A Sustainability Report on the Dublin Port Company, which provides an account of the firm's sustainable development responsibilities, challenges and achievements from the previous year has been launched.

The Report, to be published every year, provides an account of Dublin Port Company's with regard to economic, environmental and social considerations.

The report documents the integrated approach that Dublin Port Company takes to facilitating the movement of passengers and goods through Ireland's largest, busiest port balanced with the needs of the port's natural and built environments, and the local communities it operates alongside.

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At the launch of the new report, attended by customers and staff, local community groups, individuals, and elected representatives, Dublin Port Company and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) also signed a joint energy efficiency agreement. As a member of the Public Sector Energy Partnership Programme, the agreement means that Dublin Port Company and SEAI will work in partnership to achieve a target of 33% energy efficiency savings and improvements by 2020.

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, TD, said: "I am very pleased to launch Dublin Port Company's first Sustainability Report, given Dublin Port's status as a port of national significance and its contribution to the economic, environmental and social development of the country and our capital city. I welcome today's launch event and the publication of this report as a milestone in assisting individuals and organisations to further understand Dublin Port's significant role in this regard, and its future potential. It is important that ports take a holistic approach to their operations, including sustainable business practices, and I commend Dublin Port on its clear progress in this regard."

(CD/MH)