Mercuria CSR report 2023 - Flipbook - Page 41
PROSPERITY 2023
HIRING & INTERNSHIPS
For over 10 years, we have been a supporter of
the Forum EPFL, Europe’s largest recruitment
fair that sees more than 200 companies and
100 start-ups gather to meet students and
graduates from École Polytechnique Fédérale
de Lausanne. Each year we recruit several
students onto our internship program. 2023
was no different and the program was so
successful that we were able to offer a
permanent role with Mercuria to every intern
on completion of their degree.
n North America, we attended recruitment fairs
at campuses across Texas, including at
Harmony Public Schools, a system of 60 TexasI
public charter schools that provides rigorous,
high-quality education focused on Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math. Through a
caring and collaborative environment, Harmony
provides
students
from
traditionally
underserved communities the opportunity to
excel through project-based learning where
they learn the skills necessary to become a
contributing global citizen.
In 2023, we also continued our annual veteran
recruitment at the Recruit Military job fair in
Houston, Texas.
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Mercuria supports revolution and digitalization
of the markets in which we trade and we are
committed to using technology and innovation
to advance our business and to help the energy
transition.
We have dedicated teams of technologists
who are working to develop new applications
and solutions that can help us to achieve our
goals. One of our key areas of focus is on the
use of remote sensing data. Remote sensing
data can be used to track a variety of factors,
including weather patterns, deforestation and
biodiversity. We are using this data to develop
new applications that can help us to reduce
risk, increase transparency, and improve our
decision-making. For example, we are using
remote sensing data to track deforestation in
the Amazon rainforest. This data is being used
to identify areas that are at risk of deforestation,
to help develop strategies to prevent it and
mitigate the effects of climate change.
We
believe
that
transparency
and
standardization are essential for fair and safe
markets. We support these objectives by
working with a number of industry consortiums
and tech companies on the development of
new technologies.
CITIZEN SEA
In continuing our strong partnership with HUB
Ocean, our collaborative efforts span various
projects. In sync with our mission to empower
our seafarers and others to share their oceanic
experiences, in 2023 Minerva Bunkering, our
bunkering business, has sponsored a HUB
Ocean application, Citizen Sea. Available on the
Apple Store and Google Play, Citizen Sea
allows any seafarer or ocean visitor to capture
photos, tag their location and category, and
upload them directly on the application. Users
can upload any photo from ocean pollution to
natural sightings. These valuable photos along
with their metadata make their way to
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