Airbus India chief urges govt to consider cos spend on voluntary SAF programmes as CSR

To promote sustainability, Airbus India chief Jurgen Westermeier on Thursday pitched for bringing corporates’ spending on airlines’ voluntary sustainable aviation fuel programmes under the government’s CSR framework.

Under the companies law, certain class of profitable entities are required to shell out at least two per cent of their annual profit towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in a financial year.

The President and Managing Director for India and South Asia said that the voluntary corporate SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) programmes launched by airlines represent a direct, measurable investment in climate change mitigation.