Finnair Cargo offers carbon offset solutions to customers
The service is available with a credit card payment in the first phase, and it provides a simple way for freight forwarders to communicate the climate programme link with cargo shippers interested in sustainability.
Finnair Cargo encourages customers to monitor, decrease, and offset their shipping emissions with a solution that combines Sustainable Aviation Fuel and trustworthy climate projects, beginning September 15, 2022.
Customers of Finnair Cargo may assess their flight's direct CO2 emissions and seamlessly address their route by selecting a combination of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and approved offset projects using the service, which is powered by CHOOOSE. Pricing varies according to how the contribution is split between the two. The service is available with a credit card payment in the first phase, and it provides a simple way for freight forwarders to communicate the climate programme link with cargo shippers interested in sustainability.
The service is designed to manage the CO2 emissions from a single or limited number of shipments. Customers that want to compensate for a higher volume of shipments can use this form to contact Finnair Cargo.Customers of Finnair Cargo may assess their flight's direct CO2 emissions and seamlessly address their route by selecting a combination of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and approved offset projects using the service, which is powered by CHOOOSE. Pricing varies according to how the contribution is split between the two.
The service is available with a credit card payment in the first phase, and it provides a simple way for freight forwarders to communicate the climate programme link with cargo shippers interested in sustainability. The service is designed to manage the CO2 emissions from a single or limited number of shipments. Customers that want to compensate for a higher volume of shipments can use this form to contact Finnair Cargo.
"We want to offer our customers a simple and transparent way to mitigate the climate impacts of their shipments," says Milla Nyholm, Marketing and Sustainability Lead, Finnair Cargo. "This service is the first step in launching our sustainability-related offering for cargo customers and it combines two important tools, offsets and SAF, which both are needed to reach carbon neutrality in aviation."
The high cost and restricted availability of sustainable aviation fuels continue to be obstacles to growing their use in commercial aircraft, and so encouraging demand and supply is critical to driving down the cost of SAF and increasing its availability. Meanwhile, offsets are critical to achieving carbon neutrality in aviation, and credible offset programmes with actual and verifiable emission reductions are required.
"CHOOOSE is proud to support Finnair in enabling their cargo customers to understand, track and address their carbon footprint. Together we are driving positive change and accelerating climate solutions like Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal projects - a much-needed step in the journey towards decarbonising the aviation sector." says Andreas Slettvoll, founder and CEO, CHOOOSE.
Finnair's previous offsetting service was discontinued in March, 2020 due to Finnish legislation, which has since then been changed to allow companies to offer CO2 offsetting services to customers.
Finnair targets to halve net emissions by the end of 2025 and reach carbon neutrality by the end of 2045, and is working systematically towards these targets The toolkit for achieving the CO2 reduction targets focuses on reducing own emissions through aircraft weight reduction, fuel-efficient flying and the use of sustainable aviation fuels and offsetting.
The service can be accessed through Finnair Cargo website. Cargo customers can also book a sustainability meeting with Finnair Cargo for further information or to discuss their sustainability needs in more detail.
