Chapman Freeborn OBC has partnered with Freeze Carbon to strengthen the way it measures and addresses emissions across its time-critical aviation logistics operations.
The partnership, which has been in place since October 2025, supports the company’s wider climate action strategy, with a focus on improving emissions visibility, increasing transparency and addressing residual emissions linked to urgent transport activity.
For On-Board Courier providers, emissions management presents a distinct challenge. Unlike conventional freight movements, OBC shipments are often organised at very short notice, frequently across several regions, and typically move on the next available flight. That leaves very limited room to optimise routing or consolidate loads from an environmental perspective.
In this environment, the priority shifts towards accurate measurement, operational efficiency and mitigation of those emissions that cannot yet be avoided because of the service model’s time-sensitive nature.
Freeze Carbon’s digital tools are designed to help Chapman Freeborn OBC calculate its emissions footprint more consistently, improve data transparency and support mitigation efforts across its value chain. The partnership also gives the company access to verified climate projects intended to generate measurable environmental and social benefits.
Chapman Freeborn OBC said the approach is grounded in operational reality. The company’s focus remains on reducing emissions wherever possible, while also engaging with partners and supporting credible mitigation efforts for the remaining impact.
Nicolas Estrada, project manager at Chapman Freeborn OBC, said the partnership is helping the company structure emissions tracking and the treatment of residual emissions in a more transparent and measurable way, while maintaining the speed and reliability that customers expect.
He added that the company’s longer-term focus is on concrete climate action, including efficiency improvements, stronger partner engagement and broader mitigation efforts across its operations.
The partnership reflects a growing shift within aviation logistics, where sustainability strategies are increasingly being adapted to fit operational constraints rather than abstract targets. In the OBC segment, where urgency is often non-negotiable, emissions management is becoming part of day-to-day operational planning.
