Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines has not set any emissions reduction targets, and no evidence was found that the company planning to set any targets any time soon. Ethiopian Airlines states that it is committed to protecting the environment, but does not outline specific plans or targets to do so. The company should set intermediate, 1.5°C aligned targets at gaps of no more than five years to incentivise near-term action towards a longer-term net-zero goal.

Ethiopian Airlines does not disclose any activity or emissions intensity data. Without this data, it is not possible to assess the company’s past emissions trends or to assess the company’s alignment with its 1.5°C decarbonisation pathway and whether it will remain within its future carbon budget. Ethiopian airlines have ordered 35 new aircraft (28% of its current fleet), but this appears to be in response to its increase in passenger activity of 52% and freight activity of 121% between 2014 and 2019.

No evidence could be found that Ethiopian Airlines has a low-carbon transition plan. A comprehensive transition plan should include medium and long-term targets, verifiable and quantifiable key performance indicators and financial commitments. The plan should be informed by scenario analysis to ensure that the company’s ambition is sufficient for a 1.5°C pathway. Ethiopian Airlines should highlight how the transition plan will impact its current business and the actions it expects to implement.

Ethiopian Airlines states it is committed to protecting the environment and addressing adverse environmental impacts but does not appear to be actively developing any business activities that would fit a low-carbon future. Ethiopian Airlines should transparently disclose any low-carbon business activities, along with the profitability, current size, potential growth and deployment schedule of these business activities.

Ethiopian Airlines has not set any emissions targets or outlined any form of decarbonisation strategy. The company has not developed a vision, qualitative or quantitative, of what its business will look like in a low-carbon future.

Ethiopian Airlines does not have a low-carbon transition plan and there is no evidence of the company’s intention to develop one in the near future was found.

Ethiopian Airlines placed an order for 35 aircraft (28% of its current fleet), but it is not clear whether this is to make its fleet more efficient or to satisfy growth in its demand.

Ethiopian Airlines disclosed insufficient emissions data between 2014 to 2019 to provide a meaningful assessment of its historic emissions intensity trend or to assess if its cumulative emissions from 2014 to 2019 remained within the company’s cumulative carbon budget.

Ethiopian Airlines states that it is committed to protecting the environment but does not demonstrate this through action. The absence of a transition plan or targets means that Ethiopian Airlines is unlikely to achieve its aim to protect the environment.

No evidence was found of the company’s commitment to social dialogue or of the categories of stakeholders the company engages with on a just transition. Furthermore, no evidence was found to demonstrate the company’s ongoing social dialogue and meaningful engagement with affected stakeholders.

No evidence was found of the company undertaking low-carbon transition planning to mitigate the social impacts of the transition on workers, affected stakeholders and its business relationships. Additionally, no evidence was found to demonstrate the company’s engagement in social dialogue or engagement with stakeholders in its just transition planning.

No public commitment by the company was found stating its intention to create and support access to green and decent jobs as part of the low-carbon transition. Moreover, no evidence was found of the company’s action to promote these jobs in a way that ensures gender balance and inclusion of vulnerable groups. Additionally, no relevant disclosure was found of the company’s assessment of employment dislocation risks.

No public commitment by the company was found stating its intention to reskill and upskill workers displaced by the transition to a low-carbon economy. Additionally, no evidence was found that the company reskills and upskills workers in a way that ensures gender balance and inclusion of vulnerable groups.

No relevant disclosure was found to show if the company identifies impacts of the low-carbon transition on social protection for workers and affected stakeholders, nor how it contributes to social protection. Additionally, no evidence was found that the company expects its business relationships to contribute to the social protection of their workers and affected stakeholders.

No relevant disclosure was found to show how the company identifies any misalignment of its lobbying activities with policies and regulations that support the just transition, nor of the measures it takes to address misalignment. Furthermore, no evidence was found that the company lobbies for policies and regulations for green and decent job creation; retention, education and reskilling; and social protection for workers.

No policies or commitments of the company related to respect for human rights were found in the public domain. This includes the necessary policies and systems by which the company can ensure respect for basic human rights in its operations and supply chain.

No evidence of the company’s policies or commitments related to key decent work issues were found in the public domain. These issues include the provision of secure, safe and healthy workplaces, where workers are fairly remunerated and have a meaningful say in decision-making.

No policies or commitments of the company related to key ethical business topics – personal data protection, tax, bribery and corruption, and lobbying and political engagement – were found in the public domain. This includes ensuring ethical business conduct throughout its operations and in its relationships with business partners.