Dover Regatta awarded Platinum status for sustainability efforts

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Stephen Emerson

The Port of Dover has received a prestigious sustainability award for the 2022 Regatta.

The Port authority was awarded Platinum status by Sailors For Seas, Clean Regatta initiative for the event which is held in association with Destination Dover.

Sailors For Seas is the world’s leading ocean conservation organization. The awards encourage water based events and organisations to place sustainability central to their activities.

Dover is the UK's busiest international ferry port, £144bn worth of UK trade and 33% of all trade with the EU is handled there.

Port of Dover, pictured during the 2022 regatta, image credit Port of Dover.

Key to the award of Platinum status was organisers's waste management efforts. Support for vendors was available from the Port’s environment team, who already ensure all waste collected in bins is recycled or used to generate energy.

Other factors in the Regattas sustainability drive included eliminating single use plastics were possible, reusing marketing material such as bunting and signage in future events, distribution of reusable water bottles and water refill points at the event and incentivising vendors to meet sustainability targets.

The Port's environmental team were present throughout the event engaging and educating the community and local businesses on the Port’s sustainability initiatives and targets.

Doug Bannister, Chief Executive of the Port of Dover, said: “After two years of pandemic restrictions, we at the Port and our event partners, Destination Dover, were delighted to see the return of the Regatta and to welcome 15,000 people to the Seafront for a celebration of the community and Dover’s maritime heritage.

"Alongside our carbon net zero targets, the Port of Dover aims to ensure our events have zero negative impacts, so we are delighted that our 2022 Regatta has been awarded Platinum Clean Regatta status. We will continue to participate in hosting a clean regatta and will continually look to improve on the best practices set out this year."

Main image Crowds enjoying the Port of Dover's 2022 regatta, credit Port of Dover.

Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset. Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users. He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.