The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) is a multi-stakeholder collective of ambitious and like-minded leaders, driving change through cross-sectoral collaboration to contribute to – and thrive in – a more sustainable maritime industry.
SSI at COP

SSI will be at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Throughout COP28, we will be involved with various events and media relating to a plethora of matters around sustainable shipping.
Join us at the COP events:
- Tuesday 5 December – Could some of the world’s largest ports, like Houston, Shanghai and Lázaro Cárdenas, become unusable due to sea level rises?
- Tuesday 5 December – Staying on Course for 1.5: Africa’s role in accelerating shipping’s green transition
- Friday 8 December – Navigating the Future: Bridging shipping, biodiversity, and decarbonisation
About us
The SSI works to accelerate sustainable development in the shipping industry through cross-sectoral collaboration.
Our members
SSI members are ambitious leaders spanning the entire shipping value chain, from shipowners to banks and sustainability non-profits.
Our work
Working groups are how we work toward key milestones across the six vision areas in the Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry.
Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry
The Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry lays out the pathways and defines tangible milestones to be collectively achieved over the coming decades.
OCEANS
01.
Proactively contribute to responsible ocean governance and the healthy use of maritime resources

COMMUNITIES
02.
Be a trusted and responsible partner in the communities where we live, work and operate

PEOPLE
03.
Provide safe, healthy and secure work environments so that people can enjoy rewarding careers and achieve their full potential

TRANSPARENCY
04.
Drive performance improvements and enable better, sustainable decision making through transparency and accountability

FINANCE
05.
Develop financial solutions that reward sustainable performance and enable large scale uptake of innovation, technology, design and operational efficiencies

ENERGY
06.
Change to a diverse range of zero carbon energy sources, using resources efficiently and responsibly for zero emission shipping and avoiding negative environmental and biodiversity impacts
