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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
YEAR 2013
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Contents
CEO Message _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3
Environment _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5
Policy ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5
Achievments in 2013 ______________________________________________________________________________ 5
Plan for 2014 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13
Occupational Health and Safety _______________________________________________________________________ 15
Policy ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 15
Initiatives in 2013 ________________________________________________________________________________ 15
Plan for 2014 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18
Organisational Development __________________________________________________________________________ 19
Policy ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 19
We Excel Project initiatives in 2013 ____________________________________________________________ 19
We Excel Project plan for 2014 _________________________________________________________________ 22
Corporate Social Responsibility ______________________________________________________________________ 23
Policy ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 23
Initiatives in 2013 ________________________________________________________________________________ 23
Plan for 2014 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 25
Sustainable Purchase and Supply Chain Engagement ______________________________________________ 26
Policy ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 26
Initiatives in 2013 ________________________________________________________________________________ 26
Plan for 2014 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 28
Appendices _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 30
Appendix I – Clean Air Charter – The commitment of CPCS ________________________________ 30
Appendix II – Occupational Health and Safety policy ________________________________________ 32
Appendix III – Supply Chain Sustainability Code of Conduct _________________________________ 33
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CEO Message
Year 2013 was concluded with remarkable results. Our
business volume climbed to a new historical high,
averaging 70,362 meals a day. All of us at CPCS are truly
encouraged.
With today’s success, our vision is to achieve long term
sustainable growth. As our business continues to expand,
we gladly embrace the commercial opportunities to come,
at the same time we remain committed to increasing the
positive impact we may bring to our people, business
partners, local community and the environment.
SUSTAINABLE WORK HIGHLIGHTS
In 2013, we continued to take different measures to ensure we were operating in a
sustainable way. Some key initiatives we have taken include a major investment to
upgrade our 15-year old production facility in order to significantly reduce our CO2
emission; we also kicked off a new round of replacement program to upgrade our ramp
car fleet from Euro IV to Euro V standard. Thanks to the cooperation of our supply chain,
we have steadily increased our supply of certified sustainable seafood to our customers.
Efforts have also been directed to scout the market for sustainable products in vegetable
and meat categories. To further safeguard the health and safety of our frontline staff, we
introduced a fresh safety driving campaign that focused on our drivers. We started our
ground work for a brand new LEAN journey for the whole organization that is to begin in
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2014. The ultimate goal is to equip our people with the right tools and right mindset in
order to work more efficiently and safely in our constant search of business excellence.
The LEAN program will be launched at full speed in 2014.
LOOKING AHEAD
In 2014, CPCS is entering a whole new chapter in its history. With full confidence in the
future of the aviation industry of Hong Kong, we have successfully extended our franchise
agreement with the Airport Authority Hong Kong for up to 17 years to 2030. CPCS has
committed substantial investment on facility expansion. What this project presents to us
is not only a brand new annex facility that raises our production capacity from today’s
100,000 meals per day to 140,000 meals per day, but also an exciting opportunity for us to
revamp our current work flow. More sustainable practices will be implemented to our
business operations. At this stage, our dedicated project team is working day and night to
ensure the design of the new annex facility excels with as many environmentally sound
solutions as possible.
Sustainable development is central to our business strategy. With the dedication and
support of everyone from our staff, our business associates and our community, we
believe we will become the most valued catering service partner in Asia.
Jenny Lam
Chief Executive Officer, Cathay Pacific Catering Services
August 2014
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Environment
POLICY
s one of the leading airline caterer in Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Catering
Services (CPCS) has a long-standing commitment to environmental
improvement and sustainability development.
CPCS aspires to be an exemplar in promoting environmental protection in aviation
catering industry. Alongside this vision, CPCS endeavours to create a green workplace for
our staff.
To realize these objectives, CPCS has therefore taken initiatives for the environmental
achievements in 2013 and set ambitious goals for 2014.
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2013
• Use of gas as boiler fuel
Due to the continuous use of Towngas as
boiler fuel, 1,600 tons of CO2 emission was
reduced.
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• Replacement of cold room condenser
CPCS has conducted replacement of aging
condensers to improve the efficiency of
heat exchange. 60% replacement work
will be completed by the first quarter in
2014.
