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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GOVERNANCE
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Political Activity and Policy Engagement
Delta is committed to being a positive voice on public policy issues that not only impact the airline industry but also impact our customers, our people and the communities we serve.
Management of our overarching advocacy and regulatory compliance activities is the responsibility of our Chief Legal Officer in conjunction with our Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, and our Vice President, State and Local Government Affairs. The DLC is regularly briefed on our policy priorities and activities, and our Corporate Governance Committee also receives formal reports on our political activities.
We care about a wide range of issues including fair trade, competition policy, safety and security, workforce development as well as energy and the environment, inclusive of climate change policy.
We actively lobby, directly and indirectly, to influence the development of international, federal, state and local public policies. We issue a Political Contributions and Activity Report annually and, in response to shareholder approval of the proposal requesting a climate lobbying report at our 2021 annual meeting, the Board of Directors directed the preparation of our Climate Lobbying Report, which provides an overview of Delta’s climate goals, our climate policy principles and recent direct and indirect climate lobbying activities.
To learn more, see our 2021 Political Contributions and Activity Report and our Climate Lobbying Report.
Business Ethics
We have established three statements of guiding principles that outline Delta’s values and culture to highlight employee expectations as well as provide a framework for how we conduct business with our partners.
All Delta employees must read, understand and follow Delta’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, as well as report violations or suspected violations, which allows Delta to address issues as they arise.
Employees are encouraged to report suspected violations to their supervisor or other manager; their HR representative or the Law Department; or by filing a report through the Delta Safety, Ethics and Compliance HelpLine either online or calling tollfree 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Reports to the Helpline are answered discreetly and confidentially by an independent company that helps us receive and respond to reported concerns. If appropriate, Delta will conduct an investigation and implement corrective action. Delta does not tolerate retaliation of any kind for raising concerns or making a report in good faith about a safety, ethics or compliance issue. Delta will take appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, against individuals who retaliate.
Guiding Principles
We utilize the Rules of the Road as a foundation to outline our core values, principles and expectations of modeling leadership at every level of the company.
For employees to outline our basic expectations of each other we have The Way We Fly.
Delta’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is a nonnegotiable policy critical to protecting Delta’s values, culture and reputation. It also defines how we conduct business around the world to help our business partners understand our values.
