sustainability
Our Vision
To enrich the lives of people around the world through maritime shipping
Our Mission
As a Global Leader in the Maritime Transport Industry strive to continue to deliver reliable and sustainable marine transportation and logistics solutions
OUR ESG
PRIORITIES AND GOALS
Protecting the environment
KLPL’s key environmental goals are to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and maintain high safety standards to ensure our business operations do not negatively impact the environment and global biodiversity (land, air or ocean). We aim to be the industry leader in ecosystem protection and support the decarbonization of society by facilitating the supply and transportation of clean energy fuels.
Advancing societies
Our social goals are to ensure we provide a safe, inclusive and culturally diverse working environment where all employees are respected and are rewarded fairly and according to merit. In addition to offering such a working place in Singapore, we aim to positively contribute to local communities through philanthropic activities and offering our time and expertise to local community- based projects. We aim to uphold the same ethical standards throughout our supply chain both upstream (our suppliers) and downstream (our customers).
Practising responsible governance
We seek to maintain an environment of trust, transparency and accountability within KLPL’s operations. To this end, we apply rigorous standards regarding legal compliance relevant to all regions in which we operate, and all staff and Board members adhere to a strict Charter of Conduct, including a strict anti-corruption and data protection policy and principles of corporate ethics. We also implemented a risk management system and business continuity plan.
Achievements towards lowering of carbon emissions
“K” LINE PTE LTD has been conferred with the Company of Good – 1 Heart award for the year 2025 – 2027. We are proud to be recognized and work towards stronger corporate purpose with our staff, customers and valued stakeholders. See the directory.
“K” LINE PTE LTD has been a active contributor to Drive Green Network (DGN) since 2019.
Find out more about DGN here: “K” LINE group DGN announcement
Since 2024, “K” LINE PTE LTD has been committed to the UN Global Compact Corporate Responsibility initiative and its principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. See participant directory.
"K" LINE PTE LTD ESG REPORTS
KLPL ESG FRAMEWORK 2021
For all of us here at “K” Line, true industry-leading customer experience isn’t a vision. It’s a passion. A passion for our customers whose business is dependent on moving the right products to the right market at the right time. We leverage on technology to help us deliver affordable and reliable energy that fuels human progress and economic growth around the world.
Further, our commitment to sustainability is integrated throughout our business as we strive to protect the environment, empower people, and get results the right way—today and tomorrow. Working to deliver the energy the world needs while protecting the environment.
We strive to empower people around the world to improve their lives and meet their full potential. This effort includes promoting diversity & inclusion, creating prosperity, respecting human rights and contributing to the SDGs in the communities where we operate.
Lastly, the principles of responsibility, trust and integrity guide our actions and shape our operations. We prioritise culture, pursue operational excellence and advance corporate governance. We are “K” Line, ensuring trust from all over the world.
Navigating Towards Sustainability
We are pleased to present KLPL’s first sustainability report. This report (the “report”) builds on KLPL’s ESG Framework. The report covers KLPL’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 (“FY2021”), covering all business operations unless stated otherwise. We have drawn references from our parent company “K” LINE Group’s ESG policies and targets relevant to our operations.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (“GRI”) Standards: Core option. In addition, we have referred to the SASB Marine Transportation Standard. We have also aligned the report with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) to indicate KLPL’s contribution and commitment to achieving the SDGs.
We have followed GRI’s reporting principles to identify, assess, prioritise and validate material topics for reporting. In developing the report, we have considered stakeholder expectations, the sustainability context relevant to KLPL, ESG risks and opportunities and broad sustainability trends in our industry.
We have applied GRI’s principles of accuracy, balance, clarity, comparability, reliability and timeliness to ensure report content quality. We have relied on data extracted from primary official records to ensure accuracy and consistency. We have provided previous years’ ESG performance data to enable comparison over time in most instances.
We have reported our ESG performance data in good faith and to the best of our knowledge. We have an internal mechanism for verifying our ESG data for accuracy and reliability. We did not seek external assurance for this report.
Website Carbon Emissions Disclosure
At KLPL, sustainability is an integral part of how we operate. We strive to minimize our environmental impact across all areas of our business, including our digital footprint. While our primary focus remains on operational efficiency and safety, we also recognize that every interaction—whether physical or digital—contributes to our overall environmental performance. This disclosure reflects our commitment to transparency and continuous improvement in line with our ESG principles.
Website Carbon Emissions Disclosure
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we monitor the carbon footprint of our digital presence, including our corporate website and social media engagement. While these emissions are relatively small compared to operational activities, they are part of our Scope 3 emissions under the GHG Protocol Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services (digital hosting and platform services).
Why We Measure This
Every page view on a website consumes energy through data transfer, server processing, and end-user devices. This energy use results in greenhouse gas emissions. By tracking these emissions, we aim to understand and reduce our digital impact.
Our website serves primarily as a corporate information hub rather than a transactional platform. Annual traffic averages around 30,000 page views, which is considered moderate for a corporate site. While this is not high enough to be a major emissions driver, we believe it is important to disclose and monitor these figures for transparency.
Green Hosting
Our website is hosted on Hostinger, a certified green web host. Hostinger offsets its operational emissions and uses energy-efficient infrastructure, reducing the environmental impact of hosting services (See their sustainability report). The Green Web Foundation checks backs Hostinger’s green hosting claims. See the badge on the left.
Total Digital Assets Emissions (2023–2025 YTD)
Website: 92 Kg CO2e (pageviews), see graph on right.
Linkedin: 2025 YTD 6 kg CO2e (pageviews)
Carbon Neutral Website Initiative
As of December 2023, we decided to make progress towards a Carbon Neutral Website. We selected Tree-Nation for their easy-to-understand widget, and we invite you to visit our KLPL Forest Page. The widget helps to plant a tree after a certain volume of visitors to our homepage. Please visit our KLPL Forest Page to check out more in-depth information.
Methodology Footnote
Emissions were calculated using the highest published factor from https://digitalbeacon.co/ at 1.21 grams CO₂e per page view, applied to total page views recorded via analytics. Other tools report lower factors (0.25–0.48 g CO₂e), but we adopted the most conservative estimate to ensure transparency. Scope classification follows the GHG Protocol Scope 3, Category 1 (Purchased Goods and Services). Hosting provider’s green hosting was verified through Green Web Foundation directory.
The 1st overseas regional sub-committee of DRIVE GREEN NETWORK (2023)
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that it held the first overseas regional subcommittee meeting of DRIVE GREEN NETWORK (DGN*¹), a framework to promote environmental management for the entire “K” LINE Group. Under this framework, each group company sets its own environmental goals, and all these activities are consolidated as a group effort towards continuous promotion of environmental preservation activities. Formerly, DGN has been holding annual online conferences with the participation of all members (43 companies in 18 countries). However, in response to requests from group company representatives for more in-depth discussions through face-to-face interactive communication, the subcommittee meeting was planned and held for as the first attempt, inviting representatives from 6 group companies in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore).
At the sub-committee meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand on September 26, 2023, each company shared its own efforts to achieve its respective environmental goals and engaged in a lively exchange of ideas.
In addition to environmental topics, participants deepened their understanding of sustainability management through topics such as “Sustainable Procurement” and the marine plastic pollution, which is a common issue in many countries.
