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Airlines are still perceived as the least "green" of the transport industries. Part of the problem is the way in which carriers communicate their environmental performance. Environmental performance indicators (EPIs) are a means to initiate and direct such a process, to set targets and goa...

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Published in:Aircraft Economics 2003-05, p.1
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air transportation
Aircraft
Aircraft industry
Airline industry
Airlines
Airports
Alliances
Benchmarks
Business metrics
Energy consumption
Environmental impact
Environmental indicators
Environmental performance
Market positioning
Public opinion
Society
Transportation industry
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Summary:Airlines are still perceived as the least "green" of the transport industries. Part of the problem is the way in which carriers communicate their environmental performance. Environmental performance indicators (EPIs) are a means to initiate and direct such a process, to set targets and goals and to measure progress. Indicators point to desirable or successful outcomes and conclusions for policy: in this case improved environmental performance and/or reduced environmental impact. Increasingly, within industry, EPIs are being used to help to address public perception issues of air transport's environmental performance. A benchmark based on EPIs serves as an orientation mark for improvement processes. An analysis of best practice serves to understand how the benchmark has been achieved in order to upgrade performance.
ISSN:0966-7857