• Installation of plastic curtain
By installing plastic curtain in cold rooms
of outbound and tray setting areas, it
reduced energy use for air conditioning
and hence reduced the emission of 27 tons
of CO2.
• Installation of LED tubes
A total of 449 LED light tubes were
installed at 1/F new warewash area (12
hours operation) and reduce 12.8 tons of
CO2 emission.
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• Switch off CPCS logo
The company logos outside the building are switched off at 1 am everyday to reduce 9
tons of CO2 emission.
• Control on work area temperature
In some work areas, the room temperature was raised by 1oC which reduced 40 tons of
CO2 emission.
• Recycling of materials
Our recyclables include paper, aluminium cans, wine bottles, plastic bottles and cups
as well as used cooking oil. The materials are sorted and collected by local recyclers
for processing and recycling.
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• Reduction and recycling of food waste
To further reduce the waste volume and enhance the
recycling activity, a proper food waste recycling
practice was implemented. Leftovers and end cuts
during production are donated to a local pig farm.
The scope was up-scaled by collaborating with
Airport Authority to recycle the leftovers from
canteen and fruit peels during production and pass to
a recycler for production of fish feed.
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• Ecological tour
Two activities were organised for colleagues’ engagement.
Culture tour and organic farm day in March
A docent service was arranged for colleagues and their family members to the
Ping Shan Heritage Trail which demonstrated the traditional life in New
Territories and highlighted to need to conserve the monuments. It followed by a
visit to an organic farm in Fanling for the participants to explore the natural
environment.
Green day in October
A field trip was organised to raise “Green Living” habit awareness. The Produce
Green Foundation’s Organic Farm in Fanling was visited. Colleagues were
provided an opportunity to make organic food (e.g. bread, soya milk and tea) and
also to experience the natural way of life. Both of which is a good start towards a
cleaner, greener and better lifestyle.
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• Environmental awards and participation
CPCS devotes considerable effort to adopt best practices for protecting the
environment. With continuous participation in environmental practices, our
achievements in different aspects are:
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CORPORATE
Capital Entrepreneur
Green Enterprise Awards
DNV
ISO 14001 accreditation
AIR
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Clean Air Charter Certification
Indoor Air Quality Certification Scheme
Good Class
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ENERGY
Airport Authority Hong Kong
HKIA Carbon Reduction Programmes 2010-2015
WWF-Hong Kong
Earth Hour
WASTE
Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence
“Class of Excellence” Wastewi$e Label
Greeners Action
Red Packet Recycling Programme
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Association
Peach Blossom Tree Recycling Campaign
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PLAN FOR 2014
We will continue our effort in all aspects incorporated with new plan in the coming year.
• Replacement of cold room condenser
CPCS will continue to work on the replacement
project and plan to complete in the fourth quarter.
• Installation of LED lighting
With the success of Phase 1 Project, 4,700 more LED tubes will be installed in other
work areas. Besides, 10 Watt LED light will be used to replace existing 28 Watt light in
staircase.
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• Installation of heat pump
By 2014, two heat pumps will be installed and commenced operation in Hot Water
System to capture the heat from chiller system for hot water generation. It results in
reducing the workload of chiller and electricity consumption. Concurrently, it will
reduce the boiler workload and save fuel energy.
• Donation of food items
We are studying the feasibility of donating inbound food items to the needy via food
bank.
• Raising staff awareness
To cultivate the environmental awareness among staff, activities/visits/tours will be
organized to provide valuable exposures to our colleagues in natural environment.
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Occupational Health and Safety
POLICY
he Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) policy will be carried out at all areas
at CPCS in a manner that safeguards the health and safety of all our
stakeholders wherever practicable.
INITIATIVES IN 2013
• Stretching exercise extension
programme
With the aim of reducing sprain injury,
colleagues in Fruit Room and Vegetable
Room joined their colleagues in Meal
Assembly Section to have the stretching
exercise since June. Supervisors will lead
the exercise every day at 0800L before
starting of the day.
