All Nippon Airways has opened up its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program to individual travelers, not just corporate accounts. If your company flies ANA and has ESG commitments to meet, this is a practical new tool worth knowing about right now.

What This Means for Business Travel

Until now, SAF purchasing on ANA was largely the domain of corporate contracts: something negotiated at the account level. By extending the option to individual customers, ANA is making it easier for any traveler, on any booking, to contribute to lower-emission flights. For companies with sustainability targets, that flexibility matters.

This move reflects a broader shift in the aviation industry, where airlines are under growing pressure to offer measurable green options. SAF produces significantly fewer lifecycle carbon emissions than conventional jet fuel, and as more companies are required to report on Scope 3 emissions (which include business travel) having accessible SAF options at the point of booking becomes genuinely useful rather than a nice-to-have.

Travel Coordination Take

  1. Check your ANA bookings now. If your travelers fly ANA routes (particularly trans-Pacific) review whether SAF options are visible during the booking process and how they are priced.
  2. Connect with your sustainability or ESG team. Find out whether your company has targets that business travel needs to support. This program could help you contribute directly to those goals.
  3. Update your travel policy or guidance. If your organization encourages or requires sustainable choices, add a note about ANA’s SAF option so travelers know it exists and how to select it.
  4. Track participation for reporting. If travelers start opting in, make sure you have a way to capture that data. ESG reporting increasingly requires evidence, not estimates.
  5. Raise it at your next travel review. Whether you work with a TMC or manage bookings directly, flag ANA’s expanded SAF access as a topic: your account manager may have additional details on how it integrates with corporate reporting tools.

Key Takeaway

ANA’s decision to extend SAF purchasing to individual travelers gives travel coordinators a simple, concrete way to support their company’s sustainability goals on every ANA booking, not just at contract renewal time. It’s a small step that can add up quickly if your team flies this airline regularly.