Climate Change Data

SkyWest Incorporated

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:26,786 metric tons CO2e (total fleet)
Scope 1 Emissions:26,786 metric tons CO2e (includes jet fuel and GSE)
Scope 2 Emissions:9,284 metric tons CO2e
Renewable Energy Share:45% (GSE)
Total Energy Consumption:22,406,061 kWh (Scope 2)
Carbon Intensity:198 metric tons CO2e per million ASM (E175 fleet in 2021); 250 metric tons CO2e per million ASM (CRJ200 fleet in 2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate-related risks and opportunities
  • Workforce diversity
  • Employee attraction, retention, and growth opportunities
  • Governance structure and oversight

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced fuel consumption by implementing single-engine taxi and idle reverse thrust landings, saving an estimated 2.9 million gallons of jet fuel and over 29,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions.
  • Added Scope 2 purchased electricity emissions to their disclosure.
  • Partnered with Eve Air Mobility for the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
  • Acquired 18 new Embraer E175 regional jets with more efficient carbon emissions per ASM than older jets.
  • 45% of SkyWest’s motorized GSE was electric by the end of 2021.

Social Achievements

  • Implemented employee incentives and initiatives to enhance attraction, retention, and growth opportunities for diverse employees.
  • Implemented various safety initiatives to improve employee and passenger safety.
  • Provided human trafficking awareness training to all frontline employees.

Governance Achievements

  • Adopted TCFD and SASB frameworks to enhance climate risk evaluation, assessment, and disclosures.
  • Enhanced TCFD and SASB reporting framework and disclosures.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 (aligned with industry goals)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase utilization of SAF to lower emissions.
  • Continued collaboration with major airline partners on environmental decarbonization goals.
  • Continued engagement with alternative powerplant manufacturers.
Short-term Goals:
  • Establish goals, metrics, and measurement of progress on emissions reduction in collaboration with major airline partners.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased On-the-Job Injuries (OJI) per 200K Employee Hours in 2021 due to increased flying volume from COVID-19 recovery.
  • Limited scale and availability of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
  • Potential carbon taxes, domestic aviation emission reduction targets, and enhanced reporting requirements.
  • Transition to low-carbon technologies (SAF, electric/hybrid-electric powerplants, hydrogen-based fuels).
  • Potential impact of public perception of air travel on future customer demand.
  • Increasing severity of weather events and longer-term changes in weather patterns.
  • Inaccessibility of data for secondary estimations of Scope 2 emissions for 7% of facility locations.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented initiatives to reduce turbulence, slips/falls, and ergonomic issues.
  • Partnered with insurance provider to develop Flight Attendant strain reduction training.
  • Collaborating with major airline partners on their fuel emission initiatives and decarbonization goals.
  • Fleet modernization with more efficient aircraft.
  • Evaluating opportunities to use SAF in prorate operations when it becomes more readily available.
  • Working with legal, environment, and finance teams to stay informed of possible regulations.
  • Coordinating demand with major airline partners for new aircraft types with low-carbon technologies.
  • Reducing the number of older, less-efficient aircraft.
  • Monitoring and partnering in the development of alternative travel vehicles.
  • Improving existing financial risk management processes by including climate impact considerations.
  • Processes in place to manage operational disruptions due to weather or other circumstances.
  • Facilities located strategically throughout the US to reduce susceptibility to widespread damage from significant weather.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Vendor Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increasing severity of weather events
  • Longer-term changes in weather patterns
Transition Risks
  • Potential carbon taxes
  • Domestic aviation emission reduction targets
  • Transition to low-carbon technologies
  • Public perception of air travel
Opportunities
  • Reduced fuel consumption through fleet modernization and operational improvements
  • Increased utilization of SAF
  • Development of low-carbon aircraft

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SASB

Third-party Assurance: Sustainable Business Consulting, LLC (limited assurance on Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions)

Awards & Recognition

  • SEA-Tac’s Fly Quiet Award (multiple years)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:5,476,261 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:5,476,261 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:8,068 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:46% of motorized GSE
Total Energy Consumption:20,587,497 kWh/year
Carbon Intensity:220 metric tons CO2e per million ASMs (2022)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Safety
  • Environment
  • Social

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 2 emissions by 8.8% from 2021 to 2022.
  • Operational fuel savings procedures saved approximately 31,445 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).

