Shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has launched a new carbon desk and offsetting service, part of a wider strategy to decarbonize its own as well as its clients' businesses, the company announced in a press release on its website on Thursday June 24.
The broker will offer its clients compliance and voluntary offsets, as well as futures and options coverage. It also plans to make its global offices carbon-neutral.According to SSY chairman Mark Richardson, maritime transport accounts for around 2.5% of global emissions, and the reduction of greenhouse gases is fast becoming a top priority for many of its clients....