Commitment

Our entire management team, including our Boards of Directors, is committed to addressing climate change and defining our path to decarbonization.

Sustainability at Carnival Corporation & plc

We have accomplished all our numerical sustainability 2020 targets ahead of schedule in 2019 and have committed to new goals that will carry us beyond 2020.

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2020 Sustainability Goals

environmental | safety | labor & social

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2019 Goals Update

Where we've been and what's next

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Awards & Recognitions

Some of our recent accomplishments include being ranked as one of America's Best Corporate Citizens, Most Responsible Companies, Best Large Employer, Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality, and more.

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Our ships are home to our guests and crew and we become citizens of the waters we sail. We need to care about them like we do our homes ashore and act accordingly.

About Carnival Corp & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise lines.

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A Message From the CEO

Carnival Corporation is a strong and resilient organization and I’m honored to be president and CEO and to be working with the best in the industry. Some of our nine brands have been around since the 1800s and together we have centuries of history and experience.

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Our New Ships

We are building new, innovative, purpose-built ships that are more fuel efficient, have a great number of balcony cabins and present a wider range of onboard amenities and features.

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Grand Totals

FY 2019 Business Dimensions & Direct Economic Value Generated and Distributed

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Our Brands

Each of our Carnival Corporation & plc cruise brands have a unique character and potentially a different audience. What they all share in common is a commitment to exceeding guest expectations, to operational excellence, and sustainability.

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Enhancing Governance & Compliance

Our corporate governance model provides the structures and processes for the direction and control of our company. Good corporate governance and ethics processes help us operate more efficiently, improve our access to capital, mitigate risk and safeguard against mismanagement. It makes us accountable and transparent and gives us the tools to respond to stakeholder concerns.

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Protecting the environment is one of our most critical areas of focus. Our employees are deeply committed to protecting the oceans and seas.

Risk Management

We take an active approach to identifying risks and opportunities and use a variety of strategies to manage and take advantage of them. We work to identify the best approaches to managing these issues, while simultaneously focusing on our sustainability performance and addressing the interests of our stakeholders.

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Safety

A core part of our company vision is to deliver safe and memorable vacations for our guests while ensuring the safety of our crew who work and live onboard our ships. We have developed and implemented best-practice safety policies and procedures that go beyond compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements.

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Health

Protecting and maintaining the health of our guests and crew is a priority.

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Security

Our security processes are designed to minimize security-related risks while allowing for the smooth but controlled flow of guests, crew and supplies. Guests and crew will notice a visible security presence while embarking the ship and throughout each cruise.

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Environmental Mgmt

We believe in communicating transparently about climate change. We actively participate in the process of determining our company and industry’s role in addressing climate change. We have publicly disclosed our carbon footprint since 2006 and are taking specific and proactive steps to reduce this footprint.

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Operation Oceans Alive

In its second year, Operation Oceans Alive continued to expand through new programs and procedural changes, commitments, educational and training channels, and, perhaps most importantly, through individual choices and actions.

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Single Use Plastics

As a company, we are doing our share to contribute to a more circular economy where single-use items are drastically minimized and plastic does not become waste in the first place.

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The Value of Food

In 2019, we committed to a food waste reduction goal of 10% across our entire fleet by the end of 2021, with some of our brands setting themselves even more ambitious reduction targets.

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Energy & Emissions

Reducing fuel use and driving energy efficiency takes multi-million-dollar investments and a multi-pronged, multi-year strategy. These include abatement technologies and equipment to further reduce engine emissions such as: Advanced Air Quality Systems (AAQS), Cold Ironing Capabilities, Air Lubrication Systems, and a performance-based maintenance and engine efficiency monitoring agreement with our largest main engine manufacturer.

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Decarbonization

Addressing climate change is one of our top priorities and we are committed to continue to lead the path within the cruise industry

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AAQS

As of FY2018, 74% of our fleet is equipped with AAQS and we plan to develop and deploy the systems on more than 85 ships across our global fleet by 2020

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Pioneering LNG

In 2019, we launched the second LNG cruise ship in our fleet - and in the world - powered by LNG both at sea and in port.

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We want our ships and crew to always be welcomed, bringing hope, prosperity and goodwill wherever they sail.

Community Engagement

We embrace the culture of the communities in which we operate, including our headquarters locations, homeports, private islands and ports of call. We want our ships and crew to always be welcomed, bringing hope, prosperity and goodwill wherever they sail.

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Supporting Our Communities

The health and growth of our business is inextricably linked to the vitality and sustainability of our communities, both in our home ports and in the destinations we visit around the world.

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Human Capital

Carnival Corporation has been recognized in Newsweek’s first ranking for America’s Most Responsible Companies 2020. Companies were evaluated based on their environmental, social, and corporate governance performance. A total of 2000 American public companies were evaluated and the top 300 are included on the list. We are honored to be listed as the highest-ranking company in the cruise sector.

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Guest Experience

In 2019, we had the privilege of taking 12.4 million guests on vacation across our 104 ships.

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Diversity and Inclusion

Carnival Corporation & plc embraces and values diversity and inclusion. It is reflected in our people, our brands, our ports of call, and our customers. It is who we are and part of our DNA.

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Here are the appendices

Performance Summary - Environmental Data

Environmental Data

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Performance Summary - Social Data

Social Data

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Approach to Sustainability

We are committed to sustainability and this commitment is embedded in our business - from ship to shore.

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Environmental Officer Responsibilities

Each ship in our fleet has a full-time Environmental Officer (EO), who monitors environmental compliance and the implementation of environmental procedures

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Boards of Directors and Committees

The Boards have six committees, each of which has a specific charter (except for the Executive Committees), defined responsibilities and composition.

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Modern Slavery Act

Our Code explicitly condemns all forms of child exploitation and forced labor and states our intent to comply with and support laws and regulations relevant to slavery and human trafficking.

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Health Procedures

We have continued to develop and introduce comprehensive health standards that go beyond regulatory requirements to help protect the health of our guests, crew and port employees

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Energy-Saving Initiatives

We are continually investing in a broad range of voluntary energy reduction initiatives that meet or surpass the requirements of current laws and regulations.

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