Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker have placed a special livery into the freighter aircraft that will mark their joint sustainability effort.

In a statement, the carriers marked one of Lufthansa Cargo’s Boeing 777s with the words “Flying 100% CO2 neutral powered by DB Schenker” and an illustration of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker said the livery draws attention to the issue of SAF and invites customers to transport their freight in a CO2-neutral manner.

"We are delighted to have DB Schenker at our side, a partner who is so energetically promoting the reduction of CO2 in the air freight industry. The special livery gives us the opportunity to draw attention to our joint commitment worldwide. It also shows that we take our support of the United Nations’ ‘Climate Action’ Goal very seriously," said Ashwin Bhat, Lufthansa Cargo’s chief commercial officer.

"The increased use of SAF and a modern freighter fleet are measures with a great impact to sustainably reduce our CO2 emissions."

Thorsten Meincke, global board member for air and ocean freight at DB Schenker, noted that sustainability is not just a "nice-to-have" but the companies' "declared goal to transport more goods in an environmentally friendly way."

"Together with Lufthansa Cargo, we offer a regular carbon-neutral cargo flight connection. We are now celebrating this milestone on an aircraft for everyone to see. We are proud that we have already been able to inspire many customers with our green offer. With this special jet, we are driving awareness for our sustainability partnership around the world," he added.

Last April, Lufthansa Cargo, and DB Schenker partnered to launch a regular CO2-neutral freighter operation between Frankfurt and Shanghai.

In November last year, the two firms also teamed up for the first time to carry out the first-ever CO2-neutral freighter flight powered by SAF.