by Water Revolution Foundation | 11 Dec 2023 | Reports
As we actively progress into our fifth year of activities, it is our pleasure to share the 2022/2023 Annual Report, summarizing the accomplishments made over the last year. This edition provides a visual overview of the foundation’s financial status and highlights significant developments from our fourth year. These include the Ocean Assist programme and accompanying events in Hamburg, Sustainability Reporting Guidelines to prepare the industry for non-financial reporting requirements, and advancements made in the collaborative YETI project, among many other exciting initiatives.
What’s next
In year 5, we are committed to furthering this pivotal transition, building upon our collaboration with industry partners through a number of new projects, including a refit programme to explore how far the yachting sector can go to upgrade the existing fleet’s environmental credentials, guidelines for-and-by crew to activate positive change onboard, and a marina programme to optimise yachts’ operations.
Read our Annual Report 2022/2023
by Water Revolution Foundation | 31 Jan 2023 | Reports
As our journey toward a sustainable future continues with many exciting projects underway, we look back on our achievements thus far with great pride and are thrilled to present the Annual Report for Water Revolution Foundation’s third year. The 2021/2022 edition of the Annual Report highlights the foundation’s financial status and developments made in our third year, including products verified in our Database of Sustainable Solutions, an interview with our Sustainable Design Specialist Hanna Dąbrowska regarding version 1.0 of YETI, and the yachting community’s efforts to give back to our oceans through the IMMAs programme.
Activities for the coming year
Having already concluded our first three-year period and begun progress on achieving the concrete objectives laid out in our new three-year plan, we will spend the coming year further developing our tools, offering a range of educational programmes, and expanding on our ocean conservation efforts.
Read our Annual Report 2021/2022
by Water Revolution Foundation | 8 Nov 2021 | Reports
While already well underway with our third year of activities, we are delighted to present our Annual Report for the second year of Water Revolution Foundation. The Annual Report 2020/21 will take you through the financial status of the foundation for our second year – which was extended from 12 to 18 months to align the financial and operational years – while highlighting the activities and accomplishments in that second year.
Third-year activities
In Year 3, we are continuing our progress of developing the basic tools the yachting sector needs in order to assess and compare its environmental impact, as well as reducing that impact through implementing verified sustainable solutions, while simultaneously reinvesting in ocean conservation. Our third year will see the Foundation complete various projects that are currently in development, and start translating them into concrete programmes for the various segments of our industry sector.
Read our Annual Report 2020/2021
by Water Revolution Foundation | 20 Aug 2020 | Reports
Andrew Schofield, captain of M/Y White Rose of Drachs, explains why yachting can be front and centre in mapping and surveying the world’s oceans. Read more in the new issue of The Superyacht Report.
“We have spent the past three years developing the technology to allow survey grade data to be collected by all near coastal vessels. This technology was submitted to independent academic review and it is concluded that the system is ‘fit for purpose’.”
Read Andrew’s full column here.
by Water Revolution Foundation | 3 Jul 2020 | Reports
Officially rounding off the year, our first annual report not only shows the financial status of the foundation, but also reports on the activities and accomplishments of our inaugural year. And, of course, it is digital-only to ensure that the foundation is doing what it can to reduce its own footprint.
Year two: sustainable solutions
Our second year of activities officially started on 1 July. In addition to the ongoing activities kicked off in the first year, the major deliverable for year two will be our database of sustainable solutions. The goal of this database is to collect sustainable solutions in one central open platform and share them with the superyacht industry to make everyone aware of these solutions, encouraging their adoption in both new build and refit projects. Solutions could also come from alternative materials, for example, in construction or interiors. The aim is to launch the infrastructure of this database at METSTRADE 2020, with a call to action to come forward to all suppliers who claim to have a sustainable solution. Our Yacht Assessment Tool enables us to verify whether a solution is indeed a sustainable one and therefore qualifies to be included in our database.
Read our First Annual Report.
by Water Revolution Foundation | 31 Mar 2020 | Reports
Robert van Tol, executive director of Water Revolution Foundation, explains why the superyacht industry needs a code of conduct. If you’re not already familiar, a code of conduct sets out the rules and responsibilities of an individual or an organisation. The Code of Water Revolution Foundation is made up of 10 commitments. Read more in the new issue of The Superyacht Report.
“We’re stronger together but, individually, we each have the power to make a difference. That’s why our Code of Conduct confirms the collective approach but also sets out the influence and responsibility of individuals.”
Read Robert’s full column here.
