DP World expands ambitious sustainability strategy

• Published date: 19 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

DP World, a leading global end-to-end logistics provider, today made a new commitment to safeguard ocean health, with the additional duty to increase access to clean water, sanitation provisions, and protect aquatic biodiversity.

This new commitment will be one of DP World's three legacy focus areas under its 'Our World, Our Future' sustainability strategy.

The strategy has guided all DP World's global business operations since its launch in 2015. Its three legacy focus areas - Women, Education and now Water - help DP World work responsibly, prioritising sustainable and inclusive economic growth to create a positive impact for the communities and environments in which it operates. DP World invested US$13.2 million in community projects in 2021 alone.

DP World's new Water focus area combines all its existing ocean sustainability efforts with a commitment to support equitable access to water and sanitation. It also ensures all the aquatic environments where the company operates are sustainable, resilient and free from pollution. Activities within Water include employee coastal clean-ups, delivering educational training to schoolchildren, delivering critical sanitation supplies to COVID-stressed regions and planting mangrove forests to restore biodiversity.

Maha Al Qattan, DP World Group Chief People and Sustainability Officer, said, "DP World increasingly operates in regions where polluted oceans, water security and sanitation hinder sustainable development. Our teams around the world are already...