Finnlines takes into account its social responsibilities and economic and environmental aspects in all its activities. Finnlines has reported on its responsible management of the environment and human resources since 1999. Finnlines’ sustainability reporting has been part of the Grimaldi Group’s Sustainability Report since 2015. Reporting includes, in addition to financial figures, key indicators related to the employees and the environment. Grimaldi Group’s Sustainability Report follows the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) guidelines.

Finnlines’ responsibility to report on company operations under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will start in 2025 and the first report will be published in 2026.

Commitment to global goals

We are committed to providing services that are economically sustainable and environmentally friendly. We continuously reduce our environmental footprint and Finnlines is well aligned with the IMO’s (UN’s International Maritime Organization) target to reduce ships’ carbon intensity by 40 per cent by 2030. Finnlines has already reduced its fleet carbon intensity by 32 per cent compared to the 2008 baseline and is committed to an annual reduction of 2 per cent.

Sustainable travel with Finnlines

Finnlines was awarded the Sustainable Travel Finland label by Visit Finland in 2021, and the certification was renewed in 2023. The label recognises Finnlines’ long-term work for sustainable values.

Highlights in 2024

• In February 2024 the second Superstar-class ro-pax vessel Finncanopus entered traffic. Together with her sister ship, Finnsirius, as being equipped with many energy saving technologies and hybrid function with a shore power connection, Finncanopus provides transportation between Finland and Sweden with 22 per cent lower CO2 emissions per nautical mile than the older vessels.
  
• The carbon intensity of our vessels remained nearly the same as in the previous year.
  
• Shore power connections were installed in the Ports of Helsinki and Travemünde. Shore power enables zero emissions during port calls and reduces the vessels’ total carbon footprint on the route between Finland and
  Germany.
  
• In October, Finnlines was honoured with the 2024 Skål Sustainable Tourism Award in the ‘Touristic Mobility’
  category for our commitment to sustainable maritime travel.