• Determination
• Action
• Principles

Principles

Green Marine’s goal is to improve the environmental performance of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes marine industry in concrete and mesurable terms. To meet this objective, Green Marine adopted a set of guiding principles. In addition to respecting laws and applicable regulations, every company that joins Green Marine agrees to:

• demonstrate corporate leadership in the search for best
  environmental practices in accordance with a sustainable
  development approach;
• carry out its activities in a responsible manner
  with a view to minimizing its environmental impacts;
• aim for continuous improvement of its environmental performance;
• develop and promote voluntary protection measures;
• integrate sustainable development practices
  that are technically and economically achievable;
• collaborate with governments and citizen groups in the progressive
  implementation of the action plans arising from this program;
• actively participate in an integrated management approach
  for the St. Lawrence which includes collaboration with all the
  other actors at the local, regional, national and international levels.

Green Marine adheres to the principles of sustainable development, i.e. development that meets today’s needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.