- Companies were organised to mitigate 100% of C02 emissions through LATAM’s Let ́s Fly Neutral program.
- Environmental and social projects are part of the initiatives that have benefited.
Kuehne+Nagel and LATAM Airlines compensated 100% of the C02 emissions from flower shipments for Mother’s Day when they transported thousands of tonnes of flowers from Colombia and Ecuador to North America and Europe.
This is by allocating resources to projects that support environmental care and contribute to society in South and Central America.
The offsets will be focused on benefiting two projects; one in Chile and one in Peru. In both cases, the initiatives comply with the highest international greenhouse gas reduction standards.
In Chile, it is the Photovoltaic Solar Park, located in the Atacama Desert, aimed at generating clean and renewable energy with CDM certification. In Peru, the offset focuses on Community Forest Management, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, which drives global emissions reductions, certified by VCS and CCBA.
Ingo Goldhammer, President of Kuehne+Nagel for South and Central America, says: “We have a clear purpose in sustainability. The partnership with LATAM fills us with optimism as we develop nature-based projects within the region and protect the place we live in while delivering value to our like-minded customers and the community.”
Andrés Bianchi, CEO of LATAM Cargo, adds: “We capped a record- breaking Mother’s day season in terms of volume with this landmark achievement. Collaborating with Kuehne+Nagel in offsetting these shipments carbon emissions is a significant milestone for our Let’s Fly Neutral Program, and we look forward to continuing offering our customers more options to jointly reach our sustainability goals.”
Energy savings, job creation, and development of local businesses, the protection of endangered animal species, forest conservation, and the prevention of deforestation are some of the aims that both companies hope to generate to curb environmental impact and reduce their footprint.
