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American Airlines
This Environmental Responsibility Report highlights AMR Corporation's views on its environmental responsibilities, specific programs the company has initiated, results to-date, and the challenges that lie ahead. It presents the results of the company's first voluntary analysis of greenhousegas (GHG) emissions as a tool to measure the effectiveness of initiatives already in place; examines the components of AMR operations that influence local air quality and the initiatives being implemented to control negative impacts; discusses changes over the past few years aimed at minimizing aircraft noise and how they measure what is or is not effective; looks at a sampling of programs that represent the value placed company-wide on energy, water and other resource conservation; and provides an overview of the structure of this important piece of the AMR team and describes some of our most significant initiatives. The information for this report-statistics, case studies, and examples of the company's many efforts to reduce its environmental impact-was collected through hundreds of the company's employees who are responsible for the daily operations of the airlines. The topics discussed often address both cost control and environmental concerns and have sparked ingenuity and resourcefulness throughout the company. |
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Delta
Delta's mission is for its employees, customers, and community partners to work together to form a force for positive local and global change, dedicated to bettering standards of living and the environment where they and their customers live and work. |
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Emirates
Emirates is a travel conglomerate consisting of Emirate Airines, Emirate Destination and Leisure Management, Emirate Hotels and Resorts and other companies. In the environmental area, their focus is to be an ecologically-efficient organization based on the concept of growing their business while trying to use fewer resources and creating less waste and pollution, creating benefits for customers, the environment and their business. This includes: (1) eco-efficiency by selecting and operating the world's most eco-efficient fleet; (2) supporting and implementing a four-part strategy to reduce emissions; (3) spending billions on buying the latest aircraft; encouraging governments to make air navigation more fuel and emission friendly; and being more efficient with ground and office operations; (4) further reducing fuel use and emissions per passenger; and (5) staff education, waste reduction and recycling, lower energy use and greater communication. |
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United
United reports that it is taking steps to preserve the environment through responsible management, focusing on programs and initiatives to improve conservation of fuel and water, improve and expand recycling programs, and reduce hazardous waste and aircraft noise. The company is in the process of assessing its environmental footprint, focusing on its worldwide fleet operations, ground support operations, and the buildings it occupies. Cross-functional committees have been established, including a steering committee - the Environmental Responsibility Council - composed of officers of the corporation, to oversee these activities. The airlines says it will continue to comply with all applicable international and domestic environmental laws and regulations. |
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Virgin Atlantic Environment Policy 2007
This document details Virgin Atlantic's policy regarding key environmental policies and targets. The company is committed to: (1) achieving a 30% improvement in fuel efficiency per revenue tonne kilometre between 2007 and 2020; (2) by 2020, aspiring to generate all the electricity required for their main UK sites and working to reduce their consumption by 10% by 2012 and by 20% by 2020 at all Virgin Atlantic-controlled sites around the world; (3) working to make a 10% reduction in their water use by 2012 at Virgin Atlantic-controlled sites around the world; (4) a 25% reduction in paper consumption for each full time member of staff by 2012 and 100% of their marketing materials will be printed on recycled paper or paper from sustainable sources by 2008. Reduce, reuse, recycle is a principal Virgin Atlantic is espousing in their use of paper products; (5) target to recycle or reuse 50% of the waste generated by the end of a flight and 50% of waste from their ground operations by 2012; (6) embed sustainable procurement practices by mapping the key supply chain of their major products during 2008 and (7) not just embracing the need to be environmentally responsible as an organization, but also to inspire and empower their customers on the issue of climate change. |
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