IndiGo first Indian carrier to start ESG reporting, mulls use of green fuel

Meeting green goals will make the company attractive to global funds and lenders which are focusing increasingly more on sustainable investing

India’s largest airline IndiGo published its first ever Environment Social Governance Report to showcase its efforts in sustainable aviation. The report comes amid IndiGo’s process of raising Rs 3,000 crore through a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) process and is likely an effort to attract marquee overseas funds which are focusing increasingly more on sustainable investing.

While listing down its efforts to cut carbon emission, IndiGo said that it is exploring the potential of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in aircraft and the airline has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)with an international SAF provider.

“This first report in the field