• Safety observation award
Representatives of Safety Team and OPS/PRO Department walked around the working
area to identify staff demonstrating safety practice when they were at work. Awards in
supermarket coupon were given as recognition.
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• Safety driving campaign
In order to enhance the awareness and knowledge of driving safety, Safety Team of
Personnel and Training Department and Operations Department organized a safety
campaign in July and August.
Various initiatives including safety driving talk to drivers, safety driving posters for
education and joint ramp safety inspection were arranged.
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• Enhance accident analysis with line departments
Comprehensive analysis on the performance of injury and incidents were shared with
OPS/PRO Department monthly for driving necessary actions.
• Safety awards
Colleagues of Operations Department
received awards in the Safety Recognition
Award Presentation Ceremony 2013/2014
organized by Airport Authority (AA).
In addition, AA presented CPCS with a
Corporate Safety Performance Award in the
same ceremony recognizing our
outstanding safety performance.
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PLAN FOR 2014
In addition to the above initiatives, the Safety Team will collaborate with relevant
departments to arrange the following activities in 2014.
• Full cover of stretching exercise program in the whole Production Department
The everyday stretching exercise will be implemented to other sections of Production
Department in 2014.
• Safety observation award
In view of good feedback from colleagues, the safety observation award will be
continued to reward colleagues demonstrating safety working procedures at work or
having good ideas to prevent industrial accidents being happened.
• Guide-man’s hand signal standardisation program
In order to facilitate the guide-man of hi-loaders to support drivers to exercise good
practice when approaching an aircraft in the ramp area, their hand signals will be
reviewed and standardized.
• Safety driving video
A video with coverage on safety driving behaviour and safety driving tips in the ramp
area will be produced and presented to all drivers in 2014.
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Organisational Development
POLICY
n order to prepare people and rejuvenate the company culture to face accelerating
internal and external challenges, CPCS launched the Organisation Development (OD)
Project in 2010 and named it as “We Excel Project”. The programme was
implemented across the entire organisation in a systematic approach to improve
organisational effectiveness. The programme:
• Features the CPCS vision, mission and values (VMV) that drive organisation behaviour,
• Sets clear business direction, guides leadership and strategy and
• Prescribes our culture and identity.
WE EXCEL PROJECT INTIATIVES IN 2013
Below is a brief summary of the OD initiatives launched in 2013.
• Communication/Team building
Team Building Workshop
“Teamwork” is one of the core values of CPCS and also the prime focus of people
and organisation development. A companywide team building workshop was
continued to conduct to the frontline staff this year and more than 1,500
colleagues participated in the workshop.
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Focus Groups
Five Focus Group sessions were
conducted to collect feedback from
colleagues on two themes: “teamwork”
and “lean management”.
• CPCS’ values promotion
The Champion Group organised activities
to promote our values:
Caring/Respect/Excellence/Adaptability/
Teamwork/Ethics. The varieties of the
activities ranged from management team
serving colleagues in the canteen
(Managers Service Day) and serving
different front-line positions (Managers on Front-line Duties). CPCS arranged cross
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departmental familiarisation visit, Everyone on Front-line Duties and Family Tour Visit
to embrace the values “Caring and Respect”. In addition, CPCS conducted a
Teambuilding Quiz to promote the value “teamwork”.
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WE EXCEL PROJECT PLAN FOR 2014
In 2014, building on the foundation laid in
2013, the focus of “WE Project” will be to
identify our competitive advantages with
the main theme to promote one of our
values: “excellence”. “Lean” is the key
vehicle to move towards “excellence”.
Various Lean related activities including
recognition program, promotion campaign
and training classes will be arranged.
CPCS will conduct its third staff alignment survey to collect staff feedback to enable the
company to take appropriate action to enhance the alignment of staff beliefs and
motivation with the company’s VMV.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
POLICY
PCS fosters good relationship with the community where we are in and support
its total growth with respect to people’s culture and heritage.
INITIATIVES IN 2013
• Community service
CPCS’ volunteer team was formed in 2005. Currenetly, we have 60 members coming
from different departments. Our focus is to care and serve our neighbours in Tung
Chung.
