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...AND BEYOND!
When you love something, you want it to go on forever.
We love flying and you love travelling, but right now the over-riding priority for all of us is the future of our fragile planet. So, at Virgin Atlantic, we’re taking practical steps to make our business as sustainable as possible. Below are steps 1 to 15 of our manifesto. You can view steps 16 to 29 here. 
TO WORK TIRELESSLYTo work tirelessly to promote truly sustainable, lower carbon biofuels for the aviation industry. Read more about biojet fuel initiative. 
TO INVEST IMAGINATIVELYTo invest imaginatively in the most efficient aircraft available for our routes to help us achieve our target of improving fuel efficiency by 30%, by 2020. 
TO PUSH FOR INNOVATION ENTHUSIASTICALLYTo push for innovation enthusiastically, doing everything within our power to engage the government, and the rest of the aviation industry towards practical solutions for tackling climate change. 
TO DIET CONSTANTLYTo diet constantly, removing unnecessary weight from our planes and using lighter weight materials onboard wherever possible. 
TO OFFER CARBON OFFSETTING GLOBALLYTo offer carbon offsetting globally, giving our passengers access to the first Gold Standard mile high offset club. 
TO SERVE ONLY FAIR-TRADE TEA AND COFFEE ON BOARD PROUDLY.Because we believe that providing quality products should not come at any cost to the environment or those who produce them. Read more about our Fairtrade policy. 
TO REPORT HONESTLY AND TRANSPARENTLYTo report honestly and transparently on our progress towards our environmental targets going forward. Read our environment policy. 
TO TREAT PEOPLE AS RESPECTFULLY AS THE PLANET.To treat people as respectfully as the planet, looking out for their happinesss, health, social welfare and work-life balance. 
TO COMMIT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.To commit wholeheartedly to generating 100% of our electricity for our main UK sites and reduce our use by 20%, by 2020. 
TO RECYCLE OR REUSE 50% OF OUR WASTE LOVINGLY BY 2012.To recycle or reuse 50% of our waste lovingly by 2012, and reduce our waste significantly over all of our operations. 
TO TAKE EVERY BRIGHT IDEA SERIOUSLY.To take every bright idea seriously - however fanciful, however radical as we strive for the tiniest negative impact and the greatest positive impact on our world. 
TO RECYCLE EXHAUSTIVELY, ESPECIALLY OUR PROFITS.Our chairman Richard Branson has pledged to invest all of his future profits from the Virgin transport companies into bio-fuels R&D and projects to tackle climate change. 
TO RESPECT PEOPLE'S SPACE MORE QUIETLYTo continue to reduce the noise levels affecting people who live near airports and improve local air quality. 
TO USE LESS FUEL AND DO IT CLEANLYWe regularly wash our planes and our engines, which results in improved fuel efficiency. 
TO MOVE TOWARD PAPERLESSNESS CHEERFULLYAs the first step towards a paperless office, we’re aiming for a 25% reduction in paper use for each full-time member of staff by 2012. 
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