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2023-06-23 - 10:00
Widerøe Ground Handling AS - Sustainability report 2022

Widerøe Ground Handling care about our customers and a more sustainable future.

CEO comments

We believe that sustainable business practices contribute to positive results in the long term, which in turn are a prerequisite for investing in environmental and social development. Therefore, we integrate sustainability goals into our strategic and operational objectives and decision-making.

We invest significant time and financial resources in training and ground equipment to keep our employees safe and healthy. Health and safety, environmental protection, and the quality of our services are the result of a long-term commitment.

We have defined several objectives to support our sustainability work towards 2030. At the same time, 2030 is the time horizon for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We support the sustainable development goals (SDG) and want to be part of the journey to ensure a more sustainable future. By acceding to the sustainable development goals, we emphasize that we will do our part in sustainable development.

Through acquisition of new ground equipment, we address one of our most major impacts on the environment. A large part of our fleet is already electric, and we always strive to buy electric equipment when possible. This supports a more sustainable and eco-friendly operation and our sustainability plan with the target to be fossil free by 2030 at the latest.

Trough extensive training with our experienced employees we do our outmost to secure the correct amount of chemicals used, typically related to de-icing of aircrafts. Most of all fluids used are collected and available for a variety of recycling options at our locations. In addition to this we have entered a partnership with a company who develop a system where de-icing and washing operations are done with a closed loop. The ambition is to significantly reduce the possibility of discharges into the surrounding environment further. In this way we address one of our most major impacts on the environment.

In the last years with significant challenges caused by Covid and geopolitical unrest, I would like to thank customers, partners, and our staff for being flexible and understanding. I hope we are facing a future with more normalized level of activity and that we will be able to make further investments in solutions that supports a sustainable development.

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