2002 Qantas Annual Report

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QANTAS continues to play a vital role in supporting
cultural, sporting and community organisations across
Australia. The company also has well established
programs for indigenous Australian employees and
communities.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT Every day of the year, Qantas
helps people who are disadvantaged, chronically ill or
in need of urgent assistance. Qantas’ support for
major community organisations includes:
• Bobby Goldsmith Foundation
• CanTeen
• CARE Australia
• Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World
• Mission Australia
• National Breast Cancer Foundation
• National Australia Day Council Australian
of the Year Awards
• Starlight Children’s Foundation of Australia
• UNICEF Change for Good
• World Vision.
THE ARTS During the year, Qantas entered
into new sponsorship agreements with:
• Australian Ballet
• Australian Chamber Orchestra.
These new partnerships complemented
the company’s long-term relationships with:
• Art Gallery of NSW
• Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
• Australia Business Arts Foundation
• Australian Youth Orchestra
• Bangarra Dance Theatre
• Bell Shakespeare Company
• Melbourne Festival
• Musica Viva
• Opera Australia
• Sydney Dance Company.
SPORT Qantas was a major sponsor of
the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane and
this year entered into new agreements with:
• Australian Cricket Board
• Australian Football League
• National Rugby League.
Qantas also continued its partnerships with:
• Australian Formula One Grand Prix
• Australian Rugby Union
• Australian Swimming
• One Basketball
• Netball Australia
• Soccer Australia
• Tennis Australia.
INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS Qantas is committed to
working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander communities through a range of
initiatives, including employment and training
programs, community involvement and sponsorships.
Through the Qantas Indigenous Employment
Program, 180 indigenous Australians are employed
in areas including catering, engineering and
maintenance, airports, flight operations, ramp services,
cabin crew, human resources, sales and freight.
Qantas is a signatory to the Federal Government’s
Corporate Leaders for Indigenous Employment Project,
which aims to generate more jobs in the private sector
for indigenous people.
ENVIRONMENT Qantas is committed to promoting
processes and work practices that minimise the
environmental impact of its operations and the airline
is a long-time supporter of Clean Up Australia and
Clean Up the World.
Qantas and Visy Closed Loop were recognised at the
prestigious 2002 Banksia Environmental Awards for the
environmental benefits flowing from the boxed meals
introduced on Qantas domestic services in 2001. The
boxes substantially reduce waste – about 250 tonnes
of materials are recycled every month that may
otherwise have gone to landfill – and deliver energy
savings when compared with the traditional tray service.
Qantas will also be presented with a Bronze Award
at the Sustainable Energy Development Authority’s
Globe Awards in October 2002 because the
introduction of lighting and air-conditioning
improvements and the use of solar energy have
reduced Qantas’ greenhouse gas emissions by
almost 10,000 tonnes per year.
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