CO₂LLABORATE WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS
British Airways' CO₂llaborate Programme enables your organisation to learn more about the climate impact of flying and contribute to the development of 'Sustainable Aviation Fuels' (SAF). ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ known as SAF are defined in the Refuel EU Aviation Regulation as aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, aviation biofuels or recycled carbon aviation fuels. For further information, please visit ba.com.
Programme benefits
Your Carbon Reporting
View your organisation's carbon footprint from your flying with British Airways through monthly reporting and access detailed order history.
Contribute to a Verified SAF Programme
Address your organisation's carbon emissions by purchasing SAF.
Seamless Experience
We take care of all the details and provide you with certification. You can purchase SAF aligned with your flying with British Airways or for all of your organisations flying. Upon purchase you are issued with a SAF Scope 3 certificate providing details of the SAF allocated to your organisation.
Support your Scope 3 emission reduction
British Airways’ CO₂llaborate Programme puts your organisation in direct contact with SAF initiatives. By participating in the programme, your company can support the development and scale of SAF whilst addressing your Scope 3 emissions. Please note any flights with us will generate carbon emissions and your support of these SAF projects does not directly reduce the emissions related to your employees flying.
Start tracking your organisation's impact
As a CO₂llaborate Programme Member, you’ll have access to your own company portal where you can review your emissions, view detailed order history and analysis, access in-depth project content, and track your company's cumulative impact on each purchase.
Flightpath to net zero emissions
At British Airways, we care about the impact of every flight. That’s why we’re driving urgent action towards net zero emissions. We have a long history of managing and reducing our carbon emissions and a clear roadmap to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with ambitious short, medium and long-term initiatives to achieve our goals.
Frequently asked questions
What is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?
Sustainable Aviation Fuels' ('SAF') are defined in the Refuel EU Aviation Regulation as aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, biofuels or recycled carbon aviation fuels. SAF produces similar levels of carbon dioxide to conventional aviation fuels when burned, but the carbon dioxide generated is already part of the carbon cycle and is not extracted from the ground specifically for creating aviation fuel. This means that using SAF results in a reduction in carbon emissions compared to the traditional jet fuel it replaces over the lifecycle of the fuel. A major challenges if that SAF availability remains low globally, and accounted for 2.7% of our total fuel in 2024. As SAF is similar in chemistry to traditional fossil jet fuel, it can be dropped straight into existing fuel supply infrastructure and aircraft without modification. As a result, it's one of the readiest solutions to help decarbonise aviation. In fact SAF has the potential to provide a lifecycle carbon reduction of up to 80% compared to the traditional jet fuel it replaces. Alongside our parent company IAG, who has so far committed over $3.5billion to SAF investments and purchases, we see progressing development and commercial deployment of SAF as crucial to decarbonising the aviation industry. It is a key part of our plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we will be fuelling our aircraft with at least 10% SAF by 2030, in line with the UK SAF Mandate. This includes investing in first-of-a-kind SAF plants in the UK and US to scale up the availability of SAF. We currently use SAF produced from sustainable feedstocks such as cooking oil, woody biomass, or orchard and forestry waste. We were the first airline in the world to use SAF on a commercial scale in the UK after signing a multi-year agreement with Phillips 66. And in 2024, IAG made its largest SAF purchase agreement to date with producer 'Twelve' for the supply of e-SAF, and advanced form of power-to-liquid SAF made from carbon dioxide, water and renewable energy.
By purchasing can I reduce my organisation's Scope 3 emissions footprint?
By purchasing SAF through this platform, your organisation is allocated a specific volume of GHG emissions reductions resulting from SAF use. This can be used to reduce your organisations Scope 3 emissions footprint that have resulted from flying. A SAF Scope 3 certificate is issued to your organisation upon purchase detailing the SAF allocated to you.
What certification and verification processes do you provide?
Upon purchase you are provided with a SAF Scope 3 certificate, detailing the SAF allocated to you. Our SAF meets the sustainability criteria specified under RED II and is free from palm oil, soy beans or derivatives. Clear, audited documentation about feedstock and ownership transfer are provided upon purchase. Our SAF programme uses actual rather than default lifecycle emissions data and our control process is audited externally via the SGS verfification body.
Does SAF qualify for Science Based Targets?
Yes, SAF qualifies towards Science Based Targets, unlike carbon offsets.
Is there a maximum amount of SAF that my organisation can purchase?
The maximum purchase equates to approx 850 tonnes of CO2e. If you wish to purchase a larger amount of SAF, please contact your British Airways account manager.
How does the carbon calulator work?
Chooose uses the British Airways CO2 emissions calculator to estimate the CO2 emissions per passenger across BA flights. The methodology used is: Passenger Sector Journeys (PSJs) x KM Flown (GCR x BA Emissions Factor (class/haul) = CO2 Emissions (tonnes CO2e) The BA emissions factors utilise the previous year's average fuel burn and loaf factor data from our aircraft to provide customers with a closer estimate of the CO2 emissions associated with their flight. The calculation methodology provides an estimate only of the GHG emissions associated with the fuel burn from the flight(s). Given that the relative scale of non-CO2 impact is uncertain and subject to ongoing research, we are using a radiative forcing index of 1, which means that the non-CO2 effects are not included in the calculation of your estimated footprint. The calculator subsequently determines the allocated GHG emissions reductions to customers using the CORSIA methodology for SAF lifecycle emissions. Alternatively you can place an order by inputting an amount of CO2 emissions that you have already calculated for your organisation's Scope 3 emissions, to mitigate for your organisation's flying with all airlines.
Will the SAF be loaded onto the flights that our emploees' are travelling on?
Similar to green electricity tariffs, there isn't a special SAF infrastructure that sends SAF to particular flights. Instead, the SAF will be procured and 'dropped-in' i.e. mixed into the existing fuel infrastructure. This is because the SAF is blended with conventional fuel before it reaches an aircraft. To maximise efficiency, SAF is put into the fuel infrastructure system at strategic locations rather than at multiple locations. Nevertheless, this purchase-based approach to the attribution of SAF means that the SAF you buy can be attributed to your organisation. British Airways will ensure that the SAF is sourced and consumed no later than 12 months after a customer has made a SAF purchase.
Who is Chooose?
Chooose builds software to enable the lower carbon fuel value chain. Leading companies in aviation and freight use the Chooose platform to operate and scale their SAF programs, and to advance voluntary and compliance carbon iniatives. Learn more at