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Air China | Sustainability Performance

https://www.airchina.com.cn
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Air China offers passenger and cargo airline services. It operates both domestic and international flights, focusing on connectivity and integrated travel solutions for its clientele.

1988

China

10,001+ employees

Airlines/Aviation

$10B+ in revenue

N/A in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12931
Overall
#981
in China
#120
in Airlines/Aviation

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

53 out of 125

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

27.9M CO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical

Female employees

39% 2024
Laggard

Externalities

1.6B $, 2024
Laggard

Market cap

703.6B $, 2026▼34% YoY

Revenue

24.1B $, 2025▲2.8% YoY

R&D intensity

0.27% 2025

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 41 out of 125


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 41 out of 125

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Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
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Renewable energy

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

1.2K

B/M 743.0

227.1

B/M 41.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Digital Emissions


CO2e per visit (g)

Industry benchmark

B/M 0.46 g
3.26 g

D
Environmental ScoreScore D
Green HostingNo
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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314 assets assessed
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58Moderate
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

703.6B $, 2026▼34% YoY

Revenue

24.1B $, FY2025▲2.8% YoY

EBITDA

-671.1M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

-3% Industry: 13▲26.2% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$24.1BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

2.0B 2024▲12.4% YoY

Capex

2.8B 2024▼13.3% YoY

R&D intensity

0.3%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

-4.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

19.8

▼ 0.1%

2023

23.4

▼ 0.5%

2024

24.1

▲ 0.7%

2025

213.8

2028

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Exclusions by region

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Institutions excluding by region out of total tracked institutions

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Excluding institutions

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Institution name, type, screener label

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Sustainability targets and commitments

TargetYearValueScopeBaseline

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Available

Human rights policy

Available

Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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21%
Independent Directors

4 out of 19 incl. management

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Overall score

86

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

60

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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SDG impact

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2024

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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