The bmi group of airlines - British Midland International, bmibaby and bmi regional - recognise that day-to-day operations may affect the environment, both directly and indirectly.
We aim to protect and improve the environment through good management, adopting best practice wherever possible and to operate on a long term sustainable basis.
The bmi group will continue to integrate environmental considerations into our business decisions and adopt greener alternatives wherever possible, throughout our operations.
In all our activities we are committed to:
- Complying fully with all relevant environmental legal requirements, codes of practice and regulations and apply best practice principles where ever possible
- Minimising pollution to land, air and water
- Reducing water and energy use
- Minimising waste and increasing recycling within the framework of our waste management procedures
- Identifying and managing environmental risks and hazards
- Communicating to and involving customers, partners, clients, suppliers and subcontractors in the implementation of our objectives
- Promoting environmentally responsible purchasing
- Providing suitable training to enable employees to deal with their specific areas of environmental control
- Improving the environmental efficiency of our transport and travel
- Establishing targets to measure the continuous improvement in our environmental performance.
The Environmental Strategy (ES) Group has a direct reporting line to the CEO and co-ordinates environmental management on my behalf within the bmi group.
The chair of the ES Group will alert the CEO when additional action is needed to maintain the necessary standards of environmental management.