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38 Finnair Group lowering energy consumption and reducing the amount of waste are the focus of an increasing number of measures throughout the Finnair Group. Finnair Catering Oy was one of the first flight kitchens in the world to be awarded an isO 14001 environmental Certificate. the head office of travel agency area has just been granted the WWF Green Office label. in the autumn energy-saving Week, Finnair Group personnel were given tips on how to reduce their energy consumption. Thrifty in energy, frugal in waste In Finnair, environmental work has been taken seriously for a long time. Finnair Catering Oy was one of the first, and is still one of the few, flight kitchens in the world to be awarded an ISO 14001 Environmental Certificate. Travel agency Area, moreover, was awarded the WWF Green Office label for its Helsinki head office one of the first travel agencies in Finland to receive such recognition. Area's special targets were the reduction of electricity and paper consumption as well as improving its personnel's environmental knowledge. The company succeeded well in reaching its targets; paper consumption, for example, declined by more than 20 per cent compared with 2007. The new operating practices have also been taken into use in Area's other units. "The reduction of paper consumption has been promoted, for example, by electronic tickets and electronic invoicing, which we actively offer to our customers. By sending tickets and invoices electronically we can also guarantee to our customers faster and more reliable deliveries, and we have received positive feedback about this," says Area's Corporate Sales Director Marita Saraheimo. Green Office is an environmental service intended for offices. Its goal is to help workplaces reduce their environmental loading and at the same time achieve savings in material and energy costs. "Offices and workplaces occupy a key position in energy consumption and sustainable solutions. Green Office inspires personnel to adopt ecological practices and to cooperate, while improving the organisation's activities in other areas, too," explains WWF's Green Office Manager Helka Julkunen. Area is also the first travel agency in Finland to have received an ISO 9001 quality certificate. ated in 2007, when Finnair and YIT signed an energy management agreement. The agreement included commitments to make technical improvements to reduce heat, electricity and water consumption in Finnair Facilities Management Oy's premises in the vicinity of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Through technical management, energy consumption was substantially cut. Energy efficiency is also maintained through use management. Operating practices can also influence energy consumption significantly after everything that can be done technically has been implemented. During a Motiva Energy-Saving Week held in October 2008, all Group personnel were instructed in energy-saving operating practices and easy ways to cut energy consumption in the workplace and at home. During the campaign, personnel also had the opportunity to present their own ideas on eco-efficient operating practices. I n Finnair's premises, a significant energy-saving campaign was initiFinnair Catering is not only Finland's biggest kitchens but also a major logistics company. It is still one of the few flight kitchens in the world to be awarded an Iso 14001 Environmental Certificate.
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