BRANCH LECTURE

Sholto Douglas Named Lecture

IAG GROUP AIRLINES: FLYING TOWARDS NET ZERO EMISSIONS

JONATHON COUNSELL FRAeS, GROUP HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY, INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES GROUP

BRITISH AIRWAYS WATERSIDE / 16 APRIL 2020

LECTURE PROGRAMME

British Airways and the International Airlines ABOUT THE SPEAKER Group (IAG) have always taken their impact on Jonathon is the Group Head of Sustainability for environment seriously and are committed to IAG, appointed in July 2015, with responsibility playing their full part in addressing the critical for the group sustainability strategy across the issue of climate change. Groups’ five airlines , British Airways, , and . He was also appointed So, when the United Nations scientific body the Chair of the IATA Environment Committee in released their report in October 2018 concluding 2015, and in June 2017, was re-selected as that we needed to avoid temperature increases Chair. In 2013, Jonathon took over the Chair of of no more than 1.5 degrees rather than 2 Sustainable Aviation, the leading UK aviation degrees, the airlines group began assessing how industry consortium of airlines, airports, they could meet this new ambition. More manufacturers and UK Air Traffic Control authority importantly, they also considered how they could driving improvements in the sustainability work with the rest of the global airline industry to performance of the sector. continue the important role they have played in combatting climate change. Jonathon was previously British Airways’ Head of Environment, appointed in December 2007 with This presentation will outline the journey IAG and responsibility for developing and implementing its airlines have taken, the progress made since BA’s strategy on all issues relating to the IAG's commitment to the target of Net Zero Environment including Climate Change, Air Emissions by 2050 in October 2019 and outline Quality, Noise and Waste. He joined the airline in how they believe they can achieve it importantly October 1999 where he was appointed General through the adoption of new technologies Manager of Procurement Strategy with presenting some really exciting opportunities for responsibility for developing and implementing the the industry. strategy to deliver BA’s Procurement function to best practice performance.

Prior to working at BA, Jonathon worked in a number of positions in the airline industry most recently as General Manager, Strategy at Air New Zealand which included responsibilities for developing the airline’s network and alliance strategy.

Jonathon is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Board Member of the Greener By Design Partnership.

VENUE: PROGRAMME: Waterside Theatre, 17:45 - Registration & CPD certificates of attendance British Airways HQ Waterside refreshment will be endorsed for CEng, IEng London , 18:15 - Lecture start or EngTech registration UB7 0GA 19:20 - Q&A

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