Air NZ appoints three new Sustainability Advisory Panel members

Air New Zealand has welcomed three new heavy hitters to its Sustainability Advisory Panel. 

The airline has appointed Kohutapu Lodge & Tribal Excursions Director Nadine Toe Toe, non-executive director and sustainability adviser Sam Mostyn AO, and Sysdoc chair and founder Katherine Corich to its Sustainability Advisory Panel.  

The panel was established in 2014 to work with Air New Zealand to enhance and develop its sustainability technique and drive the airline ahead within the subject of sustainable aviation. 

Air New Zealand chief operational integrity and security officer Captain David Morgan welcomed the three new members onto the panel, highlighting their various backgrounds and experience in transformational management, local weather change, sustainable tourism, and cultural and group engagement. 

“Increasing the panel to herald these extremely skilled and proficient members is essential to preserving us centered on sustainability. Whereas it’s been an especially difficult 12 months for Air New Zealand, we all know how crucial it’s to proceed engaged on being extra sustainable as an airline and as an trade.

“A serious a part of our Kia Mau firm technique is formidable motion on decarbonisation and preserving sustainability a key focus for Air New Zealand [… the new] members add a wealth of sustainability information and expertise into an already very proficient panel, becoming a member of Sir Jonathon Porritt (chair), Dr Susanne Becken, and Professor Tim Jackson.” 

After being with the panel because it started in 2014, Dame Anne Salmond has determined to step down.  

“Air New Zealand wish to pay particular due to Dame Anne for her immense contribution and the optimistic affect she has had on shaping Air New Zealand’s sustainability journey,” Morgan mentioned.  

Porritt mentioned: “That is such an necessary time for the airline, going through all of the dilemmas related to the worldwide pandemic, however figuring out the local weather emergency and different huge sustainability challenges nonetheless have to be addressed with even larger vigour and urgency.”

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