Dassault Aviation is fully committed to corporate social responsibility (CSR), both locally and internationally. We are continuing to implement our energy efficiency and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programs.
Our aircrafts’ greenhouse gas emissions are relatively modest. By way of illustration, the annual emissions of all 2,100 Falcon jets in service worldwide are equivalent to one day of Internet video streaming.
As an active member of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Committee on Environmental Protection, we also support Corsia (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation). We reiterated this commitment in the declaration for carbon neutrality by 2050 issued at the European Aviation Summit in Toulouse in February 2022. We are actively involved in the promotion of sustainable fuels to replace conventional jet fuel.
Sustainable aviation fuels provide a reduction in carbon emissions in the range of 80% to 90% compared to kerosene. We are already using these fuels for our own flight operations: our senior executives’ flights, as well as liaison flights and FalconResponse assistance flights. Launched in July 2022, this plan involves extending the use of SAF to additional facilities and to a wider range of applications. The 30% SAF blends currently available on the market are being used by our Falcons, which are already certified for blends up to 50%. The Falcon 10X will be the first Falcon to be certified for 100% SAF use.
We are actively involved in applied research programs: Sesar and Clean Aviation (previously Clean Sky) at the European level, as well as France’s civil aviation research council (Corac). Our work is focused on cutting fuel consumption by reducing aircraft drag and weight, or by optimizing flight paths.
In our plants, the development of more efficient processes and the switch to electric or hybrid engines to power our vehicles are helping to reduce our carbon footprint. Telecommuting, videoconferencing and the establishment of logistics hubs are also helping us to cut down on travel.
We are one of the 300 European companies that have achieved the greatest reductions according to the Financial Times’s Europe’s Climate Leaders 2022 listing.
Our commitment to reducing our energy consumption is an integral part of our transformation plan and is reflected in the design of our new facilities and buildings. In addition to optimizing our energy consumption, our energy conservation plan involves the installation of solar panels that allow us to generate some of our own electricity.
Thanks to our careful approach to waste management, we have increased our recovery rate to 86%. The efforts being made by our plants are helping us to limit our environmental footprint, in terms of water, air and soil quality, as well as with respect to controlling industrial risks.
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