The Danish island seaport has become the country's first to be certified in line with the United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals.

"Social responsibility is a completely natural part of our way of running a port. We listen to and collaborate with our stakeholders, and we do our best to deliver the best and most flexible service, while at the same time creating a framework for growth on Bornholm and in Denmark," Lars Nordahl Lemvigh, the Port of Rønne's CEO, underlined.

Kåre Appel Weng, Sales Manager at DNV Business Assurance in Denmark, added, "The Port of Rønne leads the way not only by working integrated with the UN's global goals in their way of developing and operating the port. They are now also certified, so they can show the outside world that their efforts are not just about pins in their suits and logo mats. The certification shows that they put action behind their words. It is well done and forward-looking, and certainly something other companies will follow in the coming years, now that it has been decided to develop an international standard for certification in the UN's Global Goals."

DNV has certified the Danish seaport within four standards: quality, working environment, environment, and social responsibility.

Photo: Port of Rønne