Toby Edwards

Spear’s Review

Sustainability and private jets aren’t often seen as congruous, but Toby Edwards aims to change the narrative. After becoming co-CEO of private jet charter company Victor in 2020 at the age of 32, he has been responsible for incorporating sustainability into the firm’s ethos. 

‘Our mission is “a better way to fly” – which means our focus is on making aircraft charter more transparent, easier and more sustainable than ever before,’ Edwards tells Spear’s. As part of this mission, Victor has embarked on a partnership with Neste, a Finnish firm that produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The companies explain that SAF produces up to 80 per cent less in greenhouse gases than traditional aviation fuel. This is by virtue of the materials it uses during production, which are sustainably sourced, renewable and release a smaller amount of carbon emissions than crude oil. Edwards asserts that at this point, SAF is ‘the only credible, pragmatic way of reducing your carbon footprint’.