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Kuehne+Nagel enters in a long-term dedicated charter agreement with Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW) to operate two Boeing 747-8F, the most capable freighter aircraft in the world. These two aircraft are the very last two Boeing 747s ever to be produced. 

In response to capacity market developments, Kuehne+Nagel will charter the entire and exclusive capacity of the two new B747-8F aircraft to operate the flights globally from the third and fourth quarters of 2022.  The aircraft will support Kuehne+Nagel customers on volatile trade lanes, such as the transpacific routes. The 747-8F provides 20% higher payload and 16% lower fuel consumption than the very capable 747-400F.

Yngve Ruud, Member of the Management Board of Kuehne+Nagel, responsible for Air Logistics, comments: "As a market leader in air freight, Kuehne+Nagel further expands its dedicated charter network to support customers with solutions for long-term planning and high quality service. We are proud to partner with Atlas Air and include these two new Boeing 747-8F in our already extensive global capacity offering."

Operating the world’s largest fleet of 747, Atlas Air ordered the last 747 production aircraft to capitalise on strong demand and deliver value for its customers, while also bolstering its commitment to environmental stewardship through the reduction of noise, aircraft emissions and resource consumption. 

“We are delighted to expand our partnership with Kuehne+Nagel by providing dedicated capacity for their growing global airfreight network,” said Atlas Air Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Dietrich. “The Boeing 747-8F serves an incredibly important role in global airfreight, with advanced technology that allows for lower fuel consumption, higher capacity and unique nose-loading capability. We look forward to taking delivery of these two 747s and operating them for Kuehne+Nagel to support their network for years to come.”

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Kuehne+Nagel becomes the first air logistics provider to offer its customers the option to purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for each shipment and thus instantly avoid carbon emissions. This new add-on is available on all Kuehne+Nagel air freight quoting platforms and channels, allowing customers to choose carbon neutral transport via their preferred online or offline quoting method.

With the newly launched offering, all Kuehne+Nagel customers can easily opt for SAF to be used instead of fossil fuel for air transport and benefit from net zero carbon emissions air freight services — regardless of airlines used, origin or destination. As SAF still produces some CO2 emissions, carbon neutrality is achieved by substituting each litre of jet fuel kerosene used with 1.33 litres of SAF.

Once the customer requests a quote, the price add-on is instantly calculated alongside all other transport charges and presented as a selectable option. The novelty of the offering also lies in the more intuitive SAF pricing structure. Until now, SAF pricing was quoted on a per litre or CO2 ton avoided basis, whereas now it is linked to the actual weight of a shipment. With this new SAF option, Kuehne+Nagel calculates the SAF usage and provides a quote in the well-known and customer-friendly “per kg” air freight pricing basis. After the booking confirmation, the equivalent volume of SAF is credited from 12.8 million litres of SAF available to Kuehne+Nagel while the customer receives an authorised certificate confirming the emissions saving for purposes of scope three reporting.

Yngve Ruud, Member of the Management Board of Kuehne+Nagel, responsible for Air Logistics, commented: "As part of the Net Zero Carbon programme and migration to a low carbon business model, we keep developing easy and transparent sustainable shipping options so that our customers always have a choice of how they want to minimise the environmental impact of their shipments. With the new SAF add-on now available on all quotes, our customers can quickly shift from intent to climate action."

SAF is currently the most effective measure to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of shipping. While the carbon lifecycle of fossil fuels is linear and results in the release of additional CO2 emissions, the carbon lifecycle of SAF is circular and allows for the reuse of waste or biomass and emissions. SAF significantly reduces the amount of additional carbon introduced into the global carbon cycle by at least 75%.

For more information about Kuehne+Nagel's sustainable aviation fuel offering, please visit the Kuehne+Nagel SAF webpage.

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Kuehne+Nagel and IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, completed a chain of 16 charter flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta fully carbon neutral after securing initial 1.2 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This collaboration marks the first time ever that such a charter chain is operated with net zero carbon emissions. The entire project utilised aircraft primarily suited for passenger travel, but temporarily operated in support of cargo.

The last of the British Airways B787-900 flights left Stuttgart on June 26 with an average of 45 tonnes of automotive spares and other industrial goods from shippers destined for Atlanta. Since it began its charter service last year, Kuehne+Nagel has now completed more than 300 charters - all carbon neutral either via offsetting or use of alternative fuel.

As SAF still produces some CO2 emissions, complete carbon neutrality was achieved by substituting each litre of jet fuel kerosene used with 1.25 litres of SAF. Offering this solution from Stuttgart airport, the initiative highlights the importance of joint efforts for making sustainable transportation choices and possibilities available at close-by airports to local and global industry players avoiding further emissions through trucking goods into major hubs.

