In other words, a port is a major industrial hub as well. A large one provides employment for many thousands of people in a wide variety of jobs. Decent employment conditions and good environmental, health and safety policies are all essential to sustainable development. It goes without saying that huge quantities of freight, and people, need transporting to and from ports, so they are surrounded by roads, railway lines and waterways. A sustainable transport sector is vital to support world trade and to facilitate the global economy. Another, related factor, which is important in any business, is energy efficiency. Together, sustainable mobility and energy policies play a major role, not only in limiting climate change, reducing pollution and conserving the environment, but in terms of our health, as well. Pollution, of all kinds, is a major concern in ports, especially marine pollution and plastics. And we must all adjust our ways of thinking and our consumption patterns to turn our linear economy into a circular economy. Further digitalization of both port activities and the rest of the port community is another essential goal.
In other words, a port is a major industrial hub as well. A large one provides employment for many thousands of people in a wide variety of jobs. Decent employment conditions and good environmental, health and safety policies are all essential to sustainable development. It goes without saying that huge quantities of freight, and people, need transporting to and from ports, so they are surrounded by roads, railway lines and waterways. A sustainable transport sector is vital to support world trade and to facilitate the global economy. Another, related factor, which is important in any business, is energy efficiency. Together, sustainable mobility and energy policies play a major role, not only in limiting climate change, reducing pollution and conserving the environment, but in terms of our health, as well. Pollution, of all kinds, is a major concern in ports, especially marine pollution and plastics. And we must all adjust our ways of thinking and our consumption patterns to turn our linear economy into a circular economy. Further digitalization of both port activities and the rest of the port community is another essential goal.