Hempel launches new podcast to advance diversity in the maritime industry
Beyond the Horizon podcast brings together maritime leaders to explore how greater inclusion can strengthen the industry and support its long-term sustainability
Key messages
- Hempel has launched its first podcast, Beyond the Horizon, to spark important conversations, showcase industry leadership and inspire action.
- Season 1 focuses on diversity in the maritime industry.
- Guests include senior leaders from Hafnia, Cargill Ocean Transportation, CBS, Hempel and The Global Maritime Forum.
- Beyond the Horizon is available on all major podcast platforms from 31 March 2025.
Copenhagen, 31 March 2025: Hempel A/S, a global supplier of paints and coating solutions, has today launched its first podcast, Beyond the Horizon. As a long-standing partner to the maritime industry, Hempel has chosen to focus the inaugural season on advancing diversity, bringing together influential voices from across the maritime sector to explore how greater diversity, equity and inclusion can shape a stronger, more resilient industry.
“As a key partner to the maritime sector, we have a responsibility to contribute to its long-term sustainability - not only environmentally, but also socially,” says Alexander Enström, Executive Vice President and Head of Marine at Hempel. “That’s why we created this podcast: to help bring visibility to the diversity challenges our industry faces and to highlight the practical actions that can move us forward.”
Season 1: Diversity in the maritime industry
Over five episodes, Beyond the Horizon Season 1 explores how companies can create more inclusive working environments at sea and onshore. Through open conversations with business leaders, academics and non-profit voices, the series explores both the systemic barriers to progress and the opportunities for collaborative change.
Season 1 guests include:
- Mia Krogslund-Jørgensen, Vice President, People, Culture & Strategy at Hafnia
- Irene Rosberg, Programme Director, Blue MBA at Copenhagen Business School
- Jan Dieleman, President of Cargill Ocean Transportation
- Susanne Justesen, Director, Human Sustainability at The Global Maritime Forum
- Alexander Enström, Executive Vice President and Head of Marine at Hempel A/S
Key themes explored in the series:
- Why diversity is a business imperative
- The structural and cultural barriers that prevent progress
- The importance of industry-wide collaboration and leadership accountability
- The role of data, visibility and communication in accelerating change
- How to make maritime careers more attractive to future generations
While Season 1 focuses on diversity in the maritime industry, Beyond the Horizon will evolve to address other timely topics across the industries Hempel serves.
“This podcast reflects our ambition to be more than a coatings provider. We want to contribute to the long-term resilience of our customers’ industries by engaging in the conversations that matter. Season 1 is just the starting point,” says Alexander Enström.
Beyond the Horizon is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Hempel, der er en af verdens førende leverandører inden for pålidelige malingsløsninger, er en global virksomhed med stærke værdier, som samarbejder med kunder inden for segmenterne husmaling, marine, infrastruktur og energi. Hempel har et globalt set-up med fabrikker, innovations- og forskningscentre samt lagre på tværs af lande og regioner.
Hempels maling og overfladebehandlinger beskytter og udsmykker bygninger, infrastruktur og andre aktiver, og spiller en vigtig rolle i vores kunders globale forretning. De hjælper med at minimere vedligeholdelsesomkostninger, giver forbedret æstetik og bedre energieffektivitet.
Hos Hempel er formålet at skabe en bedre fremtid med bæredygtige løsninger til overfladebehandling. Vi er overbeviste om, at vejen til succes ligger i at gøre bæredygtighed til kernen i vores forretning. Det er ikke bare det rette at gøre, det vil også styrke vores konkurrencedygtighed, gøre os mere modstandsdygtige og minimere risici.
Hempel blev etableret i København i 1915. Hempel Fonden er majoritetsejer af Hempel A/S og er med til at sikre et solidt økonomisk grundlag for Hempel-koncernen. Fondens andet formål er at støtte kulturelle, sociale, humanitære og forskningsrelaterede formål i hele verden.
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