ASIANA AIRLINES

Environmental effects management

Environmental effects management

As various chemicals used during aircraft maintenance are likely to affect the atmospheric environment if exposed to the air during work, we have established and are operating optimal prevention facilities to minimize pollutants by emission source to prevent air pollution. In addition, monitoring is conducted on a regular basis so that the results can be recognized by the department in charge and on-site.

By establishing a resource recycling and treatment system that efficiently collects waste by classifying it by property, we monitor all waste from its initial generation to final treatment, so it can be managed in accordance with legal requirements. We have taken steps to increase recycling levels for waste generated, and now approximately 70% of all waste is recycled.

In order to minimize the effect of aircraft noise, our aircraft in operation meet all International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) noise standards and apply the ICAO recommended standards when taking off, etc. In addition, for the first time in Asia we have implemented the CDA (Continuous Descent Approach) landing procedure to reduce noise and usage, and which was proposed by AAPA (Association of Asia Pacific Airlines) jointly with the Seoul Regional Aviation Administration.

Response to Climate Change

Response to Climate Change

Asiana Airlines plans to gradually phase in eco-friendly aircraft with high fuel efficiency and low noise, manufactured using cutting-edge composite materials, including lightweight yet high-strength carbon fiber and integrating lighter, more aerodynamic technologies.

We are implementing measures to save fuel and minimize greenhouse gas emissions through the entire process: pre-flight, during take-off and the flight itself, landing, maintenance and checks, and we are continuously developing and applying new ideas.

Voluntary agreement on buying green in the industry

To encourage the use of green products, we have established internal green purchasing guidelines and signed a voluntary green purchasing agreement with the Ministry of the Environment. When purchasing aircraft, we choose the latest eco-friendly models with high fuel efficiency, and we are continuously changing items used on board to lightweight ones. Internally, information such as relevant trends and purchase status is provided via our internal bulletin board to raise awareness of buying green among our employees. In addition, when selecting partner companies, we encourage them to prioritize green products, and this is also taken into consideration in company evaluations.

Asiana Airlines has built and is operating a 50kW “eco-friendly solar power generation facility” on the roof of the warehouse building of the 2nd hangar at Incheon International Airport. In-house power generation through solar power has the effect of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of approximately 30 tons of CO2 per year.

Green energy use

Category	Electric power generation (KWh)	Energy reduction (GJ)
2022	69,343	666
2021	64,812	622
2020	65,024	624

The environmental product labeling system is supervised by the Ministry of the Environment and operated by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute. It refers to the conversion of the amount of greenhouse gases generated in all processes such as production, transportation, use, and disposal of a product into CO2 emissions and attaching it to products in the form of a label.

* RTK(Revenue Ton Kilometer): This refers to the load capacity in tons transported per km, and is expressed in terms of the transport volume of passengers and cargo. In other words, an indicator of an airline’s overall sales volume

Awards

Awards

2017

Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) best company in the aviation industry (9 years in a row)

At the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) certification event, Asiana Airlines was recognized for its efforts in sustainable management and was selected as the best company in the domestic aviation industry for 9 years in a row. The Dow Jones Sustainability Index is a sustainability evaluation standard that thoroughly assesses a company’s economic performance as well as its social and environmental values. It was jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Index, the world’s largest financial information company, and RobecoSAM, an investment institution in Switzerland. In Korea, the Korea Productivity Center has been evaluating the top 200 domestic companies since 2009.

Korea Sustainability Index #1 in the aviation industry

Asiana Airlines was ranked #1 in the aviation industry in the Korean Sustainability Index (KSI) at the “2017 Korea Sustainability Competition” hosted by the Korean Standards Association. KSI is an index that evaluates the level of corporate social responsibility and sustainability based on ISO 26000, the international standard for social responsibility. Asiana Airlines, which has made continuous efforts in various fields, was ranked first in the airline industry on a total of five occasions in 2010, 2012, and from 2015 to 2017.

2015

Green Product of the Year (6 years in a row)

The Green Product of the Year is a green product that is preferred by consumers and has excellent environmental improvement effects, selected by consumers with advice from experts. Asiana Airlines’ Gimpo-Haneda route in 2010, Incheon-London route in 2011, Gimpo-Jeju route in 2012, Gimpo-Beijing route in 2013, Incheon-Los Angeles route in 2014, and Incheon-Paris route in 2015 were selected as the Green Product of the Year for 6 consecutive years.

2012

#1 in the Green Ranking transportation sector

In the 2012 Green Ranking, JoongAng Ilbo, Sustinvest, and FnGuide selected Korea's top 200 companies and evaluated three items: executives’ commitment to eco-friendly management, scale of pollutant emissions, and level of environmental information disclosure. Asiana Airlines was highly praised for its efforts in green management and global social contribution activities. These efforts included disclosing environmental information through carbon labeling certification for flight routes and installing solar streetlights in Cambodia through carbon offset reserve funds. Asiana Airlines was thus selected as #1 in the transportation sector.

