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purchase local products; this applies to its dry-docking operations, regulated agreements with some major airlines, in Liguria, particularly as far as
particularly to fresh foodstuffs. The by multi-year service contracts. The in order to enable cruise passengers concerns Genoa Airport; this explains
positive effects of this policy include specificity of this work, the specialized to reach our main European ports of our work lobbying several European
reduced environmental impact from know-how required and the scale of the embarkation more easily. During the airlines resulting – for example – in the
logistics and stimulus for the local related investments, necessarily mean reporting year we announced a new introduction of the Amsterdam-Genoa
economy, in line with our philosophy of that we select expert business partners partnership with Vueling and extended route, in partnership with KLM, and
returning resources to the community. who will guarantee maintenance and our agreement with Iberia until 2019 the Vienna-Genoa flight, operated by
Especially important is Costa Cruises’ servicing of the highest quality. for a total of 235,000 seats. Costa is Volotea.
management of the supply chain linked The Company has also signed also committed to local development

THE SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN STARTS WITH FOOD&BEVERAGE

“Feeding the world from the ocean” – our sustainable partnership with Camanchaca
The world’s seas and oceans with their flora and fauna influence the global ecosystem as a whole, and all life on the planet depends on them.
Careful management of these fundamental resources is one of the cornerstones of sustainable development. In Costa’s food&wine experience, fish
plays an important role, featuring in many of the dishes served on board every year. In view of this, the Company undertakes to select partners that
are particularly committed to protection of the marine environment; hence our decision to choose the Camanchaca fishing company in Chile as
one of our suppliers. Consequently, their atlantic salmon will be prepared in galleys across the fleet. Camanchaca exports to more than 50 countries
and its fish is farmed in the pristine, glacial waters of the fjords and canals in the 10 and 11 regions of Patagonia, respecting the balance of the
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marine environment and the principles of sustainability and transparency, especially with regard to product traceability.
Camanchaca became the world’s first salmon producer to earn four stars for the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices
(BAP) certification. This standard, which is highly valued by consumers, retailers and food service operators throughout the world, guarantees that
salmon production is performed in a socially and environmentally responsible manner and is safe for human consumption.
Camanchaca is also a founding member of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), an alliance representing 50% of the world’s farmed salmon
production. This initiative recognizes the role that salmon farming can play in satisfying the growing global demand for healthy proteins in a
sustainable manner over the next few decades. All this is in line with Goal 2 of Agenda 2030, which emphasizes the urgent need for sustainable
solutions to end hunger in all its forms and for the widespread promotion of sustainable food production systems.

Oleificio Zucchi and Bertarello: quality, tradition and sustainability
Bringing sustainability to the table means seeking out partners who will not only guarantee the quality expected but also ensure respect for the
environment. As far as concerns olive oil, Costa has chosen two of the finest Italian producers. One is Oleificio Zucchi, which has always made
management of the supply chain one of its top priorities. Respect, equity and transparency are core values for this Cremona-based company that
is committed to selecting the best olives and ensuring traceability. The exchange of digital information between the stakeholders comprising
the supply chain, facilitated by Oleificio Zucchi, enables the latter to analyze, compare and certify all the sustainability aspects (more than 150
requirements) for the oil produced by the enterprise. Oleificio Zucchi’s collaboration with the environmental group Legambiente (giving rise to
Zucchi oil “Recommended by Legambiente”) further bolsters its traceability control system, this being fundamental for this type of product.
The same attention to the productive process according to sustainability parameters is shared by Azienda Agricola Bertarello, whose olive oil is
100% organic and natural. This firm has abolished the use of manmade chemicals, pesticides and any other substances obtained or derived from
GMOs. In addition to European and domestic IT certification BIO 006 G 1883 (shown on labels as “organic farming”), i.e. all ingredients and the
finished product are fully traceable, Bertarello’s production is kosher certified, meaning that the entire production process is subjected to even
stricter checks in order to rule out any possible contamination from insects and so on, which would make the end product non-kosher, i.e. non-
compliant with Jewish religious dietary law.