Environment

Sustainability and resilience

Key strategic pillars

Sustainability and resilience are key pillars of the Airbus strategy. Our sustainability efforts aim to address our environmental impact, build greater efficiency in our operations, and ensure the resilience of our products. We make progress against these goals through innovation and collaboration: pioneering new technologies, exploring alternative fuels, participating in and leading research, and making strategic partnerships and investments.

Wind Tunnel tests

Climate change mitigation

Innovation is a key driver of progress allowing us to improve our existing fleet, develop technology for future aircraft and work with the wider ecosystem on alternative fuels, optimised air traffic management, and to explore the effects of non-CO2 emissions.

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A320neo MSN6419 Cold Weather

Adaptation to climate change

We are working hard to assess and address potential impacts to our industry and products which may result from global warming. Our adaptation efforts are broadly centralised around three areas: adapting our supply chain, adapting our people and sites, and adapting our products.

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Titanium scraps at Airbus St. Eloi plant

Titanium St. Eloi

Resources and circularity

We take a lifecycle approach to our products by investing at the supply, design and materials stage to create dependable and efficient products that are made to last. We have been building greater resilience into our supply chain, bolstered by high standards of governance and due diligence. We aim to minimise waste and incorporate circular approaches throughout the design and manufacturing processes and at the end of an aircraft’s serviceable life.

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