Our sustainability initiatives & goals
Protecting the future of travel
Our approach to sustainability
The Qantas Group has a long-standing commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Qantas was one of the first airlines in the world to announce our commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and capping our net emissions at 2019 levels.
Our sustainability focus is based on three key principles - valuing the planet, enabling our people, and connecting our customers and communities.
Our approach to sustainability
The Qantas Group has a long-standing commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Qantas was one of the first airlines in the world to announce our commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and capping our net emissions at 2019 levels.
Our sustainability focus is based on three key principles - valuing the planet, enabling our people, and connecting our customers and communities.
Our people and sustainability initiatives
We encourage all employees to get involved with sustainability, either directly through their role or through our Employee Resource Group, ReGenerate, which is dedicated to environmental sustainability.
A key feature of the resource group is our 'Ideas Platform,' where employees can submit suggestions on ways to help us meet our Climate Action Plan (CAP) targets and reduce our environmental impact.
Our people and sustainability initiatives
We encourage all employees to get involved with sustainability, either directly through their role or through our Employee Resource Group, ReGenerate, which is dedicated to environmental sustainability.
A key feature of the resource group is our 'Ideas Platform,' where employees can submit suggestions on ways to help us meet our Climate Action Plan (CAP) targets and reduce our environmental impact.
Through the ReGenerate Network, I set up a Recycling Hub at Sydney Airport to recycle batteries, eyeglasses, old pens, and blister packs—doing my part to reduce waste.
Our targets
Travel isn’t just for today. We want future generations to experience the wonder of travel. To do this, we need to help make air travel more sustainable.
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25%
Reduction
in net omissions from 2019 by 2030
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10%
of SAF
in fuel mix by 2030
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1.5%
Average
per year in efficiency improvements to 2030
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Zero
Single use plastics
by 2027
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Zero
General waste
to landfill by 2030
How we’re reducing our footprint
From smarter operations to sustainable aviation fuel and waste reduction, these are the practical steps helping cut emissions across our business.
Sustainable operations
We're focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which would have otherwise been generated by our operations, by optimising fuel burn through flying and engineering procedures, airspace design and management, aircraft performance and flight planning.
Sustainable aviation fuel
The use of SAF is central to achieving our interim targets and net zero by 2050 goal. Our target is for 10 per cent SAF in our fuel mix by 2030.
We’re supporting efforts to accelerate the development of a SAF industry in Australia, including our $400 million Climate Fund and Corporate SAF program.
Carbon markets
Reducing our waste through circularity
*This target excludes items required for medical or health and safety reasons. ^This target excludes quarantine waste, a highly regulated and specialised waste stream with limited waste diversion pathways. All waste associated with internal ports (inbound and outbound) is treated as quarantine waste.
Our waste reduction efforts
Watch to find out more about our waste reduction efforts and how they will help us achieve our sustainability targets.
Our waste reduction efforts
Watch to find out more about our waste reduction efforts and how they will help us achieve our sustainability targets.
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