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Waste Management                                                                                                       Environmental Awareness and Engagement



            Goldair Handling actively pursues opportunities to reduce its waste production. The Company minimizes                  Goldair Handling reinforces employee engagement             e-Environmental Applications
            waste quantities at all locations through process improvements wherever possible.
                                                                                                                                    in greening its operations, as it is more than             Goldair Handling managed all
                                                                                                                                    important for everyone to understand the urgency           environmental issues for Outstations
                                                                                                                                    and  value  environmental  responsibility  and             (waste management, environmental
                                              Waste generation breakdown                                                            ownership.                                                 programs & fire extinguishers) through
                                                                                                                                                                                               the e-applications developed on the
                                     3%                                             1%                                             The Company has invested in boosting the                    Compass electronic platform.  The
                                                                                                                                    environmental awareness of its employees through           environmental applications are handled
                                                                                                                                    the ‘Environmental Awareness Seminar’, which is            by the local environmental coordinator of
                                                                                                                                    part of the basic training for newly recruited staff and   each station.
                                                                                                                                    is mandatory for Section Supervisors throughout
                                2021                                           2022                                                 the Company’s entire network on an annual basis.           Corporate Environmental

                 97%                                                                              99%                              In addition to the annual environmental training            Responsibility Letter
                                                                                                                                    of employees, which -among others - includes               Goldair Handling communicates its
                                                                                                                                    actions to reduce CO  emissions, the Company               strategic environmental initiatives with
                                                                                                                                                        2
                                                                                                                                    takes several initiatives:                                 its shareholders through the Corporate
                                                   Hazardous   Non Hazardous                                                                                                                   Environmental Responsibility Letter
                                                                                                                                            Environmental E-Learnings                          that is sent on annual basis by the
                                                                                                                                            Focusing on properly informing personnel           Quality, Environment & Sustainability
                                                                                                                                            on environmental protection matters,               Department.
                                                               Waste generated in 2022 doubled to 1,076 tn,                                 Quality & Environment Department, in
                      Carbon emissions (tCO )
                      Carbon emissions (tCO   )
                       W
                         aste
                              Management (tn)
                                              2 2              compared to 2021 (529 tn), due to the Company’s                              collaboration with Training Department             Furthermore, Goldair Handling contributes
                   2021
                   2021                   2022                 increased operations and business activities in                              and Environmental Coordinators, has                to Sustainable Development Goal 15 via
                                          2022
                   2021
                                          2022
                                                                                                                                            created a useful e-learning program for
                                                               the post-pandemic period. In 2022 non-hazardous
                                                                                                                                                                                               the establishment of Green Team and the
                                                               waste accounted for 97% and the remaining 3%                                 all Company’s employees. For Station's             voluntary actions implemented throughout
                                                               comprised of hazardous waste                                                 Environmental Coordinators a set of                Greece, near airports of operation.
                                                                                                                                            specialized training material has been
                                            1.076                                                                                           prepared and distributed.                          Green Team takes action in coastal clean-
                     529                                                                                                                                                                       ups, forest restoration and public spaces
                                                                                                                                            Environmental News flyer                           redevelopment projects.
                                                                                                                                            Environmental News Flyers have been
                                                                                                                                            created in 2022, aimed at raising staff            The team plays a vital role in people
                                                                                                                                            awareness and informing them about                 engagement, as employees from all
                                                                                                                                            the Company's actions on environmental             airports participate.
                                  Moreover,                                                                                                 actions and relevant targets. Taking a step
                              the management of                         Following our objective                                             further to extroversion, the respective            Within 2022, 26 environmental voluntary
                          hazardous waste is performed                to minimize waste disposal                                            news flyers are additionally communicated          actions and 2 donations were carried out
                       by qualified subcontractors for all                                                                                  to the Company’s Shareholders.                     throughout the network.
                      Goldair Handling Network. During the            and increase the recycling
                    selection process, the subcontractors are          of the waste we produce,
                    obligated to submit their respective licenses        in 2022 we managed
                    and inform the Company about the final
                    administrator as well as the recovery code.          to recycle180 tonnes
                                                                        of paper, wood, plastic

                                                                           and glass waste.







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