |
| 306-2 | Management of significant waste-related impacts | Our Planet – Circularity | Our waste management system allows us to identify opportunities and implement measures of reduction, recycling and adequate treatment. | |
| 306-3 | Waste generated | Our Planet – Circularity | ||
| 306-4 | Waste diverted from disposal | Our Planet – Circularity | ||
| 306-5 | Waste directed to disposal | Our Planet – Circularity | ||
| GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 | ||||
| 308-1 | New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria | |||
| 308-2 | Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | |||
| Reported in 2021 | GRI Disclosures | Disclosure title | Location | Additional information / Reasons for omission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 401: Employment 2016 | ||||
| 401-1 | New employee hires and employee turnover | Total hires: 211 For Iceland: Hiring 90. 74 men and 16 women. Age 18-35 = 50 men 6 women. Age 36-50 = 19 men and 9 women. Age 51-67 = 2 man and 1 woman. Total terminations: 180 For Iceland: 22,8%, age 18-35 = 51, age 36-50 = 27, age 51-67 = 15. Total 81 men 12 women | ||
| 401-2 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees | Samskip follows all rules and regulations of our locations of operations, meaning the countries in which we are active and have operational offices in. We therefore supply health insurace, disability and invalidity coverage, parental leave, and retirement provision. Moreover, Samskip offers a discount on health insurance in the Netherlands. | ||
| 401-3 | Parental leave | "100% of our employees are entitled to parental leave. The total number of employees that took parental leave for our Iceland operations is 15 in total, 2 women and 13 men. Additional sub-disclosures are omitted on the grounds that the information is unavailable or incomplete. | ||
| GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016 | ||||
| 402-1 | 402-1 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes | This differs per country and type of contract. However, the absolute minimum possible in Iceland is 12 days. In the Netherlands, it is 1 month. | ||
| GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 | ||||
| 403-1 | Occupational health and safety management system | People at Samskip – Operational Health & Safety | ||
| 403-2 | Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation | |||
| 403-3 | Occupational health services | |||
| 403-4 | Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety | |||
| 403-5 | Worker training on occupational health and safety | People at Samskip – Operational Health & Safety | All Samskip employees have access to health and safety training modules on our online Samskip Acedemy. Employees in operational roles (vessels, terminals, trucks) will receive specialized trainings regarding heath and safety in their functions. | |
| 403-6 | Promotion of worker health | Information is unavailable or incomplete. | ||
| 403-7 | Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships | People at Samskip – Operational Health & Safety | ||
| 403-8 | Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system | Our health & safety management system includes procedures, risk assessments and training. 100% of our employees are covered by these systems. | ||
| 403-9 | Work-related injuries | People at Samskip – Operational Health & Safety | ||
| 403-10 | Work-related ill health | Information is unavailable or incomplete. | ||
| GRI 404: Training and Education 2016 | ||||
| 404-1 | Average hours of training per year per employee | Average hours of training by gender Women: 83 Men: 328 Total: 411 | ||
| 404-2 | Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs | People at Samskip – Continued Learning: Our Fuel for Success | ||
| 404-3 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews | People at Samskip – Continued Learning: Our Fuel for Success | ||
| GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016 | ||||
| 405-1 | Diversity of governance bodies and employees | Netherlands: <30: 44% Female 56% Male 30-50: 51> Iceland: i. Total: 336 80% men 20% women ii. 30< 30-50 51> iii. Nationality 25 | ||
| 405-2 | Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men | Iceland: The ratio is -2,2% i.e. in favor to women | ||
| GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016 | ||||
| 406-1 | Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken | Anti-Discrimination and Harassment | ||
| GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016 | ||||
| 407-1 | Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk | |||
| GRI 408: Child Labour 2016 | ||||
| 408-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor | Information is unavailable or incomplete. | ||
| GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labour 2016 | ||||
| 409-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour | Information is unavailable or incomplete. | ||
| GRI 413: Local Communities 2016 | ||||
| 413-1 | Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs | Information is unavailable or incomplete. | ||
| 413-2 | Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities | Information is unavailable or incomplete. | ||
| GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016 | ||||
| 414-1 | New suppliers that were screened using social criteria | Our Planet – Our Suppliers | In 2022, we sent the questionnaire to our top 25 suppliers (accounting 50% of our direct operating spend) | |
| 414-2 | Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | |||
| Reported in 2021 | GRI Disclosures | Disclosure title | Location | Additional information / Reasons for omission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016 | ||||
