SKY CO2 – Our commitments

SKY CO2 – Ecotree

AEROAFFAIRES commits to biodiversity with EcoTree

3% of CO2 emissions worldwide are due to aviation. Business aviation accounts for 8% of air traffic. At AEROAFFAIRES, we are committed to acting responsibly to protect the environment.

In partnership with the French company EcoTree, we are committed to financing and supporting a pollination and biodiversity rehabilitation project in France, in the Châtelain forest in the Pays de la Loire region.

“At AEROAFFAIRES, we’re delighted and proud to be able to take action to preserve bees and thus promote biodiversity.Travelling with AEROAFFAIRES means making a direct contribution to our pollination project. “ – Isabelle Clerc, CEO AEROAFFAIRES

Key figures for pollination in France

AEROAFFAIRES’ commitment to biodiversity

These days, the aeronautical and business aviation industries and all their players (aircraft manufacturers, airlines, etc.) are working to reduce their CO2 emissions in a sustainable way. As an airline broker, AEROAFFAIRES wishes to support this carbon transition project, by making a personal commitment to biodiversity in French forests. That’s why we’ve joined forces with EcoTree, whose main missions are to preserve biodiversity and forest ecosystems, create carbon sinks and work to combat climate change.

The AEROAFFAIRES and EcoTree pollination project

Bees are essential to life on Earth, ensuring the reproduction of all varieties of flowers and fruit trees found in forests. 80% of human nutrition depends directly on pollinators.

In partnership with EcoTree, we are taking part in a pollination project: the installation of a beehive, its swarm of bees and melliferous hedges in the Forêt de Châtelain, in western France. Supporting a forest biodiversity project is also essential, as 50% of the carbon stock in forests is located in the soil.

How does the pollination project work?

First, beekeepers working with EcoTree analyze the terrain and select the bees best suited to the surrounding environment. EcoTree’s teams then ensure that the bees are provided with a suitable environment. In the Châtelain forest, for example, melliferous hedges are planted to ensure that bees have sufficient food resources throughout the season. Beekeepers monitor the swarm’s growth, its resistance over winter and its development in spring. Installing beehives provides bees with a quality habitat and ensures their well-being and needs.

Our partner EcoTree

Founded in Brest in 2016, EcoTree offers companies as well as individuals the opportunity to support projects to enhance French and European forests and preserve their biodiversity. To find out more, visit their website: https: //ecotree.green/.

SKY CO2 – Pur Projet

Through Sky CO2,AEROAFFAIRES also helps offset the carbon emissions of flights by supporting a major primary forest preservation project in Peru. This “Martin Sagrado” project, operated by the social enterprise PUR Projet in the San Martin region, is a UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve. It is part of a regional ecosystem rehabilitation program and plans to capture 194,000 tonnes of CO2 by preserving 7,400 hectares of forest per year. Martin Sagrado is VCS (Voluntary Carbon Standard) certified , enabling carbon credits to be issued for the project’s carbon sequestration potential.

SKY CO2 – Pegasus Chair

AEROAFFAIRES is also a partner of the Pegasus Chair. This chair, founded by Paul Chiambaretto in 2019, is the first in France to devote its studies to both the management and economics of air transport and aerospace. As a partner of the Montpellier Business School, AEROAFFAIRES supports these initiatives and will be able to talk to students about business aviation, its challenges and its missions. To find out more, visit our dedicated page.