AIR FRANCE KLM tops Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for 11th consecutive year

AIR FRANCE KLM has retained its position at the top of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), as the world’s most sustainable airline, for the 11th year in a row. The DJSI is the most important international index measuring companies’ sustainable business performance.

For no less than seven years, AIR FRANCE KLM has also occupied first place as Industry Group Leader in the category Transportation. This covers air, rail, road and sea transportation, as well as airports.

To integrate sustainability in its business and operations, the Group works alongside all of its stakeholder groups on four key priorities:

• environment
• customer experience
• responsible human resources
• local development

Making major progress

AIR FRANCE KLM has developed plans for improving its fuel efficiency by optimizing its routes and flight paths which has resulted in a 6.7% reduction in fuel consumption, an 18% reduction in hazardous industrial waste, a 10% reduction in the energy consumption, and a 3.9% decrease in water withdrawals compared to 2013.Increasing sustainability in our product offer

• Ethical and fair trade products are available in Duty Free on board Air France and KLM aircraft
• 9 sustainable catering products added by KLM such as organic eggs and bread, Better Life labelled veal
• Reducing the weight of service and cabin equipment through eco design, for example Air France’s and KLM ‘s new Business Class offers a lie-flat seat which is lighter than the previous model

All together

AIR FRANCE KLM involves its entire staff and external stakeholders around ambitious environmental action plans and provides customers with information on their travel-related CO₂ emissions and opportunities to offset these.

Thanks to the support of passengers and our partner organisations and businesses, we can join hands in making air transport more sustainable.

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