Year in Review: ESG Initiatives
Empowering people and protecting the planet
We present a selection of high-impact initiatives from across the industry in 2024 that promoted diversity and inclusion, as well as some eye-catching sustainability programmes.
Elizabeth Arden empowers women through social partnership
In January we carried an important story about how beauty house Elizabeth Arden had extended its longstanding partnership with South African non-profit group Sparrow Society.
The move strengthens the company’s commitment to empowering women from underprivileged communities by providing them with a safe and dignified work environment. This in turn allows them to support their families and produce ethical and fashionable products.
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‘Inspiring Inclusion’ on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (8 March) is an important annual celebration of women’s achievements and urges the world to call for a gender-equal future. The theme for International Women’s Day 2024 was ‘Inspire Inclusion’. Its mission was to inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion across all aspects of life.
In partnership with leading travel retailer ARI The Moodie Davitt Report hosted a campaign and homepage makeover to mark the occasion.
Full story here.
Guerlain and Ever Rich Duty Free create a hive of activity
LVMH-owned beauty and fragrance house Guerlain partnered with Ever Rich Duty Free to celebrate World Bee Day in May.
Created initially with UNESCO and other organisations in France in 2018, the programme educates children about environmental protection with a focus on the critical role of bees in the ecosystem. To mark this year’s occasion, Guerlain brought its Bee School into Ever Rich’s Taipei downtown duty-free shop.
Full story here.
Honouring Eugenio’s memory
In May travel experience player Avolta launched a global charity initiative in tribute to one of the company’s and travel retail community’s most-respected executives, Eugenio Andrades.
Avolta’s former Chief Executive Officer Operations passed away in 2023 after a long and hugely courageous battle against cancer. The company pledged to establish and name after him a programme to assist disadvantaged young people, a pledge it fulfilled this year.
Full story here.
Boosting the circular economy at Schiphol
Consumer electronics airport retailer Capi and Renewd, a company specialising in certified pre-owned equipment, teamed up in May to offer an environmentally friendly alternative to buying new electronics products at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
The retailer described the partnership as “an important step towards promoting sustainability and the circular economy in airport retail”.
Full story here.
Sustainable spirits, Nordic style
In our May eZine we reported how Anora Group continues to build on its vision to make Koskenkorva Vodka a globally recognised brand, with a strong emphasis on targeting environmentally conscious consumers through travel retail.
The company has long underlined the sustainability credentials of Koskenkorva, Finland’s biggest-selling spirit.Anora Group is pressing on with its mission to have the distillery’s products recognised as the most sustainable in the world.
Full story here.
Empowering abilities: The inspiring Mitti Café journey
Among the most moving moments of this year’s Airport Food & Beverage and Hospitality Awards ceremony in Ontario, California was The FAB Humanitarian Award for Mitti Café Founder & CEO Alina Alam and Bangalore International Airport Limited.
This celebrated the remarkable story of Mitti Café, a social enterprise in India dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities by providing them with opportunities for economic independence and dignity.
It saluted Bengaluru Airport’s support for the concept founded by Alina Alam – with the Mitti Cafés managed entirely by people with physical, intellectual and psychiatric challenges. The chain is now present in more than 40 locations across India, including multiple airports.
Click here for more on the Mitti Café story.
The power of inclusion in Thailand
In June King Power Group, Thailand’s dominant travel retailer, partnered with AOT Ground Aviation Services Co to launch the ‘Power of Inclusion’ campaign, which promotes and supports diversity and equality across the organisations and Thai society.
The far-reaching initiative was backed by strategic support and recommendations from the United Nations Development Programme.
Full story here.
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The Moodie Davitt eZine
Issue 342 | XX December 2024
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