Delta is committed to providing safe and clean transport for customers and a safe workplace for employees.
At Delta, we realize the opportunity to leverage our brand’s trust to drive good vendor practices, touching every aspect of our business.
Delta’s mission to connect the world includes our commitment to being a strong partner to the communities where our employees live, work and serve
Delta has remained steadfast in our commitment to address climate change
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Our people are our strongest competitive advantage, and the high-quality service they provide sets us apart.
Delta has implemented a robust governance framework over ESG matters at the board and management levels.
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CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Environmental Compliance
Delta’s global reach requires compliance with a complex array of international, federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.
These environmental requirements serve as the foundation for managing Delta’s environmental footprint, and we understand the impact noncompliance may have on the environment and the communities we serve. However, compliance with these requirements is just the starting point for our environmental programs, which also incorporate best management practices that go beyond compliance.
Compliance Management
Delta utilizes three system tools to manage our environmental programs, reduce risk and minimize impacts of our operations.
Delta’s Environmental Management System (EMS) outlines the overarching components of our environmental systems and processes and is modeled after the ISO14001 framework. The EMS manages and tracks roles, responsibilities and procedures for compliance with regulations and implementation of best management practices on an airport-specific basis.
Delta’s Environmental Programs Manual (EPM) establishes Delta’s policies, expectations and management protocols for internal environmental compliance with federal, state and local regulations and best management practices that go beyond compliance. The EPM sets forth environmental training requirements for employees and provides the forms, tools and resources to demonstrate compliance and reduce risk.
Delta’s Environmental Management Information System (EMIS) is a web-based tool that tracks internal environmental tasks outlined in the EPM. EMIS provides proactive notifications to station task owners to stay ahead of compliance tasks, and it generates reports to validate task completion.
Progress
Delta measures environmental performance through a series of metrics, which include releases, violations, hazardous waste generation and air emissions. We evaluate results year-over-year to track progress.
The operational impacts of COVID-19 have made annual comparisons less meaningful since operations were reduced significantly in 2020.
As a result, environmental metrics in 2021 trended higher than 2020 but generally showed improvement over 2019.
2019
2020
2021
Recorded Releases
Annual Release Goal
<90
<90
<90
Class I Recorded Releases
44
26
51
Class II Recorded Releases
49
30
40
Total Recorded Releases (Class I + Class II)*
93
56
91
Regulatory Reportable Releases
25
16
25
Notices of Violation
Goal: Not to Exceed 3
3
3
3
Notices of Violation
2
4
1**
Fines
0
0
EUR** 2,000
Hazardous Waste
Waste (Tons)
670
338
589
Regulated Air Emissions From
Stationary Sources ***
2021
Metric Tons
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
158.5
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
59.9
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
14.7
Particulate Matter (PM)
29.2
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
98.5
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
41.9
*Class I – Spills of 25 gallons or more, or any spill with the potential to impact the environment. Class II – Spill between 5 and 25 gallons that are completely contained.
**Delta received an infringement notice in 2021 from the French Authority for Airport Nuisance Control for extended use of an auxiliary power unit at CDG in 2019.
***For 2021, Delta has expanded stationary source air emissions tracking beyond emissions inventories required by the Clean Air Act to include stationary sources at all domestic stations and chemical purchases system wide. As a result, 2021 emissions are not comparable to prior years.
