A Delta airplane is seen from behind on a tarmac, silhouetted against a dramatic orange and gold sunset sky.
A Delta airplane is seen from behind on a tarmac, silhouetted against a dramatic orange and gold sunset sky.

Reporting Frameworks

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index Tables

Topic Metric Code Responses
Activity Metrics Available seat kilometers (ASK) TR-AL-000.A 478,286 million
Passenger load factor TR-AL-000.B 84%
Revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) TR-AL-000.C 400,469 million
Revenue ton kilometers (RTK) TR-AL-000.D 42,979 million (includes cargo and assumed per passenger weight of 100 kilograms)
Number of departures TR-AL-000.E

4,863 average daily departures (all carriers);

3,215 average daily departures (Delta only)

Average age of fleet TR-AL-000.F

14.8 years (Delta only);

14.6 years (all carriers)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Gross global Scope 1 emissions TR-AL-110a.1 39,301,990 metric tons CO₂e
Discussion of long- and short-term strategy or plan to manage Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets, and an analysis of performance against those targets TR-AL-110a.2 See the Environment Section
(1) Total fuel consumed TR-AL-110a.3

497,939,152 GJ (mainline jet fuel);

524,936,525 GJ (mainline & Endeavor jet fuel)

(2) Percentage alternative fuel TR-AL-110a.3 <1%
(3) Percentage SAF TR-AL-110a.3 <1%
Gross Scope 2 TR-AL-110a.3 116,107 metric tons CO₂e
Labor Practices Percentage of active workforce employed under collective bargaining agreements TR-AL-310a.1 Approximately 20%1
(1) Number of work stoppages TR-AL-310a.2 0
(2) Total days idle TR-AL-310a.2 0
Competitive Behavior Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with anti-competitive behavior regulations TR-AL-520a.1 N/A
Accident and Safety Management Description of implementation and outcomes of a Safety Management System TR-AL-540a.1 See Safety Section
Number of aviation accidents2 TR-AL-540a.2 4
Number of governmental enforcement actions of aviation safety regulations3 TR-AL-540a.3 3 OSHA Citations

Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Index

Disclosure Category Recommended Disclosure Source
Governance

Disclose the organization’s governance around climate-related risks and opportunities.

a) Describe the board’s oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities.

b) Describe management’s role in assessing and managing climate-related risks and opportunities.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Additional Climate-Related Disclosures – Climate-Related Governance

GOVERNANCE

Board-Level Oversight

Management-Level Oversight and Implementation

Strategy

Disclose the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organization’s businesses, strategy, and financial planning where such information is material.

a) Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the organization has identified over the short, medium and long term.

b) Describe the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organization’s businesses, strategy and financial planning.

c) Describe the resilience of the organization’s strategy, taking into consideration different climate-related scenarios, including a 2°C or lower scenario.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Delta's Sustainability Strategy

Advancing Progress Toward Our Goals

Additional Climate-Related Disclosures – Climate Risk Management

Risk Management

Disclose how the organization identifies, assesses, and manages climate-related risks

a) Describe the organization’s processes for identifying and assessing climate-related risks.

b) Describe the organization’s processes for managing climate-related risks.

c) Describe how processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the organization’s overall risk management.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Delta's Sustainability Strategy

Additional Climate-Related Disclosures – Climate Risk Management

Climate Lobbying

GOVERNANCE

Board-Level Oversight

Metrics and Targets

Disclose the metrics and targets used to assess and manage relevant climate-related risks and opportunities where such information is material.

a) Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process.

b) Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the related risks.

c) Describe the targets used by the organization to manage climate-related risks and opportunities and performance against targets.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Delta's Sustainability Strategy

Additional Climate-Related Disclosures – Metrics and Targets

  1. Represents full-time equivalent employees at Delta and our wholly owned subsidiary Endeavor Air.(a)
  2. Defined according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (Annex 13) and the National Transportation Safety Board (Part 830).(a)
  3. Defined as the number of enforcement actions from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration or the equivalent national authorities that are related to aviation safety regulations.(a)