SCOTS AIRLINE Loganair has announced £23,000 of funding for sustainability projects across the UK.
The airline’s GreenSkies Community Fund, launched in 2021, aims to help the businesses with their sustainability goals.
GreenSkies said their main goal is part of the airline’s environmental programme which involves measures from carbon offsetting to investing in future flight technologies to reach the net zero target by 2040.
Loganair is the only UK regional carrier to decarbonise air travel participating in the government’s “Jet Zero Council” initiative.
Some of the winners out of 250 applications include: Clyde Judo Club in Paisley, The Rep Theatre in Dundee, Hoy Heritage Centre in Orkney, Arkaig Community Forest in Clunes, Fort William, and the Kintyre Food Bank in Campbeltown.
The DaBarn plant nursery in Hillswick, Shetland allocated £4,449 to purchase solar panels to take their office off-grid during the summertime.
Another one of the winners, the Aisling Centre in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, was awarded £3,500 to make their 120-year-old building more energy-efficient whilst they deliver vital mental health services in a rural community setting.
GreenSkies aims to help these local organisations achieve their own goals towards a more sustainable future.
Luke Lovegrove, chief commercial officer at Loganair, said: “Loganair sits at the forefront of pushing for new technologies in the aviation industry which will lessen the environmental impact of flying, and support our goal of reaching net zero by 2040.
“It is important to us not only to reach this goal as an airline, but to offer support to the communities we serve to see them achieve their own sustainability goals.”
