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Given their high environmental impact, it is important that the leisure nautical sector, including yacht and sailboat charter companies, should calculate and reduce their environmental footprint. This will help the nautical industry transition towards a sustainable future, and provide customers with green travel options.
Green Sail has recently developed a way for yacht charter companies to measure their vessel’s environmental footprint. This first-of-its-kind Vessel Environmental Footprint (VEF), which was verified by scientists from the Institute for Tourism in Croatia, helps vessels determine their footprint and also acts as a rating system, indicating the sustainability level of each vessel.
The VEF measures emissions and sustainability actions onboard a boat, resulting in a rating out of 5. This rating highlights the impact the vessel has on the environment, with 1 indicating a vessel that produces a significant environmental footprint, and 5 being a sustainable vessel that actively mitigates its impact on the environment.
The system works to reduce the impact the yacht charter industry has on the environment, allowing customers to make informed decisions that support green initiatives.
