Sustainability

Pillars
Policies
Sustainability
Milestones in sustainability

Sustainability is a key axis of SAAM's management, and our strategy takes concrete commitments to develop operations in a profitable and projectable way in time, leaving a tangible impact on our environment, our communities, and the oceans where we operate.

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Sustainability is part of how we do business. With a strong focus on safety, people, the environment, and innovation, we launched our 2030 Sustainability Strategy, featuring clear and measurable goals across four key pillars.

1. REPORT AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Ensure compliance with strict standards of probity, anticipating and mitigating risks, along with reporting our performance, and maintaining our position in the DJSI.

2. PEOPLE AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT

Promote and diversify the talent of our team, under high safety standards, in addition to contributing to the well-being of our community and our environment through strategic alliances.

3. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION

Implement measures that contribute to the mitigation of climate change and to carbon neutrality, along with adopting a standardized management system to optimize our environmental performance.

4. DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS

Implement innovative projects to potentialize our operations, aligned with our commitment to develop integral solutions that meet the needs of our clients

Goals

  • Continuous update of the risk matrix and associated controls, incorporating ESG criteria.
  • Maintain annual Dow Jones Sustainability Index classification

ODS

Goals

  • 100% of onboard personnel trained under SAAM Towage curriculum. (BL 2023)
  • 35% of vacancies filled by internal candidates annually. (BL 2023)
  • 100% of shortlists mixed in selection processes.
  • 0% LTI accidents.

ODS

Goals

  • Neutralize 65% of our emissions through reduction and offsetting initiatives. (BL 2021)
  • Certify 100% of our operations under PAS 2060 and/or ISO 14001 environmental quality and management standards.

ODS

Goals

  • 10% of tugs with + Sustainable propulsion. (BL 2021)
  • 100% of new contracts with sustainability clauses. (BL 2023)

ODS

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CERTIFICATIONS

and Recognitions

  • Peru: green belt recognition.
  • Panama: reduce your water pollution (government program).
  • Canada: received environmental distinctions.
  • Costa Rica: Blue Bandera certificate.
  • Colombia: obtained PAS 2060 carbon neutrality certification, by compensating 100% of GEI emissions generated during 2020 by its operations. In addition to the EFR certification (Family Responsible Companies).
  • Brazil: gold seal GHG Protocol and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
  • Chile: Huella Chile del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente.

"An Oceanic Forest"

“An Ocean Forest” reflects SAAM Towage’s commitment to a sustainable future. This project unites land and sea as part of our initiatives towards 2030, where business, communities and the environment thrive in harmony, leaving a green legacy for a blue ocean.
OUR COMMITMENT

2024 Integrated Report

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Contact us

Samia Guimil Correa
Head of Sustainability
Email: sguimilc@saamtowage.com

Av. Apoquindo 4800
Torre II, 18th Floor
Las Condes, Santiago – Chile