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Monarch Airlines chooses BSI for its European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS) verification
01 Jul 2010
Topics: GHG, Emissions trading, Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, CFV
Monarch Airlines has selected BSI as its provider of verification services against the requirements of the EU ETS directive. This comes in response to the industry's requirement to monitor its CO2 emissions and demonstrate compliance with the directive by submitting a verified annual emissions report by 31 March every year from 2011 onwards.
The EU ETS is a major part of the European Union's climate policy and is the largest multi-country, multi-sector Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading System in the world. The aviation industry was officially included within the EU ETS from January 2010 and the scheme will affect over 3,000 commercial and non-commercial airlines.
Monarch currently operates a fleet of 30 aircraft, serving over 100 destinations worldwide. Services are split between scheduled and charter flights, with the airline carrying almost 7 million passengers per year. Monarch is the oldest airline in the UK still operating under its original brand name, and will this year enter its 42nd year of flying.
In choosing BSI, Monarch's Director of External and Industry Affairs, Mike Smith, commented, "We were looking for a professional verification partner that could demonstrate expertise within the Greenhouse Gas arena, and quickly immerse themselves within the culture of the aviation industry while adding value to our verification process."
Andrew Morris, Director of Business Development at BSI said, "We are delighted to be partnering one of the UK's leading airlines to assist them with compliance to this new regulation and we congratulate them in their early adoption of the legislation. BSI has been involved in the EU ETS since the scheme's inception in 2005, so has built a wealth of experience to help it deliver an appropriate verification service to the aviation industry."
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