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MORE than 30,000 litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) were purchased to reduce the emissions produced by the transportation of flowers for Mother’s Day peak season on the Bogota-Miami route, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
Kuehne+Nagel, LATAM Cargo Chile, and Elite Group reached a new milestone in reducing carbon emissions produced by the transportation of flowers for Mother’s Day.
The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchased together totalled 34,615 litres, which is equivalent to the CO2 reduction of 70 tons of flowers during the peak season from Bogota, Colombia to Miami, United States. This volume reflects the transportation of more than 1.6 million flower stems.
Kuehne+Nagel has made reducing emissions in the logistics industry a central element of its strategic Roadmap 2026 and Vision 2030.
Said Kuehne+Nagel vice president Yngve Ruud: ‘It is crucial to drive actions in the industry that emphasize the importance of establishing a sustainability strategy.’
LATAM Cargo Chile CEO Andres Bianchi: ‘With this endeavour, we are making progress in the LATAM group’s commitment to mitigate climate change, with which we challenge ourselves to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.’
For Elite Group, vice president Galo Sancheza said: ‘This initiative aligns perfectly with our broader environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives, underscoring our goal of net zero emissions.’
One of the particularities of SAF, is that it helps to reduce up to 80 per cent of the carbon footprint when compared to conventional fuel. The SAF was produced from used cooking oil, which, after being treated, is mixed with traditional jet fuel.
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