Deutsche Bank invests in SAF with Lufthansa Group

Lufthansa Group announced July 2 that Deutsche Bank is investing in the deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in air transport with the Lufthansa Group as part of its strategy to reduce the climate impact of business travel.

The jointly agreed volume of approximately 1,600 metric tons of SAF enables an estimated emissions saving of around 5,500 metric tons of CO2.

This is equivalent to the CO2 emissions of approximately 520 flights between Frankfurt, Germany, and London, England, operated by an Airbus A320neo.

The agreement builds on the growing partnership between the two companies.

Since October 2025, Deutsche Bank has been issuing the Lufthansa Miles & More Credit Card.

In the area of sustainability, both partners aim to deepen their collaboration further—with the goal of advancing the sustainable transformation and enhancing the credibility and acceptance of climate-protection solutions.

“Deutsche Bank’s decision to support the deployment of SAF with Lufthansa Group at this scale is a compelling demonstration that more sustainable flying is becoming increasingly important in the business-travel sector,” said Frank Naeve, the senior vice president of global sales and distribution for Lufthansa Group. “We are delighted to set a milestone together with Deutsche Bank—and to show that companies can make a measurable contribution to reducing the climate impact of their travel activities through concrete investments in SAF.”

Jörg Eigendorf, the chief sustainability officer of Deutsche Bank, added, “Sustainable aviation fuel is an important instrument for Deutsche Bank in our efforts to nearly halve our CO2 emissions along our supply chain by 2030 compared with 2019. It is also important for us to send a signal—only if there is reliable demand will SAF producers invest in production and make alternative fuels more competitive. This is a key part of our overall approach—we want to reduce CO2 emissions from our business travel and offset the remaining emissions where feasible.”

The Lufthansa Group has been working for many years on a sustainable transformation of aviation and offers companies a wide range of tailored solutions for more sustainable flying.

Through so-called SAF bulk deals, companies can procure larger quantities of SAF from the Lufthansa Group.

From an investment of 2,000 euros (USD$2,288) or more, companies receive a scope 3 certificate for CO2 savings in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol standard.

This not only strengthens a company’s environmental commitment but also promotes the further development and deployment of SAF within the aviation industry.

Logistics companies are increasingly also entering into SAF bulk deals, which Lufthansa Cargo offers from a minimum purchase volume of 100 metric tons of SAF.

With the “Sustainable Corporate Value Fare,” business customers can contribute to saving up to 30 percent of future CO2 emissions by SAF.

Across all corporate-customer products, around 1,700 companies worldwide invested in SAF with the Lufthansa Group in 2025.The Lufthansa Group is recording an overall increase in demand for more sustainable travel options and enables its customers—through a variety of offerings for private and business travel—to contribute to reducing the climate impact of future flights.

More than 5 percent of Lufthansa Group passengers chose a more sustainable travel option in 2025.

The volume of SAF sold was more than doubled in the previous year across various product formats.

The active engagement of passengers in more sustainable flying is an important pillar of the Lufthansa Group’s sustainability strategy.

The wide range of offerings for private travelers and corporate customers—alongside fleet modernization, the continuous improvement of fuel efficiency in flight operations, the deployment of SAF, and the expansion of intermodality—represents one of five levers through which the Lufthansa Group is advancing more sustainable flying.

In addition, the Lufthansa Group has been actively supporting global climate and weather research for more than 30 years.