As businesses and leaders navigate their sustainability journeys, one area continues to be a bit of a conundrum: aviation. We know that we need to reduce our carbon footprint, and yet corporate travel, sourcing components and delivering product continue to play a critical role in our operations. So how can we make aviation more environmentally friendly?

On this episode, host Lauren Scott dives into what might very well be the best option on the market: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with Ashwin Jadhav, Vice President of Business Development at Twelve, a chemical company for the climate era that makes everyday products from air instead of oil. At Twelve, Ashwin oversees the customer acquisition, sales and commercial strategy of their SAF products.

Ashwin is a self-proclaimed aviation nerd, bringing over 15 years of industry experience in business development, sales, and marketing at companies like Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney and IATA before joining Twelve. Ashwin holds a degree in Executive Leadership from the West Point Military Academy, and has an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In this episode, he helps us to better understand the value of sustainable aviation fuel, how businesses and leaders with strong ESG programs are positively accelerating this model as are government regulations, how airlines can go about selecting sustainable fuel, the safety measures in place around the use of SAF, and much more.

So, the next time you have to fly or ship your business’ products, know that some incredible innovation is underway to make this more sustainable thanks those like Ashwin and his colleagues at Twelve. The exciting part is that sustainable aviation fuel is only going to increasingly soar!

(0:00) Intro
(3:00) Ashwin in his own words
(5:30) The impact of the aviation sector on global emissions
(7:38) Why the electrification of aircrafts is harder than vehicles
(11:27) What is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)?
(12:56) Twelve: a carbon transformation company transforming the aviation sector
(15:48) Twelve's global locations
(17:58) E-Jet: opportunities and demand
(20:58) Roadblocks before takeoff
(24:33) The differences between countries and continents
(27:59) How airlines can source SAF
(29:40) Safety at the heart of SAF
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