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ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
All of Costa Cruises’ ships are operated third-party organization auditing and
in accordance with the (ISO 14001 certification.
certified) Environmental Management Costa uses an across-the-board
System, which defines the best approach embracing all the main areas
management methods and actions for of intervention: energy efficiency,
the purpose of compliance with the emissions reduction, waste management
Company’s Environmental Plan. In order (production, use, recycling and disposal)
to encourage a proactive approach and and management of the water cycle.
effective implementation of the plan in Digitalization of all the processes enables
each area of intervention, the necessary detailed monitoring of performance
measures and investments are defined and prompt identification of corrective
in detail and pursued according to and improvement actions. Use of a
rigorous standards with independent, digital platform means there is ready
access to the relevant information and the ECP provides for periodical internal
training materials, training being one audits, which may be held on board at
of the cornerstones of the Company’s any time, so as to verify compliance with
management policies. the relevant procedures and consequent
In 2017 Carnival Corporation laid down mitigation of environmental risks and
an obligation for all its brands and impacts. In addition, compliance is
ships to implement and comply with guaranteed by means of independent
the Environmental Compliance Plan third-party audits and inspections. The
(ECP), a standard that goes beyond any implementation of the ECP has resulted
requirements set forth by applicable laws in greater information, consciousness- (ENVIRONMENTAL)
TRAINING HOURS
and guarantees continuous monitoring raising and training for the shipboard
of the environmental performance of the and shorebased employees directly 57,447 SHIPBOARD
Corporation’s ships. The application of involved in environmental matters. 341 SHORESIDE