ISouth African Airways (SAA) isiphenduke enye yezinkampani zezindiza ezimbalwa zomhlaba jikelele ezigcina isimo seSigaba 2 soHlelo Lokuhlola Imvelo lwe-IATA (IEnvA).
IEnvA is a comprehensive airline environmental management process that measures a range of operational aspects. According to Tim Clyde-Smith, SAA’s Country Manager, Australasia, the IATA program introduced sustainability standards for airlines to cover all areas of operation to help them achieve world’s best practice.
“I-SAA ifinyelele ku-Stage 2 ngoJanuwari 2015 futhi siyajabula ukusho ukuthi sigcine leli zinga eliphezulu kakhulu, okusenza sibe ngesinye sezinkampani zezindiza ezimbalwa zomhlaba eziphumelela kulesi sikhundla,” kusho u-Tim.
“Izindinganiso ezibalulekile ezinomthelela kulesi simo zihlanganisa izinga lomoya kanye nesisi esikhishwayo, umsindo wendiza, ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli nokusebenza kahle, ukugaywa kabusha kwezinto, ukonga kukagesi, ukuthengwa kwezinto ngendlela eqhubekayo, ama-biofuels nokunye okuningi. I-SAA ingenye yezinkampani zezindiza eziningi ezibambe iqhaza kuSigaba 1 sohlelo olwaqala ngoJuni 2013, ”kusho yena.
“Ucwaningo lwe-SAA lwe-Stage 2 lwenziwa ngoDisemba 2016 futhi lwabonisa ukuthi ukuphathwa ngendlela efanele kwezemvelo kungaletha inzuzo ngaphandle kwenzuzo esobala yenhlalo nemvelo ngamaphrojekthi afana ne-biofuel venture yethu, ukwethulwa kwezindlela zokonga uphethiloli, kanye nomkhankaso oqhubekayo. ukugxilisa isiko lokusimama kwemvelo.”
“I-IEnvA iwuhlelo lokuhlola oluqinile olusekelwe ezinhlelweni ezihlonishwayo zomhlaba wonke zokulawulwa kwemvelo njenge-ISO 14001. Lwasungulwa ngokuhlanganyela yizinkampani zezindiza ezihamba phambili kanye nabeluleki bezemvelo futhi i-SAA ibiyingxenye yalolu hlelo kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo,” esho. “Ngokusebenzisana nendlela yethu yokusebenzisa uphethiloli ngendlela eyongayo, i-SAA inomkhankaso wangaphakathi wokwakha isiko lokusimama ukuze sikwazi ukunciphisa intuthu noma kuphi lapho sisebenza khona. Ukuzuza lesi sinyathelo esibalulekile kuwukubonakaliswa okubonakalayo kwemizamo yethu.” Kuphetha uThim.
