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Sustainability Report On Air France and KLM Goup
Sustainability Report On Air France and KLM Goup
Sustainability Report On Air France and KLM Goup
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Sustainability report
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SUSTAINIBILITY REPORT ON
Air France-KLM aligning with its aim to minimize its impact on the environment,
and has set the target to reduce CO 2 emissions by 20% by 2020, as compared to
2011. To achieve this goal, a varied set of measures has been employed,
focusing mainly on fleet renewal, operational efficiency, sustainable
biofuels, and carbon offsetting.
Air France has committed to ensuring conformity with environmental regulation
investing in levels of environmental protection that go way beyond strict
regulatory compliance:
renew its fleet with the best available technologies, while implementing
the most efficient procedures to mitigate noise and emissions from its
flight operations;
One of the most strategic decision related to sustainability made by Air France
and KLM is the regular renewal of its fleet. The commercial advantage both in
the short and long term can be seen in terms of maintenance and reduced fuel
costs. Retiring the fleet in less than 10 years also earns a substantial salvage
value thus to some extent offsetting the cost of renewal. As new aircraft enter
the fleet, overhauls and repair work necessary to upgrade and maintain older
aircraft drop. They earn the benefit of avoiding intensive aircraft aging checks for
older airplanes each and every year. Fuel-efficient fleet ensures a padding from
fluctuating costs of fuel (protection from prices rise again).
Despite the economic crisis and financial slump, the Group has continued to
modernise its fleet and this has added to the following:
AIRCRAFT NOISE: 38% REDUCTION in global noise energy compared to
2000, with a 7% increase in movements
ENERGY CONSUMPTION: -10% REDUCTION compared to 2013 (electricity,
gas, other energy)
WATER: -3.9% REDUCTION compared to 2013.
WASTE: -18% REDUCTION of hazardous industrial waste compared
to 2013.
Beyond their CO2 emissions, the main environmental impacts of airlines are
noise, energy and water consumption and waste production.
With pioneering solutions, both Air France and KLM have made progress in
reducing their impact beyond regulatory compliance levels.
Another major step taken by the group to limit its energy consumption on the
ground is using various means, from using electric vehicles to the construction of
new buildings with the highest environmental standards. By getting involved
from the birth of projects to the optimisation of planes end of life cycle, it
implements Eco design principles.
To this end, the Group mobilises the involvement and initiative of its staff and
encourages its suppliers to roll out their own pioneering environmental projects.
They have focused on changing common institutional and professional practices
such as international conferences etc. that lead to large carbon footprints of
travel.
Some major operational changes in Air France-KLMs actions to minimize
environmental impact have led to a strategic advantage as well.
Local emissions - Scrap Program- A reduction of 22.6% in Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOC) emissions at Air France Industries, after replacing the paint
thinner and installing semi-automatic washing equipment
- As part of scheduled replacement of KLMs ground support equipment, 40 new
Ground Power Units (GPUs) and 6 new transporters have been equipped with
soot filters; reducing 90% of soot emissions per vehicle
- Being a major user of the renewed B-pier at Schiphol, KLM uses fixed electrical
power and electrical air-conditioning units during ground-handling. This measure
led to less APU use, resulting in a decrease of 900 tons of fuel consumption and
emissions.
Waste - Processing 28 400 tons of Servair (Air Frances subsidiary) waste per
year (20% recycled, 80% converted into energy).
Following their vision of preserving resources, together with their partners in the
supply chain, Air France recognised the role of the corporate in engaging with
sustainability as a strategic priority and have effectively communicated it to
other principal stakeholders. It is therefore made imperative for their managers,
staff and business leaders to be on the lookout of emerging challenges that are
only likely have a harmful impact on the environment.
Reference : www.airfrance.com