Kuehne+Nagel, the Elite Group, and a subsidiary of LATAM Group reached another joint agreement to reduce emissions associated with the air freight of flowers for Mother's Day.

In a statement announcing the partnership, the companies said together, they have procured 34,615 litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to transport more than 1.6 million flower stalks for this year's peak season.

The amount of SAF used on these flights helped to reduce around 55 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

Kuehne+Nagel has prioritized reducing emissions in the logistics industry as a key element of its strategic Roadmap 2026 and Vision 2030.

"It is crucial to drive actions in the industry that emphasise the importance of establishing a sustainability strategy. Based on long-term collaboration, the impacts of the initiatives developed increase over time. The decarbonisation challenges faced by logistics companies are ambitious, and the only way to achieve them is by leading the conversation and actions around the ESG agenda at a global level," said Yngve Ruud, executive vice president of Air Logistics at Kuehne+Nagel.

Andrés Bianchi, CEO of LATAM Group subsidiaries, noted that this alliance deepens the LATAM group's commitment and efforts against climate change, with which we challenge ourselves to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

"Collaboration between the different actors in this industry is essential to advance at the pace necessary to achieve our goals. We hope that examples like this will help to generate more solutions that contribute to decarbonisation and encourage the development of this type of fuel in South America where there is great potential," he said.

SAF was produced from used cooking oil, which, after being treated, is mixed with traditional jet fuel.

One of the particularities of SAF is that it helps to reduce, on average, 80% of the carbon footprint compared to conventional fuel.

In the current context of limited SAF production worldwide, these collaborative agreements are of the most significant relevance.

The statement said this is the second collaboration between cargo subsidiaries of LATAM group, Elite Group, and Kuehne+Nagel in less than 12 months in reducing the carbon footprint of their joint operations as part of a long-term sustainability agenda.