Bristow Group Inc

Bristow’s vision is to lead the world in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, and we are committed to leading responsibly. Along with our commitment to safe and reliable operations, we have a sustainability program that focuses on environmental responsibility through daily practices as further described in the following sections. Our Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “ESG Committee”) oversees our sustainability initiatives, which include, but are not limited to, developing a robust climate change risk management strategy aligned with the recommendations made by the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”), increasing transparency for our stakeholders, and ensuring our social responsibility program continues to provide value for our employees and the community.

Bristow seeks to play a positive role in the communities where we operate by conducting our operations in a way that respects the environment and surrounding communities. Through Bristow Uplift, our social responsibility program, we invest resources and partner with local communities, charities, and non-profit organizations to develop, support and implement targeted and sustainable social responsibility initiatives with the goal of building strong community relationships that will have a positive impact on our communities and create long-term value for our business.

Environmental Initiatives — Bristow was one of the first vertical lift operators in the UK to obtain International Organization for Standards (“ISO”) 14001 certification, which certifies that our UK operations have an environmental management system in place that monitors, manages, and delivers continuous improvement to systems and procedures at our bases of operations. Our Brazil operations also passed an ISO 14001 audit continuing their certification that was initially obtained in 2018. In 2022, our corporate office obtained an ISO 14001 certification. We also have undertaken proactive measures to reduce aircraft emissions and reduce the environmental impact of our operations by monitoring operational practices to reduce our time running the aircraft on the ground, utilizing a fleet of efficient and regularly maintained aircraft supported by current technologies, such as flight planning software for payload management, and by partnering with our customers to maximize seat utilization, thus reducing the number of flights required. We are actively developing a forward-looking strategy to improve the efficiency of our fleet and help make sure it is aligned with customer contract terms. On the ground, we initiated the process of replacing inefficient, older support vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs) where available. Additionally, we encourage and assist our engine manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, our customers and other stakeholders to be early and leading adopters of sustainable aviation fuels (“SAF”) as we encourage wider availability of these alternative fuels by our fuel suppliers. We have successfully flown limited sets of SAF-powered flights for our energy and SAR businesses in the North Sea. In addition, we have deepened partnerships with multiple manufacturers to assist with the operationalization of electric vertical takeoff and landing and short takeoff and landing aircraft, collectively known as Advanced Air Mobility (“AAM”). AAM is an emerging aviation system which utilizes aircraft that are primarily powered by hybrid and/or electric propulsion systems and is expected to support the reduction of operational emissions.

Bristow Uplift — The Bristow Uplift charitable pillars are organized into five categories: Education, the Underserved, Health and Wellness, Diversity, and Sustainability. Through the Bristow Uplift program, we seek to make positive impacts in our local communities through social investment in these five categories. Bristow also matches certain employee donations to philanthropic organizations around the world. Through these efforts, we support building strong community relationships through the causes that are most important to our employees, ultimately creating long-term value for our business.

Human Rights — Our Code of Business Integrity (“COBI”) and our Human Rights Policy, which support the general principles of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights highlight and govern our commitment to respecting human rights in the workplace and in the communities in which we operate. Together, COBI and the Human Rights Policy prohibit Bristow and our suppliers from engaging in discriminatory treatment and harassment, relying on forced or child labor, including human trafficking, and from limiting employees’ freedom of association. Bristow supports fair wages and maintaining a healthy and safe work environment. As a condition of doing business with Bristow, we require all suppliers of aircraft and aircraft parts to agree to comply with the Human Rights Policy and the principles included in COBI.