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Quotes About The World Ocean Council
2010
- Sherri Stuewer, Vice President, Environmental Policy and Planning, ExxonMobil:"Given the importance of the world's oceans to the global environment and the global economy, the World Ocean Council will serve a critical function in bringing together industry leaders in ocean stewardship. We look forward to being a part of this collaborative alliance."
- Adrian Rose, Vice President,QHSE, Transocean:
"Our Corporate Responsibility is based around a common goal of no harm to our people or to the environment in which we work. Our 140 drilling installations are located in most of the world’s major oceans and therefore ocean stewardship is important to our company and our people. We believe the WOC provides a unique opportunity to engage with other ocean industry representatives to share best practices and lessons learned on how we can all use our ocean resources more responsibly."
- Elaine J Dorward-King, Global Head, Health, Safety and Environment, Rio Tinto:
"Rio Tinto's product and environmental responsibilities go beyond the gates of our operations to the gates of our customers - which often includes stewarding large tonnages of products across many miles of ocean. We see our founding membership of WOC as helping with our efforts on product stewardship and, just as importantly, as an opportunity to contribute with like-minded partners towards ensuring the longterm health of our oceans."
- Spyros Polemis, Chairman, International Chamber of Shipping:
"The World Ocean Council creates an unprecedented opportunity for shipping, the most environmentally friendly mode of transport, to work with other ocean industries to share knowledge and develop joint approaches and leadership to safeguarding the oceans, a goal of the industry for many years."
- Clay Maitland, Chairman, NAMEPA:
"The World Ocean Council is developing a committed and collective effort from all ocean industry sectors to promote balanced sustainabledevelopment of the seas, and we call on other responsible ocean industry leaders to join in thisunprecedented alliance that is vital to the future of our industries and the ocean itself."
- Ketil Djønne, Vice President, External Relations, DNV:
"As a world leading classification society – itself established as a foundation in 1864 - DNV’s purpose is to “safeguard life, property and the environment. With human activities related to a sustainable use of the world oceans at core of DNV’s business it is natural for us to join forces with others under an umbrella such as the World Ocean Council."
- U. Jensen, Executive Vice President of Danish Shipowning company TORM AS:
"It is the responsibility of all the users of the world's oceans to ensure that we work towards leaving our seas pristine and flourishing for the many generations yet to come. TORM AS' decision to join and support the creation of the World Ocean Council as a Founding Member, is an important step towards uniting all industry leaders, for while utilizing the oceans for their business purposes, they will also be consciously creating sustainable policies in order to protect and promote environmentally friendly methods of transportation."
- Stephen Rogers, CEO, Nautilus Minerals:
"Nautilus Minerals is committed to contributing positively to the communities in which we work while minimizing the environmental impact of our activities. We are proud to join the WOC as a Founding Member with the aim of promoting responsible development of ocean resources."
- Pietro Jarre, Vice President, Business Development, Golder Associates:
"Golder provides services to clients all over the world who rely on ocean resources. As a global company committed to engineering earth’sdevelopment and preserving earth’s integrity, we are proud to join the World Ocean Council and expand our work with our clients and other industries to create sustainable solutions that will preserve the world’s oceans for the use and enjoyment of future generation."
- Jeanne Grasso, Partner, Blank Rome LLP:
"Blank Rome is committed to supporting safe and sustainable use of the marine environment and we believe the World Ocean Council’s efforts to catalyze industry collaboration across the sectors are fundamental to this. We encourage other leaders in the ocean business community to get involved in the WOC and join Blank Rome and like-minded colleagues in this unprecedented leadership alliance for ocean sustainability."
2009
- Vaclav Mikulka, former Director, United Nations Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea:"Managing the global oceans requires the involvement of all stakeholders, especially the private sector, and all ocean industries have a responsibility to help maintain the health and productivity of the marine environment. The World Ocean Council efforts to bring together the global 'ocean business community' to develop leadership and collaboration for ocean sustainability and stewardship are critical to the future of the oceans."
- Tony Mason, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping:
The International Chamber Shipping (ICS) is very conscious that the global shipping industry shares access to the sea with other business stakeholders, as well as society at large, and therefore greatly welcomes the efforts of the World Ocean Council to improve dialogue and understanding between those industrial sectors whose livelihood depends on the responsible and sustainable use of the world's oceans.
- United Nations Secretary-General's 2008 Report on Oceans and Law of the Sea:
" [I]ndustry, as a major user of the oceans, also has an important role international efforts to address marine environmental issues and sustainable development of the oceans and seas. In that respect, the World Ocean Council (WOC), an international business and industry alliance for "Corporate Ocean Responsibility" working in the context of the United Nations Global Compact, is engaging in a growing portfolio of projects on private sector stewardship of the seas."
- Carleen Lyden-Kluss, Executive Director, North American Marine Environment Protection Association:
"The World Ocean Council has the opportunity to develop a committed, collective and objective effort from all ocean industry sectors dependent on the global ocean. Through this important new alliance, we will be better positioned to promote balanced sustainable development of the seas that serves the both the marine environment and ocean industries."
- Mike Boots, former Director, Seafood Choices Alliance
"With the world's fisheries in trouble and more and more companies engaged in ocean-based commerce, collective efforts to address all aspects of marine ecosystem health and share responsibility for the sustainable management of the seas are essential. The World Ocean Council is bringing together multiple sectors of ocean users to develop solutions that can lead to lasting improvements in ocean health."
- Michael Grey, Lloyd's List:
"[I]f we are thinking globally, oceanically and collectively, rather than considering our own narrow industry requirements, the World Ocean Council could be a very good idea". "[It] could provide just the sort of co-operative inter-industry vehicle we need."
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