Qatar Aircraft Catering Company (QACC) hosted its first-ever environmental awareness event at its headquarters, showcasing the company’s latest sustainability initiatives. The event included a range of activities, including workshops, discussions and an exhibition highlighting the company’s commitment to sustainable business practices.
QACC Senior Vice President Michael Winner, said they were very excited to have hosted their first-ever environmental awareness event in Doha.
This two-day event is part of our commitment to sustainability. The programme covered all aspects of QACC’s global operations, including flight and ground operations, as well as corporate activities. As part of the Qatar Airways Group, we firmly believe in allocating time and resources to continuously improve our environmental performance.’
QACC has already introduced several initiatives as part of its sustainability programme, including recycling plastic materials that are offloaded from the aircraft, with non-consumed and sealed items donated to charities. QACC carefully monitors passenger numbers on flights and adjusts the number of meals and catering items loaded onboard accordingly. Additionally, by loading only the required linen quantity onboard, QACC saves approximately 5,400 kilogrammes of excess weight per day and ultimately reduces consumption of fuel during the flight.
Other initiatives include the enhancement of plastic packaging and utilising sustainable products, such as corn flour and sugar cane byproducts. With more than 150,000 meals produced daily by QACC, shifting to food-grade materials that can be composted later is an essential and environmentally friendly practice.
QACC recently signed an agreement with Qatarat Agricultural Development Company (QADCO) to supply QACC with fresh produce to be served onboard flights from Doha and at Hamad International Airport lounges. The two-year agreement demonstrates the airline’s efforts in supporting Qatar National Vision 2030.
Qatar Airways has launched other internal environmental awareness campaigns since the start of 2019 including observing Earth Hour, World Water Day and No Paper Day, as well as hosting its own ‘Switch-Off’ awareness campaign focused on energy conservation and fire safety.
For more information about QACC, visit qatarairways.com.