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Ecocopter becomes a pioneer company in helicopter operation in the region in compensating for its carbon footprint.
The carbon footprint born as a measure to quantify and generate an indicator of the impact that an activity or process has on climate change.
To precisely deal with the planetary environmental threat, is that from the year 2022 Ecocopter has committed to offsetting its carbon footprint and contributing to the care and protection of the environment with international standards. At the company, will seek to support different projects within Latin America in order to achieve the compensation of CO2 emissions in air operations, improving its efficiency and promoting good practices in energy management.
“The first step to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality in air operations, is to quantify CO2e emissions. For it, the service of a third-party verifier adhered to and authorized by the Huella Chile Program was contracted (Project Company), who validated the calculations made and the methodology used by the organization to obtain the carbon footprint of the year's air operations 2021, Based on the measurement obtained, we define compensation strategies for 2022 based on the estimate of the flight hours budgeted for the following year”, says Tania Gajardo, Ecocopter Quality Manager.
Currently, Ecocopter is compensating the entire carbon equivalent issued by air operations. This implies that all the flights carried out by the company from January 2022 are zero carbon using the compensation method and thus becoming the first helicopter company in South America that manages the operations of Ecuador, Peru and Chile.
The projects chosen to generate compensation are linked to the use, development of clean and renewable energies and, responsible use of natural resources. These projects are a significant contribution by integrating engineering and technology in production processes, as well as the preservation of native trees.
In the same line, Ecocopter also joined the Clean Flight program. A public/private initiative that seeks to implement a national sustainable aviation program, led by the Energy Sustainability Agency of Chile (AgencySE) and supported by the Civil Aeronautics Board. The purpose is to improve the efficiency of freight and passenger transport in the civil aviation industry, promoting good practices in energy management by airlines and aeronautical companies.
With everything, Ecocopter has committed itself and designed a strategy that seeks to achieve carbon neutrality based on the efficient use of resources and the compensation of 100% of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.
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