ISO 9001 is one of the best-known and popular standards. Through the development of a Quality Management System (“QMS”), consisting of operational policies and procedures and other related documents, ISO 9001 aims to help organizations: 
• Improve processes, streamline operations, and promote informed decision making 
• Improve the quality of their products and services 
• Reduce risks 
• Improve effectiveness and efficiency 
• Maintain client loyalty and 
• Consistently meet their clients’ and stakeholders’ expectations. 

The procedures and policies developed ensure the application of the 7 principles of quality management: 
1. Engagement of people 
2. Customer focus 
3. Leadership 
4. Process approach 
5. Improvement 
6. Evidence-based decision making 
7. Relationship management (stakeholders).

ISO 14001:2015 specifies the requirements and sets out the criteria for an Environmental Management System (“EMS”) and maps out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an effective Environmental Management System.

ISO 14001:2015 applies to the environmental aspects of the company activities, products and services that the organization determines it can either control or influence considering a life cycle perspective.

The intended outcomes of an Environmental Management System include: 
• Enhancement of environmental performance 
• Fulfilment of compliance obligations 
• Achievement of environmental objectives 
• Provision of assurance to management and employees as well as external stakeholders that environmental impact is being measured and improved 
• Management of the environmental responsibilities emanating from the operation of the company in a systematic manner that contributes to environmental sustainability 
• Achievement of intended outcomes of its environmental management system, which provide value for the environment, the organization itself and interested parties.

ISO 45001:2018 specifies the requirements for an Occupational Health and Safety Management System. It aims to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its Occupational Health and Safety (“OH&S”) performance. It is applicable to the OH&S risks under the organization's control, considering factors such as the context in which the organization operates and the needs and expectations of its employees and other interested parties. 

ISO 45001:2018 is intended for companies that wish to establish, implement, and maintain an OH&S Management System to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate hazards and minimize OH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated with its activities. 

The intended outcomes of an OH&S Management System include: 
• Continual improvement of OH&S performance 
• Fulfilment of legal requirements and other requirements 
• Achievement of OH&S objectives. ISO 45001:2018 enables organizations, through their OH&S Management System, to integrate other aspects of health and safety, such as employees’ wellness/wellbeing.

The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, is an International Labour Organization (ILO) convention known as “MLC, 2006”. It is binding in international law and established minimum working and living standards for all seafarers on ships. It addresses the right of seafarers to decent conditions of work in almost every aspect of their working and living conditions, including minimum age, employment agreements, hours of work and rest, payment of wages, paid annual leave, repatriation, on board medical care, the use of recruitment and placement services, accommodation, food and catering, health and safety protection and accident prevention, and complaint procedures for seafarers. 

The responsibilities to comply with the MLC, 2006 are shared between the ship owner, the ship operator and the seafarer recruitment and placement services. The IMS is designed to conform to the provisions of the MLC 2006 with regards to seafarer recruitment and placement services.

Green Offices is an environmental quality label for buildings and offices. Its acquisition requires the implementation and enforcement of set criteria related to energy and water consumption, waste management, the use of environmentally friendly personal cleanliness and detergents, the quality of food and beverages, the conversion of free spaces into green spaces and environmental education.

The Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association was formed in 1992 with the initiative of the International Shipping Community of Cyprus with the support of the Commercial Community of the island. CYMEPA is an autonomous, not-for-profit organization funded solely by its members. 

The principal aim of CYMEPA is to encourage and actively assist effective efforts to prevent all forms of pollution of the sea. The Association also helps seafarers and executives to be more aware of safety and the protection of the marine environment. CYMEPA also initiates environmental projects and operates extensive public awareness campaigns, giving priority to environmental education of Schoolchildren. CYMEPA supports and assists the Government of Cyprus in ratifying and implementing international conventions addressing the protection of the marine environment.

Businesses are called upon to redefine their goals and put people and the environment at the heart of their strategy while citizens demand honesty and transparency. Organisations are required to act ethically and take responsibility for the impact and consequences of their activities on society and the environment. 

sea chefs is collaborating with big airline companies and participates in their Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Emissions Mitigation, Carbon Offset and Environmental Protection Programs. 

The importance of business ethics and responsibility play a primary role for the safekeeping of sustainable development and success. By investing in such Programs, we want: 
• To contribute to the environmental transformation within aviation 
• To take an active part in reducing the carbon footprint of business travel 
• To take a further step towards a neutral environmental footprint, and where possible transport our crew members to their ship assignments across the world and back in an environmentally friendly way.