Energy, Oil & Gas Magazine Issue 222 September 2024 | Page 111

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Vopak
Strategic priorities
In terms of Vopak ’ s internal sustainability strategy , Maria explains that being sustainable is critical and the company has its own goals . “ We will aim to reduce our emissions by 30 percent using the baseline year of 2021 ,” she adds . “ We want to reduce our emissions by 30 percent by the year 2030 . That goal includes growth . So , truth be told , that figure is more in the field of 60 percent . This is an aggressive and ambitious target . As such , we ’ re looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint . First off , we ’ re exploring how to conserve our energy consumption from pump performance to heat tracing optimization for example . Alongside this , we ’ re sourcing renewable energy as our supply . We ’ re also looking at electrifying some of our processes and exploring cleaner fuel options .”
Vopak ’ s strategic priorities are to improve its financial and sustainability performance , grow its footprint in gas and industrial terminals , and accelerate towards new

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