{"id":9170,"date":"2025-08-19T09:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/strive\/?p=9170"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:08:54","slug":"navigating-sustainable-aviation-fuel-certificates-safc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/strive\/latest-news\/navigating-sustainable-aviation-fuel-certificates-safc\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificates (SAFc) with Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Companies are increasingly looking for solutions to directly address their Scope 3 emissions<\/a> and Sustainable Aviation Fuel certificates (SAFc)<\/a> are an effective tool for air travel and freight emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAFc is an established market-based mechanism decoupling the environmental attribute of SAF from the physical product through book and claim. This approach enables companies to take climate action in value chain segments where they have limited ability to directly reduce emissions<\/strong> – such as business travel and air freight – thereby supporting credible progress toward Scope 3 emissions targets. In its draft Net-Zero guidance, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) acknowledges that companies may rely on mechanisms like SAFc and recognizes its potential role in meeting SBTi commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With multiple standards, production pathways and suppliers, identifying high-quality SAFc can be daunting. The market lacks standardized quality guidelines and pricing transparency, leaving buyers vulnerable to a complex market while suppliers struggle to sign offtake agreements necessary to scale production. At STX Group, we play an active role in helping corporate clients find high quality SAFc to meet their environmental targets while accelerating aviation decarbonization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on over 20 years of expertise in trading environmental commodities gives us the experience to efficiently bridge the gap between SAFc suppliers and corporate buyers. Our unique approach to demand aggregation provides airlines with the liquidity needed to sign more SAF offtakes while providing access to SAFc for corporations of all sizes. We have developed a streamlined process which removes barriers for buyers, providing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n