Be part of AirAsia’s #GREEN24 climate awareness movement

AirAsia is continuing its climate change awareness intiative, themed #GREEN24 which was first launched last November with a 24-hour climate awareness movement to educate and promote climate action, as part of the airline’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives throughout the Asean region. 

The airline released a special invitation video by Group CEO, Tony Fernandes inviting you and me...(the public) to be proactive in helping to protect our environment and the
earth. In the video above, which is also available for viewing on AirAsia’s YouTube Channel, Tony Fernandes said, “On our side of the world, not many people know about the issues that climate change poses, and we feel that the best thing for us to do is to inform people. Many of us don’t really see the problems coming, but at AirAsia we have seen the effects of climate change such as Typhoon Haiyan that struck Tacloban in the Philippines, the floods that happened around the region and massive climatic changes over the past two to three years.” 

“We always look after our own mothers, and we always put our mothers first in many things. But now, it’s time we put Mother Earth first as well. It’s time we let the world know that we need to take better care of the planet we live in.” 

Some of the things we can do:-

✓ Paperless day - no printing for 24 hours (use technology, everything is digitally available!)

✓ Use only reusable utensils, mugs and container for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in between.

✓ Save water! Saving water will help you save energy and money, and will also help you to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced in your home and community, which will help to fight climate change.

✓ Save power by switching off lights and devices when not in use. 

✓ Take the stairs instead of lifts.

✓ Car pool or use public transport, cycle or walk instead. Drive at a lower speed to increase fuel efficiency. Consider a fuel-efficient model when buying a new car.

✓ Reduce, reuse, recycle - Reduce the amount of packaged products you buy, reuse shopping bags and recycle everything that you can. Experiment with composting, which is an inexpensive, and easy way to transform your kitchen and garden waste into a valuable and nutrient rich food for your garden.

The main activities of #GREEN24 will be carried out from 29th to 30th January 2016 throughout all the countries which the AirAsia Group serves, inviting the communities across the region to participate in promoting climate action at their respective home, workplaces, cities and countries. 

Find out more about this #GREEN24 climate awareness movement and how to participate by visiting airasia.com/green24.  

Join the AirAsia #GREEN24 Challenge and stand a chance to win 24 AirAsia return flights to any destination of your choice! Isn't that just amazing... I don't know about you but I am so joining this now!!!

Step 1: 

Download the Registration Form here.

Step 2: 

Put on your green thinking cap and plan your activity for 29th or 30th January 2016.

Step 3: 

Complete the details in the Registration Form & email it to green24@airasia.com between 14th – 27th January 2016.

Step 4: 

Roll-up your sleeves and carry out your plan on 29th or 30th January. Don’t forget to share it on social media and use the official hashtag #GREEN24Challenge! 

Step 5: 

Submit a report (don’t worry, we’ll send you a simple template you can follow!) by 5th February 2016. 

The initial activity held in November 2015 saw over 150 volunteers from across the AirAsia Group and Tune Group of companies come together to clean the Kanching Rainforest Waterfall in Rawang. Nearly 600kgs of garbage was collected in a short duration of 90 minutes during this waterfall cleanup activity.