Neptune Energy is to help rescue and support further understanding of stranded dolphins, porpoise and whales on the Dutch coast and surrounding countries.
PARTNERSHIP
The company has started a new partnership with the SOS Dolfijn Foundation, and share its advanced emergency response systems and expertise to help rapidly mobilise teams of volunteers to provide aid for the sick or injured animals.
Neptune will also provide SOS Dolfijn with acoustic monitoring data and sightings of marine mammals from its offshore platforms in the Dutch North Sea.
This will help increase understanding and knowledge essential for the conservation of marine populations in the wild.
REHABILITATION CENTRE
The partnership will also help fund the charity’s new public rehabilitation centre in the Netherlands scheduled to open in January 2022.
Neptune employees will have the opportunity to volunteer at the centre so they can learn more about marine mammals and the rescue work.
Group health safety environment and quality (HSEQ) director, Kick Sterkman, said that the company had a strong presence in marine environments and was committed to having a positive impact on biodiversity.
“This partnership provides a unique opportunity to support the invaluable work that SOS Dolfijn are doing to help conserve these incredible animals.”
ESGs
The SOS Dolfijn partnership is in line with Neptune’s environment, social and governance (ESG) strategy and its commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 14: Life Below Water, which supports marine conservation.
Each year SOS Dolfijn responds to around 30 marine mammals stranded on the Dutch coast and surrounding countries.