The Back Story . . .
Having promoted cruising for more than 38 years, co-founder Joyce Landry feels that she has been a contributor to the environmental impact that her industry has made. She has supported the cruise industry in the face of its history as a polluter of the oceans, and applauds every new technology that is deployed to reverse that trend. Her private role as environmentalist, animal activist and defender of climate change policies has often been in conflict with her support of the cruise industry, and she now seeks to align personal values with company culture.
Joyce Landry, CEO Landry & Kling
Our Purpose
Landry & Kling created SustainableShips.com as a forum to support and promote cruise lines who are at the forefront of the sustainability movement, with proven policies and significant investment in technologies, with the aim of improving ocean health on a global level, and providing a healthy environment for passengers and crew. Our platform will:
COMMUNICATE
Communicate cruise line sustainability practices to group organizers and consumers to help them make buying decisions
EVALUATE
Provide a Sustainability Evaluation for each cruise line/ship, using a panel of advisors including industry experts and scientists of ocean sustainability
BE A MARKETPLACE
Be a marketplace for vendors of sustainable products and resources aimed at the cruise industry
BE A MOUTHPIECE
Be the mouthpiece for sustainable practices to the corporate MICE market adhering to Green Meeting Policies
FUNDING
Be a funding source for organizations devoted to ocean clean-up and sustainability
A CATALYST FOR CHANGE
Be a catalyst for change in the cruise industry that inspires lines to do more in the area of sustainability for their economic benefit and the greater good