CMA CGM has made a new hire to lead its environmental work, announcing the move just days after liner rival AP Moller-Maersk confirmed it has axed its sustainability department.
Guilhem Isaac Georges has been appointed sustainability director for the Marseilles-based container line.
Georges will head up the group's new sustainable development and environment department, CMA CGM said on Wednesday.
Before joining the group, Georges spent nearly three years at Citeo, a French company that specialises in recycling household packaging and paper where he was head of public affairs and institutional relations director, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Previous to that, he worked as a senior political adviser for the office of the French minister of environment, energy and sea. He also held posts at the Association of French Regions and the government of the Midi-Pyrenees Region.
His LinkedIn profile indicates that he was appointed to the position at CMA CGM, the French liner giant, in November.
On Monday, TradeWinds broke the news that the Denmark's Maersk had let go Annette Stube, its group director of sustainability, and two other colleagues from her team.
Reshuffle
The Danish group said it is merging environmental work into its other divisions.
The move came at a time of significant changes at the executive level and a round of job cuts.
But it also comes as liner operators are facing increasing pressure on sustainability issues ahead of the IMO's planned greenhouse gas regulations.
A ranking of container shipping emission by environmental group Transport & Environment ranked Maersk as the second largest carbon polluter, following only Switzerland's Mediterranean Shipping Co.
Copenhagen-listed Maersk pumped out an estimated 8.22m tonnes of carbon dioxide from 335 ships in 2018, according to the rankings released last week.
CMA CGM took the third spot, with 5.67m tonnes of carbon emissions from 231 vessels.
Rank | Company | Ships | Carbon output (in tonnes) |
1 | Mediterranean Shipping Co | 362 | 11.04m |
2 | AP Moller-Maersk | 335 | 8.22m |
3 | CMA CGM | 231 | 5.67m |
4 | Hapag-Lloyd | 135 | 4.32m |
5 | China Cosco Group | 113 | 3.71m |
Data based on 2018 figures
Source: Transport & Environment
