(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
To mark Earth Hour on Saturday, Qatar Airways switched off the lights at its corporate headquarters between 8:30 and 9:30pm in an effort to encourage communities and individuals to come together to highlight the importance of combatting climate change. The airline created an internal awareness campaign to encourage participation of its staff at home and boost awareness of the global initiative.
Earth Hour, launched nine years ago, is the world's largest movement aimed at bringing people together to protect the planet and highlight environmental issues.
Speaking about the global initiative, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, said: 'As part of our committment to sustainability, we participated in Earth Hour by turning off the lights at our corporate headquarters. This is an excellent opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of energy conservation. We hope that we have inspired our colleagues and communities to join us in switching off the lights to make a positive impact on combatting global climate change.
The airline seeks to reduce its environmental footprint.
One initiative to help manage electricity is a project to fit automatic timers to exterior building lights to ensure these are not left on during daylight hours. So far this year, a total of 87 timers have been fitted to 36 buildings with plans to continue the project through the coming year.
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