Alongside its 2050 goal, the group has committed to achieving zero waste to landfill by 2027 and to protecting iconic ecosystems in South America - all part of the LATAM Group Sustainability Strategy, launched today.
One of LATAM's first actions is to collaborate with TNC (The Nature Conservancy) to identify conservation projects to protect iconic ecosystems, such as the Amazon, the Chaco, the Llanos del Orinoco, the Atlantic forest and El Cerrado. By developing a portfolio of conservation projects and other initiatives, the group will offset 50% of emissions from its domestic operations by 2030.
Before 2023, the group will eliminate single-use plastics, recycle all waste on domestic flights, make its LATAM lounges 100% sustainable, and expand its recycling programme for uniforms and other materials. In this way, the group aims to be a zero waste to landfill company by 2027.
At the same time, LATAM Group will expand its Solidarity Plane programme for free transportation of people and cargo for the health, environmental care and natural disasters sectors.
“We are facing a critical moment in the history of humanity, with a serious climate crisis and a pandemic that has changed our society. Today, it is not enough to do the usual," said Roberto Alvo, CEO of LATAM Airlines Group. "As a group we have the responsibility to go further in the search for collective solutions. We want to be an actor that promotes the social, environmental and economic development of the region; therefore, we are assuming a commitment that seeks to contribute to the conservation of ecosystems and the well-being of the people of South America, making it a better place for all of them."