At the recent Deloitte Top 200 awards held in Auckland, Air New Zealand picked up the award for Sustainable Business Leadership, which highlights and honours businesses that are working towards creation of long term environmental, social and economic value.
The judging criteria considers governance, leadership and accountability, long term perspective and purpose, explicit integration of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) considerations and investments, and programmes and projects to support sustainable development.
“We’re delighted to have received this award – it’s recognition of the hard work of more than 12,000 employees who are a huge driver of our sustainability agenda,” said Air New Zealand Head of Sustainability Lisa Daniell. “While we still have a long way to go, sustainability principles are increasingly impacting our purchasing decisions, customer experience offerings and day-to-day operations.
“We don’t operate in a vacuum, so our partners and suppliers also play a really big role in helping us achieve our sustainability goals, for example when it comes to reducing waste and plastic. Of course, reducing our carbon footprint remains our single biggest challenge and our dedicated carbon reduction programme is helping to address this.”
