Odfjell SE appoints first Chief Sustainability Officer
As a part of its ambitious sustainability strategy for the coming years, Odfjell SE introduces a new executive position and appoints Øistein Jensen as the company’s first Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO).
Øistein Jensen, currently Chief of Staff, takes on the new role and will lead Odfjell SE’s company-wide work on environmental, social and governance matters (ESG).
“Our appointment of a Chief Sustainability Officer reflects our firm commitment to ESG and the responsibility we take as a global operator. We are pleased that Øistein Jensen has accepted this challenge. Sustainability is an important focus area for Odfjell, and we have ambitious targets for the coming years,” CEO Kristian Mørch said.
Odfjell launched its extensive sustainability strategy in 2018, but the work to reduce its footprints goes further back. Through dedicated efforts, the Odfjell managed fleet has significantly reduced its emissions and is en route to reaching IMO’s goal of a 40% reduction by 2030. In addition to in-house projects, Odfjell actively contributes to numerous industry initiatives which are all working towards minimizing the environmental impact of global shipping. Odfjell intends to communicate new ESG targets in the near future.
“As one of the world’s largest chemical tanker companies, Odfjell contributes to global trade. With this comes great responsibility for our employees, our investors, our customers, the local communities where we operate, and for the global environment”, the company states in its sustainability strategy.
“I look forward to contributing to Odfjell’s many projects within the broad ESG sphere, and to work together with internal and external partners to drive positive change. Odfjell has already come a long way in this field, but still has a lot of potentials. We have to advance and keep up the focus on improving operations and searching for innovations. The bar is high, but the competence and dedication of the Odfjell organization makes me very optimistic about what we can achieve,” Øistein Jensen said.
The Chief of Staff position will cease, and other parts of the organization will assume the various tasks for this role.
Contact
Anngun Dybsland
Head of Communications, Odfjell SE
Email: media@odfjell.com
Tel +47 41 54 88 54
Øistein Jensen
Chief Sustainability Officer, Odfjell SE
Email: oistein.jensen@odfjell.com
Tel +47 952 61 241
The Odfjell Group is one of the leading players in the global market for seaborne transportation and storage of chemicals and other specialty bulk liquids. The Odfjell fleet comprises of approx. 80 ships, which trade both globally and regionally. The tank terminal division consists of five tank terminals and is part of a network of another 12 tank terminals partly owned by related parties. The tank terminals are strategically located at selected international shipping hubs. The Odfjell Group’s headquarters are in Bergen, Norway, and the Group has offices in 13 locations around the world. Odfjell employs around 2300 staff and posted annual gross revenue of USD 872 million in 2019. Read more on Odfjell.com.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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