Alaska Air Group Inc..
ALK.US | Passenger air transport
Alaska Air Group, Inc. is the holding company for Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc. Alaska Airlines is a major U.S. airline that provides passenger and cargo air transportation services, primarily focused on serving communities in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and the West Coas...Show More
Better Health for All
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Alaska Air Group's primary business is passenger and cargo air transportation.
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The provided articles discuss general corporate social responsibility
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, employee benefits
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, and internal employee assistance programs (EAPs) for flight attendants
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and AlaskaCare employees
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. However, the 'Better Health for All' value explicitly states it 'does not pertain to workplace safety standards or worker rights directly.' Consequently, the internal employee programs are not considered relevant evidence for this value. No evidence was found regarding the net health effect of the company's services, harmful revenue, user safety record, health innovation investment, health externalities, health equity programs, healthcare workforce support, global health crisis response, healthcare education, or any other health-related metrics for the general public. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted due to a lack of relevant evidence.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Alaska Air Group Inc. is an airline and does not offer financial products or services such as lending, insurance, or deposit accounts to consumers. The company's operations, including its loyalty programs, charitable donations, and career development initiatives, do not align with the specific definitions of the KPIs under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value, which focuses on financial institutions and their provision of financial services. Therefore, all KPIs are scored as 0, indicating they are not applicable to the company's core business or its activities as described in the provided evidence.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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In 2024, 85% of employees at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air were covered by labor union representation.
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The controlled pay gap ratio for male to female pay was 0.996, and for white to BIPOC pay was 0.997 in 2024.
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The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 120:1 in 2024.
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The overall employee engagement score for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air was 75% in April 2024.
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Horizon Air, a subsidiary, reported a recordable occupational injury rate (TRIR) of 8.69 per 200,000 hours worked in 2024.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No quantitative data is available in the provided articles to assess Alaska Air Group Inc. against the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing value. The articles mention a supplier diversity program
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and a supplier code of conduct
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but do not provide specific metrics for fair trade certifications, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk, or supplier diversity spend.
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Honest & Fair Business
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No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Alaska Air Group Inc. against the 'Honest & Fair Business' ethical value. The articles mention an update to the company's Code of Conduct and Ethics in December 2012
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and the existence of a political engagement policy, but do not provide details on regulatory fines, transparency index scores, whistleblower policies, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict of interest percentages, the strength or enforcement of anti-corruption policies, or third-party verification of ethical claims.
Kind to Animals
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Alaska Air Group Inc. is an airline, and its core business model does not involve activities such as product manufacturing, animal testing, or animal agriculture, which are the primary focus of the 'Kind to Animals' rubric KPIs. The provided articles detail the company's pet transportation services, including incident rates for animals transported between 2015 and 2020. Alaska Airlines transported over 730,000 animals during this period
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with an average incident rate of 0.26 per 10,000 animals,
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and zero incidents in 2020 when transporting 107,042 animals.
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However, this information does not directly map to the specific quantitative thresholds or definitions of the rubric's KPIs, which are designed for different types of corporate activities related to animal welfare.
No War, No Weapons
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Alaska Air Group Inc. against the defined Key Performance Indicators for the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The articles do not contain information regarding revenue from arms or defense contracts, dual-use technology development, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, conflict divestment policies, board oversight of defense activities, export end-user certificates, lobbying on arms control, humanitarian procurement compliance, human rights due diligence frequency in conflict areas, Arms Trade Treaty compliance, AI military safeguards, UN Guiding Principles alignment metrics, dual-use item screening, surveillance transparency, ethical red lines for weapons, exposure to controversial weapons, war-related supply chain risk audits, annual conflict partner reviews, defense divestment, conflict minerals, peace technology investment ratios, procurement from conflict zones, or ethical red lines compliance rates.
Planet-Friendly Business
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Alaska Air Group's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 14,024,370 tCO2e in 2024
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, and its Scope 1 emissions intensity ranked 24 out of 25 in its industry peer group
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. The company has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
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, with near-term 2025 targets
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, but these targets are not explicitly SBTi-validated. In 2024, Alaska/Horizon recorded 5 reportable spills
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and incurred $820 in environmental penalties
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. The inflight recycling rate for Alaska/Horizon was 66% in 2024
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. Water withdrawal was 7.00 m³ per $1 million revenue in 2024, and the company balanced 100% of its 2023 water consumption for Alaska and Horizon through local habitat restoration projects
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. The company's reporting is developed in line with the TCFD framework
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, and it conducted a qualitative climate scenario analysis in 2024
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. A Technology Development program offers frontline employees opportunities to transition into technology careers through a boot camp and apprenticeship
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantitative data points directly relevant to the defined KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' were found in the provided articles. While articles mention general community engagement donations
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and cultural sensitivity training, they lack the specific metrics required by the rubric, such as the number of formal partnerships with indigenous groups, percentage of revenue reinvested in local community development that fits a defined tier, or completion rates for cultural sensitivity training.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Alaska Airlines is actively defining 'enterprise-grade AI' in practice, including governance, which indicates a formal AI ethics policy with oversight.
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The company invested 3.55% of its $11.7 billion 2024 revenue ($416.4 million) in ICT spending, which includes cybersecurity, and partners with Microsoft to stay ahead of threats.
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Furthermore, Alaska Airlines is integrating privacy into its development processes by standing up structured AI workspaces for safe experimentation
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and committing to unlocking innovation without compromising data protection.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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In 2024, Alaska Airlines achieved an inflight recycling rate of 66%
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and has reduced per-passenger waste going to landfills by 65% since 2010.
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The company's plastic coffee cups are 100% recyclable,
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and Boxed Water cartons and paper cups used inflight are also recyclable.
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Boxed Water packaging is made of 92% plant material,
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and inflight beverages are served in Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)-certified paper cups.
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In-flight hygiene products use 100% recycled content,
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while plastic coffee cups contain 50% recycled content.
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The airline has significantly reduced single-use plastics by eliminating plastic straws and stir sticks in 2018,
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replacing plastic water bottles with Boxed Water in 2021,
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and eliminating 55 million plastic cups annually by transitioning to paper cups in 2023,
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resulting in an annual reduction of 2.2 million pounds of plastic waste.
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The company has numerous waste reduction initiatives, including a pre-order meal system that reduced food waste by 61% in 2023 compared to 2019,
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and partnerships to test new recycling methods.
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The Environmental Affairs team manages hazardous waste, with 54 metric tons disposed and 52 metric tons of regulated waste recycled in 2023.
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Quarterly inflight recycling audits with a third-party auditor were initiated in 2022.
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However, in 2024, the company reported 5 reportable spills
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and incurred $820 in environmental penalties.
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Alaska Airlines is ranked number 1 on fuel per passenger by the ICCT,
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indicating strong material efficiency. The company aims to replace the five most waste-producing items in onboard service by 2025
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and has a Supplier Code of Conduct outlining waste minimization expectations.
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Innovative customer education programs like #FillBeforeYouFly
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and partnerships with the Surfrider Foundation
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encourage waste reduction.