Cathay Pacific has been announced as the winner for its range of sustainability initiatives across its onboard and Cargo operations. It was named the winner in the 2025 Sustainability Awards by Airline Ratings.
Climate Action Initiatives By Cathay
Cathay is actively working towards more sustainable aviation and achieving net-zero carbon emissions in its operations by 2050 and transitioning towards more circular use of resources.
Cathay General Manager of Sustainability Grace Cheung said,
“Sustainability is essential to the future of aviation. The issues are complex and can only be addressed by moving forward thoughtfully through collaboration with customers, business partners, suppliers, regulators, communities and our people. Only with our collective efforts can we go further together. We are honoured to be recognised for our endeavours as we continue to chart a path forward with sustainability leadership at the forefront.”
Climate action and use of alternative fuels
SAF, or sustainable aviation fuel, is considered the most important component for decarbonising aviation. Cathay launched initiatives such as its corporate SAF programme in 2022 to help transition to SAF, which helped its corporate partners to address their emissions because of air travel.
In addition to this, Cathay also conducted SAF loadings onto its flights at Hong Kong and other airports worldwide.
This year, Cathay has announced three new partnership agreements, which include Cathay Pacific’s flights departing from Hong Kong International Airport to be fueled with blended SAF, with SK Energy for some flights departing from South Korea.
Moreover, Cathay has also initiated a partnership across the value chain to promote the development of a SAF policy at its Hong Kong hub.
For its Cargo operations, Cathay Cargo Terminal is testing the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for its non-electric cargo tractors. This made Cathay the first to adopt 50 % recycled plastic cargo cover sheets for all export cargo shipments in Hong Kong Airport.
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