In 2013, the team participated in the Healthy Walk and Elderly Day Celebration
Function organised by the NGO of Tung Chung for deprived families and senior living
in Tung Chung.
Healthy Walk 2013
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Elderly Day 2013
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• Cash and food donation/sponsorship
We encourage staff to extend our care to those in need through making donations and
gifts as well.
In 2013, CPCS and staff members made proceeds/food donations to the following
institutes/events:
HK Community Chest
ORBIS
UNICEF
Red Cross
St. James’ Settlement - People's
Food Bank
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
Integrated Services
HKIA - Charity Run
CPA - HK Grand Prix Pedal Kart
Race
HK Youth Hostels Association -
Ngong Ping 360 Charity Walk
Rehabilitation schools
PLAN FOR 2014
In 2014, we will continuously work with NGOs in Tung Chung to provide volunteer
services in the community.
In order to encourage staff to embrace the caring culture, we will recruit more members
to join the volunteer team to participate in the community activities. We are committed to
build a connected community through care and love.
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Sustainable Purchase and Supply Chain Engagement
POLICY
PCS preaches to our supply chain on our conviction in sustainable development.
We favour suppliers who share our commitment and who seek to integrate
principles of sustainable development into all areas of their business.
INITIATIVES IN 2013
• Purchases of sustainable seafood
On sea catch seafood, we continue to look for more MSC-approved seafoods. On
aquacultured products, we have adopted standards advocated by BAP, GlobalGAP and
ASC. Our range has since increased to cover Basa, Black Cod, Haddock, Halibut, Pacific
Cod, Salmon, Scallop, Seabass, Seabream. Our total purchase volume of sustainable
seafood has increased steadily.
• Customers’ buy-in for sustainable food policy
Continuous effort has been put into gaining our customer’s approval of our sustainable
policy, where our customers are requested to refrain from the use of unsustainably
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produced food items, Sharks Fins included, in their menus. In 2013, we successfully
achieved zero consumption.
• Upgrade of ramp car fleet to Euro V
emission standard
After 5 years, we reactivated our ramp car
fleet replacement program. This time, we
moved on from Euro IV emission standard to
Euro V standard. A total of 5 ramp cars have
been delivered. Our replacement program
will continue into 2014.
• Enhanced Supply Chain Sustainability Code of Conduct
We have updated and enhanced our Supply Chain Sustainability Code of Conduct (see
Appendix III). The new edition represents more stringent standards that we aspire to
achieve together with our supply chain. Our goal is not just to meet all legal
requirements, but also to exceed them. We seek our supply chain’s full support in
complying with our new Code of Conduct.
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PLAN FOR 2014
• Research on sustainability of other food categories
While we place a special emphasis on the sustainability of seafood, we hope to apply
sustainability development to other food categories too. To begin with, we will conduct
an extensive research into sustainability of Vegetables and Meat items.
• Purchase of locally grown vegetables
There seems to be a revival in the local vegetable farming industry. We will look into
the feasibility of buying locally grown vegetables, while reducing our vegetables
import. The potential benefits include cutting down on carbon footprint, and
extending support to the local industry.
• Purchase of our first electric vehicle
To further contribute to the clean air of Hong Kong, we will explore the use of
electrical vehicles for our operations. Electric vehicles have no tailpipe emissions. Use
of them will improve roadside air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Upgrade of mini van fleet to Euro V emission standard
Following the replacement program for our ramp car fleet, we plan to do the same to
our mini van fleet. Our existing vans are a mix of pre-Euro emission standard to at best
Euro IV standard. We would like to phase out the old ones with Euro V standard.
• Paper hand towel usage reduction
As a key part of our stringent hygiene requirement, our staff members are required to
frequently wash their hands. The consequence is that a vast amount of paper hand
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towel is being used. To be more eco-friendly, we will look for an alternative paper hand
towel and hand towel dispensing system in order to cut down on our paper
consumption.
• Recycling used uniform
Each year, we see a considerable quantity of worn and torn uniforms thrown to the
landfill. This happens with not just CPCS, but many other operating companies of the
Swire Group. We will work with the other Swire Group companies to find outlets for
these used uniforms, so that the fabric could be recycled.
