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30 LOCAL NEWS AWEMainta Diamars, 26 September 2023
AAA celebrated The United
Nation SDG Action Week 2023
ARUBA Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) proudly participated in opportunity to participate in several activities including an
the United Nations’ (UN) Global SDG Action Week 2023 to interactive SDG Awareness Spin-The-Wheel Game, Waste
#ACT4SDGS. Management & Recycling presentation by Junior Lecturer
at the University of Aruba Ms. Colleen Weekes, Donation of
The United Nations, including all member states, adopted clothing and books which were distributed towards the local
the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development, which community via Red Cross Aruba and different schools, and
provides a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people the official SDG Flag Hoisting Day on September 25, 2023.
and the planet, now and into the future. From September 15 As part of the SDG Action Week, AAA employees received an
through September 25, 2023, the UN SDG Action Campaign SDG Wheel Pin to continue to spread awareness at work, at
and its global partners scaled up engagement and action home, and in the community of Aruba.
across the world on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
“Sustainability is embedded in AAA’s vision, objectives, and
AAA prepared an SDG Action Week 2023 program filled goals, and as such, further strengthens its commitment to
with interactive, educational activities for all employees the realization and contribution to the UN SDGs.
to participate in. On Saturday September 16, 2023, World By organizing an SDG Action Week, continue to partner
Beach Cleanup Day, AAA in partnership with Kiwanis Key up with other organizations for impactful projects, and
Club organized a beach cleanup at Boca Grandi. A total of donating to community projects that use the SDGs as guide-
70 participants joined the force to help clean up an area of lines, we continue to encourage our colleagues and commu-
about 1.5km and collect a decent amount of waste. nity to become more socially responsible”, said Angeline
Flemming, Director of Health, Safety and Sustainability of
Throughout the SDG Action Week, AAA employees had the Aruba Airport.
