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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Riyadh Air, the new world-class Saudi airline, announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest sustainability initiative that promotes culpable business practices. and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas officially committed to implementing the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact. As an active player in the United Nations Global Compact, Riyadh Air will adopt sustainable and socially culpable policies in spaces. such as human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption and report on progress in those efforts.
As part of its purpose to advance the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), together with components and stakeholders to advance those goals through 2030, Riyadh Air will also publish its first sustainability report ahead of its mid-release in the mid-term. -2030. -2025.
Tony Douglas Chief Executive Officer, Riyadh Air, said: “At Riyadh Air, we are aware of our environmental impact and are committed to actively contributing to the Kingdom’s Sustainable Development Goals, adopting world-class practices and leading our industry by integrating ESG into all spaces. of our business.
“Our state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft and GeNX 1B engine are widely identified for their increased attention to environmental impact and, more broadly, ESG methods are at the heart of all facets of Riyadh Air’s operations. We are committed to taking no shortcuts and sustainability will be our priority. Operate across the entire airline, from flight and plant operations to culture, transportation, and even Riyadh Air workers at home. As a start-up airline, this is a golden opportunity to do the right thing in the right way. , from day one,” Douglas continued.
Launched in July 2000, the UNGC is a voluntary United Nations agreement designed to inspire corporations around the world to develop, implement, and disclose culpable and sustainable business policies and practices. Through the UNGC, Riyadh Air will also gain advantages of access to a wide diversity of equipment and resources for its team’s learning, education and progression in all areas of sustainability.
Ibrahim Alhelali, Executive Director of the UNFCCC, said: “We are pleased to announce that Riyadh Air has joined the UN Global Compact network in Saudi Arabia. Their commitment to aviation sustainability is evident in their resolve to sign up for the network. one year before the start of its operations, demonstrating its commitment to culpable business practices.
Slated to take to the skies in 2025, Riyadh Air aims to become the world’s largest forward-thinking airline, adopting maximum sustainability production practices, lifting the air and setting a new standard in reliability, convenience and hospitality. As a complete and digitally local service, Riyadh Air will pioneer new technologies and inventions and, at the same time, offer its consumers the original and warm Saudi hospitality.
As a catalyst for Saudi Arabia’s national shipping and logistics strategy, and playing a key role in contributing to Saudi Arabia’s further economic diversification and task creation, with a view to achieving the goals of Vision 2030, Riyadh Air is expected to serve more than one hundred destinations. contribute to Saudi Arabia’s non-oil development. GDP expansion of $20 billion and direct and indirect creation of more than 200,000 new tasks globally and locally.
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