Alkagesta has published its ESG report for 2025, setting out environmental, social and governance performance across a year in which the commodity trading house expanded both its operational footprint and its disclosure.
On emissions, Alkagesta completed its second corporate emissions assessment, recording 16,356 tCO2e in Scope 1 and 37 tCO2e in Scope 2. The Scope 1 figure is roughly double the 8,178 tCO2e recorded in 2024, an increase the company attributes to expanded operational activity across its vessel and vehicle fleets. Alkagesta says it is evaluating Scope 3 integration to provide a fuller picture of its footprint.
Used cooking oil operations grew over the year, with 1,856,631 kg collected — up 11.4% — and 1,781,520 kg processed, up 12.7% year on year. The company also launched 0.1 ULSFO trading in the Mediterranean and reported progress on eliminating single-use plastics and developing its biofuels business strategy.
On the social side, Alkagesta highlights partnerships with the Arab Bank Foundation, supporting education and humanitarian programmes, and WISTA Malta, which advances women's leadership across the maritime and trading sectors. Internally the company reports more than ten employee-led knowledge-sharing sessions, 100% completion of inclusive leadership training for managers, and a 20% increase in external ESG partnerships.
Governance disclosure is the most detailed section. Alkagesta's structure is led by its Board of Directors, Executive Board and specialised committees, supported by a compliance stack spanning World-Check, SeaSearcher, PurpleTrac, MarineTraffic, Kpler, Infospectrum and Dynamar for due diligence across counterparties, vessels and transactions, aligned with UN, EU, OFAC, OFSI and SECO sanctions regimes.
Key 2025 figures include 380 vessel assessments, 284 counterparty KYC screenings and 60 on-site assessments. Compliance audits moved to a biannual cadence, and a new ESG scorecard tracking diversity, compliance and transparency was introduced for quarterly board-level review.
The combination is instructive for a physical trading business: emissions rose with activity, while screening intensity and audit frequency rose alongside it. For counterparties assessing trading houses on sanctions and vessel-vetting capability, the screening volumes are arguably the most directly comparable disclosure in the report.
