Awards and Recognitions – Victor Restis

Awards

International Safety Management Certificate (1993) (obtained almost as soon as the new code was mooted and long before the ISM Code became mandatory)
ISO 9001 Certification for Quality Management (1995)
ISO 14001 Certification for Environmental Management Systems (2002)
US Coast Guard AMVER Certification since 2003.
EFQM “Committed to Excellence” (2004), “Recognized for Excellence” Certification (2005) and “Recognized for Excellence-4 stars” Certification (2006), EST being the first Ship management company to receive such awards
George Sarris, EST President and Managing Director, named “Quality Leader of the year 2004” by the European Organization of Quality.
George Sarris, EST President and Managing Director, named “European Quality Leader 2005” by the European Organization of Quality.
OHSAS 18001 for Health and Safety (2007)
EST receives the EBEN (European Business Ethics Network) “Bronze Bee Award” (2007)
EBEN (European Business Ethics Network) “Silver Bee Award” (2008)

EBEN (European Business Ethics Network) “Gold Bee Award-State of Honesty” (2009) in the following areas:

Environmental Actions
Economic Stability

EST receives the EBEN (European Business Ethics Network) “Gold Bee Award-State of Honesty” (2010) in the following areas:

Environmental Actions
Economic Stability
Business Analysis
Social Activities

EST receives the EBEN (European Business Ethics Network) “Gold Bee Award-State of Honesty” (2011) in the following areas:

Environmental Actions
Economic Stability
Business Analysis
Social Activities
Regulations and Communication.

Thus achieving to be the first company in the world which have obtained certification in 5 areas of the EBEN model. EST receives the EBEN (European Business Ethics Network) “Gold Bee Award-State of Honesty” (2012) in the following areas:

Environmental Actions
Economic Stability
Business Analysis
Social Activities
Regulations and Communication.
Internal auditing.

Thus achieving to be the first company in the world which have obtained certification in 6 areas of the EBEN model.

EST receives the ISO 50001 certificate for implementing an energy management system (2012).
EST has assessed, evaluated and validated its system against the International Standard ISO 26000 which is the first Global Standard on Social Responsibility. (2014) EST S.A. is the first shipping company in Greece that has assessed its performance against the International Standard ISO 26000.