Global Ship Lease (GSL)

Take Impact Assessment
Overall impact
D (24)

Commentary

Global Ship Lease is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 24.4 for overall impact (bottom 10% of all companies), Global Ship Lease ranks 75th out of 81 industry peers, behind GasLog Partners, EuroDry, Castor Maritime and 71 others, and ahead of Wan Hai Lines, Ningbo Zhoushan Port Company, CMA CGM and 3 others. On top material causes for Global Ship Lease's industry (Marine Transportation), Global Ship Lease performs poorly in No Poverty (21.5 score), Reduced Green House Gas Emissions (0.0), Equal Pay and Opportunity (25.2) and 10 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Global Ship Lease did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Company

Global Ship Lease

Employees
7
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Marine Transportation
Sub-industry
Marine Transportation
SASB industry
Marine Transportation
Headquarters
Greece
Share classes
GSL
More info
https://www.globalshiplease.com
Description
Global Ship Lease, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in owning and chartering of containerships under fixed-rate charters to container shipping companies worldwide. As of March 10, 2025, it owned 70 mid-sized and smaller containerships, ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), with an aggregate capacity of 404,681 TEU. The company was formerly known as Marathon Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Global Ship Lease, Inc. in August 2008. Global Ship Lease, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Athens, Greece.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Global Ship Lease, based on its industry sub-industry Marine Transportation. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.
Accountable institutions
Build accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Clean water access
Ensure availability of clean, safe water for all
Decent, safe work opportunities
Promote full and productive employment for all, in safe work environments
Disaster readiness and effective aid
Be prepared for natural disasters and provide effective aid when disasters happen
Equal pay and opportunity
Achieve equal pay and opportunity for women everywhere
Fair labor practices
Ensure fair and humane labor practices everywhere
Healthy oceans
Support healthy oceans and marine biodiversity, including through reduced pollution
Humane treatment of animals
Ensure humane treatment of animals everywhere
Improved mental health
Support awareness and access to mental health support for all
LGBTQ equality
Ensure equal rights for all lesbian, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people
No poverty
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Quality lifelong education
Ensure access to quality secondary education and lifelong learning opportunities for all
Racial justice and civil rights
Eliminate racism and ensure justice for all
Reduced green house gas emissions
Continually reduce green house gas emissions and other pollutants
Reduced inequality
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Reduced waste
Reduce waste and support re-usable materials
Sustainable use of natural resources
Ensure sustainable use of natural resources
Sustainable use of water
Promote sustainable management of water everywhere
Terrestrial biodiversity
Protect biodiversity and wildlife habitats on land, preserve forests and combat land degradation
Peace and justice
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies, provide access to justice for all
Water and sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Inclusive economies
Create inclusive economies with no poverty, decent work for all, and affordable living conditions
Climate action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Gender equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Life on earth
Protect biodiversity and ensure sustainable use of ecosystems
Health and well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Quality education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Sustainable resource use
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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