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Kuehne+Nagel and LATAM Airlines Group offset CO2 emissions in Peru and Chile

Kuehne+Nagel and LATAM Airlines Group will fully compensate for the CO2 emissions that they produced while delivering flower shipments from Colombia and Ecuador to North America and Europe by allocating resources to environmental projects.

The offsetting projects will be the Photovoltaic Solar Park in the Atacama Desert in Chile, generating clean and renewable energy with CDM certification and in Peru, focusing on Community Forest Management, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, which drives global emissions reductions, certified by VCS and CCBA.

Ingo Goldhammer, President of Kuehne+Nagel for South and Central America, says: "We have a clear purpose in sustainability. The partnership with LATAM fills us with optimism as we develop nature-based projects within the region and protect the place we live in while delivering value to our like-minded customers and the community."

Andrés Bianchi, CEO of LATAM Cargo, adds: "We capped a record-breaking Mother’s Day season in terms of volume with this landmark achievement. Collaborating with Kuehne+Nagel in offsetting the carbon emissions of these shipments is a significant milestone for our Let’s Fly Neutral Program, and we look forward to continuing offering our customers more options to jointly reach our sustainability goals."