Building on the strong momentum since its launch in 2022, the programme saw another year of record growth, with SAF commitments more than doubling from 2024.
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Cathay achieved another milestone year for its Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme in 2025, as more corporate and cargo customers join forces to decarbonise business travel and air cargo shipments. This growth was enabled by 17 global partners, whose commitment and leadership have helped keep the programme positioned as one of the leading initiatives of its kind globally.
Together, the corporate partners have committed to using around 17,400 tonnes of SAF, representing an increase of nearly 180% compared with 2024. This is equivalent to a reduction of approximately 54,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions on a lifecycle basis — equal to the emissions of about 61,800 Economy class round trips between Hong Kong and London.
Cathay welcomed Microsoft as a new partner to the programme in 2025, collaborating to address emissions from both air cargo and business travel. Kuehne + Nagel, a Diamond partner of the programme since 2024, remained the largest cargo contributor in 2025, while the partnership with DHL Express also enabled the first SAF uplift on flights operated by Air Hong Kong, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cathay Group.
Several Diamond partners of the programme, including EQT, have entered into multi-year SAF commitments with Cathay demonstrating a long-term commitment to scaling SAF and credibly reducing their climate impact from business travel and airfreight. DSV and EY are also among the programme’s 2025 Diamond partners, contributing towards the adoption of SAF.
In addition to the Corporate SAF Programme, Cathay is also working to enable individual travellers to take part in aviation decarbonisation. With the launch of the dedicated SAF contribution platform in 2025, Cathay Pacific became the first airline in Asia to introduce a membership-linked digital platform that encourages individual SAF contributions.