As an airline, it is our responsibility to protect the environment and work towards sustainable development. We’re committed to a carbon neutral future and are leading efforts to fight climate change with strong sustainability practices, which guide our operations and resourcing.
We’re also dedicated to serving our communities, both in Hong Kong and across the globe, and to protecting the natural habitat from exploitation. Discover more about our efforts to safeguard our planet - and learn how you can join us in our drive to be greener together.
We’ve committed to using SAF for 10% of Cathay Pacific Airways’ jet fuel consumption by 2030.
We continue to add more fuel-efficient aircraft to our fleet, including the Airbus A350 and A321neo, which are more than 20% more efficient than the aircraft they replace.
In 2014 we became the first airline investors in Fulcrum BioEnergy, which produces SAF from landfill waste. We launched Asia's first major corporate SAF programme in 2022.
We’ve surpassed our target to halve single-use plastics by removing nearly 200 million items by the end of 2022: that’s a 56 per cent reduction per passenger since 2018.
In 2022, we diverted 367 tonnes of inconsumable food waste from landfill and sent it to O∙PARK1 in Hong Kong for energy recovery.
We donated 114 tonnes of surplus food to our charitable partners in 2022.
Find our most recent Sustainable Development Report, as well as news and case studies.
Explore our latest stories about sustainability and how we’re working for the world on Inspiration.
in 2022, including hand sanitisers, blankets and refurbished tablet computers.
contributed by our employees.
procured in 2022 - 70% of our catering arm's total seafood stores.
We're fighting the illegal wildlife trade with our embargoes on ivory, shark fins, racing greyhounds, hunting trophies, rhino horns and tiger pelts.