TUI beats carbon savings grows green clients
Travel group increases green & fair passengers to 3.8 million airline rated no 1 with atmosfair
TUI Travel PLC has exceeded its latest and most stretching airline carbon reduction target (9% by 2015 on a 2008 baseline). Across its six airlines, the Group has reduced its relative carbon emissions by 9.3% in 5 years, and a year before its Sustainable Holidays Plan concludes.
Average CO2 per revenue passenger kilometre now stands at 70.7g- an improvement of 3.2% since 2012, making us one of the most carbon efficient airlines in Europe and beyond.
In the 2013 atmosfair Airline Index, TUIfly was named the most climate efficient airline worldwide with over a million passengers and most climate efficient charter airline (for the second year in a row), and also ranked Thomson Airways as the second most climate efficient for short haul flights.
In 2013, 3.8 million customers went on ‘greener and fairer’ holidays with the Group, up 1.8 million from 2012, and leaving a target of 4.2 million for 2014. The goal, as laid out in the Sustainable Holidays Plan is to deliver 10 million ‘greener and fairer’ holidays over the three years to 2015, by measuring the number of customers by credible sustainability certifications.
All these achievements relate to specific goals that have been outlined in the Sustainable Holidays Plan http://www.tuitravelplc.com/sustainability/our-approach/sustainability-strategy , which highlights four key areas of focus: Carbon, Destinations, Customers and Colleagues and within these areas are 20 stretching and measurable targets.
Also in 2013, TUI UK & Ireland pioneered a scheme to support 40 of its differentiated hotels to achieve reductions in energy and water usage, resulting in average cost savings of 6% for energy and 13% for water, generating savings of nearly 2 million Euros.
Jane Ashton, Group Director of Sustainable Development, TUI Travel, said: ‘TUI Travel’s aim is to support sustainability change at scale, both across our own operations and the wider industry. We made a significant step towards this in 2013, when TUI Travel airlines’ carbon efficiency improvements exceeded our expectations, and we saw a major shift in the number of our hotel suppliers who have now achieved credible and independently-audited sustainability certification. We look forward to building on this in 2014, the 3rd and final year of our Sustainable Holidays Plan, as we strive to fulfil our 4 goals and 20 commitments. "
*Credible sustainability certifications are those working with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council such as Travelife, and international environmental management standards such as ISO 14001 and EMAS."
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