I-Air New Zealand kanye namakhasimende ayo bathenga imali engaphezulu kwesigidi esingu-NZD $ 1 million ekhishwa amakhabhoni kusuka kumaphrojekthi angamahlathi aseNew Zealand anomphela ngohlelo lokuzithandela lwe-carbon offsetting lwenkampani yezindiza, iFlyNeutral.
Uhlelo oluqaliswe kabusha ngasekupheleni kuka-2016 lunikeza abathengi bezindiza ithuba lokuqeda ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni okuhambisana nezindiza zabo lapho bebhuka online. Izimali eziqoqiwe zonke ziqonde ngqo ekuthengeni izikweletu zekhabhoni eziqinisekisiwe, ezisiza ukususa ikhabhoni emkhathini.
Izikweletu zeCarbon zithengwa ezinhlotsheni eziningi zamaphrojekthi endawo asehlathini abhaliswe noHulumeni waseNew Zealand ngaphansi kwePermanent Forest Sink Initiative, nakumaphrojekthi ambalwa wamandla asimeme wamazwe omhlaba. Amahlathi atholakala ngaphesheya kweNew Zealand, ukusuka eNorthland, kuya eziQhingini zaseChatham, kuya e-Outer Green Belt naseHinewai Reserve yaseWellington City eBanks Peninsula.
INhloko Yezokusimama kwa-Air New Zealand uLisa Daniell uthi uyajabula ukuthi inkampani yezindiza ikwazile ukuhlinzeka inkundla yamakhasimende ukuthi athathe umthwalo omkhulu wokuqeda ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kanye nokuxhasa ukugawulwa kwamahlathi eNew Zealand.
“Sijabule kakhulu ukubona lolu hlelo lufinyelela kulesi sigaba sokuqala ngosizo lwamakhasimende ethu. Ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu wudaba oluphuthumayo lomhlaba jikelele, futhi njengenkampani yezindiza siyazi ukuthi kufanele sidlale indima yethu ekutholeni izixazululo. Ukunikeza amakhasimende ethu indlela elula yokuqeda ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni okuhambisana nokuhamba ngomoya kungenye yezindlela zokwenza lokhu.
“Njenganoma yini enjengalena ebaluleke kangaka yisinyathelo esiqonde ngqo. Ngonyaka odlule sikhokhele amathani ayi-8,700 XNUMX ekhabhoni egameni labo bonke abasebenzi bethu abahambele umsebenzi, futhi ngokusobala singathanda ukubona abahambi abaningi ngokwengeziwe, kubandakanya nabamabhizinisi, behlanganyela nathi ekuqedeni ukukhishwa kwabo esikhathini esizayo. ”
I-Permanent Forests NZ Partner u-Ollie Belton uthi uhlelo lwe-Air New Zealand lweFlyNeutral lusiza ukwakha imakethe enamandla kakhulu yamahlathi omdabu unomphela nokwakha ukuqonda okukhulu ngokubaluleka kokwakha iNew Zealand engcono yezizukulwane ezizayo.
“Amaphrojekthi amahlathi omdabu akhethwe ukuthi asetshenziswe ngaphakathi kwephothifoliyo yeFlyNeutral amele ukukhishwa kwemali ekhishwa kuqala ekhabhoni ukuthi ngaphezu kokusiza ekwehliseni imithelela yokuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ingathuthukisa ukongiwa kwemvelo iphinde ithuthukise izindawo zokulondolozwa komphakathi nezokungcebeleka ngenxa yokuhlala kwazo unomphela. Kube kuhle ukusebenzisana ne-Air New Zealand nabanikazi bomhlaba ukuze bakwazi ukuveza imininingwane yabo nokuxhasa le misebenzi. ”
Uhlelo lwenkampani yezindiza lweFlyNeutral lokuzithandela lokukhipha isikweleti ludlulela ngale nangaphezulu kwezibopho zomthetho zokukhishwa kwekhabhoni ngaphansi kweNew Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, ehlangana ne-Air New Zealand uqobo.
Kusukela amakhasimende ezinkampani zikahulumeni e-Air New Zealand ka-2018 nawo akwazi ukuqeda ukukhishwa kwawo kwekhabhoni ngaphansi kohlelo. Inkampani yezindiza iphinde isuse ukungcola egameni labasebenzi bayo abahambela umsebenzi.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- INhloko Yezokusimama kwa-Air New Zealand uLisa Daniell uthi uyajabula ukuthi inkampani yezindiza ikwazile ukuhlinzeka inkundla yamakhasimende ukuthi athathe umthwalo omkhulu wokuqeda ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kanye nokuxhasa ukugawulwa kwamahlathi eNew Zealand.
- Amakhredithi ekhabhoni athengwa kuhlu lwamaphrojekthi ahlala unomphela amahlathi emvelo abhaliswe noHulumeni waseNew Zealand ngaphansi kwe-Permanent Forest Sink Initiative, kanye nakumaphrojekthi ambalwa wamazwe ngamazwe wamandla aqhubekayo.
- Ngonyaka odlule sasusa amathani ekhabhoni angu-8,700 egameni lazo zonke izisebenzi zethu eziye ngenxa yomsebenzi, futhi ngokusobala singathanda ukubona abahambi abaningi nakakhulu, okuhlanganisa abahambi bebhizinisi, behlanganyela nathi ekuqedeni ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni esikhathini esizayo.
