VistaJet
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Social Responsibility
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced fuel consumption by nearly 10% through FLIGHTKEYS 5D flight management system.
- Removed over 90% of single-use items across its fleet.
- Committed to carbon neutrality by 2025.
Social Achievements
- No redundancies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Provided mental health support and extra training sessions to employees.
- Investing in emission reduction projects that contribute to local communities.
Governance Achievements
- Published its first TCFD-aligned report in 2021.
- Integrated climate action across several levels, including the executive committee, and a designated Sustainability department.
- Undertook a greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting audit since 2019 and repeats this exercise on an annual basis.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Carbon neutrality by 2025.
Environmental Challenges
- Insufficient supply and high prices of SAF compared to JetA1 fuel.
- Growth in private jet sector despite climate change urgency.
- Managing climate-related risks (high temperatures, coastal flooding, convective weather, clear air turbulence, biofuel price fluctuations, future change in demand for flights, and exposure to carbon pricing schemes).
Mitigation Strategies
- Investing in and promoting the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
- Improving fleet management and optimizing routes to reduce fuel consumption.
- Encouraging early flight bookings for efficient routing.
- Using a fleet-sharing model to maximize jet usage.
- Utilizing the most technologically advanced aircraft (Global 7500) with an Environmental Product Declaration.
- Compensating 100 percent of emissions with carbon credits.
- Implementing emission reduction target by 2025.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- High temperatures in Europe, Asia and North America
- Coastal flooding in North America and Europe
- Convective weather (thunderstorms, hail and lighting) in North America and Europe
- Clear air turbulence in North America
Transition Risks
- Fluctuations in biofuel prices
- Future change in demand for flights
- Exposure to carbon pricing schemes
Opportunities
- Emerging technologies may increase fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: TCFD, GHG Protocol