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48 Maritime Professional 4Q 2011CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES RINA has provided a range of services, including traditional ship classification, marine warranty, site surveys, meteo marine studies, authority and owner engineering, ship han- dling simulation and regulatory compliance and security training and outsourcing. ?We realised that the clients were buying trust, and it was the RINA name that delivered that. So we brought the experts we needed under one umbrella for each project. Last year revenue from multi-disciplinary teams was up over 70 per cent, so now we are formally changing the company structure to deliver all services in the same matrix- based way,? says Salerno. SUSTAINABILITY ? THE STRONG GREEN THREAD That service delivery will all be linked by a strong green thread. ?It is not just about ship emissions, and fuel efficien- cy, although we are helping shipowners with that,? explains Salerno. ?It is about sustainability across the whole range ofhuman activity. For instance, at the macro level we are now one of the world leaders as an accredited body under the UNFCC in Climate Defence Mechanism validation, with over 300 on-going projects around the world. At a human level we are deeply involved with food sustainability and in the US for example we have certified the Alaskan salmon fisheries on behalf of Friend of the Sea, an association which operatesaccording to the FAO guidelines for sustainable fishing. At the energy level, we are helping to engineer carbon capture systems for coal fired power stations and providing a range of services to photo voltaic power generation schemes. And in shipping and yachting, we are helping owners to be both cleaner and greener and also more business efficient.? The environmental focus includes working with buildings to reduce energy consumption and local impacts. ?We have helped Italy?s biggest real estate management firms to reduce their buildings? impacts and save money. It is only a matter of time before we see shipowners realising they can save outgo- ings that way too. We already help them to reduce their impacts with ISO1400 certification across all their opera- tions, so it is logical to include Green Buildings along withGreen Plus ships,? says Salerno. Adriatic LNG terminal ? an example of multi-disciplinary services for one client MP #4 (34-49):MP Layouts 11/8/2011 2:13 PM Page 48