Global status in 2025
The UN Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 finds that 40 per cent of SDG 14 targets with data are moving in the wrong direction, citing worsening marine pollution, declining fish stocks and the degradation of ocean ecosystems.
Source: United Nations, The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025.
European and Albanian context
With operations in Malta and on Albania's Adriatic coast, NOVARIC® sits within two marine environments under documented pressure. The company's direct footprint is small, but its procurement choices — particularly paper and materials — and its travel patterns carry marine-relevant consequences.
NOVARIC® implementation commitments
- Maintain paperless-first operations to reduce demand pressure linked to pollution and resource extraction.
- Apply supplier environmental criteria covering waste and pollution management within the Responsible Procurement Standard.
- Support coastal community initiatives through the Community Engagement framework where operations permit.
Key performance indicators
Measured through the Manual's 90-indicator register (browse the full register):
- ENV-05 Paperless workflow coverage
- SUP-07 Supplier environmental criteria coverage
- SOC-19 Community initiative participation
NOVARIC®'s paperless-first policy and certified-materials sourcing are governed procurement rules, not preferences: exceptions require documented justification and are reviewed in the annual sustainability governance cycle.