| 205-1 | Operations assessed for risks related to corruption | Our Ethical Responsibility - Trained and ready to go | ||
| 205-2 | Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures | Our Anti-Corruption policies and procedures are communicated to 100% of our employees, including the governance body and 25 people were trained on Business Ethics through out Samskip academy. As these are found in the Samskip intranet, 0% of our policies were shared with external parties in 2022. | ||
| 205-3 | Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken | Our Ethical Responsibility - Trained and ready to go | ||
| GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior 2016 | ||||
| 206-1 | Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices | Due to confidentiality constraints, we will not be reporting on any ongoing legal actions before they are finalized. | ||
We offer multi-modal transport services for which the following relatively uniform Transport Operation Categories (TOC) were identified:
| Transport Operations Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total CO₂-e (k.ton) | kg CO₂-e/ton-km GCD | Total CO₂-e (k.ton) | kg CO₂-e/ton-km GCD | Total CO₂-e (k.ton) | kg CO₂-e/ton-km GCD | |
| Short-sea container transport | 135.2 | 0.0239 | 126.3 | 0.0202 | 103.2 | 0.0184 |
| Rail line haul of containers | 471 | 0.0230 | 40.9 | 0.0229 | 41.0 | 0.0231 |
| Road transport of containers | 114.0 | 0.0991 | 118.0 | 0.0975 | 112.5 | 0.0964 |
| Inland barge transportation of containers | 4.3 | 0.0329 | 3.5 | 0.0329 | 4.5 | 0.0305 |
| Total | 300.6 | 0.0335 | 288.7 | 0.0309 | 261.2 | 0.0300 |
| % Reduction (vs. 2020) | — | 7.8% | 10.4% | |||
| % Reduction (vs. LY) | 2.8% | |||||
| 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vessel | 15.5% | 23.2% |
| Rail | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| Road | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| Barge | -0.1% | 7.3% |
| Transport Operations Category | Fuel type | Unit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-sea | HFO | gCO₂-e/g fuel (WTW) | 3.915 | March 2021 ICCT report shared by fuel supplier, Table 4 (C0₂-e100) |
| Short-sea | MGO | gCO₂-e/g fuel (WTW) | 4.043 | |
| Short-sea | MGO | kg/L (density) | 0.837 | Draft ISO 14083, Table I2, North American GHG Emission Factors |
| Short-sea | MDO | gCO₂-e/g fuel (WTW) | 3.93 | |
| Short-sea | IFO180 | gCO₂-e/g fuel (WTW) | 3.915 | Same value as HFO |
| Short-sea | IFO380 | gCO₂-e/g fuel (WTW) | 3.915 | |
| Short-sea | RMD380 | gCO₂-e/g fuel (WTW) | 3.93 | Same value as MDO |
| Short-sea | MR1-100 | gCO₂/g fuel (WTW) | 0.575 | Information provided by GoodFuels |
| Short-sea | MDF1-100 | gCO₂-e/g fuel (WTW) | 0.518 | Information provided by GoodFuels |
| Short-sea | MR1-50 | gCO₂/g fuel (WTW) | 2.281 | 50% MGO, 50% MR1-100 |
| Short-sea | MDF1-50 | gCO₂-e/g fuel (WTW) | 2.309 | 50% MGO, 50% MDF1-100 |
| Road | Diesel | kgCO₂-e/kg fuel (WTW) | 3.78¹ | Draft ISO 14083, Table A1, European GHG Emission Factors |
| Road | Diesel | kg/L (density) | 0.832 |
| Transport Operations Category | Unit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail | kgCO₂-e/ton-km (WTW) | 0.017 | GLEC Framework v0.2, Table 38 |
| Road | kgCO₂-e/ton-km (WTW) | 0.075 | GLEC Framework v0.2, Table 42 |
| Barge | kgCO₂-e/ton-km (WTW) | 0.0.026 | GLEC Framework v0.2, Table 36 |
| Short-sea | kgCO₂-e/TEU-km (WTW) | 0.160 | GLEC Framework v0.2, Table 46, Intra North Europe |
Over the course of 2022, Samskip updated its carbon calculation methodology to be in line with the latest industry standards. Our new methodology uses the GLEC emission standards for all transport data. Last year, we used a mix of fuel data where available, and GLEC-based emission factors where necessary. We believe that reporting in accordance to industry standards is essential for a generalized approach towards carbon footprinting, and eventually to carbon reduction. Our new approach has resulted in a change of baseline (2020) emissions, and the emissions reported in last year’s sustainability report (2021).
In case of any further questions on the underlying assumptions of our carbon footprinting process, or any other information provided in this report, please reach out to the Sustainability Team at sustainability@samskip.com
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
|---|---|
| CSMS | Company Safety Management System |
| CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| ESG | Environment, Social, Governance |
| ESRS | European Sustainability Reporting Standards |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GES | Good Environment Status |
| GHGs | Green House Gases |
| GLEC | Global Logistics Emission Council |
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative |
| HFO | Heavy fuel oil |
| ILOD | International Labour Organisation's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights on Work |
| ISCC | International Sustainability & Carbon Certification |
| ISMS | International Security Management System |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| KVNR | Royal Association of Dutch Shipowners |
| kWh | kilowatt-hour |
| LNG | Liquified Natural Gas |
| MDO | Marine diesel oil |
| MGO | Marine gas oil |
| NOx | Nitrogen oxides |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
| PPE | Personal protective equipment |
| SBTi | Science Based Targets initiative |
| SMART | Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely |
| SOx | Sulphur oxides |
| TEU | Twenty-foot equivalent unit |
| TNO | Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research |
| UIRR | International Union for Rail Transport |
| WEEE | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
