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Brittany Ferries awarded Green Marine label
On Tuesday 15th October 2024 ferry operator Brittany Ferries received the ‘Green Marine Europe’ label for the fifth year running, at ceremony held in Brussels.
Created in 2020 the Green Marine Europe label is the result of a collaboration between non-profit organisation Surfrider Foundation Europe and certification programme Alliance Verte. It is a rigorous and independent environmental scheme that demands continuous progress from certified shipping companies. Brittany Ferries is one of the scheme’s founding signatories.
Eight environmental criteria
Each participating company undertakes to comply with eight strict environmental criteria, including air and water quality, protection of biodiversity and waste management.
They must also demonstrate continuous and measurable improvement to retain the label. Each year companies are assessed on a scale of 1 to 5, and only those able to progress on at least one measure continue to receive the label.
Vincent Coquen, Brittany Ferries’ head of sustainable development said:
“Receiving the Green Marine Europe label for the fifth consecutive year reflects our continuous efforts to improve our environmental performance, and encourages us to embark on new challenges.
“Five years ago, Brittany Ferries was one just six shipping companies to be awarded this label. Today the number of certified shipowners has risen to 25, demonstrating the growing recognition of this programme in the industry.”
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About Brittany Ferries
Brittany Ferries was conceived in 1972, starting life as a freight-only ferry-service on 2nd January the following year.
The first vessel (Kerisnel) linked Roscoff in Brittany with Plymouth in the south-west of England and carried a cargo of cauliflowers and cognac. Since then the company has progressively launched, then strengthened its shipping routes.
In more than 50 years of service, millions of passengers and businesses have travelled by sea across the so-called Atlantic Arc (France, UK, Spain and Ireland). They rely on the links forged by more than five decades of experience.
In addition to cutting congestion and emissions on busy roads, Brittany Ferries’ motorways-of the sea have helped enrich local communities, creating jobs, nurturing international tourism and boosting cross-border trade.