Negocios y Negocios

Roissy, Amstelveen 13 July 2009 N° 5614

AIRLINE STRATEGY AWARDS AIR FRANCE KLM’S ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY REWARDED

On 12 July in London, Air France-KLM was honoured by Airline Business in theEnvironment category of the Airline Strategy Awards. The Group’s strategy, which places the environment at the heart of its concerns and development, received the award. The jury praised the quality ofthe Group’s communication on the subject of sustainable development and its participation in programmes to improve air traffic management and the compensation of CO2 emissions. The criteria used forjudging in the Environment category of the Airline Strategy Awards are the following: • definition and implementation of a global environmental strategy; • definition, development and implementation ofmeasures giving rise to beneficial effects on the environment; • participation, within the airline industry, in research programmes to find new technology or operational procedures to reduce thecarbon footprint, such as alternative biofuels or ways to improve air traffic management. The Airline Strategy Awards, held once a year, reward companies for their contribution to the air transportindustry in various categories, including the environment. “For Air France-KLM, the Airline Strategy Awards recognize the daily commitment of its entire staff to reduce the Group’s impact on the environment.This award encourages us to continue our efforts in this domain”, declared Jan Ernst de Groot, Managing Director KLM, who was very proud to receive the Award at the event on behalf of the AirFrance-KLM Group.
Since 2005, Air France-KLM, has been named leading airline by the two indicators “Dow Jones Sustainability Index” - DJSI World and DJSI STOXX and was named “Super Sector Leader” in 2008 inthe wider travel and leisure sector. The Air France-KLM Group is also included in the extra-financial indicators Aspi Eurozone, Ethibel Sustainabilty Index (ESI) Excellence Global and FTSE4Good...