ssi - financing sustainable shipping work stream
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• Markets and behaviours hinder uptake of new
technologies and techniques that could improve the
sustainability of shipping
• For example, investment in energy efficiency does not
guarantee financial reward from the fuel savings
• How to share the risk of retrofit to encourage the uptake of
new technologies
The challenge
The opportunity
Aligning
Incentives and Risk
to significantly
increase the uptake
of new sustainable
technologies and
techniques
SSI vision
We want to develop financial solutions that reward
sustainable performance and enable large-scale uptake of
innovation, technology, design and operational efficiencies
The shipping industry is
making best use of financing
to drive sustainability
Our solution –
unique innovation
group
We’re convening a group of
shipping and finance
experts to innovate new
ways of distributing
financial risk and return that
enable increased
investment in sustainable
technologies or techniques
Benefits of this
collaborative
work stream
Engaged
stakeholders
from both
shipping and
finance
Increased
awareness of
the role of
financial
solutions
Self-
sustaining
groups to
implement
pilots
Industry
support for
new
approaches
Fewer
negative
impacts from
shipping
Some examples of financial models…
Sustainable Technology Fund
Financial packages with incentives for Sustainable
Technologies
Financial Models that share the risk of adopting
Sustainable Technologies by multiple parties in the
supply chain (technology providers, owner/operator,
financial institution)
• Launch workstream
• Set detailed scope and challenge
Apr 2012
• Engage stakeholders
• Initial research • Workshop to
form the basis of solutions
Apr-Sep 2012 • Extensive research, development and testing of ‘prototypes’
• Involve academics and sector
Oct – Dec 2012
• Refining solution and planning roadmap for pilot (1 day workshop)
Jan 2013 • Preparing for piloting of solution and broad promotion
• September 2013 launch
Feb – Sept 2013
Joining us – who and why
Ship owners and charterers
Technology providers
Shipping finance institutions
Legal and accountancy professionals
+ First mover advantage
+ Increased profitability, market share, diversity
+ Demonstrate leadership
+ Strong and active collaborative innovation
and product development groups
New ways of
financing are crucial to making cost effective
sustainable technologies and practices widespread in
the industry and rewarding those making investments
and taking risks
Outcomes
Short term:
• a suite of new ideas
for financial models
• we will have delivered at
least one new financial pilot.
Long term:
The shipping industry is
making best use of
financing to drive
sustainability