(AGENPARL) – mar 17 dicembre 2024 PRESS RELEASE
ITA Airways joins the United Nations Global Compact
The global initiative towards increasingly sustainable and responsible policies
Rome, December 17, 2024 – ITA Airways has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the initiative that
encourages businesses worldwide to adopt socially responsible and sustainable policies.
The UN Global Compact aims to promote a sustainable global economy, asking its participants to voluntarily
align their operations and strategies with the Ten Principles, universally accepted, in the areas of human
rights, labor standards, environmental protection, and anti-corruption. This commitment also supports the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“By joining the United Nations Global Compact, ITA Airways reaffirms its dedication to contributing to the
planet’s sustainable development by integrating sustainability into our business strategies,” said Andrea
Benassi, General Director of ITA Airways. “Collaboration through synergies between operators in different
sectors is essential to deliver meaningful changes for future generations”.
ITA Airways will integrate the UN Global Compact Principles across all its activities and will report annually
on its progress. This effort aligns with the universally recognized values and principles of the United Nations,
alongside thousands of companies participating worldwide.
The UN Global Compact has a multi-stakeholder nature that welcomes the participation of several actors,
including companies, academic organizations, trade unions, NGOs, public administrations, and other
institutions. Launched in 2000, it is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, with over 20,000
companies participating in more than 160 countries and 60 Country Networks.
For press information:
Pietro Caldaroni, Chief Communication & Institutional Relations Officer
About ITA Airways
ITA Airways is a company totally owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the exercise of business in the air transport sector. ITA
Airways aims at creating an efficient and innovative air carrier that will become a reference point in providing Italy with quality connectivity both in terms
of international destinations, thus boosting tourism and foreign trade, and within the Country, also taking advantage of the train-air integrated mobility.
ITA Airways will place the best customer service at the center of its strategy (through a strong digitization of processes that ensure a best-in-class
experience and personalized services), combined with sustainability, in its environmental (new green and technologically advanced aircraft, use of
sustainable fuels), social (equality and inclusion for a gender-neutral company) and governance (integration of sustainability into internal strategies
and processes) aspects. ITA Airways is a member of SkyTeam alliance as of October 2021.