SUSTAINABLE SHIPBUILDING

Turku has a 287-year history in shipbuilding. The shipbuilding industry involves both traditions worth preserving and fascinating challenges for tomorrow, with sustainability one of the most pressing ones. Corporate responsibility work goes back a long way at the Meyer Turku shipyard, and it will become an even stronger focus in the coming years. And as one of Meyer Turku’s core values, the company is deeply committed to it. Corporate responsibility efforts at the Meyer Turku organisation are overseen by the ESG department, established in autumn 2024.

In Finland, Meyer Turku is seen as a leader in the maritime industry and shipbuilding in particular. Each new ship completed at the shipyard drives technological developmentand sustainability in the Finnish maritime industry. Being a propelling force between the client and the shipyard’s wide network of suppliers in R&D and a platform for experimenting with new technologies is a number one priority in this role. Meyer Turku also expects its network to commit to responsible practices, and sustainability is now one of the prerequisites in the company’s procurement decisions.

World-class ships are built with world-class expertise. We take care of our employees’ expertise by providing them with regular training and coaching. We require uncompromising commitment to ethics and legal compliance from ourselves and from our partners.

Our work also has great significance for society. The value of the delivery of a single ship is up to one percent of all of Finland’s annual export, and the impact on economy and employment is significant.

Collaboration is a prerequisite for our success. We actively participate in national and international projects designed to develop sustainability in shipbuilding and the entire maritime industry. Meyer Turku is also in tight cooperation with the Finnish maritime cluster, research and educational institutions, and local development companies. We actively create opportunities for the current and future employees of Meyer Turku and our partner network to enable them to contribute to an even more sustainable future.

NEcOLEAP is a green transition research and development programme that brings together a diverse group of professionals from universities and research institutes to developed innovative and globally sustainable technology solutions. The current roadmap for the programme extends to 2035. Its key targets include accelerating the adaptation of Meyer Turku shipyard’s business to the green transition and consequently meeting the critical change requirements brought on by climate change together with its ecosystem partners.

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The four objectives of the NEcOLEAP programme:

1. Reinforcing and expanding innovative research and development in our shipbuilding ecosystem

2. Utilizing smart technology throughout a ship’s lifecycle

3. Developing a climate-neutral cruise ship concept by 2025

4. Climate-neutral shipyard by 2030

Development of corporate responsibility at Meyer Turku and the related reporting is steered by the corporate responsibility strategy approved in 2021 by company management. The strategy sets four high-level goals which form a basis for a practical action plan and processes for their implementation and monitoring.

Our strategy considers the three pillars of corporate responsibility: social, economic and environmental responsibility. Our sustainability efforts are led by our ESG department, established in 2024.