Jeju Air Signs 'Environmental Education Cooperation' Agreement with Ministry of Environment

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Jeju Air signed a "Cooperation Agreement for Environmental Education to Realize a Sustainable Future" on the 8th with the Ministry of Environment and eight companies from finance, transportation, food, and other sectors.

The agreement, held at the InterContinental Seoul COEX on the same day, was established to activate environmental education throughout society and lead carbon neutrality practices together with companies that lead environmental education through social contribution activities. The participating organizations include the Ministry of Environment, Jeju Air, Kyobo Life Insurance, Starbucks, Yuhan-Kimberly, T-money, Pulmuone, CJ CGV, GS Retail, and KB Kookmin Bank, representing industries closely related to daily life such as transportation, finance, and food.

Through this agreement, the Ministry of Environment will actively support corporate social contributions in the field of environmental education, and Jeju Air will conduct environmental education for its employees, continuously promote voluntary carbon neutrality practices, and strive to discover and activate social contribution projects related to environmental education. Additionally, the Ministry of Environment and the nine participating companies will operate a council to identify joint environmental education projects.

Kim I-bae, CEO of Jeju Air, stated, "Airlines cannot be free from environmental issues, especially carbon emissions, and Jeju Air is making great efforts to advance ESG management with a sense of responsibility. We will actively support not only various internal environmental activities but also the discovery and activation of environmental education social contribution projects targeting customers by utilizing the airline industry's wide customer contact points."

Since 2017, Jeju Air has been striving to reduce carbon emissions by improving fuel efficiency through the "Save the Polar Bears Project" campaign voluntarily conducted by its pilots. The airline also uses eco-friendly materials such as in-flight straws, paper cups, and vinyl, conducts coastal environmental cleanup activities in Jeju through the volunteer group "Ecomer" composed of cabin crew, and has established a resource circulation system with campaigns like the "Milk Carton Reuse Campaign" at the in-house Modurak Cafe, carrying out various activities to achieve carbon neutrality.

Structural improvements have also been made to reduce carbon emissions by replacing aircraft brakes from traditional steel brakes to lighter carbon brakes, thereby reducing aircraft weight. Carbon emission reduction activities continue with efforts such as improving flight efficiency through engine cleaning.

The B737-8, scheduled to be introduced sequentially from next year, is expected to significantly help reduce carbon emissions, with about a 13% reduction compared to existing aircraft.

Furthermore, to encourage customers' voluntary participation in carbon emission reduction activities, since May 3rd, Jeju Air has issued Green Travel Passes to customers who participated in reducing baggage weight, providing priority boarding benefits. The airline continues to make steady efforts to respond to climate change and practice ESG management.

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