Initiatives in all Non-Aircraft Flight Operations
ANA Group's Initiatives to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Reducing Energy Consumption
The ANA Group is working toward reducing our energy consumption at all Group facilities based on the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, using energy management standards developed within the Group.
ANA and ANA Foods Co., Ltd. which are Specified Business Operators under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, achieved more than a 1% reduction in energy consumption per year in their FY2022 results (reported in FY2023), and received the Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award (S Class)* certification by the Ministry of Trade, Economy and Industry. ANA has also achieved S Class for 9th consecutive years since this the Act on the Rational Use of Energy was established.
In addition to strengthening energy-saving measures at each business site, we are also introducing hybrid vehicles (HVs), electric vehicles (EVs), fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) such as airport vehicles, and energy-saving equipment one facility at a time.
Utilization of renewable energy
The ANA Group is promoting the use of renewable energy.
The ANA Group's General Training Center ANA Blue Base (ABB), ANA Tonomachi Business Center, and ANA Telemart's Nagasaki Branch Call Center all use solar power by installing solar panels. We are also promoting the use of renewable energy throughout the ANA Group, including our own facilities in Osaka and Kyushu.
New initiatives to promote renewable energy
From April 2022, ANA Holdings, Inc. will use "green electricity (effectively renewable energy) "provided by Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. for part of the electricity used at its Shiodome office, contributing to the ANA Group's environmental goal of reducing CO2 emissions. This "green electricity" refers to practically renewable energy with environmental value derived from residential solar power generation that has expired the feed-in tariff (FIT) power purchase period (post-FIT).
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. has concluded "Comprehensive Agreement related to Greening Power Consumption" with TEPCO Energy Partner, enabling the stable supply of "green electricity" to tenant companies. We will support the initiative and utilize Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.'s "Green Energy Supply Service*1".
The annual usage is equivalent to approximately 40% of the ANA Group Shiodome office electricity consumption in FY 2019.
- Green Energy Supply Service:
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.'s independently developed service that provides electricity used in office buildings, etc. as effectively renewable energy certified by non-fossil certificates, and is characterized by the flexibility to design the introduction ratio, etc. in compliance with RE100, etc.
ANA Group Energy Conservation Awards
ANA Group has set a goal of zero CO2 emissions by fiscal 2050 in areas other than aircraft operations and is working to reduce energy consumption at Group owned facilities and leased properties. As part of these efforts, we recognize the efforts of business sites that have achieved greater reduction amounts or reduction rates than in the previous fiscal year with Energy Conservation Awards based on their actual energy use.
Energy Conservation Awards
ANA Blue Base Members of the Business Promotion Office
The following are activities of the business sites that received the Energy Conservation Awards.
Resource Recycling 3R Activities
The ANA Group promotes the 3R initiatives to reduce, reuse, and recycle+ R (Renewable) and is working to reduce the waste rate of resources, particularly plastics and paper.
Reducing the use of plastic
We are working to reduce the amount of plastic we use, such as changing all disposable plastic products used in airport lounges and on board flights to environmentally friendly materials such as paper and bioplastics.
In addition, since August 2021, we have changed the containers for economy class in-flight meals on international flights to plant-derived materials, resulting in a reduction of approximately 317 tons of disposable plastic (compared to fiscal 2019).
We are also encouraging the recycling of vinyl used for cargo packaging, not only to reduce the amount used but also to promote the 3Rs.
Reducing the use of paper
We are working to reduce paper consumption by shifting from printed materials such as timetables and in-flight magazines to providing them online.
We are taking a number of actions to reduce paper resources. As an example, the ANA Group's in-flight magazine TSUBASA -GLOBAL WINGS- and magazines and newspapers for in-flight services have been replaced with a new service that allows customers to use them on their own digital devices through the ANA app.
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Reducing Food loss and Food waste
ANA Catering Service, Inc., a food manufacturing company, and ANA Foods, Inc., a food sales company, are working to improve the recycling rate of food ingredients generated in the processing process in compliance with the Food Recycling Law.Meanwhile, in order to reduce in-flight food waste, ANA monitors the waste rate on domestic (premium class) and international (first class and business class) flights, and reviews the number of in-flight meals carried. On international first and business class flights, we have introduced an AI-based meal pre-booking service to avoid situations where meal requests cannot be met on board, and at the same time, we have eliminated excess food on board, thereby improving passenger satisfaction and reducing food waste.
Food Loss Initiatives
As an initiative against food loss, we utilize food waste generated in cooking. ANA Catering Service Co., Ltd. (ANAC), which manufactures in-flight meals for ANA, recycles 100% of food waste from the cooking process into compost and animal feed. As a recycling initiative using this waste effectively in-house, soft kale grown using compost derived from cooking food waste generated at ANAC's Narita factory is provided in salads served in economy class on some international flights from March 2022.
This recycling system was certified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as "Recycle Loop Certification" in December 2022.
This is the first time in Japan for an airline-operated catering company.
Food Sustainability in Life Cycle
The ANA Group has established a "food recycling system" to achieve effective use of food materials, and manages food waste throughout the life cycle of food materials, from ingredients to the provision of in-flight meals to customers.
Environmental Regulations and Compliance
What is ISO14001?
ISO14001 is a specification established to minimize the environmental impact of a company's product manufacturing, services, and other business activities. Organizations and companies that have acquired ISO 14001 are recognized internationally as being environmentally conscious.
The Container and Packaging Recycling Law
The Containers and Packaging Recycling Law is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
This is a law to reduce waste by effectively using containers and packaging waste as resources. The role of consumers is to separate and discharge. The role of municipalities is to separate and collect, and the role of businesses is to recycle. In addition, the recycling business has been entrusted to the Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association.
Food Recycling Law
This is a law concerning the promotion of recycling of food recycling resources.
In order to reduce "food waste (unused resources) such as material waste, unsold food, and leftover food" from the food manufacturing process and promote recycling, we obliged producers and sellers to reduce and recycle food waste. law.
This law was enacted in 2000 and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of the Environment.
In order to comprehensively and systematically promote the recycling of food recycling resources, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of the Environment have set targets for the amount to be implemented by industry (food manufacturing industry, food retail industry, food wholesale industry, restaurant industry). The ANA Group complies with the Food Recycling Law and submits annually the amount of waste for each food ingredient and the amount of food recycled from that ingredient.