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Social: Turning a gap into progress

In 2025, Solvang emerged stronger following a delay between vessel sales and fleet renewal, according to HR Director Kjetil Meling. Solvang now has a larger fleet – supported by stronger cohesion, loyalty, and quality among the crew.

Supply chain: Headed for global integrity

Solvang promotes ethical, environmentally responsible and socially sound conduct among the suppliers. Through strengthened prequalification and risk management practices, supply chain manager Tanja Hunshamar helps support integrity throughout the value chain.

EU VSME reporting by Solvang

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Directive CSRD was adopted in 2024 to set Europe on a green trajectory. This is Solvang’s first report – following the VSME standard (voluntary environmental reporting standard for small and medium-sized enterprises)

GRI 2025 release by Solvang

The global reporting initiative (GRI) framework allows Solvang to communicate our impacts on the economy, environment and people in a transparent way. The following GRI disclosures cover topics within governance, strategy, policies and practices, climate change mitigation and adaptation, emissions, waste and water management, and social responsibility.

Corporate sustainability reporting by Solvang

After the EU backtracked on some extensive disclosure requirements in their climate reporting directives, Solvang Shipping has moved on with our measures. In a climate of shifting international frameworks, Solvang sticks to our path of investments into eco accountability. Our double materiality asssessment of sustainability factors is the current milestone reached.

Corporate governance: A brave approach

Solvang makes heavy eco investments without a regulatory clear path to return on the investment.

Values at Solvang: United by the team spirit

Solvang’s crew are bridging the national, ethnic and religious division lines of a turbulent world. On board, it’s all about mutual respect and team spirit.

Anti-corruption: Putting all systems to work

Solvang’s anti-corruption achievements come from highly integrated operations, putting ethics, fair competition, and safety to work across all activities

SIRE 2.0 vetting: It’s all about our people

The first year of dynamic vessel inspections has demonstrated SIRE 2.0 as a game changer in building quality based on mutual trust between Solvang and the energy majors.

Freedom to blow the whistle

A culture of confidence, personal integrity and high quality is the documented effect of trusting our employees on all levels. Solvang allows employees to report incidents without fear of backlash. HR Director Kjetil Meling explains why.

Finances: Ballasted for stormy weather

Calm seas don’t train skilful sailors. Solvang spent years building a buffer to sail our stakeholders’ assets to port in any weather, according to Solvang’s CFO Egil Fjogstad.

Corporate Governance in Solvang

Reliable control mechanisms sustained at company top-level constitute Solvang’s principal governance structure, and warrant of our values. Meet the Chairman Michael Steensland-Brun (right), Christian Frustøl and Ellen Solstad in Solvang’s Board of Director’s.

Solvang’s people: We want you, we need you

From the cadet to the chairman, Solvang is people propelled by mutual respect, team spirit and quality, according to HR Director Kjetil Meling.

The sanctions policy of Solvang

As an advocate of international law and order, Solvang adheres to and supports sanctions and restrictions against blocked nations, entities and persons.

Solvang’s values and commitment to ethics

Mutual respect, team spirit, and quality comprise the fundamentals of Solvang, which we convey in all our business operations.