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6 September 2022
In an effort to mitigate climate change, Hahn Air announced a partnership with veritree, a technology platform enabling and tracking global restoration projects. Hahn Air committed to restoring coastal mangrove forests in Kenya and Madagascar by planting 150,000 trees which equals an area of 15 hectares (37 acres). The Hahn Air tree population, once matured, will sequester for an average of 32,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
“We are very excited about this project”, says Hahn Air CEO Kirsten Rehmann. “Hahn Air’s partnership with veritree is the first of a number of nature-positive initiatives we are implementing. This involves reducing the carbon footprint of our own flights, of our business operations and our business travel activities. In this regard, it is important to us to work with a trustworthy partner who closely oversees and monitors the progress of our planting initiative. With veritree, we can be sure about every single tree being planted and nurtured to reach its full carbon absorbing capacity. We can also trust that our contribution is not only benefitting the environment but also the local community.”
“To contribute to a more sustainable air transport, we are also looking into solutions for our travel agency and airline partners”, adds Alexander Proschka, Executive Vice President Commercial. “It is our clear goal to offer carbon compensation options for flights distributed through Hahn Air in the future.”
veritree serves as a fully integrated management system that connects businesses, like Hahn Air, directly with the local planting and execution teams on site. Through proof-of-stake blockchain technology, veritree ensures transparency and traceability of the tree planting activities. The trees planted through the veritree platform are tracked via QR codes to validate, monitor, and analyse the planting progress.
Mangroves forests are a group of trees and shrubs that grow in the coastal intertidal zone and that play a key role in many coastal ecosystems. They provide primary habitat for thousands of species and are breeding and nursery grounds for many fish and invertebrate species. Not only are Mangroves able to absorb and store three to four times more carbon than mature tropical forests, but they are also protecting shorelines from winds, waves, and floods. And finally, the mangrove forests in Kenya and Madagascar are a crucial source of livelihoods for coastal neighbourhoods. veritree includes the local communities, involves them closely in safeguarding the projects, for example through reporting and verification, and thereby creates jobs and income sources through ecotourism and agriculture.
“veritree and Hahn Air share a vision that the future of business is restorative, and collectively we can make a difference by investing in verified nature-based solutions.” said Derrick Emsley, CEO of veritree. “veritree’s mission is to make it simple for businesses to incorporate, and steward, nature-based solutions. We’re excited by our newly founded partnership with Hahn Air.”
For more information about Hahn Air’s environmental and social responsibility efforts, visit www.hahnair.com/esr.
About Hahn Air
Hahn Air is
a German scheduled and executive charter airline. Since 1999 it offers indirect
distribution services to other airlines and thus provides ticketing solutions
to 100,000 travel agencies in 190 markets. With more than 20 years of
experience, the company has established itself as the market leader. Today,
Hahn Air’s partner network encompasses more than 350 partner airlines.
Hahn Air
offers its distribution services exclusively to transportation companies and
ticketing solutions to travel agents only. However, travellers benefit as well
as they are able to choose from more carriers, more routes and more
destinations. Every year millions of passengers travel between 4,000 locations
using Hahn Air’s HR-169 tickets. It is the first and only airline worldwide
that offers free and comprehensive reimbursement in case of insolvency of the
operating carrier. Hahn Air is a member of the International Air Transport
Association (IATA) and a globally connected stakeholder playing a leading role
in the airline industry.
Hahn Air is 100% owned by the Hahn Air Group, an international
corporation based in Dreieich near Frankfurt, Germany. The fleet of Hahn Air
Lines operates out of the airports Dusseldorf and Frankfurt Egelsbach. The
Group has offices around the world, including Minneapolis, Montevideo,
Casablanca, New Delhi, Manila and Johannesburg.
About veritree
veritree is a data-driven, restorative platform that
connects nature-based solutions with mission-driven companies ready to lead the
restorative economy. With on-the-ground monitoring and blockchain verification,
veritree improves transparency and trust through data and tools that revitalize
ecosystems, strengthen communities, and build climate solutions.
The success behind tentree's planting program,
veritree scales consumer-centric programs between planting organizations and
corporations around the world. veritree's mission is to restore the planet -
planting and verifying one billion trees within the decade. For more
information, visit veritree.com.
