The shipping industry is one of the driving forcesof the global economy, and sustainability issues are of key importance to the future of our world. Therefore, this thesis will combine them and lookat sustainability within the shipping sector by doing an exploratory study of the ten largest containershippingcompanies. Sustainability reporting is becoming commonplace among larger companies, and therefore this thesis sets out to look at what is reported and the quality level. First, a literature review is conducted to look at, among other, the history, current state, quality aspects and previous research into sustainability reporting. Then a content analysis with ascoring system is developed. Thisis based on the most commonly used framework, the GRI Guidelines, which are then adopted for the shipping industry. The quality aspects are attached totransparency, materiality, stakeholder engagement, KPIs and assurance. Furthermore, this thesis sets out to identify further research topics within sustainability reporting and especially within the shipping industry.
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