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Japan Airlines | Sustainability Performance

www.jal.com

Airline providing passenger and cargo transportation services globally.

1951

Japan

10,001+ employees

Airlines/Aviation

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#2741
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#165
in Japanⓘ
#23
in Airlines/Aviationⓘ

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Industry Rank

29 out of 125

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
9.8MCO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
3.4Ktonnes, 2025
Aligned
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
52%2025
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Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
508.1M$, 2024
Critical
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
1.1T$, 2026▲11.4% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
1.8T$, 2025▼10.4% YoY

Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

924.4

B/M 453.1

0.3

B/M 1.2


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  • Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL), Japanese flag carrier, has faced sustained scrutiny over the historic 2010 JAL Chapter 11 bankruptcy legacy and the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid Japanese aviation customer demand normalization, plus periodic Japanese MLIT enforcement scrutiny over JAL operational safety following multiple Tokyo Haneda runway incursion events.
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2-3

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