Our Environmental Stewardship in Action

As the world leader in regional aviation, we have a responsibility towards our communities to chart a more responsible future for our industry. We constantly strive to deliver and support the most efficient and lowest-emission regional aircraft on the market, and to drive the transition towards net-zero in the regional aviation sector, in line with the Paris Agreement. And we aim to do this responsibly: not only do we track and measure the environmental impact of our sites, products, and services, we also work in cooperation with our supply chain to drive more effective environmental management, contribute to decarbonise our industry and optimise resource utilisation.

ISO 14001 certified

Our three sites in France are ISO 14001 certified, which means that we maintain an Environmental Management System that complies with all applicable laws and regulations, that is designed to prevent and manage environmental pollution, that constantly monitors and improves the overall environmental performance of our sites and products, and that exceeds our customers’ expectations through continuous innovation, for both our products and services.

Our Environmental Policy aims to ensure that, beyond complying with those requirements, we also set ourselves ambitious objectives to limit the impact of our activities on our planet. Our three main goals are:

  • to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change
  • to preserve natural resources and protect biodiversity
  • to manage environmental issues associated with the use of hazardous substances.

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Our four key environmental ambitions

Drive the transition towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in the regional aviation ecosystem

In view of the challenges set by global warming, we have developed a robust structure to limit the impact of our activities and manage climate change related issues. Our low-carbon strategy is supported by a dedicated governance as well as a steering committee, that works with all departments to facilitate the collection of data related to ATR’s carbon footprint and to implement measures aimed at meeting ATR’s CO2 reduction targets.

Validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative, our near-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets demonstrate our low-carbon strategy is aligned with the latest scientific knowledge and compliant with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. In June 2023, ATR also joined the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) demonstrating our maturity in the field of low-carbon strategy and our commitment to mitigating the role of aviation in climate change.

To reach our goal, our very first lever is to lower our carbon footprint, our highest source of emissions being related to the emissions produced by our aircraft flying across the globe (over 90% or our total emissions). We strongly believe that Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) will play a critical role to this end both in the short and long term.

As far as our production-related emissions are concerned, we implemented actions such as the use of SAF in our production activities and the use of renewable energy at our sites, with the objective to reduce our emissions by 50% by 2030 (vs 2018).

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Develop sustainable products and services leveraging innovation and eco-design

We aim to develop new products and services that integrate environmental impact considerations into design processes. Which means, for instance, carefully choosing materials and assessing the impact of substances used. The objective of ‘eco-design’ is to limit the environmental impact of our products through their entire life-cycle.

An environmental criterion is included in each decision to launch a modification to ATR products, ensuring alignment between market needs and environmental expectations. We also perform regular Life Cycle Assessments.

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Reduce the environmental footprint of our activities

We constantly strive to reduce the adverse impact of our activities on the environment, in compliance with applicable standards, laws and regulations.

We recognise the challenges associated with depleting natural resources. We have concrete measures in place to reduce our energy consumption, reduce our waste production and improve its management, reduce our water consumption, prevent pollution and preserve biodiversity.

Promote a sustainable use of natural resources throughout our value chain

Many of the impacts of ATR’s activities lie upstream in the value chain. That is why we aim to support our entire value-chain in reducing environmental pressure, promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, and reducing the use of hazardous substances.

Hazardous substances and obsolescence

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Hazardous substances and obsolescence

ATR has rolled out a proactive approach to be compliant with the increasing number of environmental regulations related to the restriction or prohibition of certain chemical substances that may impact key processes and products. Hand in hand with our partners and suppliers, we anticipated risks and implemented the measures required to move towards the replacement of such hazardous substances in our products and processes while meeting airworthiness, certification and performance requirements.

Dismantling

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Dismantling

As one of the first manufacturers to create its own recycled spares stores in 2017, ATR promotes the development of a circular economy model and is proactive in seeking ways to recover, reuse and recycle materials beyond their initial lifespan. We are specialised in maintenance and end-of-life management. Aircraft recycling is a key priority to reduce the company’s environmental footprint by minimising the use of natural resources. Through a partnership with Tarmac Aerosave, ATR is able to dismantle and recycle or reuse more than 85.5% of its aircraft parts.

ATR Sustainability Report 2023

 

 

 

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