Social Achievements

  • 2022 employee injury rate finished 6% better than 2021 rate.
  • Increased pilot compensation to reduce pilot attrition and incentivize captain upgrades.

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained a corporate governance program aligned with evolving best practices.
  • Benchmarked governance practices compared to major airline partners and guidelines from large institutional shareholders.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Begin replacing 10% of jet fuel with SAF by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Electrify 50% of Airport Operations motorized ground service equipment (GSE) by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Employee shortages across the country, impacting workforce composition and leading to staffing imbalances.
  • Limited availability and high cost of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Increased pay investments in every major workgroup.
  • Enhanced recruitment and onboarding experience for new employees.
  • Engaged with existing prorate fuel providers to discuss SAF availability and opportunities.
  • Established a goal to begin replacing 10% of jet fuel with SAF by 2030.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Vendor Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Temperature extremes
  • Wildfire
  • River flooding
  • Coastal flooding
  • Drought
Transition Risks
  • Carbon pricing
  • Domestic aviation emission reduction targets
  • CORSIA
  • Transition to low-carbon technologies (SAF, alternative propulsion)
  • Market changes
  • Reputation risks
Opportunities
  • Resource efficiency
  • Energy sources (SAF)
  • Products and services
  • Markets
  • Resilience

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SASB

Third-party Assurance: Point B (limited assurance on GHG emissions)

Awards & Recognition

  • CEO of the Year Honoree (2023)
  • CEO of the Year (2020)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:4,960,304 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:4,957,085 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:6,618 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:47% of motorized GSE
Total Energy Consumption:20,047,073 MWh/year
Water Consumption:14,714,916 gallons/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:See report for various carbon intensity metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Safety
  • Environment
  • Social

Environmental Achievements

  • Transitioned one airport to electric GSE in 2023
  • Purchased five units and ordered eight units for airports for transition to electric GSE in 2024
  • Reduced paper waste through electronic manuals and electronic flight bags
  • Operational fuel savings procedures saved approximately 35,955 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)

Social Achievements

  • Updated Human Rights Statement
  • Made significant pay and benefit enhancements in every major workgroup
  • First regional airline to provide flight attendants with boarding pay
  • Named one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity” and “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women” by Newsweek in 2024

Governance Achievements

  • Benchmarked governance practices against major airline partners, institutional shareholder guidelines, and independent ESG research and rating agencies
  • Reviewed findings with the Board of Directors

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Begin replacing 10% of jet fuel with SAF by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Electrify 50% of Airport Operations motorized ground service equipment (GSE) by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Shortage of regional airline captains due to strong hiring by major airlines, low-cost carriers, and cargo air providers
  • Limited availability and high cost of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
  • Limited infrastructure for electric Ground Support Equipment (GSE) at some airports
Mitigation Strategies
  • Significant investments in frontline employees to reduce attrition
  • Continued discussions with fuel providers about SAF availability and opportunities
  • Coordinating with airports to transition to electric GSE and upgrade infrastructure
  • Implementing operational efficiency measures to reduce fuel consumption

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Review of top suppliers by expense and evaluation of their environmental and social commitments

Responsible Procurement
  • Vendor Code of Conduct
  • Human Rights Statement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Temperature extremes
  • River flooding
  • Wildfire
  • Drought
  • Pluvial flooding
Transition Risks
  • Carbon pricing
  • Decarbonization mandates
  • Transition to low-carbon technologies
  • Market shifts
  • Reputational risks
Opportunities
  • Resource efficiency
  • Energy sources (SAF)
  • Products and services
  • Markets
  • Resilience

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, TCFD

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: KERAMIDA Inc.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Fly Quiet Award (Vancouver Airport Authority)
  • America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
  • America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women