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APPENDIX
Reporting Frameworks
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index
PDF
PINCH TO ZOOM
Topic
Metric
Code
Response
Activity Metrics
Available seat kilometers (ASK)
Passenger load factor
Revenue passenger kilometers (RPK)
Revenue ton kilometers (RTK)
Number of departures
Average age of fleet
TR-AL-000.A
TR-AL-000.B
TR-AL-000.C
TR-AL-000.D
TR-AL-000.E
TR-AL-000.F
312,975 million (Available Seat Kilometers)
69%
216,765 million (Revenue Passenger Kilometers)
23,876 million (Revenue Ton Kilometers, includes Cargo and assumed per passenger weight of 100 kilograms)
3,978 average daily departures (all carriers); 2,282 average daily departures (Delta only)
14.0 years (mainline); 13.2 (mainline + regional carriers)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Gross Scope 1 Emissions
Discussion of long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage
Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets, and an analysis of performance against those targets
(1) Total fuel consumed
(2) Percentage alternate fuel
(3) Percentage SAF
Gross Scope 2
TR-AL-110a.1
TR-AL-110a.2
TR-AL-110a.3
TR-AL-110a.3
TR-AL-110a.3
TR-AL-110a.3
24,561,255 metric tons CO2e
See Climate and the Environment section
314,139,544 GJ (mainline jet fuel); 338,349,447 GJ (mainline & Endeavor jet fuel)
<1%
<1%
246,219 metric tons CO2e
Labor Practices
Percentage of active workforce covered under collective bargaining agreements
(1) Number of work stoppages
(2) Total days idle
TR-AL-310a.1
TR-AL-310a.2
TR-AL-310a.2
20%
0
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
Number of aviation accidents*
Number of governmental enforcement actions of aviation safety regulations**
TR-AL-540a.1
TR-AL-540a.2
TR-AL-540a.3
See Flight Safety section
3 out of 1,442,421 flights (mainline and carriers)
N/A
Topic
Metric
Code
Response
Activity Metrics
Available seat kilometers (ASK)
Passenger load factor
Revenue passenger kilometers (RPK)
Revenue ton kilometers (RTK)
Number of departures
Average age of fleet
TR-AL-000.A
TR-AL-000.B
TR-AL-000.C
TR-AL-000.D
TR-AL-000.E TR-AL-000.F
375,340 million (Available Seat Kilometers)
84%
314,594 million (Revenue Passenger Kilometers)
33,705 million (Revenue Ton Kilometers, includes cargo and assumed per passenger weight of 100 kilograms)
4,325 average daily departures (all carriers);
2,752 average daily departures (Delta only)
14.4 years (mainline); 13.6 (mainline + regional carriers)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Gross Scope 1 Emissions
Discussion of long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets and an analysis of performance against those targets
(1) Total fuel consumed
(2) Percentage alternate fuel
(3) Percentage SAF
Gross Scope 2
TR-AL-110a.1 TR-AL-110a.2
TR-AL-110a.3 TR-AL-110a.3
TR-AL-110a.3 TR-AL-110a.3
30,741,000 metric tons CO2e
See Climate and the Environment section
427,839,569 GJ (mainline jet fuel);
452,521,300 GJ (mainline & Endeavor jet fuel)
<1%
<1%
203,486 metric tons CO2e
Labor Practices
Percentage of active workforce covered under collective bargaining agreements
(1) Number of work stoppages
(2) Total days idle
TR-AL-310a.1 TR-AL-310a.2
20%
0
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 & Safety Management
Description of implementation and outcomes of a Safety Management System
TR-AL-540a.1
See Safety Section
Number of aviation accidents1
TR-AL-540a.2
12 – 7 incidents, 5 accidents
Number of governmental enforcement actions of aviation safety regulations2
TR-AL-540a.3
0
- Defined according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (Annex 13) and the National Transportation Safety Board (Part 830). Of the 12 accidents in 2022, seven were classified as an incident and five were classified as accidents.
- Defined as the number of enforcement actions from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or the equivalent national authorities that are related to aviation safety regulations.
Task Force On Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Index
PDF
Disclosure Category
Recommended Disclosure
Relevant Sections
GOVERNANCE
Disclose the organization’s governance around climate-related risks and opportunities.
- Describe the board’s oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities.
- Describe management’s role in assessing and managing climate-related risks.
Governance – Board Oversight
Governance – Management 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.
- Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the organization has identified over the short-, medium-, and long- term.
- Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities on the organization’s businesses, strategy and financial planning.
- Describe the potential impact of different scenarios, including a 2°C scenario, on the organization’s businesses, strategy and financial planning.
Climate and the Environment – Climate Risks and Opportunities
Climate and the Environment – Our Decarbonization Pathway
RISK MANAGEMENT
Disclose how the organization identifies, assesses and manages climate-related risks.
- Describe the organization’s processes for identifying and assessing climate-related risks.
- Describe the organization’s processes for managing climate-related risks.
- Describe how processes for identifying, assessing and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the organization’s overall risk management.
Climate and the Environment – Climate Risks and Opportunities
Governance – Oversight of ESG Matters
METRICS and TARGETS
Disclose the metrics and targets used to assess and manage relevant climate-related risks and opportunities.
- Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process.
- Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the related risks.1
- Describe the targets used by the organization to manage climate-related risks and opportunities and performance against targets.
Climate and the Environment – Improving Emissions Intensity
Climate and the Environment – Net-Zero by 2050
Appendix – Historical Emissions Data
- Delta responds annually to the CDP Climate Change questionnaire. Responses to TCFD disclosure framework are also available in our CDP response, available on delta.com/sustainability.
PINCH TO ZOOM
Topic
Metric
Code
Response
Activity Metrics
Available seat kilometers (ASK)
Passenger load factor
Revenue passenger kilometers (RPK)
Revenue ton kilometers (RTK)
Number of departures
Average age of fleet
TR-AL-000.A
TR-AL-000.B
TR-AL-000.C
TR-AL-000.D
TR-AL-000.E
TR-AL-000.F
312,975 million (Available Seat Kilometers)
69%
216,765 million (Revenue Passenger Kilometers)
23,876 million (Revenue Ton Kilometers, includes Cargo and assumed per passenger weight of 100 kilograms)
3,978 average daily departures (all carriers); 2,282 average daily departures (Delta only)
14.0 years (mainline); 13.2 (mainline + regional carriers)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Gross Scope 1 Emissions
Discussion of long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage
Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets, and an analysis of performance against those targets
(1) Total fuel consumed
(2) Percentage alternate fuel
(3) Percentage SAF
Gross Scope 2
TR-AL-110a.1
TR-AL-110a.2
TR-AL-110a.3
TR-AL-110a.3
TR-AL-110a.3
TR-AL-110a.3
24,561,255 metric tons CO2e
See Climate and the Environment section
314,139,544 GJ (mainline jet fuel); 338,349,447 GJ (mainline & Endeavor jet fuel)
<1%
<1%
246,219 metric tons CO2e
Labor Practices
Percentage of active workforce covered under collective bargaining agreements
(1) Number of work stoppages
(2) Total days idle
TR-AL-310a.1
TR-AL-310a.2
TR-AL-310a.2
20%
0
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
Number of aviation accidents*
Number of governmental enforcement actions of aviation safety regulations**
TR-AL-540a.1
TR-AL-540a.2
TR-AL-540a.3
See Flight Safety section
3 out of 1,442,421 flights (mainline and carriers)
N/A