Corporate Social 
Responsibility

The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation (ALF) was established in 2005. 

ALF houses Greece’s second largest library with over 600,000 titles and operates Greece’s largest and most comprehensive educational program series attended yearly by over 30,000 students of higher education. 

ALF is engaging in many scholarly and research projects in the areas of Digital Humanities, Maritime History and Medical and Psychological training of educational professionals.

Developed in-house, on-the-job training for young professionals through the non-profit Real Time Graduates platform, established in 2016 by Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd.

• Many participants have been hired as permanent employees within the company
• Dozens of others gained valuable experience and were employed by other companies
  in the maritime sector
• Over 100 Greek shipping companies are enrolled in the RealTime Graduates network
• A GDPR-compliant CV database is used to match young professionals with job opportunities
  in participating shipping-related companies

The company’s owning family founded BlueCycle, a Blue and Circular Economy initiative focused on protecting the marine environment and raising awareness about plastic waste from shipping and fishing (e.g., abandoned nets).
Using research, innovation, and large-scale 3D printing, BlueCycle promotes sustainable solutions by collecting marine plastic waste and transforming it into high-quality materials for reuse in industry.

As of 2022, BlueCycle operates in 38 locations across Greece, with plans to expand to 65 locations by 2025.