FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Ilya Espino de Marotta, who is the first Chief Sustainability Officer for the Panama Canal & Deputy Administration, reveals her priorities to address the challenges posed by climate change. The Canal has always been focusing on sustainability, however it now embarks on a new and more ambitious era. Following the implications of the recent drought, the Canal has implemented an operational strategy and has taken action with investments and collaborations to ‘’thrive in a new climate economy’’. Ilya Espino de Marotta mentions how the Panama Canal will ensure resilience and longevity of its operations, highlighting that a more robust water management system has become a critical priority. Embracing responsible and sustainable business practices is not just a choice but a necessity, she concludes. RelatedNews Future-ready seafarers: Bridging technical excellence and human competence Maritime Talent Development Program: Navigating the crew crisis var jnews_module_21312006_0_6a0311aad3972 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21312006","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"224,1613,372,1745","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":