South African Airways retains highest level of IATA green status

South African Airways (SAA) ti di ọkan ninu awọn ọkọ ofurufu agbaye diẹ pupọ lati ṣetọju ipo Ipele 2 ti Eto Igbelewọn Ayika IATA (IEnvA).

IEnvA is a comprehensive airline environmental management process that measures a range of operational aspects. According to Tim Clyde-Smith, SAA’s Country Manager, Australasia, the IATA program introduced sustainability standards for airlines to cover all areas of operation to help them achieve world’s best practice.


"SAA ti gba ipo Ipele 2 ni January 2015 ati pe a ni idunnu pupọ lati sọ pe a ti ni idaduro ipele ti o ga julọ ti o ṣeeṣe, ti o jẹ ki a jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu agbaye diẹ ti o ni ipo yii," Tim sọ.

“Awọn iṣedede bọtini ti o ṣe alabapin si ipo naa pẹlu didara afẹfẹ ati awọn itujade, ariwo ọkọ ofurufu, agbara epo ati awọn iṣẹ ṣiṣe to munadoko, atunlo, ṣiṣe agbara, rira alagbero, awọn epo ati ọpọlọpọ diẹ sii. SAA jẹ ọkan ninu ọpọlọpọ awọn ọkọ ofurufu lati kopa ninu Ipele 1 ti eto ti o bẹrẹ ni Oṣu Karun ọdun 2013, ”o wi pe.

“Ayẹwo Ipele 2 ti SAA ni a ṣe ni Oṣu Kejila ọdun 2016 ati fihan pe iṣakoso ayika ti o ni iduro le ṣe jiṣẹ ni iṣowo kọja anfani awujọ ti o han gbangba ati ayika nipasẹ awọn iṣẹ akanṣe bii iṣowo biofuels taba wa, iṣafihan awọn isunmọ lilọ kiri daradara epo, ati awakọ ti nlọ lọwọ. lati ṣafikun aṣa ti iduroṣinṣin ayika. ”


"IEnvA jẹ eto igbelewọn ti o muna ti o da lori awọn eto iṣakoso ayika agbaye ti a mọ gẹgẹbi ISO 14001. O jẹ idagbasoke ni apapọ nipasẹ awọn ọkọ ofurufu ti o jẹ asiwaju ati awọn alamọran ayika ati SAA ti jẹ apakan ti ilana yii lati ibẹrẹ rẹ," o sọ. “Paapọ pẹlu ọna lilọ kiri-daradara idana wa, SAA ni awakọ inu lati ṣẹda aṣa ti iduroṣinṣin lati jẹ ki a dinku awọn itujade nibikibi ti a ṣiṣẹ. Iṣeyọri ibi-iṣẹlẹ pataki yii jẹ afihan ojulowo ti awọn akitiyan wa. ” Tim pari.

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