The Monaco Yacht Show and SYBAss, together with Water Revolution Foundation and Superyacht Life Foundation, partnered for the Sustainability Conference – an open-door panel discussion that aimed to inform the wider media with a snapshot of how the superyacht industry is making progress in the area of sustainability.

The representatives on the panel included Gaëlle Tallarida, Managing Director of the Monaco Yacht Show; Robert van Tol, Executive Director of Water Revolution Foundation; naval architect Philippe Briand; CEO of Baltic Yachts Anders Kurtén; and Giedo Loeff, Head of Research and Development at Feadship. The panel was hosted and moderated by Tony Harris, Superyacht Industry Ambassador at Informa Markets.

The first part of the discussion included short updates from each of the panellists, who gave an insight into key developments and thought processes that are driving the industry forward. Among those, outlined by Gaëlle Tallarida, was an introduction to a new initiative for the 2022 Monaco Yacht Show – the Sustainability Hub. Created to highlight innovative projects and companies offering sustainable solutions to the superyacht industry, the Hub’s exhibitors had all been verified for eligibility by Water Revolution Foundation, the non-profit organisation that is developing various tools to help the…