The Iberian group premiered his programCO2labora‘, through which your customers can offset emissions of its flights through two certified climate projects: one in Guatemala and another inside Peru. Customers who decide to compensate theirs ecological footprintmeasure in CO2they will also be able to decide which routes they want to compensate, or if one or more of the total flights are flown.
Through Grupo Iberia’s carbon footprint calculator, customers will find out the emissions of their trip and the equivalent monetary investment to compensate through certified climate projects offered by Iberia.
This footprint calculation is an average of the flights operated by Iberia and is done taking into account four variables: the type of airplaneThe conditions weatherthe efficiency of the operations and the type of cabin.
About model aircraftthe Iberia Group is renewing its fleet and incorporating the maximum advanced and efficient available on the market both for long-haul routes and for short- and medium-haul routes.
These are models between a 30 and 35 percent more efficient thanks to cutting-edge materials with which it is built, and the advanced design of its Rolls-Royce engines Trent XWB, and this will allow a 20% reduction. of CO emissions2.
The carbon footprint also depends on the weather conditionsand whether the customer is flying for tourism or “business”. To achieve more efficient operations, the Iberia Group has launched initiatives to reduce fuel consumption, more sustainable flight operations and weight reduction aboard an airplane, among others.
Collaborative projects
The first collaborative project with the Iberia Group is located at Izabalon the Caribbean coast of Guatemalaa rest area for more than 120 species of migratory birdswhich makes it an important area for the conservation of biodiversity.
The project promotes the creation of new nature reserves and maintains existing natural forests that are threatened by deforestation and unsustainable land use activities. Contributions from Grupo Iberia customers will serve to protect agroforestry ecosystems and promote the growth of ecotourismas well as providing resources for monitor the area and support programs Community development.
The second project is in Peruvian Amazon junglewhere seven indigenous communities belonging to the Shipibo-Conibo and Cacataibo ethnic groups are settled around the ucayali river and manage an area of 119,837 hectares of tropical forest. This project supports business development socially inclusivepromotes the appropriate use of common lands and fosters capacity building for the management of natural resources.
customers of Iberia and Iberia Express They can offset their carbon footprint at any time, at the end of the purchase process, by clicking on: “Offset your carbon footprint” or once the flight is complete, by logging into the Sustainability section of iberia.com and iberiaexpress.com.
The Iberia Group has developed this emissions compensation platform in collaboration with YOU CHOOSEprogram participant Hangar 51 from IAG extension for the acceleration of ‘startups‘. Last April, Iberia and CHOOOSE developed the compensation program for corporate customers.
This program allows you to log in monthly reports with the registry of ecological footprint of their travels and offset that footprint by partnering with these same certified projects located in Guatemala and Peru.
CHOOOSE will take care of both the delivery of the projects and the management of the carbon offsetting requests, as well as their execution and issuance of the offset certificates. This way, clients will only have to choose the project that best suits their company’s interests from the two currently on offer, or a combination of both.
Decarbonisation of the aviation sector
‘CO2labora’ is part of Grupo Iberia’s strategy to advance the decarbonisation of the aviation sector and which is spread over four pillars: ecological transition in the aviation industry, creating an experience of more sustainable travel for customers and sustainability training of Iberia employees, with the aim of transforming them into ambassadors of your strategy.
The ecological transition of the aeronautical sector includes all the initiatives of fleet renewalmore efficient operations and use of fuels of sustainable origin aviation, among other initiatives. For its part, the most sustainable travel experience for customers is achieved through the digitization of servicesthe phasing out of plastic on board, the development of its own waste management system and the carbon footprint offset.
With these initiatives, Iberia puts its commitment to society into practice, improving the social impact of aviation on society through connectivity
The social and environmental sustainability It is also one of the pillars of Iberia’s strategic plan for the next three years – Next chapter – which, with the commitment of its employees, will allow the airline to guarantee its own financial strengthposition yourself as the favorite airline among travelers, strengthen its position in the center of Madrid and advance in the ecological transition of the aeronautical sector.
Iberia is part of IAG extensionfirst air group to commit to reach zero net emissions I say2 in the year 2050, and is one of ten recognized global companies United Nations for their ambitious decarbonization goals.
In April 2021, IAG became the first airline group in Europe to commit to operating the 10% of your flights with sustainable fuel in 2030.
