Communication on Progress

KENYA AIRWYAS Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 16-Mar-2021
Time period
  • March 2020  –  March 2021
Format
  • Stand alone document – Basic COP Template
Differentiation Level
  • This COP qualifies for the Global Compact Active level
Self-assessment
  • Includes a CEO statement of continued support for the UN Global Compact and its ten principles
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Human Rights
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Labour
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Environment
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Anti-Corruption
  • Includes a measurement of outcomes
 
  • Statement of continued support by the Chief Executive Officer

  • Statement of the company's chief executive (CEO or equivalent) expressing continued support for the Global Compact and renewing the company's ongoing commitment to the initiative and its principles.

  • 9th March 2021

    To Our Stakeholders,

    I am pleased to confirm that Kenya Airways reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption. We are committed to making the Global Compact and its principles part of the strategy, culture and day-to-day operations of our company, and to engaging in collaborative projects which advance the broader development goals of the United Nations, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals. Kenya Airways made a clear statement of this commitment to our stakeholders and the general public.

    In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to sharing this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

    The Covid Pandemic has had a major impact on the aviation sector, flights were grounded from March 2020 to August 2020 when we resumed our domestic flights partially, followed by a few international flights in October same year. The anticipated impact and implementation was therefore limited. We however continued to play our role as members of the UN Global compact and recorded some progress.

    Sincerely Yours

    Allan Kilavuka
    Group Managing Director and CEO

Human Rights
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of human rights for the company (i.e. human rights risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on Human Rights.

  • Code of Conduct
    HR policy is aligned to the UN Global compact principles.
    Universal Human rights and other international standards

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement Human Rights policies, address Human Rights risks and respond to Human Rights violations.

  • • Covid – 19 education was conducted in 2020 for continuous awareness
    • Work facilities with Covid-19 signages in all our workstations
    • Employees financial program was executed through online channels.
    • Updated work policies and work environment policies.
    • KQ HR policy is aligned to the UN Global compact principles.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Trained and supported over 3000 employees during the Covid pandemic.
    Employees wellness program was conducted online
    Kenya Airways is a member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) the 59 airlines that have committed to the 25 by 2025 campaign to advance gender diversity.

Labour
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of labour rights for the company (i.e. labour rights-related risks and opportunities). Description of written policies, public commitments and company goals on labour rights.

  • Human Resource policy
    Procurement policy
    Environmental Policy

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions taken by the company to implement labour policies, address labour risks and respond to labour violations.

  • • We comply with minimum wage standards that are guided by labour laws in different countries that we operate in.
    • Labour Inspections are carried out and we get audited by labour inspectors and any corrective measures are taken.
    • Embedded in a section of our HR policy.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • • We used 500 magazines as recycled materials to produce African beads that are being used by our crew on board as part of our uniform.
    • 680kgs of unused headrest cotton materials were used to repurpose face masks for internal use
    • 337 metric tons of CO2 were voluntary carbon numbers traded to Kasigau project
    • Female employees make up 39.5% of workforce with 1328 women out of 3362 employees.

Environment
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of environmental protection for the company (i.e. environmental risks and opportunities). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on environmental protection.

  • Environmental Policy

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement environmental policies, address environmental risks and respond to environmental incidents.

  • • Carbon emission reduction through guided principles
    • Promote circular economy to protect the environment i.e Tree planting using boxes for meals on board, recycling Msafiri magazine to produce beads
    • A well-defined waste program in place.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates environmental performance.

  • We are guided by our environment policy statement as per attached
    We are embedding SDGs in our operations to support climate change through actions.

Anti-Corruption
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of anti-corruption for the company (i.e. anti-corruption risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on anti-corruption.

  • Policy requiring business partners and suppliers to adhere to the Global Compact anti-corruption principles
    Staff code of conduct

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement anti-corruption policies, address anti-corruption risks and respond to incidents.

  • • Staff are required to sign code of ethics which is renewed every year.
    • Over 1000 suppliers signed code of business conduct out of 2000

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates anti-corruption performance.

  • Our suppliers must sign code of business conduct before engaging them as per attached policy.
    All employees must sign code of ethics every year as per our HR policy.