Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), has cited its many environmental achievements in recent years as part of its push for sustainability.

In a 4-minute video, Hactl showed its many environmental initiatives including conversion to LED lighting, installation of a large solar farm on its terminal roof, switching to electric ramp vehicles and forklifts, the banning of single-use plastics, and promoting upcycling and transplanting trees to nearby schools.

Hactl also noted that it now consistently recycles 90% of paper, cardboard and plastics and recycles 1,000 tonnes of discarded wooden pallets every year.

Its lighting energy consumption has also fallen over 30% in the past decade, due to its investment in many energy-saving measures and its adoption of innovations resulting from collaboration with local educational institutions.

The air cargo handler noted that all of its sustainability activities and measures are now encapsulated in its "Green Terminal" agenda, which informs all major business decisions and aims to position the company as the world’s most eco-friendly air cargo handling operation.

"Hactl’s numerous environmental achievements realised through the enthusiasm of our staff, are something of which we are all very proud. It would have been easy to forget about the environment during the enormous challenges of the past year, but we were determined not to allow our strong sustainability progress to falter, so have maintained our momentum with further new initiatives," Hactl’s Chief Executive, Wilson Kwong said.

"What we have proven time and again is that sustainability measures are not simply unwelcome extra costs: they often make sound business sense," he added.

You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/nsrib3zTc6Q