Story ID: 494
Signature To Balance EBACE Travel CO2 Emissions
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Through its partnership with Air BP and its Target Neutral voluntary carbon offset program, the service provider will help the environment.
Word Count: 318
Signature Flight Support (Booth O104), in partnership with Air BP, will offset the carbon emissions for the company's EBACE attendees through the fuel provider’s BP Target Neutral program. This latest collaboration builds on Signature’s announcement at NBAA 2017 that carbon emissions from jet fuel purchased by Air BP Sterling Card holders at any participating Signature FBO in the U.S. would be offset by the voluntary carbon offsetting program at no extra cost.

“Signature Flight Support and BBA Aviation’s commitment to reducing our carbon footprint is a key component of our corporate social responsibility mission,” said Mark Johnstone, the recently named chief executive of BBA and CEO of Signature. “Our collaboration with Air BP to reduce our impact on the environment is yielding results not only for Signature Flight Support at a corporate level, but also for our customers who use the Air BP Sterling Card to purchase fuel.”

BP Target Neutral has more than 12 years experience in carbon offsetting and purchasing carbon credits from all over the world. This year its portfolio has invested in eight projects that have a total capacity to offset 2.5m tons of CO2, generate nearly 8,300Gwh of renewable energy, support the protection of more than 40,000 hectares of globally significant habitat, and improve the livelyhoods of more than 2.2 million people through better health.

“We’re committed to supporting the industry address the dual challenge of meeting its need for more energy, while at the same time reducing carbon emissions,” said Irene Lores, Air BP’s sales and marketing manager for general aviation. “As the first aviation fuel supplier to achieve carbon neutrality for our own into-plane fueling services and the first to supply jet biofuel through an airport’s hydrant, we see this collaboration with Signature as a great way to support our operator customers in their transition to a lower carbon future.”