THOME Group Earns Eco-Office Certification
Posted by Eric Haun
Thursday, January 29, 2015
THOME Group informs it has become the first ship management company to achieve Eco-Office certification in Singapore after completing an environmental audit throughout its Singapore offices.
According to THOME Group , the award recognizes it as an organization which embraces its duty of care to the environment in which it operates. Sustainability through energy and environmental conservation programs is imperative and Thome Group does not differentiate between vessels and shore offices when it comes to adopting such programs, the group added.
Thome Group’s audit took place throughout its corporate locations in Singapore, including Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd, Thome Offshore Management Pte Ltd and Thome Oil & Gas Pte Ltd. The Eco-Office Certification is valid until December 2016 .
Thome Group President, Claes Eek Thorstensen, said, “We are proud of this award but with pride comes responsibility, particularly since we are the first in our sector to achieve this certification. We owe it to ourselves, the marine fraternity in Singapore and also to our stake holders around the globe, to continue to uphold these high environmental standards.”
Eco-Office is a joint initiative between Singapore Environment Council (SEC) and City Developments Limited (CDL). One of the key programs associated with the project is the online Eco-Office Rating System which enables offices to perform a self-audit based on supplied metrics, such as corporate environmental policy and commitment, purchasing practice, waste minimization measures and levels of recycling, enabling companies to gauge their performance over time and to apply for an Eco-Office award (previously known as the Green Office).