As an integral part of its air c argo sustainability programme, providing the industry with a common vision, goal and action plan for its sustainable transformation. The survey will measure the state of air cargo sustainability worldwide. Its impact on the Middle East is equally significant, states TIACA.
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The TIACA announced that the 4th Annual Air Cargo Sustainability Survey has been launched. This year’s survey will continue to monitor air cargo’s progress towards a sustainable future. TIACA mentions in the survey that, “We are calling on the industry as a whole to respond to allow us to get a full understanding of the work we are doing.” The results and recommendations of the survey are published annually in the Insights Report.
The first report was published in 2020 and serves as a benchmark to measure year-on-year progression of the air cargo industry’s sustainability activities.
“We are proud to see the results of the industry’s investment into sustainability. Through TIACA’s Sustainability Programme, we can shine a spotlight on the work we as an industry are doing through the Insights Report, the Sustainability Awards and of course BlueSky. It is great to see the industry unite for such an important mission,” said Steven Polmans, Chairman, TIACA.
The sustainability survey was launched in 2020 as part of TIACA’s Sustainability program aimed at uniting the air cargo industry towards a common vision, goals and action plan, drive and accelerate sustainability progress. The programme is set to support our members and the air cargo fraternity in their necessary transformation to do good for the planet, the people, as well as the business. This initiative supports our 3+2 vision: people, planet, prosperity + innovation, and partnerships, he added.
“It is vital that we track and monitor collective industry efforts towards sustainability to not only to see the push towards sustainable future but also to tell the world about the way we are moving forward. The Insights Report allows us to do this and with the feedback we get from the industry through the survey, we can do just that. We are looking forward to sharing the results with you early next year,” said Glyn Hughes, Director
General, TIACA.
Some of survey findings
Conducted for the third year from October 2022 to January 2023, the annual Air Cargo Industry Sustainability Survey reveals interesting trends affecting the sector and its approach to sustainability. Sustainability remains a broad concept, with many ways to define it for the 258 companies having that participated in the survey. However, the environment still dominates how industry defines it.
The path to decarbonization is becoming clearer with airports demonstrating a more consistent strategic approach developed over recent years. He added, “Transparency is important to building trust and longstanding business relationships. It is great to see majority of companies coming forward by tracking the progress of their sustainability objectives, and over a half of them sharing results with the world. I hope the TIACA’s BlueSky programme will facilitate this effort for the air cargo businesses big and small.”
