Throughout the years, sustainability has become a fundamental component for us to demonstrate our ability to manage sustainability risks and opportunities, and create value for our stakeholders. We have progressively laid the foundations to embed sustainability in our business by implementing initiatives to address our material matters and cultivating the sustainability knowledge among our Allstars.
We champion the spirit of doing more with less to drive the message of positive sustainable action using the resources we have. We broadened and deepened our agenda by introducing an internal sustainability strategy to incorporate sustainability practices as part of our strategic priorities and embed it at the heart of our business.
To share on our sustainability efforts in the aviation industry, we developed a booklet, titled 'Doing More with Less: AirAsia's Guide to Aviation Sustainability', to demystify aviation jargon and give our stakeholders a better understanding of what sustainability means in aviation along with its developments.
Explore AirAsia's Guide to Aviation Sustainability
Sustainability Redbook
This year we broadened and deepened our agenda by incorporating sustainability practices into our strategic priorities. Our Sustainability Redbook is an internal short and medium-term plan, outlining a roadmap to achieve our sustainability objectives. It serves as a guide towards delivering positive value for Capital A, the environment, our people and communities in which we operate. We champion the idea of doing more with less to drive the message of positive sustainable action using the resources we have. As the sustainability landscape is dynamic, the Sustainability Redbook is a living document that will be continually updated as we learn more and gain better understanding on how we can better align our business objectives with the global sustainability agenda.
This year, we made great progress towards a sustainable future through the following new initiatives:
Expanded the emissions-tracking to include Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions
Enhanced the Gender Pay Gap analysis
First participation in the Bloomberg Gender Equity Index
Contributed to national taskforce on CORSIA implementation
Official TCFD Supporter
Given that Capital A is now a diversiļ¬ed group, we also began the process of identifying key ESG issues relevant to our new lines of business. We are committed to ensuring not only that we build a sustainable airline but that we apply the same principles to all businesses under the Capital A umbrella.
Sustainable Development Goals
We are aligned to the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and have prioritised the six Goals below:
The highlights below provide an overview of the ways Capital A is helping to make the UN SDGs a reality.
- Participated in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
- 17% of our Board of Directors are women
- Enhanced our gender pay gap analysis
- Published the Terms of Reference for the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion management committee
- 313 B40 women have graduated from the airasia academy #RatuTech campaign on technical reskilling
- Female pilots: 6.6%, above the global average of 5.8%
- Provided employment for 11,662 Allstars
- Created new jobs for 3,409 new Allstars
- More than RM113.9 million invested in training and development
- 1,067 Allstars participated in #KnowTheSigns Human Trafficking awareness course
- First in Asia to provide full-time employment to gig riders for airasia ride
- FACES integrated with Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad's EZPaz system at klia2 for AirAsia guests to enjoy contactless end-to-end journey
- More than RM30,700 distributed to support the growth and expansion of social enterprises in Asean through AirAsia Foundation
- More than RM518,169 distributed to rebuild for climate resilience
- Safety Management System in place ensures operational risks are proactively managed with relevant procedures to prevent serious incidents
- #AllstarsDoGood programmes
- 4,160kg of waste from offices recycled
- Repurposed 1,395 old life jackets into everyday accessories with Soggy No-More products
- Recycled 2,110kg of old cabin crew uniforms and merchandise into processed engineered fuel (PEF)
- Invested 48% of expenditure on local suppliers
- Research and piloting of environmentally-friendly food packaging for Santan's food catering
- Actively engaged with relevant partners for sustainable aviation fuel and carbon offsetting options
- Sustainable fleet management by ordering the latest aircraft type Airbus A321neo and actively engaging with vendors to develop zero-emissions aircraft
- Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of carbon emissions
- All AOCs participating in CORSIA
- Published net zero by 2050 strategy
- Officially signed up as a TCFD supporter
- Started tracking Scope 3 emissions
- Disclosed Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions
In order to meet the above SDG targets, we focus on addressing nine material sustainability matters. We do this through monitoring, measuring and taking targeted initiatives to improve our performance. These nine material matters are categorised according to the 3 pillars below. Select the respective pillar for our highlights of 2022.
Learn more about our net zero pathway
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