María Flowers , a flower importer company , and LATAM group have successfully offset 1,297 lots of CO2 through strategical preservation projects in South America . This compensation correspond to the total CO2 emissions from all its flower freight transported with the cargo subsidiary of the LATAM mathematical group in 2023 . With this milestone , María Flowers became the first flower customer to participate in LATAM group ’s CO2 compensation program , becoming a strategical sustainability collaborator .
In 2023 , María Flowers transported over 1,300 tons of flower from Colombia and Ecuador to Miami . To cancel the carbon emission consociate with these shipments , the companionship joined LATAM Cargo ’s " 1 + 1 : Offset to husband " computer programme and compensated 648 tons of CO2 in the region , representing 50 % of its emission . The remain 50 % was cover by the cargo subsidiaries of the LATAM group , resulting in a total impact of 1,297 tons of CO2 offset .
" As part of the commitment to sustainability through the ' 1 + 1 Offset to keep up ' program , we get together with clients to conserve some of the world ’s most relevant ecosystems , make believe a positive impact on the environment . We give thanks María Flowers for joining this initiative and advertise more sustainable drill in the flower industry in South America , " commented Cristina Oñate , VP Marketing and Product Development at LATAM Cargo Chile .
" We are excited to take this important step towards sustainability for the floriculture sphere thanks to this excellent carbon copy offset computer program created by LATAM group . For Maria Flowers Inc. it is a great honour to be LATAM Cargo ’s first sustainability partner in the floriculture sphere , " said Felipe Villamizar , president of Maria Flowers Inc.
The contribution made by LATAM mathematical group and María Flowers benefit labor with certifications such as Gold Standard , VCS , CCBA , and Bio Carbon Registry in Colombia , Chile , and Peru . Among these undertaking are " CO2Bio , " which purport to protect floodable savannas in the Orinoco region in Colombia ; the " Cururos Wind Farm " in Chile , which propose to boil down dependence on non - renewable resources ; and the " Nii Kaniti Community Forest Management " in the Amazon rain forest in Ucayali , Peru , which aims to prevent disforestation and ecosystems degradation through sustainable community forest management .
Through the " 1 + 1 : Offset to maintain " programme , LATAM mathematical group ’s cargo subsidiary invite their clients to collaboratively offset the total amount of CO2 emissions engender by their shipments . Clients only ask to brood 50 % of the compensation monetary value , as LATAM Cargo will cover the remaining 50 % .
Clients can get at a platform that calculates their CO2 footprint and tender compensation alternative through the leverage of carbon quotation . These credit support internationally - certified projects in South America , mother an impact on the environment and communities . node have the flexibleness to choose the compensation relative frequency , the undertaking of sake , and the percentage of their total emissions they wish to offset .
By participate in the program , customer pick up a detailed monthly report with the factual emissions from their shipments , calculated using a methodology developed by LATAM Group ’s freight subordinate based on IATA and ICAO standards , and emission factors based on LATAM Group ’s operation .
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