Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2021
1. Information on the Company’s Activities / 1.2 Non-Financial Information
1.2.7 Community Impact
I. Introduction Airbus strives to support vulnerable communities and young people throughout the world where it operates and beyond by mobilising its products, services and employees focusing on equitable and measurable solutions, in line with the Company Purpose.
Community Impact
GRI
SDGs
413 - Local Communities
All 17 SGDs, with focus on 1,2,3,4,5,13 and 17
Board of Directors / ECSC Airbus Foundation Board of Directors
Highest governance body(ies) involved
Directive on Sponsorships, Donations & Coporate Membership, the Bylaws of the Airbus Corporate Foundation and the Airbus Foundation Endowment Fund Upcoming: Community Impact framework
Related Corporate Reference Documents
2021
Key metrics
2020
Number of Sustainability Ambassadors
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Community engagement on Airbus.com , The Airbus Foundation , Supporting Education
II. Governance The Sustainability – Develop & Engage department manages the global strategy and framework for community impact at Airbus and supports the operations of the Airbus Foundation. A global network of community impact focal points representing France, Germany, Spain, the UK, the Americas, India, China, Asia Pacific and the Divisions has been established, as well as a committee of specific topic experts who provide guidance, assessment and recommendations according to the community impact priority themes. Additionally, the Company’s voluntary network of Sustainability Ambassadors has been launched and these passionate employees are key for helping raise awareness of and championing sustainability and community impact initiatives. Launched in June 2021, this network currently has over 200 members onboarded, representing 19 sites in Europe, China, and the US. At a business level, there are standard reporting lines to the Sustainability & Environment organisation with top level oversight provided by the ECSC at the Company’s Board of Director level. The Airbus Foundation and Airbus Foundation Endowment Funds are registered as non-profit entities of general interest under French law, with specific Articles of Association that define their respective mission and remit. Their strategy and operations are led by the Managing Director and each entity has formal governance with its own Board of Directors. The Airbus Foundation Board of Directors is chaired by Julie Kitcher, EVP Communication & Corporate Affairs and comprises membership from across the Company including: – – Thierry Baril, Chief HR and Workplace Officer; – – Bruno Even, CEO Airbus Helicopters; – – Michael Schoelhorn, CEO Airbus Defence & Space; – – Amparo Moraleda, Representative of the Company’s Board of Directors. Additionally the Board comprises employee representatives and external experts. The Airbus Foundation and Airbus Foundation Endowment Fund annual reports and accounts are submitted annually to the French authorities.
III. Implementation/Activities As the world faces this challenging era, it is critical for the Company and its employees around the world to unite to address the growing societal challenges and invest in developing the future generation. Supporting vulnerable communities During 2021, focus continued on suppor ting vulnerable communi ties through disaster response, innovation or fundraising to tackle topics such as poverty, hunger and healthcare. In the Asia Pacific region, the fight against COVID-19 continued through several cross-divisional initiatives to deliver medical equipment and supplies to healthcare systems in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Wherever possible, the equipment and supplies were sourced locally and reacted to local needs, with the donations arranged by the teams based in the region. Airbus India responded to the COVID-19 crisis by procuring and delivering more than 36 tonnes of medical equipment to the Indian Red Cross Society, including oxygen plants and mobile intensive care units, and deploying humanitarian flights to transport supplies from abroad. In the Americas, employees from all Divisions participated in a four-month virtual, inter-site competition. The Airbus End Hunger Games competition raised funds to benefit non-profit organisations fighting child hunger and located across the US, Canada and Latin America. Beneficiary organisations included Feed the Children, World Central Kitchen, Food Banks Canada, Nutre a un Niño, Da Rua and TECHO. Along the same theme of fighting hunger in vulnerable communities, employees in Seville donated more than 1,200 kg of basic supplies to the Seville Food Bank Foundation. The Airbus Foundation, the Company’s philanthropic arm, also continued to support its partners in COVID-19 and disaster response by coordinating humanitarian flights carrying more than 16 tonnes of aid to the Ivory Coast, Uganda and Nepal. Additionally, 110 helicopter flight hours were chartered in Chile and Papua New Guinea to support communities impacted by COVID-19, and in Haiti to conduct aerial assessment following the earthquake in 2021. The Airbus Foundation also
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