Lufthansa sets new Sustainability Report

July 18, 2008 · Filed Under Airbus, Aircraft, Airlines

FRANKFURT. Since today is the new edition of the sustainability report “Balance” Lufthansa. “Balance” provides comprehensive information about the activities, progress and goals of the Lufthansa Group in the fields of ecology, economy, society and social affairs. Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa says: “For all its need for economic success, we at Lufthansa the special responsibility of protecting the environment always aware. Environmental protection, is and will remain a major corporate goal of Lufthansa.”

Lufthansa created the Sustainability Report since 1995 (© Deutsche Lufthansa AG)

Lufthansa has succeeded since 1991 its transport performance of CO2 emissions to decouple. The transport capacity increased in the last 17 years by 232 percent, consumption of kerosene only by 121 percent. This means that around half of the growth took place without the environment in addition to this strain. In 2007, the actual average consumption of the Lufthansa fleet flown per passenger per 100 km of exactly 4.32 liter of kerosene.

In particular, the continuous fleet renewal allows the specific fuel consumption should be reduced. This requires a Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 today only about 3.5 liters per passenger. With current aircraft orders in the list value of around 14 billion euro, Lufthansa its modern fleet and thus a further improvement in fuel efficiency. Lufthansa has teamed up with more new strategic environment program. The 15 ambitious environmental targets for sustainable economies in balance is the detail.

Numerous surveys and rankings in 2007 show: Lufthansa has built an excellent reputation as an employer. Since 2006 the Group has around 10,000 contracts in Germany made each year, over 100,000 applications. Total worker in the Lufthansa Group’s are 105,261 employees, of whom 42.2 percent are women. The average age of all Lufthansa is 40.3 years. Frankfurt has 35,222 employees and posted the largest site of the Group: Total Lufthansa employs 64,434 people in Germany. More details on staff structure, employment and development opportunities are in the chapter “Social responsibility” for now.

The social commitment, for example, through the initiatives Human Cargo Care, Help Alliance or the environment and promoting sports is taken, as well as a detailed view of the commitment to sustainability at the SWISS round balance in 2008.