La Rochelle: Signature of the Charter of the sustainable development of port.

The Charter for Sustainable Development of the Port of La Rochelle was signed on December 8 by the prefecture of the Charente-Maritime, the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes, the General Council of Charente-Maritime, Urban Community La Rochelle, the Community of communes of the island of Ré, the City of La Rochelle and GPMLR in the presence of associations stakeholders in the development of this charter. This document is the result of a joint resulting in a commitment of signatories to the sides of the harbor for its development in a sustainable manner, respecting its urban and natural, in complementarity with other activities related to the sea
Nicolas Gauthier, President of the Management Board GPMLR, notes that “by signing, agrees on port 64 concrete actions grouped into 10 themes related to sustainable development and taking into account the environmental, economic and social benefits of the activity port “.
The charter has been a unanimous opinion in favor of the Port Development Council, which represents, through its 30 members, all the players related to port activity? Associations, representatives, local, state, business representatives). The Development Council will annually the commitments of the charter on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in the document.