2008

Presidential Award for National Environmental Management

This is the representative government award in the field of environmental management, hosted by the Ministry of the Knowledge Economy and the Ministry of the Environment. In recognition of our active environmental management activities, such as the introduction of the first carbon offset program in Korea, our efforts to reduce energy and exhaust gas emissions through improvements in flight operation procedures and aircraft engine washing, and the in-flight provision of UCC coffee, Asiana Airlines was awarded the Presidential Award in the General Grand Prize category.

2005

Grand Prize at the National Environmentally Friendly Management Awards

Our environmental management system and actual operational form were evaluated according to the standards established by the government (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) and we were awarded the grand prize at the 2nd National Environmentally Friendly Management Awards. In addition, we were officially recognized for our outstanding performance in environmental management systems and related implemented tasks.

2002

Awarded the 1st Green Management Grand Prize

In accordance with the gradual establishment of a stable environmental management system, for the Green Management Awards, a private consulting agency (Korea Management Association Consulting) evaluates a company’s environmental management status and presents awards for excellence. Asiana Airlines was awarded the Grand Prize in the Corporate Category at the 1st Green Management Awards, enhancing our corporate image, and this served as an opportunity for us to further develop into an actively eco-friendly company.

Certification

Certification

2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) best company in the aviation industry (9 years in a row)more content

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) is a method that comprehensively evaluates not only economic aspects but also environmental and social performance and values, going beyond the existing evaluation method that evaluated companies only in financial aspects. Asiana Airlines has been selected as the best company in the aviation industry for 9 consecutive years since 2009 in recognition of its efforts in environmental management activities and global social contribution activities.

2015 Green Star Certification (6 years in a row)more content

'The “Green Star” certification is a Korean management certification system that verifies eco-friendly products/services through various examinations. This includes green service research and confirmation of eco-friendly product/service information in the workplace. Asiana Airlines has been recognized for its efforts to establish a green corporate culture through the development and distribution of various eco-friendly services. It was the first airline to be certified as an eco-friendly company for 6 consecutive years.

Certification of environmental certificate labeling for air transportation servicesmore content

In 2009, through the carbon labeling certification system supervised by the Ministry of the Environment and operated by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, we were the first company in Korea to acquire certification for air transportation services (A330-300, Gimpo-Haneda route). Currently, we have renewed and maintained certifications for the Incheon-LA route and Gimpo-Jeju route.

2006 Designation as environmentally friendly company for Incheon sitesmore content

The Incheon hangar has now met the requirements for designation as an eco-friendly facility. This is based on the efficient operation of the entire business site by linking the existing Gimpo business site with the company’s overall environmental operation. We were designated as an eco-friendly company for the first time in the Yeongjong and Yongyu areas by the government, with awards for social responsibility and environmental integrity.

2001 Designated as an eco-friendly company for the Gimpo business site, for the first time in the service industry.more content

Based on eco-friendly management philosophies, the transparency of environmental management and management is disclosed internally and externally. In response, preparations for the designation system of eco-friendly companies, which is the government’s official certification, have been continuously implemented since 2000. After implementing the service industry guidelines, the efforts to “designate in the service industry for the first time” have come to fruition.

1995 Acquired BS7750 certification, the British environmental management standardmore content

In December 1995, we acquired BS7750 certification, the British environmental management standard, and have established an environmental management system since. In September 1996, the ISO 14001 environmental management system took effect. At the same time, we were awarded the world’s first air transportation certificate, an international environmental management standard.

In 2001, our Gimpo facility (headquarters, Gimpo hangar) was designated as a green company (formerly environmentally-friendly company) for the first time since the service industry guidelines went into effect, and was re-designated in July 2009. Our Incheon business site (Incheon hangar) was designated as the first green company in the Incheon International Airport area in 2006, and was renewed in January 2009. Since our launch as a green company in April 2010, we have been operating two business sites (Gimpo and Incheon) as green companies.

ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) is operated as an internal monitoring and evaluation system and an external certification body evaluation system that assesses the adequacy of a system.

Internal monitoring and evaluation system

• Environmental impact assessment : assessment and reflection of the environmental impact of new projects or annual business process changes
• Monitoring and assessing : assessment of the operation of environmental management systems and implementation of environmental standards and confirmation of annual environmental target results, related documents, and implementation status

external certification body evaluation system

• Performance evaluation : every year, the operating status of the environmental management system is reviewed and evaluated by an external certification body. The goal is to promote operation and improvement, and to determine whether the system is being continuously operated