NX EUROPE, LUFTHANSA CARGO COMPLETE SAF AGREEMENT

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- A group company of Nippon Express Holdings Inc, Nippon Express Europe GmbH (NX Europe) and Lufthansa Cargo AG (Lufthansa Cargo) contractually agreed on June 20, to advocate the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) when transporting airfreight shipments.

NX Europe Managing Director, Shinichi Kakiyama said this agreement to advocate using SAF represents a step in the right direction on the way to a greener future.

“Together with Lufthansa Cargo, we are honoured to embark on this journey to meet our sustainability goals and fulfil our ongoing commitment to combat climate change,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Lufthansa Cargo Chief Executive Officer, Ashwin Bhat said: “The more Sustainable Aviation Fuel is used in the transportation of goods by air freight, the more likely we are to succeed in moving away from fossil fuels, making the entire air freight industry more sustainable.”

The environmentally friendly aviation fuel will enable the Nippon Express Group to achieve emission savings of approximately 3,150 tonnes within one year.

Furthermore, the agreement reached with Lufthansa Cargo includes contributing to high-quality and certified climate protection projects for the so-called well-to-tank emissions that arise during the production and supply of SAF.

The Nippon Express Group has set the goal of a 50 per cent reduction in SCOPE 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2013 as a response to climate change, and of contributing to the realisation of a carbon-neutral society by 2050.

Nippon Express Co Ltd aims to reduce emissions by 350,000 tonnes by 2023, equivalent to a 30 per cent reduction from 2013 levels. In May 2023, Nippon Express Holdings Inc submitted a Letter of Commitment to be certified as a Science Based Targets (SBT) company, and the entire group is working together to achieve a carbon neutral society by 2050.

-- BERNAMA