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Appendix I
CLEAN AIR CHARTER – THE COMMITMENT OF CPCS
• Operate by a recognised world class standard on emission of air pollutants, even
if it is not required to do so here
Commitment of CPCS: Diesel used by high-loaders and boilers are the major sources of
direct emissions produced by CPCS. Currently, all the new high-loaders purchased
comply with Euro 5 standard. All trucks undergo regular checks to ensure the engine
is operating normally to prevent incomplete burning of fuel. Emissions from CPCS’
boilers are monitored to ensure the combustion is normal. CPCS only uses ultra-low
sulphur diesel.
• Use continuous emission monitors (CEMs) at significant sources
Commitment of CPCS: The exhaust fumes of high-loaders are being checked during
maintenance.
• Publish information on energy and fuel use, as well as total emissions of air
pollutants annually and timely, if emissions are significant
Commitment of CPCS: Our fuel consumption is reported in one of the data that is being
collected in CPCS including our sister companies in our current EHS data collection
regime.
• Undertake to adopt energy-efficient measures in their operations
Commitment of CPCS: A number of projects have been done to reduce energy
consumption as well as fuel needed for our operations.
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• Share air quality of business with others
Commitment of CPCS: We will share this information through CPCS Annual
Environmental Report.
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Appendix II
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
The OH&S policy will be carried out at all areas at CPCS in a manner that safeguards the
health and safety of all our stakeholders wherever practicable.
• We will comply with applicable Hong Kong legislation as well as other requirements to
which the company subscribes; every effort will be made to achieve continuous
performance improvement throughout our operations.
• OH&S considerations are integrated into the company’s business processes and are
given due weight with other business considerations.
• The management will provide full support to the Safety Committee in the
implementation of OH&S policies, rules and practices that are reasonably practicable
with emphasis on risk identification, risk assessment and risk control.
• We will have systems in place to educate and train employees regarding their
responsibilities in relation to OH&S. Line managers are responsible for ensuring that
employees and associates are competent in and aware of all applicable OH&S practices.
• We require all sub-contractors and suppliers working within our premises to observe
our safety practices.
• The Sustainable Development Committee, which is chaired by our Chief Executive
Officer, provides management support as well as adequate financial and physical
resources in the implementation of this policy.
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Appendix III
SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY CODE OF CONDUCT
CPCS is committed to long term sustainable development of our business and the
communities in which we operate. We are committed to meet or exceed all legal
requirements in our operations. To do so, we favor to do business with only those
suppliers who share our commitment and who seek to integrate principles of sustainable
development into all areas of their business. Suppliers who violate our sustainability
standards will not be considered.
Our Supply Chain Sustainability Standards are:
• Legal and regulatory compliance
Suppliers shall ensure that their operations and the products and services supplied to
CPCS comply with all national and other applicable laws and regulations.
• Child labour
Suppliers must not:
employ any person under the local legal minimum employment age, or
employ any person in a manner which conflicts with completion of their
compulsory schooling, or
employ any person below the age of 14 years on a full time basis.
Additionally, all young employees must be protected from performing any work that is
likely to be hazardous, or likely to interfere with the child’s education, or that may be
harmful to the child’s health, or their physical, mental, social, spiritual or moral
development.
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Suppliers should also adhere to legitimate workplace apprenticeship programmes and
comply with all laws and regulations governing child labour and apprenticeship
programmes.
• Forced labour
Supplier must not use forced, coerced, bonded, or indentured labour or involuntary
prison labour.
All work, including overtime work, shall be voluntary. Employees should be free to
leave employment upon giving reasonable notice. Suppliers should not require
employees to hand over government-issued identification, passports or work permits
as a condition of employment.
• Health and safety
Suppliers must have in place, or agree to adopt in a reasonable timeframe, health and
safety management systems and standards designed to reduce work-related injury
and illness, and promote the general health of employees.
Suppliers must ensure information regarding health and safety systems and standards
are made readily available to employees.
