About SAVIA

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WHO WE ARE

We are the professional arm of the citizen sustainable aviation movement. All of us adhere to a philosophy of sustainable aviation based upon the contextual sustainability framework and the vision of the integrated social and ecological values of the Earth Charter. This sustainable aviation philosophy is developed by SAVIA founding president, Frans C. Verhagen, M. Div., M.I.A., Ph.D., sustainability sociologist. Its full description will be available in a forthcoming article in the Journal of Air Transportation and in forthcoming book entitled Revamping Aviation: Integrating Aviation into an Intermodal Transportation System, Particularly in the USA. SAVIA is an acronym standing for S(ustainable) AVIA(tion.) Most of the associates are or have been affiliated with groups that adhere to these principles in their advocacy for an ecologically sustainable, equitable and accountable aviation industry. Some associates have been teaching sustainable aviation academically. All of us have gained insights and experience through years of advocacy and study leading to an orthodoxy on sustainable aviation through an orthopraxis of sustainable aviation. Our symbol represents our major challenge of the industry: integrating itself in an efficient intermodal transportation system as proposed in the IITS Initiative, so that the industry cannot only survive, but thrive.

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WHAT OUR SPECIFIC STRENGTHS ARE

  • Developing a sustainable aviation perspective based upon a clear understanding of the sustainability revolution as the successor the agricultural and the industrial revolutions mentioned in SAI masthead
  • Incorporating the distributional and procedural justice requirements into the operations of the aviation industry
  • Applying the SAVIA tm planning and assessment framework to strategic planning and evaluations of all type of operations
  • Meeting the challenges of the industry of GHG emissions to the climate crisis
  • The mixture of the associates’ backgrounds guarantees an intercultural, cross disciplinary and holistic approach to SAVIA’s consulting practices
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WHAT WE DO

  • Consulting with the many parts of the aviation industry using the strengths listed above
  • Assisting in the development of sustainable aviation perspective and relating the sustainability revolution to the aviation industry
  • Assisting in evaluating various methods of GHG emissions reduction such as carbon credits, cap-and-trade system from the viewpoint of the triple bottom line perspective
  • Assisting in evaluating strategic plans using SAVIA tm planning and assessment framework
  • Assisting in the development of sustainable aviation policies, programs and projects for airports, airlines, airframe manufacturers and for government departments on the local, state and federal levels
  • Assisting the industry in these troubling times of an ever deepening climate crisis in developing in stabilizing and reducing their GHG emissions
  • Assisting in planning regional, national and international sustainable aviation planning conferences
  • Presenting the above services in various venues of the many parts of the aviation industry
  • Familiarizing the aviation industry with the various aviation policies, programs and projects that the various UN organizations are involved in, such as ICAO, UNEP, UNCTAD, WMO, CSD etc.
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HOW WE PERFORM OUR SERVICES

  • We perform our consulting services in a highly participatory way with executive and managerial personnel using the most advanced audiovisual technologies
  • We attempt to use electronic communications as much as possible, so that we only use air travel sparingly
  • We operate our organizations on a carbon neutral base
  • We mostly remit our carbon offsets to two African organizations that promote sustainable rural development: www.self.org and www.cdpeace.com
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WHERE OUR ASSOCIATES ARE

  • SAVIA associates reside mostly in North America, particularly the North East, Pacific Northwest and Canada
  • A substantial number of SAVIA associates reside in the UK and Europe
  • A few associates reside in Africa
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WHAT OUR RESOURCES ARE

  • Our main resource are our network of associates who are able to effectively consult with the aviation industry on account of their unified approach in making the aviation industry socially, economically and ecologically sustainable.
  • The experience and publications of the SAVIA associates
  • The many resources that are available from the citizen sustainable aviation movement
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