Answering growing customer demand for environmentally friendly logistics, Kuehne+Nagel is proactively expanding its sustainable services portfolio with innovative and easily customised shipping options. The overall commitment so far of 12.7M litres of SAF allows Kuehne+Nagel customers to benefit from immediately available alternative fuel solutions to avoid CO2 emissions of their air freight globally.

Yngve Ruud, Member of the Management Board of Kuehne+Nagel, responsible for Air Logistics, commented: “Climate change has now given new urgency to the search for clean, renewable fuels as they are currently the most effective measure to achieve true decarbonisation in our industry. Kuehne+Nagel is committed to increase its supply of SAF as part of our ambitious Net Zero Carbon programme. Our work with our suppliers is critical here, with trusted partners like IAG Cargo playing a vital role in the attainment of our goals by fostering deployment of sustainable fuels so our like-minded customers can ship their products CO2 neutral in an easy and transparent way.”

John Cheetham, Chief Commercial Officer at IAG Cargo, commented: “International Airlines Group was the first European airline group to commit to powering 10 per cent of its flights with sustainable fuel by 2030. These charters mark IAG Cargo’s first step on that journey – I’m incredibly proud of our commitment to long-term sustainability, helping to reduce carbon footprint overall.

“We are constantly looking at ways which reduce our impact on the environment whilst improving our customer offering and we were delighted to support Kuehne+Nagel with sourcing this SAF to power these landmark charters, the first of many.”

SAF is currently the most effective measure to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of shipping. In contrast to fossil fuels, which are exhaustible resources and release additional CO2 emissions, SAF`s are produced from renewable feedstocks and have a circular carbon lifecycle aimed at re-using waste or biomass and emissions produced.

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To support the industry’s carbon reduction targets, Kuehne+Nagel and Air France KLM Cargo have launched the first carbon neutral air freight lane between North America and Europe. This forward-looking initiative marks another step towards the commercial deployment of alternative fuel and companies’ commitment to a sustainable future for aviation.

Proactively addressing its carbon footprint, the year-round transportation of all Kuehne+Nagel cargo on board regular AFKLM flights from Los Angeles to Amsterdam will be fully fuelled by SAF. This first carbon-neutral lane underlines the strong sustainability programmes of both partners, Kuehne+Nagel’s Net Zero Carbon programme and AFKLM’s cargo SAF programme, which aim to connect people and goods through sustainable logistics.

Yngve Ruud, Member of the Management Board of Kuehne+Nagel, responsible for Air Logistics, comments: “The first zero emission route marks the beginning of our journey into CO2 neutral air freight and is another step towards achieving complete carbon neutrality by 2030. At Kuehne+Nagel, we are ready to take leadership and responsibility for the next generation of air transport and encourage our customers and industry colleagues to join us in making sustainable choices available.”

Adriaan den Heijer, Executive Vice President Air France-KLM Cargo and Managing Director Martinair: “The launch of an air cargo SAF programme is an important step in our ambitious sustainability roadmap for the coming years. We are extremely pleased with the willingness and concrete commitment of our partner Kuehne+Nagel to actually shape our common ambition for a more sustainable future. I look forward to other partners joining our SAF programme soon.”

With the chemical and physical characteristics almost identical to those of conventional jet fuel, SAF is the most effective measure the industry has to significantly reduce its carbon footprint. To ensure the lane is fully carbon neutral, all CO2 emissions generated during the production, processing and transportation of SAF will be offset by Kuehne+Nagel supporting carbon reduction projects that carry the highest quality certification currently available: “Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)” and/or “Gold Standard (GS)”.

• Deutscher Spielzeughersteller Schleich wickelt Seefracht ab sofort CO2-neutral mit Kühne+Nagel ab
• Derzeitiges Marktumfeld hält Kunden nicht davon ab, den CO2-Ausstoss ihrer Lieferketten zu adressieren
• Mit Net Zero Carbon bietet Kühne+Nagel eine Komplettlösung zur CO2-Neutralstellung

Auch im derzeit volatilen Marktumfeld bleiben Lösungen für klimaneutrale Lieferketten hoch im Kurs. So wickelt Kühne+Nagel künftig das gesamte Seefrachtgeschäft der Schleich GmbH, einem der grössten Spielwarenhersteller Deutschlands und international führender Anbieter von realistischen Tierfiguren, CO2-neutral ab.

