Aimia’s Commitment to the Environment

Aimia proactively minimizes its environmental impact and encourages its stakeholders to do the same through innovative environmental programs.

To fulfill this commitment, Aimia and its brands

• engage with commercial partners to create opportunities that encourage more environmentally acceptable consumption behaviours;
• work with environmental experts to enable the development of environmental improvement programs;
• measure and report on the environmental impacts of our business operations;
• reduce carbon emissions from business operations by leveraging technology;
• commit to carbon neutrality by offsetting 100% of direct carbon emissions from business operations;
• encourage environmentally conscious behaviours by employees in the workplace and in commuting to work;
• reduce paper use as much as possible and increase the use of recycled paper; and,
• implement best practice waste management and recycling.

Read our latest GHG (2010) report here.

Some examples

• Aimia’s Aeroplan Program in Canada offers its program participants to offset their flight rewards and everyday activities using Aeroplan Miles. In 2010, more than 5 million Aeroplan Miles were redeemed for carbon credits. Learn more about Aeroplan’s carbon offset program.
• Our UK program Nectar offers its program participants to collect Nectar points for recycling. Learn more about Nectar’s initiative.

For a full list of Aimia’s environmental activities, read our latest CSR report.