Suppliers should ensure that employees are aware, through newsletters, training or
other effective and frequent means of communication, of the suppliers’ obligations
with regard to site safety and their own obligations of ensuring the safety of
themselves and other employees. Suppliers should provide for employees as a
minimum, reasonable access to potable water and sanitary facilities, fire safety,
emergency preparedness and response, industrial hygiene, adequate lighting and
ventilation, occupational injury and illness prevention and machine safeguarding.
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Suppliers will also ensure these same standards apply to any dormitory or canteen
facilities.
Suppliers should have in place a policy regarding alcohol and other drug abuse
prevention, and testing for such, and should communicate appropriately to employees.
• The environment
Suppliers should have in place an effective system for managing environmental issues
including measuring and reporting on their environmental impact, seek to improve
the impact of their operations upon the environment, and take a precautionary
approach to environmental matters. We will have a strong preference for suppliers
whose goods or services can make a significant difference to reducing their
environmental impact.
Chemical and other materials posing a hazard if released to the environment are to be
identified and managed to ensure their safe handling, movement, storage, recycling or
reuse and disposal.
Wastewater and solid waste generated from operations, industrial processes and
sanitation facilities are to be monitored, controlled and treated as required prior to
discharge or disposal.
Air emissions of volatile organic chemicals, aerosols, corrosives, particulates, ozone
depleting chemicals and combustion by-products generated from operations are to be
characterised, monitored, controlled and treated as required prior to discharge.
All types of waste, including water and energy, should be reduced or eliminated at
source or by practices such as modifying production, maintenance and facility
processes, materials substitution, conservation, recycling and re-using materials.
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• Compensation and working hours
Suppliers must provide each employee with at least the local legal minimum wage and
benefits. Suppliers must pay their employees promptly, providing each with clear and
written accounting for every pay period. Wages should be paid regularly, on time and
be fair in respect of work performance. Payment should not be made more than one
month in arrears and deduction should not be made from employee pay for
disciplinary reasons. Employees should be compensated for overtime according to the
law and within legal working hour limits.
Employees should be granted their stipulated annual leave and sick leave without any
repercussions, and should be permitted to take their stipulated maternity or paternity
leave in accordance with national laws.
• Discrimination and employee rights
All conditions of employment must be based on an individual’s ability to do the job,
not on the basis of personal characteristics or beliefs. Suppliers must not discriminate
on the basis of race, colour, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion,
disability or other similar factors.
Employees shall be treated with respect and dignity. No employee shall be subject to
any physical, sexual, psychological or verbal harassment or abuse, nor is there to be
the threat of such treatment.
Suppliers shall have in place communication mechanisms and grievance procedures
that allow employees to raise concerns and complaints with management.
Suppliers shall respect employees’ rights to choose whether to be represented by third
parties and to bargain collectively in accordance with local law. Harassment,
intimidation, penalties, interference or reprisal should not be used to interfere with
such legitimate activities.
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• Supply chain
Suppliers should work with their own supply chain, including suppliers, service
providers and subcontractors, to ensure that they also strive to meet the principles of
this Code. This should be integrated within the supplier’s business processes to select
and manage the performance of their supply chain.
Suppliers should pay their own suppliers accurately and on time for the products and
services provided.
• Ethics
Suppliers must commit to the highest standards of moral and ethical conduct in their
businesses. All forms of corruption, extortion, fraud and bribery should be prohibited,
including those for the suppliers’ own benefit or for the benefit of their relations,
friends or associates.
Suppliers should disclose to us any situation that may appear as a material conflict of
interest. They are also expected to disclose if any of our officials or consultants
working with us has a material interest of any kind in the supplier's business or any
kind of economic ties with the supplier.
• Communication, documentation and inspection
Suppliers are responsible for communicating the requirements of this Code to their
employees. The Code should be made freely available to employees in their local
language and in a readily accessible place.
Suppliers must maintain records of all relevant documentation necessary to
demonstrate compliance with this Code and related laws, and where requested should
agree to make these documents available for us or our designated auditor as evidence
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of compliance. Where appropriate, suppliers may be asked to permit inspections of
their sites and facilities for verification purposes in line with this Code.
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Company Information
Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Ltd.
11 Catering Road East, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong
Tel (852) 2116 2288
Fax (852) 2765 7355
www.cpcs.com.hk