Finnair doubles its score in Carbon Disclosure Project Finnair has been reporting its climate impact in the worldwide Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for three years now. In the latest report Finnair nearly doubled its result from last year to 61 CDLI (Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index). The results show that Finnair is clearly the leading Nordic airline in terms of environmental measures. More information on the results is available at www.cdproject.net. "The very best airlines reached over 60 points, which also makes Finnair one of the European forerunners in this field," explains Kati Ihamäki, Finnair's VP Sustainable Development. The CDP gathers information on the greenhouse gas emissions of various corporations and their strategies to reduce them, so that companies and decision-makers can combat climate change through their actions. "A business can only manage what it measures. The Carbon Disclosure project has, on behalf of institutional investors, challenged the world's largest companies to measure and report their carbon emissions, integrating the long-term value and cost of climate change into their assessment of the financial health and future prospects," says Ihamäki. Finnair reports on its environmental impacts not only via the CDP but also through its social responsibility reports and emissions calculator. "Around 95 per cent of an airline's emissions result from engine emissions during flying. The biggest environmental act that an airline can make, therefore, is to fly with modern, low-emission aircraft," says Ihamäki. Finnair's European fleet is the most modern in the world and the modernisation of the long-haul fleet is near to completion. Every new generation of aircraft produces on average 20 per cent less emissions than its predecessor. However, many other airlines, due to financial difficulties, have not invested in new fleets. In addition, Finnair's Europe-Asia strategy is highly efficient from an environmental standpoint. When flying from Western Europe to nearly all Asian destinations, making a stopover in Helsinki reduces emissions, so it is a more sensible option in terms of the environment. In Finnair's view, the airline industry is itself responsible for its emissions. That is why Finnair supports a global emissions trading model as well as tighter emissions reduction targets than many other companies. Moreover, customers are also responsible for how they fly. Flying produces emissions, but customers can choose the airline and route that produce the least possible emissions. The emissions of Finnair's flights can be determined using the emissions calculator at www.finnair.fi/paastolaskuri/. Finnair Plc Communications 30.10.2009 Further information: www.cdproject.net and Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020 or media.desk(a)finnair.com Finnair blogs: http://blogs.finnair.com Photobank: www.finnair.com/gallery Finnair Group website: www.finnairgroup.com via.Helsinki: www.viahelsinki.com