Cathay Pacific reports that the 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Report produced by Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair has achieved an A+ rating according to the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines.

The theme the 2008 report is "Continuity and Change", and it outlines the initiatives undertaken during the year despite the difficult operating environment.

The report covers in detail the Group's economic performance in 2008, with top management talking about the importance of CSR to the business success of Cathay Pacific and Dragonair. They recognise the value CSR brings, not only in terms of being aligned with the Cathay Pacific Group's core values, but also in helping the two airlines become more competitive, efficient and innovative in responding to the challenges of a changing economy.

Key highlights of the report include: expanded discussions on the group's stakeholder engagement exercise, with a commitment to undertaking regularly scheduled discussions with stakeholders on CSR issues; a detailed response on climate change, discussing the airlines' performance and its strategy for meeting the industry's emission reduction goals; a continued commitment to the safety of passengers and staff, as well as reporting on the airlines' enhanced safety management system; the airlines' investment in communities and staff, which outlines community projects inside and outside of Hong Kong, as well as ensuring that staff are provided with a motivating working environment; revamped performance tables with more in-depth environmental and social performance data.

The preparation of the report was coordinated by the Environmental Affairs Department at Cathay Pacific; and the airline says that the information contained in the report has been verified by an independent third-party auditor.

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1. By Julia Praetorius ( Stephenson) – June 2nd, 2010 at 12:55 pm

   To whom it may concern
   Being a big fan of Cathay pacific and frequent flyer &
   having read a little re: Cathay's commitment to CSR – in major issues such as
   'meeting the industry's emission reduction goals; a continued commitment to the safety of passengers and staff, as well as reporting on the airlines' enhanced safety management system; the airlines' investment in communities and staff, which outlines community projects inside and outside of Hong Kong, as well as ensuring that staff are provided with a motivating working environment', I do appreciate that a lot is being done by the airline – in terms of commitment to CSR, However I did want to air my views re: the no of plastic bags used on every Cathay flight and wondered if anything could be done to reduce this? ( On business class alone – there are the following bags: 1 for headset/ 1 for inflight magazine/ 1 for duty free shopping magazine/ 1 for blanket )It would be great to see Cathay reducing the amount of plastic used on every flight.
   Kind regards
   Julia.

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