Still the One: American Airlines Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for Second Consecutive Year
13 December 2022 - 01:39AM
GlobeNewswire Inc.
For the second year in a row, American Airlines is the only
passenger airline to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability
North America Index (DJSI). American increased its year-over-year
score by more than 20%, a strong recognition of the progress the
airline has made toward reaching its environmental, social and
governance (ESG) goals.
The 2022 DJSI comprises North American sustainability leaders as
identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability
Assessment. It represents the top 20% of the largest 600 North
American companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI)
based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria.
“Returning to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index
for a second straight year is a tremendous honor,” American’s CEO
Robert Isom said. “We know there’s still a great deal of work to
do, but I’m proud of the strides our entire team has made over the
past year. As we continue to build American to thrive forever, we
will keep holding ourselves to this high standard of aviation
industry leadership.”
In 2022, American became the first airline in history to receive
a CORSIA-certified batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and
furthered its commitment to SAF usage by announcing a new agreement
to purchase an additional 500 million gallons over five years from
Gevo, Inc., an important step in reaching the airline’s goal to
replace 10% of its jet fuel with SAF by 2030. As part of its
commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,
American also became the first U.S. airline to make two direct
investments focused on the development of both hydrogen-electric
propulsion technology and the future of hydrogen distribution
logistics.
American was also recognized for its diversity, equity and
inclusion efforts. The airline has received high scores from
leading benchmark organizations including a top score of 100 from
the Disability Equality Index; the highest possible rating of 100
from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, which
named American a 2022 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ equality; and
recognition from the Seramount Inclusion Index for the fifth
straight year for the airline’s efforts to create an inclusive
workplace.
In addition, the DJSI noted American’s continued efforts to
advance its ESG goals while maintaining the highest standards of
safety. Last year, the airline successfully mitigated 100% of
identified safety risks and hazardous situations for mainline
flights. The achievement comes during a year in which American
operated the largest flight schedule of any U.S. carrier.
The full results and list of Index constituents are available
online.
American released its latest ESG Report in July, which details
the progress the company made on key ESG priorities in 2021 and
provides the airline’s updated analysis of its path to net-zero
emissions by 2050.
More information on American’s approach to ESG is available at
aa.com/esg, and details on the airline’s sustainability strategy
are available at aa.com/sustainability.
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