auma analysed the investments and drafted the strategic plan for the sustainable transformation of a marina on the Catalan coast: a roadmap that orders the port's environmental and energy actions and ties them to its financial planning.
Project overview
| Client | Marina on the Catalan coast (confidential) |
| Market | Utilities |
| Practice area | Water · Climate change · Energy transition |
| Location | Barcelona coastline (Spain) |
| Services | Investment analysis · Strategic sustainability plan |
| Year | 2025 |
The challenge
Marinas face the energy transition, pressure on the marine environment and rising expectations from users and authorities all at once:
- Scattered investments: possible environmental actions in energy, water, waste and marine quality, without a common prioritisation criterion.
- Limited resources: deciding what to do first, and with what environmental and economic return.
- Positioning: sustainability is becoming a competitive factor among ports.
The auma solution
The strategic plan turns sustainability into an ordered investment programme:
- Diagnosis of the port's environmental and energy vectors: energy, water, waste, marine environment and emissions.
- Appraisal of each candidate investment by cost, environmental impact, timeline and return.
- A phased roadmap with prioritised actions and monitoring indicators.
The result
- The marina holds a strategic sustainability plan with investments ranked by priority.
- Objective criteria to defend each action before ownership and the port authority.
- A basis for accessing sustainability-linked grants and finance.
A sustainable port is not a list of good intentions: it is an investment programme with priorities, deadlines and indicators.
Frequently asked questions
What does a port sustainability strategic plan include?
The port's environmental and energy diagnosis, medium-term objectives, the prioritised investment programme (energy, water, waste, marine environment), the phased calendar and monitoring indicators.
Why should a marina invest in sustainability?
To comply with growing environmental rules, cut energy and water costs, protect its concession and standing with the port authority, and answer demand from users and sailors who increasingly choose ports with accredited environmental management.
How are a port's environmental investments prioritised?
By comparing every action with homogeneous criteria: capital and operating cost, avoided environmental impact, execution timeline, financial return and fit with the port's strategic goals. The result is a phased investment ranking.
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