Cooperations and certificates

LOT's headquarters has once again been certified as a Green Office. This is a program of the Foundation for Environmental Education, which supports and promotes offices that practice sustainable practices such as, segregating waste, reducing water, electricity and paper use. We received the certificate for the first time in 2018 and continue to operate in accordance with its requirements while striving to improve our operations. In 2025, we were once again audited and certified for another 2 years.

In December 2024, we were again certified as a Partner for the Climate. The project is coordinated by the City of Warsaw, and PLL LOT is its long-term partner. The premise of the initiative is environmental education, knowledge exchange and taking joint action to reduce climate change.

More about the project:

• the project was launched in the summer of 2008 as a platform for cooperation between environmentally responsible businesses
• brings together nearly 100 partners

We have joined the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Industrial Alliance created by the European Commission, which brings together participants in the sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) supply chain at every stage. The main goal of the initiative is to increase SAF production, storage and distribution capacity. Two LOT representatives have been appointed as experts on sustainable aviation fuels and the availability of raw materials for the production of these fuels.

We have established the cooperation with the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Aviation Institute thanks to which the actual emission of greenhouse gases, i.e. carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide from PLL LOT aircraft has been calculated. The cooperation will allow for the determination of the true impact of our aircraft on the environment and the extended R&D cooperation.

We have signed a Letter of Intent with PKN ORLEN starting cooperation on sustainable fuels (SAF) and their implementation in civil aviation. A vegetable oil hydrogenation unit is also planned in the PKN ORLEN refinery in Płock. As part of the cooperation we will use the acquired SAF on all connections from the airports to which they will be supplied. SAF can reduce lifecycle CO₂ emissions by up to around 80% compared with conventional jet fuel, per unit of fuel.

We have joined the IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme, a flagship programme for airlines willing to implement and adapt the environmental management system to standards of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and to ISO 14001.

The environment and sustainability are very important aspects of the aviation industry's operations. In line with the established goal of net zero emissions by 2050, we need to strive to decarbonise aviation. IEnvA is a very good start towards achieving this goal.

In 2019, as part of the Forest Carbon Farms programme, we began working with the State Forests. This partnership continues to this day.

We finance additional CO₂ absorption and biodiversity protection in Polish forests (CDUs acquired: 2019 – 7,717; 2021 – 1,851; 2022 – 1,842). These activities support local ecosystems, but they do not offset emissions from our flight operations.

One of the key benefits of this partnership is the opportunity to carry out long-term projects in Poland and monitor their progress at every stage. The aim of the project is to capture and store CO₂ in Polish forests. This year, for the third time, we took part in an auction of Carbon Dioxide Units (CDUs).

One CDU represents an amount of organic carbon equivalent to 1 tonne of CO₂ which, as a result of additional activities, will be stored in forest stands and soil.

Our auctions in previous years:

• 2019 – 7 717 CDU
• 2021 – 1 851 CDU
• 2022 – 1 842 CDU

More about Carbon Dioxide Units

CDUs refer to carbon dioxide that is absorbed in addition to the amount that forests absorb under normal conditions. The activities carried out by the State Forests consist of afforestation and the introduction of fast-growing tree species such as Douglas fir; the introduction of second-growth trees and undergrowth, increasing the area of natural regeneration and measures to prevent excessive damage to the soil surface. According to a study carried out by the State Forests, Forest Carbon Farms will absorb an almost 1 million tonnes of additional CO₂ within 30 years. In other words, each hectare of a forest where an additional measure is implemented during this period will additionally absorb approximately 37 tonnes of carbon.

The cooperation with the State Forests and the purchase of Carbon Dioxide Units are possible thanks to the Destination Eco programme. Each passenger can join our efforts by declaring a voluntary contribution at the final stage of ticket purchase. The proceeds go towards environmental projects.