Driving Sustainability – Sustainability is an integral part of Hapag-Lloyd’s corporate strategy. We aim to reduce the absolute greenhouse-gas emissions from our fleet operations by approximately one third by 2030, compared with 2022, and have the ambition to achieve net-zero fleet operations by 2045.** The Sustainability Progress Report 2025 provides an overview of our progress to date and the measures we are continuing to implement, structured by the three dimensions of sustainability. Our complete Sustainability Statement is available in our Annual Report 2025, starting on page 72.
At the end of 2021, we presented our sustainability strategy for the next 10 years. It has three areas of focus:
- Environment
- Climate Change
- Environment & Ecosystems
- Social
- People Development & Diversity
- Human & Labor Rights
- Health & Safety
- Governance
- Business Principles
- Data & IT Principles
A key focus of our Strategy 2030 is decarbonization, which serves as a core pillar of our sustainability efforts. Hapag-Lloyd is committed to reducing absolute greenhouse gas emissions by approximately one-third by 2030 and achieving net-zero fleet operations by 2045**. This will be accomplished through a range of measures, including fleet modernization, the adoption of new propulsion technologies, the use of alternative fuels, and our Ship Green* solution.
*Ship Green is a service that can be added to a Hapag-Lloyd ocean shipment. Hapag-Lloyd uses certified alternative fuels for part of its fuel consumption within its network and allocates the associated emission reductions to booked Ship Green shipments through a Book & Claim approach. This does not necessarily mean that a specific shipment is physically transported on vessels using these alternative fuels. Ship Green 25, 50 and 100 refer to the share of a shipment's energy allocated to certified alternative fuels, not to the percentage of emissions reduced. The numbers currently correspond to Well-to-Wake emission reductions of at least 21%, 42% and 84% compared with conventional transport using Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO). Further information on the methodology and the fuels used is available at hapag-lloyd.com/ship-green.
**Our Net-Zero 2045 ambition builds on our DNV-verified roadmap and foresees progressive fleet renewal, efficiency improvements, network speed reductions and increasing use of alternative fuels, including e-fuels.
Further information is available here.