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Air France and KLM, at the cutting edge
of technoloy
With fuel consumption of 3.42 liters (per passenger/
100 km), Air France and KLM are on track to reach
their CO2 emission reduction target, an effort
involving, in particular, eet renewal. KLM has thus
taken delivery of its rst Boeing 787 Dreamliners, an
aircraft enabling a reduction of up to 30% in fuel
consumption and CO2 emissions.
The Group is also investing in an innovative use of
cleaner fuels. As of the spring of 2016, a number of
KLM ights between Oslo and Amsterdam are being
operated using biofuel beneting from Roundtable
on Sustainable Biomaterials certiication for its
social and environmental performance. This
camelina-based biofuel enables a 46% reduction in
the carbon footprint relative to fossil kerosene.
This initiative was made possible by the KLM
Corporate BioFuel Programme based on a simple
principle: the corporate partners contribute to
bridge the price difference between biofuel and
fossil kerosene. A good way to reduce their environ-
mental footprints linked to business travel by
employees, while promoting the development of the
aviation biofuel market.
At Air France, the same mobilization: 54 biofuel
ights were operated in 2015. Throughout the year,
on the Toulouse-Orly route, the airline operated a
A commitment
to sustainable growth
Care, innovation and responsibility: these three convictions inform
all the corporate social responsibility projects deployed by Air France-KLM,
everywhere in the world. Three priorities: reduce the Group’s environmental
footprint, oer responsible products and services and contribute to local
development. An overview of some of the key initiatives.
weekly ight using biofuel. This operation, dubbed
“Lab’line for the future”, was realized thanks to the
support of 14 industrial partners. An opportunity
for Air France to raise the awareness of customers
on this route to all the CSR initiatives carried out by
the airline.
Encouraging innovation by supporting
start-ups
To accompany “Lab’line for the future”, Air France
launched an open innovation process for start-ups,
in cooperation with Welcome City Lab, the French
business incubator dedicated to leisure and business
tourism, of which the airline is a founder member.
With a brief to invent the responsible travel of the
future, some of these start-ups have since presented
their innovations to a community of the airline’s
customers. This was the case for Instant System
with its mobility companion, Ubleam with an aug-
mented reality boarding card, neo-nomade with its
collaborative co-working spaces and Interactive
Mobility which has designed a new in-ight enter-
tainment oer. This innovative service enables the
downloading of lms, TV series and documentaries
directly to tablets or smartphones prior to travel,
and will be progressively rolled out on Air France’s
medium-haul services.
KLM is also supporting the start-up Undagrid,
through the Mainport Innovation Fund. Specialized
in the Internet of Things, Undagrid has developed
an innovative solution for tracking non-motorized,
non-electric equipment like baggage trolleys in real
time. The benet is optimized equipment manage-
ment which is faster and more cost-ecient.
Air France-KLM also oers its Flying Blue customers
the opportunity to donate their Flying Blue Award
Miles to promising start-ups, to encourage their
international development. This new-style
crowd-funding initiative is a world rst for the avia-
tion industry.
A recognized commitment
to leading by example
For the 11th year running
Air France-KLM was named Airline
leader and a component of the
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
(DJSI) at global and European level.
These indexes regroup
the best companies in terms of their
financial, environmental and social
performance, i.e. 10% of 2,500
of the largest companies worldwide.
For the 7th year running, the Group
was also ranked leader of the
broader Transport category (air, rail,
sea and road transport companies,
as well as airport activities).
Air France-KLM is thus recognized
as one of the 24 most responsible
companies in the world, each
in their own business sector.
A 20% reduction in CO2 emissions
between 2011 and 2020
(in g. CO2 /passenger/km)
For further information,
nd the Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility
Report at csreport2015.airfranceklm.com/en/
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