Sustainable growth report 2024

In 2023, we introduced our DEI ambition, Better Together, which remains the guiding principle in our DEI journey.  We embrace our differences because these make us stronger and support our ambition to be a leader in gas shipping. In 2024, we continued working on this ambition by embedding inclusion and equity into the way we work.  We focus on inclusivity because we are a diverse organisation with people from many nationalities and backgrounds.

Our focus is on creating equity by recognising individual needs and offering support where it’s needed most, as highlighted in our Safe Workplace chapters. The DEI Sounding Board in our office reflects on DEI themes and actions. This group, strongly representing the diversity in Anthony Veder, comes together every quarter.

While the initial fleet sounding board format did not work as intended, we now engage fleet colleagues during conferences and organise dedicated DEI sessions to ensure their voices are heard too.

In 2024, we took meaningful steps to raise awareness and foster dialogues with these initiatives:

Inclusive Dialogue Day:
We organised company-wide dialogues in the office and onboard, encouraging people to connect with colleagues they d not usually speak to, using conversation cards as a starting point.

Junior Officers Conferences:
DEI was part of the opening sessions. In these small-scale and confidential sessions, officers explored what DEI means, why it matters, and what actions are needed to bring our ambition to life. One immediate outcome: we improved our appraisal and debriefing systems based on their input.

Inspiration and Training:
We welcomed keynote speaker Kamilla Sultanova to our officers’ conference. Her engaging and interactive session helped us reflect on what it means to build an inclusive organisation. We also provided DEI awareness training for several teams.

Cultural Celebrations:
We paid attention to important holidays like Eid al-Fitr, Christmas, and Diwali, and offered guidance to captains on how to support colleagues observing Ramadan at sea.

Policy and Structure:
We formalised our DEI ambition by integrating it into our company policy booklet, ensuring it is anchored in how we operate.

The DEI Committee plays an important role in connecting our DEI ambition with other strategic goals, especially our Safe Workplace agenda. A key priority for the committee is to build a stronger sense of belonging, so that everyone feels part of the AV family.

Progress
We measure our DEI progress by the actions we take and the culture of inclusivity we continue to build together. In 2024, we implemented our DEI policy, ensuring it is incorporated in our policy booklet. Furthermore, progress is measured by the percentage of women in the management committee. In 2024 25% of our Management Committee members were women. This is still below our 2025 ambition of 30%, however, it does not change our commitment to change and need for awareness on this topic.

We are proud of the steps we have taken in 2024, and at the same time, we know there is more to learn and do. With the input and ideas of our people, we can continue building a company where everyone feels seen, heard and valued. Only together we grow.