"Ausschlaggebend für unsere Entscheidung war das Net Zero Carbon-Programm von Kühne+Nagel, das mit CO2-neutraler Logistik neue Massstäbe setzt. Wir freuen uns über diese Zusammenarbeit auf Augenhöhe mit den gleichen Werten für die Umwelt und die Menschen", sagt Dirk Engehausen, Geschäftsführer der Schleich GmbH.

Im Rahmen des Net Zero Carbon-Programms bietet Kühne+Nagel Schleich eine Komplettlösung zur CO2-Neutralstellung an. Durch die Wahl besonders klimafreundlicher Seefrachtverbindungen und die Kompensation der verbleibenden Emissionen mit CO2-Zertifikaten wird die Seefracht des schwäbischen Spielzeugherstellers klimaneutral verschifft. Kühne+Nagel kümmert sich dabei um die gesamte Abwicklung und die reibungslose Abstimmung mit der restlichen Lieferkette.

Mit Net Zero Carbon begleitet Kühne+Nagel nicht nur Kunden auf ihrem Weg zur Klimaneutralität; auch für sich selbst hat das Unternehmen ehrgeizige Klimaziele festgelegt. Bis Ende 2020 werden die eigenen CO2-Emissionen (Scope 1 und 2 des Treibhausgasprotokolls) neutral gestellt; bis 2030 zudem sämtliche Transporte der Zulieferer (Scope 3).

Otto Schacht, Geschäftsleitungsmitglied der Kühne+Nagel International AG, verantwortlich für die Seefracht, kommentiert: "Unsere neue Partnerschaft mit Schleich zeigt, dass Kühne+Nagel mit Net Zero Carbon am Puls der Zeit ist. Ausschlaggebend war dabei unsere Fähigkeit, Schleich ein abgestimmtes Paket zur CO2-neutralen Abwicklung der Seefracht zu bieten. Wir freuen uns, Schleich bei ihren ambitionierten Klimazielen aktiv zu unterstützen.“

• Eigene CO2-Emissionen über die letzten 10 Jahre um 27% reduziert
• Net Zero Carbon-Programm ebnet den Weg zur Klimaneutralität

Die Kühne+Nagel-Gruppe hat ihren Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2019 veröffentlicht. Das Unternehmen legt darin die Performance in den Bereichen Umwelt, Mitarbeitende und Gesellschaft sowie Governance (Environment, Social, Governance – ESG) dar. Der Bericht folgt der Struktur der Global Reporting Initiative sowie den 17 Zielen für nachhaltige Entwicklung der UNO.

Dr. Detlef Trefzger, CEO der Kühne+Nagel International AG, sagt: "Nachhaltigkeit ist eine gesellschaftliche Aufgabe und von jedem Einzelnen. Nach dem erfolgreichen Erreichen unserer vor zehn Jahren festgelegten Umweltziele starten wir nun mit der nächsten Phase unserer Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie. Mit dem Net Zero Carbon-Programm übernehmen wir, Hand in Hand mit unseren Kunden und Partnern, Verantwortung für eine nachhaltige Logistik."

Das im Jahr 2010 initiierte Umweltprogramm KN Green wurde Ende des vergangenen Jahres abgeschlossen. Sämtliche Programmziele wurden erreicht oder übertroffen. In den zehn Jahren konnte Kühne+Nagel die CO2-Emissionen der eigenen Standorte um beachtliche 27% reduzieren. Der Anteil der erneuerbaren Energien am gesamten Stromverbrauch lag bei 18% und die Recyclingrate im Zehnjahresschnitt bei 77%. Die mit LED-Beleuchtungstechnologie ausgerüstete Fläche entsprach Ende 2019 rund 3,8 Mio. m².

Mit dem Net Zero Carbon-Programm hat Kühne+Nagel ein auf die nächsten zehn Jahre angelegtes Nachhaltigkeitsprogramm lanciert. Damit nimmt Kühne+Nagel eine Vorreiterrolle in der Logistikbranche ein. Bis Ende 2020 werden die eigenen CO2-Emissionen (Scope 1 und 2 des Treibhausgasprotokolls) neutral gestellt; bis 2030 zudem sämtliche Transporte der Zulieferer wie Fluggesellschaften, Reedereien und Strassentransporteure (Scope 3). Net Zero Carbon beinhaltet die drei Aktionsfelder Vermeidung, Reduktion und Kompensation von CO2-Emissionen.

Kühne+Nagel ist Mitglied von SXI Switzerland Sustainability 25, dem bedeutendsten Nachhaltigkeitsindex der Schweiz. Zudem wurde das Unternehmen mit dem renommierten EcoVadis-Goldstatus ausgezeichnet.