We work on sustainability
Our vision is to create sustainable experiences on our boats in Uddevalla and Bohuslän all year round.
Our work with sustainability is partly about improving and constantly developing our products, contributing to a sustainable environment by carefully selecting and evaluating means of transport, products, suppliers and partners. We work to sustainably develop our organization and develop the competence of our staff. During 2018, we will, among other things, work on two new sustainability projects.
Bracelets that help protect our oceans – by CleanSea
Every hour, more than 5 bathtubs worth of plastic wash up on Sweden’s west coast.
CleanSea is fighting to stop ocean plastic from harming marine wildlife and to keep Sweden’s coastline clean and beautiful!
Every piece of plastic we remove from the sea can save lives. Removing just 0.1 kg of ocean plastic can save a seabird. 0.5 kg might be enough to save a seal.
With a CleanSea bracelet, you can make a life-changing difference for marine wildlife!
Buy a bracelet and become part of the CleanSea family!
Bracelets are available for purchase onboard the archipelago boats.
From road to water without emissions
At Skärgårdsbåtarna, we conducted a preliminary study in 2018/2019 to explore the possibilities of shifting traffic from roads to waterways.
By doing so, we aim to help reduce the burden on the road network and make travel more environmentally efficient.
Traveling by water is safer than traveling by land, and waterways require significantly less maintenance compared to land-based roads. If you can also replace diesel engines with electric engines, the journeys will be more environmentally efficient. The study shows a solution where public transport and recreational transport are combined, so that our and other people’s boats can be used more efficiently and contribute to a more sustainable world. The project was partly financed by the EU and Leader Södra Bohuslän.
The sustainability step
Hållbarhetsklivet is based on four fundamental principles that guide the choices we make in the development and marketing of the tourism industry in West Sweden.
These principles are the lens through which we decide where to invest our time and resources.
- Minimizing unnecessary environmental impact as much as possible.
- Beneficial for both locals and visitors.
- Attracting more visitors at times and places that aren’t crowded.
- Creating more full-time jobs and building stronger, more resilient businesses.
EcoPar – Ultra clean fuel for diesel engines
We operate both m/s Gustafsberg II and m/s Sunningen on EcoPar, an environmentally friendly alternative and an ultra-clean diesel fuel.
It’s even non-toxic — you could drink it.
Just like EcoPar, we aim to reduce the negative impact on the local environment where many of us live and work, as well as on the global environment by lowering the production of NOx and CO2 thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Swedish welcome
Skärgårdsbåtarna in Uddevalla have visitors from all over Sweden, where the demands on us to meet the visitors’ expectations are high. In order to constantly work with quality and hospitality as well as ecological, economic and social development, we are members of Swedish Welcome, which actively works with development methods for tourism actors.
You can read more about the Swedish Welcome here.
Go boating!
