The Museum recognises its sustainability obligations to its staff, visitors, communities and stakeholders – both locally and globally – and to present and succeeding generations.

The Museum aims to take a leading role in defining best sustainability practice, and will set its own appropriate and demanding standards where none exist.

The Museum is committed to implementing the requirements of all relevant sustainability legislation and regulations and, where possible, exceeding any relevant minimum requirements.

The Museum will manage activities over which it has control and which impact upon its various ‘environments’ in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

The Museum aims to raise the sustainability awareness of its staff, visitors, communities and stakeholders by promoting the concept of sustainable development and by openly recognising the on-going need to move towards a more sustainable future.

The Museum will monitor its use of natural resources, both non-renewable and renewable, and maximise the efficiency and effectiveness with which they are used, with a view to minimising environmental impacts.

The Museum will foster and promote research and education in sustainability – for visitors, within its communities and via conferences, publications and collaborative work.

The Museum will provide appropriate sustainability training and development for its staff, and will encourage them to apply sound sustainability practices at work, at home and within the wider community.

The Museum is committed to transparency in, and public access, to the formulation and implementation of its Sustainability Policy and objectives. The Museum will formulate, publish, implement and monitor objectives set out in the overall Policy, and will periodically review their efficiency and promote their continued development.

The Sustainability Policy of the National Maritime Museum will be applicable to all its activities and across all its sites.