International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016 to 2021, 2018 to 2023, 2023-07-01 to 2023-09-30)
Reporting Period: 2016 to 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Sustainable Finance
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Lack of common definition and standard for green bonds
- Greenwashing risks
Mitigation Strategies
- Analysis of factors explaining greenium (premium for green bonds)
- Focus on credibility of green bonds and issuers (external review, green sectors, UNEP FI commitment)
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: ICMA Green Bond Principles (GBP)
Reporting Period: 2018 to 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainable Finance
- Carbon Emissions
- Physical Risk
Environmental Achievements
- Developed harmonized statistical indicators on climate-related risks for the euro area financial sector.
- Substantially increased data coverage for carbon emission indicators (from 47% to 85% for certain loan portfolio indicators) through novel imputation methods.
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Established a common methodological framework for indicators, ensuring comparability across countries and time frames.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Develop forward-looking emissions indicators.
- Include Scope 3 emissions in the analysis.
- Broaden the scope of reported exposures to include central banks, sovereign and supranational bonds, and mortgages.
- Improve location information in physical risk assessment by exploring national data sources.
Short-term Goals:
- Refine imputation strategies for carbon emission and financial data.
- Impute Scope 2 emissions for bank loans using Input-Output tables.
Environmental Challenges
- Data gaps in carbon emissions and financial information.
- Methodological challenges in constructing meaningful carbon emission indicators across countries and over time.
- Uncertainties in climate data and scenarios for physical risk indicators.
- Limited data on climate adaptation strategies.
- Difficulty in capturing secondary effects of physical risks (e.g., supply chain disruptions).
Mitigation Strategies
- Developed novel imputation methods for missing data.
- Adjusted indicators to account for price and exchange rate effects.
- Incorporated a balancing approach to accommodate compositional changes over time.
- Introduced a time series decomposition to distinguish between decarbonization and investment decisions.
- Incorporated collateral and insurance coverage into physical risk assessments.
- Exploring national sources of location information on businesses to improve physical risk assessment.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Flooding
- Windstorms
- Wildfires
- Droughts
- Heat stress
- Water stress
Transition Risks
- Exposure to carbon-intensive counterparties.
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: TCFD, PCAF
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2023-07-01 to 2023-09-30
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
- Net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Environmental Achievements
- Airlines committed to net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
- Increased number of SAF offtake agreements.
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Net zero carbon dioxide emissions from aviation by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- High jet fuel prices
- Economic slowdown impacting air travel affordability
- Geopolitical uncertainty
- Supply chain disruptions
- High inflation
- Potential increase in unemployment
Mitigation Strategies
- Development and adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed