Business Air Centre become the worlds first CarbonNeutral® Air Charter Broker.

In early 2006, the parent company of Gloucestershire based Business Air Centre took the groundbreaking step to invest in a carbon offsetting programme for its clients.

Business Air Centre has identified the total emissions generated by their daily head office operations and have committed to invest funds to offset their complete ‘Carbon Footprint’ making both companies ranked as the worlds first CarbonNeutral providers.

In conjunction with The Carbon Neutral Company and the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management (ECCM) we have identified a bespoke system which allocates a level of emission to each aircraft type and is dependant on the length of each individual flight be that a helicopter, executive jet or airliner.  This structure ensures absolute accuracy and provides clients with a system and product they can trust.

The funds generated by this value added service are invested in global 'Emission Reduction Projects' which are schemes that drive the uptake of new technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  These ventures are combined with methane capture and forestry projects which absorb emissions already in the atmosphere.  All these programmes can be used to 'offset' or compensate for the emissions being produced by the clients of Business Air Centre.

Steve Westlake, Managing Director of Business Air Centre said “I am delighted that we have taken another ground breaking step and we will ensure that all our companies continually strive to stay at the forefront of the industry.”

For more information contact our office on +44 (0) 1452 859 500