The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced the results of the fifth edition of the Air Cargo Sustainability Awards, run in partnership with one of the leading industry IT solution providers CHAMP Cargosystems.
According to a press release by TIACA, the Awards aim to recognize outstanding businesses and industry initiatives seeking to make air cargo more sustainable. There were two categories being judged, one for Start-Up/Small Business and the second for Corporate and established businesses.
The jury, comprised of 5 industry leaders and sustainability champions include Chris McDermott, CHAMP Cargosystems; Liana Coyne, Coyne Airways; Andrea Tang, FIATA, Ariaen Zimmerman, ASA World and Patricia Varela, IATA. Jury members evaluated the submissions on a number of criteria, including impact on society and industry, ease of implementation, innovation and the wow factor.
“We’re extremely proud of all the brilliant submissions for the 2024 Air Cargo Sustainability Awards. I’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks to this year’s commendable entrants, and to fellow members of the jury who have worked hard to review all of the entries and select our finalists. We thoroughly look forward to presenting our winners at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum next week.” said Chris McDermott, CEO CHAMP Cargosystems.
The Start-Up and Small Business category recognizes and encourages young growing businesses as well as small businesses building their presence in the air cargo industry and contributing to its sustainability transformation. The jury selected three organizations as finalists in this category and each will be invited to present at the global Air Cargo Forum where the live audience will add their voice to selecting the ultimate winner.
The winner will receive a USD10,000 cash prize with the two runners up receiving USD 2,500 each.
After the results were tabulated, the jury selected these three entries as the finalists based on the judgment criteria;
• ALPHA Augmented Services AG … Reduction of cost, waste and CO2 emissions
• CargoClub … Development of a loyalty program for Air Cargo to incentivize the use of Sustainable Fuels
• ReverseMi Logistics Network … Global Logistics Network supporting, Sustainable Logistics, Circular Economy, Reverse Logistics, and the reduction Carbon Footprint
“We are so pleased to see the response from the air cargo community as they work toward a sustainable future. We received a lot of unique submissions this year and it shows the ingenuity our industry has when it puts its mind to find a solution. The finalists ALPHA Augmented Services, CargoClub and RevereMi Logistics Network are strong competition and we cannot wait to see their presentations during the ACF in Miami next week.” stated Steven Polmans, TIACA Chair.
An awards ceremony will be conducted during the upcoming Air Cargo Forum being held in Miami, Florida, November11-14th where we will present awards to the Corporate and Start-up/Small Business winner as well as the two runners-up
