Fri, Oct 08, 2010
Outlines The Airline's Efforts In Environmental Protection,
Safety, Social Responsibility
Delta Air Lines says its 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report
details the company's performance in the areas of the environment,
safety and community responsibility over the past two years. The
report, which is the first overview of the airline's corporate
responsibility efforts since Delta's merger with Northwest
Airlines, was released to the public this week.
"This report makes it clear that we have an ongoing, everyday
commitment to the environment, the communities we serve, the safety
of our employees and customers and to holding ourselves to the
highest ethical standards," said Helen Howes, Delta's managing
director – Safety Health and Environment. "We're proud of the
progress we've made, but are also committed to achieving even more
in the months and years ahead."
According to the report, Delta has reduced its annual CO2
emissions of 16.5 million metric tons since 2000. It has also
implemented the industry's first comprehensive in-flight recycling
program, which diverted more than 2,000 tons of waste from
landfills. A company-wide recycling program captured 58 percent of
the two million pounds of non-hazardous waste generated by the
airline in 2009, which the airline says is a 22 percent improvement
compared with 2007.
The report also points out a 10 percent improvement in Delta's
occupational injury and illness rate. The airline also operates 12
workplace locations nationwide that have achieved "Star Status"
awarded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's
Voluntary Protection Program. It also highlights a continued
partnership with Habitat for Humanity International in Delta's hub
and key cities, with more than 2,200 employees involved in building
houses in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, New York and
Chiang Mai, Thailand, and support for organizations including the
Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the American Cancer Society
Relay for Life, the American Red Cross, CARE and UNICEF.
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