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The Achilles Maritime Network brings together market leading owners and operators to standardise supplier qualification, reduce supply chain risk, comply with legislation and support a just transition to Net Zero in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

Sustainable Supply Chain Risk Management for Shipping

The Achilles Maritime Network brings together market leading owners and operators to standardise supplier qualification, reduce supply chain risk, comply with legislation and support a just transition to Net Zero in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

The Achilles Maritime Network is a collective response by shipping companies and their suppliers to support decarbonisation, achieve supply chain transparency, comply with emerging legislation and meet increasing stakeholder expectations.

THE ACHILLES MARITIME NETWORK

Market-leading shipping companies choose Achilles

Achilles works with leading shipping companies and adjacent industry partners across continents to address maritime supply chain impacts, support continuous supplier improvement,  provide due diligence reporting confidence and ensure compliance with ESG legislation.

Shell chooses Achilles for ESG supply chain management
BW LPG and LNG Embark on Sustainable Supply Chain Transformation with Achilles

BW LPG and LNG Embark on Sustainable Supply Chain Transformation with Achilles

“Partnering with Achilles aligns perfectly with our newly developed supplier code of ethics and plastic reduction programs. Achilles’ expertise in proactively validating and managing suppliers and ensuring adherence to high ESG standards is invaluable to us.”

Rick Ackermann, Head of Procurement, BW LPG

Shipping companies are increasingly developing ESG strategies and working proactively to address a wide set of sustainability risks and impacts including carbon reduction, environmental stewardship, marine protection, safety and security and human rights.
Supply chains account for 60% of global emissions.
Regulation demanding greater supply chain transparency including establishing end-to-end visibility on supplier performance through collaboration and engagement, operating more rigorous supplier qualification processes and embedding ESG requirements into source-to-pay processes.
Risk profiling to identify and, then, address the inherent ESG risks associated with shipping supply chain complexity is helping to build resilience as well as foster stakeholder trust.
Carbon Reduce is a world-leading carbon emissions programme developed by New Zealand climate scientists to support businesses of all sizes to build best practice capability on carbon, achieve long term sustained carbon reduction and report scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions with confidence.

Best practice carbon reduction

Achieve up to 50% reduction in emissions

Carbon Reduce is a world-leading GHG emissions programme developed by New Zealand climate scientists to support businesses of all sizes to build best practice capability on carbon, achieve long term sustained carbon reduction and report scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions with confidence.

SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS

Solutions for a safer, fairer, lower carbon shipping supply chain

Achilles has many decades of experience working with the world’s leading companies to address supply chain risks, reduce carbon emissions and deliver exceptional supply chain transparency.

Prequalified Supplier Network

Access a rigorously validated database of pre-qualified shipping industry suppliers meeting qualification criteria defined and agreed by Maritime Network participants.

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Supplier Due Diligence

Rigorous assessment and validation of your shipping company’s supply chain to ensure suppliers meet your standards and ensure you are compliant with the regulations relevant to your operations.

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Carbon Reduction

Effectively measure, manage and reduce your carbon footprint with the world’s only ISO14064-1 Carbon Management Scheme.

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Statement of Assurance

Clearly demonstrate your performance against ESG KPIs and Sustainability Performance Targets (SPTs) to lenders and other stakeholder groups.

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Achilles named Consultancy of Year at UK Ports Sustainability Awards

Achilles was recognised for the work it does to support UK organisations to manage existing and emerging regulated procurement obligations, achieve supply chain transparency and its world-leading Carbon Reduce programme which on average enables businesses to reduce operational carbon by 50% within 5 years.

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