Sustainability in yachting
Sustainability is, and will continue to be, a key focus of the shipping industry for the foreseeable future. Whilst there is perhaps more shareholder pressure on well-established key players in the commercial shipping industry, there is also an expectation that the yachting industry will continue to improve its sustainability.
In previous articles, we have touched on initiatives created by the Water Revolution Foundation (including the YETI tool) and also the work being undertaken by the Yachts for Science team, where idle yachts are used for scientific research when they are not otherwise in use. Whilst it remains incredibly important to make the existing fleet of yachts more sustainable (given the number of existing yachts and their collective lifespan), sustainability must also be considered and prioritised at the beginning of each yacht's construction.
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