- Emphasizes Bristow's commitments related to environmental
and social responsibility and governance
- Outlines 2021 successes to include SAF flights, global eVTOL
and eSTOL partnerships, and lives saved through UK SAR
program
HOUSTON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc.
(NYSE: VTOL) today released its first sustainability report, laying
out its sustainability goals for the future as well as its
environmental, social, and governance achievements over the past
year.
The inaugural report emphasizes Bristow's commitment to formally
embedding sustainability into the Company vision and highlighting
its role as a leader in sustainability within the vertical lift
industry.
"Bristow has been a pioneer in vertical flight solutions for
more than 70 years, and we continue to lead the field in innovative
and sustainable aviation services," said Bristow President and CEO, Chris Bradshaw. "This inaugural report shows how
we are growing our business globally and providing value to our
stakeholders, while at the same time focusing on the reduction of
our overall environmental impact as we continue to develop
innovative flight solutions."
Bristow's global environmental sustainability highlights in 2021
include completing flights in the U.K. using sustainable aviation
fuel (SAF), initiating a transition to electric ground support
vehicles in Norway and the U.K.,
publishing the first-of-its-kind greenhouse gas emissions report in
Brazil, and partnering with
leading companies developing electric vertical take-off and landing
(eVTOL) and electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL)
aircraft.
The Company's social sustainability highlights for 2021 include
donating more than $500,000 to
community engagement programs through its global Bristow Uplift
program as well as rescuing 593 people through its U.K. search and
rescue (SAR) program. Additionally, Bristow's executive management
team is 50% female, and the Company boasts a U.S. employee base in
which one in four employees is a veteran.
"Sustainability is embedded into our vision of leading the world
in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, so it was
important to us to lay out Bristow's accomplishments and goals in a
public forum. This report helps our investors, partners, employees,
and customers learn more about all the ways in which our Company is
growing our business and developing an inclusive, environmentally
conscious organization," added Chris.
The complete sustainability report can be viewed here:
https://www.bristowgroup.com/sustainability-report-2022.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative
and sustainable vertical flight solutions. Bristow primarily
provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated,
national and independent offshore energy companies. Bristow
provides commercial search and rescue (SAR) services in several
countries and public sector SAR services in the United Kingdom (U.K.) on behalf of the
Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). Additionally, the Company
offers ad hoc helicopter and fixed wing transportation
services.
Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, Guyana, India, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Nigeria,
Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K. and the United States. To learn more, visit our
website at www.bristowgroup.com.
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