In addition to the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), the company also offers certified offset projects to avoid or compensate for the fossil CO2 emissions caused by air freight transportation from the outset. The "Sustainable Choice" add-on service is available on all routes with a freighter segment, for all product groups and all customers worldwide. Customers can offset or report the corresponding CO2 emissions proportionately in their own CO2 balance.

"We are aiming for 100 percent CO2 neutrality for the transportation of air freight. However, we will only achieve this ambitious goal together with our customers. We are therefore very pleased to be able to offer everyone the opportunity to make a contribution to reducing their own carbon footprint," said Dorothea von Boxberg, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo. "We have already observed an increasing demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel in recent months. These inquiries confirm to us that the use of sustainable aviation fuels is an essential component of climate neutrality in air freight."

Lufthansa Cargo currently offers two options for transporting shipments more sustainably. When using Sustainable Aviation Fuel, a certain amount of sustainable biofuel is added to conventional kerosene, thus avoiding fossil CO2 emissions that are normally produced when burning conventional kerosene. In addition, further CO2 emissions that arise, for example, during the production and transportation of SAF are offset by compensation with environmentally friendly climate protection projects. The complete CO2 neutrality of a freight shipment can be achieved either through a combination of both options or through 100% compensation in climate protection projects.

During the booking process, customers can use a CO2 calculator to determine the CO2 footprint for each shipment that flies with Lufthansa Cargo. Possible routes can be compared in terms of their CO2 emissions. As part of their booking, customers can then choose to have their freight transported CO2-neutrally for an additional charge. The Sustainable Choice service also includes the option for customers to have a CO2 report created afterwards to provide an overview of all CO2 emissions of their transported shipments. In addition to the total CO2 emissions, the report also includes a breakdown by mode of transport. This CO2 report also enables customers to offset their CO2 emissions following the completion of a freight shipment.

In November 2020, Lufthansa Cargo carried out the first 100 percent CO2-neutral commercial freight rotation from Frankfurt to Shanghai and back together with DB Schenker. Since April 2021, weekly CO2-neutral freighter connections between Frankfurt and Shanghai have also been available. The cargo crane is committed to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and actively promotes five selected sustainability goals, including "Climate Action". Lufthansa Cargo also supports the Lufthansa Group's ambitious CO2 reduction targets: by 2030, the carbon footprint is to be reduced by half compared to 2019 - the cargo airline is working to reach this milestone even earlier. In the long term, climate neutrality is the common goal.

Lufthansa Cargo has been working for a long time to keep its own CO2 footprint as small as possible. The company is investing heavily in the continuous modernization of its fleet: by the end of 2021, Lufthansa Cargo will have completely converted its fleet to Boeing 777F freighters - currently the most modern and efficient freighter with the best environmental footprint. To reduce the fleet's carbon footprint even further, all B777Fs will be equipped with Sharkskin technology from 2022. The innovative AeroSHARK film, which is modeled on sharkskin, reduces the frictional resistance of the aircraft in the air and thus reduces fuel consumption. In the Lufthansa Cargo fleet, this enables annual savings of around 3,700 tons of kerosene and almost 11,700 tons of CO2 emissions. Since 2020, Lufthansa Cargo has also exclusively used lightweight containers in flight operations. The weight reduction on board is considered a significant factor influencing the CO2 balance. In addition, Lufthansa Cargo established a global, company-wide environmental management system between 2008 and 2015, which takes into account all environment-related processes and thus involves all employees worldwide. This was certified again in 2020 in accordance with the internationally recognized ISO standard. As part of this environmental management system, numerous measures have been successfully implemented in recent years, such as the purchase of green electricity throughout the German-speaking region.