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Sustainable aviation fuel solutions—leading the way to a robust ESG

Reduce your carbon footprint

Power your air freight shipments globally with SAF across all routes and airlines.

Reduce carbon emissions and strengthen your brand reputation by using SAF

You can actively contribute to creating a low-carbon future while meeting ambitious targets.

Demonstrate your commitment to sustainability and innovation and boost your brand image as a climate-conscious leader.

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The SAF advantages

Achieve up to 94% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for your air freight shipments by utilizing sustainable aviation fuel.

Our sustainable aviation fuel solutions are available worldwide, regardless of the airline or route, providing flexibility and convenience.

Showcase your commitment to sustainability and innovation by incorporating sustainable aviation fuel into your supply chain.

Seamlessly integrate SAF shipments into your supply chain

Options with advanced standards with third-party audits
Transparent and credible information
Emission reduction certificates with a unique identifier
Trace volumes and corresponding CO2 reductions
Choose retroactive calculation or opt-in for individual shipments

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Measuring your CO2 emissions is easier on myKN

Get complete visibility to track your sustainability goals

Access information, reporting and analytics

Use the interactive dashboard to view all your data in one place. Set and monitor your CO2e targets across your supply chain.

Discover comprehensive analytics and download detailed reports in multiple formats.

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A cleaner alternative to conventional jet fuel

SAF is a cleaner alternative to conventional jet fuel—without the need for engine modifications.

Kuehne+Nagel teams up with leading carriers and producers to foster deployment and use of bio and synthetic SAF. We want to ensure you can ship products with a considerably lower environmental impact.

The two types of sustainable air fuels

Bio-SAF

Produced from organic material, like waste, residue lipids and vegetable oil. HEFA (hydro-processed esters and fatty acids) is the only commercially available method. It reduces WTW GHG emissions vs fossil jet fuel by a minimum of 75% (up to 94%).

Synthetic SAF

Produced from renewable electricity, water and carbon dioxide (power-to-liquid). Still in development, synthetic SAF is a long‐term solution that is produced without availability limits and avoids biomass supply limitations. Can reduce emissions by up to 100%.

Sustainable fuel impact by the numbers

Even though SAF generates some CO2 during production, processing and transport, it is still the single most effective measure to reduce air freight greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Compared to standard jet fuel, the bio-SAF we offer today lowers wheel-to-wake (WTW) emissions by 73%-94%. On a larger scale, synthetic SAF has the potential to reduce 100% of WTW emissions by 2030.

To balance emissions when using bio-SAF, remaining CO2 can be overcompensated by replacing jet fuel kerosene at a ratio of 1:1.33 or offset through certified carbon reduction projects like Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Gold Standard (GS).

Book and claim

Book and claim is the chain-of-custody model that tracks and documents the environmental benefits of sustainable fuels.

Choose book and claim for all shipments, regardless of the airline or route. Here is how it works:

Kuehne+Nagel holds the emissions reduction certificates, including the litres of SAF used. We apply these certificates globally for any shipment, reducing the SAF litres in our central registry.

Book and claim has two options:

1. Retroactive

By calculating the amount of jet fuel kerosene that your shipments consumed after they have taken place, we can then use SAF to substitute that amount.

2. Opt-in:

Use SAF for an individual shipment that we offer on each quote we give to shippers. This is available on all Kuehne+Nagel air freight quoting platforms and channels, allowing you to choose this more sustainable transport via your preferred online or offline quoting method.

What happens when you fly cargo with SAF?

This is an example of a shipment from Hong Kong to Frankfurt:

Kuehne+Nagel calculates the CO2 emissions caused by the shipment.
The equivalent emissions are converted into SAF litres.
If it is not possible to use SAF on the assigned flight, SAF is then used for another flight operated by one of our carrier partners.