Civil Aviation News | January 2018

Turkish Airlines, which flies to most countries in the world and operates with a strong sense of environmental and social responsibility, released its third sustainability report. It was prepared in accordance with the ‘core’ option of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. Sustainability agenda of the global carrier comprises four pillars, each of which includes a number of material aspects, namely governance, economy, environment and social.

Turkish Airlines 2015 Sustainability Report was awarded the Gold Award in the sustainability report category in the 2016 the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) Spotlight Awards-Global Communication Competition, which is considered one of the world’s most distinguished global communication competitions.

Strongly committed to contributing to sustainable development by conducting its business in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible manner, the Turkish Airlines has been qualified to be listed in BIST Sustainability Index, which includes companies traded at Borsa İstanbul that boasts of high level corporate sustainability performances for the period of November 2017-October 2018. The airline was listed in this Index for the past two years as well, with its sustainability practices and policies.

In order to protect the environment and to combat climate change, which is one of the most challenging global problems, Turkish Airlines has undertaken a wide range of initiatives to increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon footprints associated with its operations. Hence, it flies 20 per cent more efficiently compared to nine years ago as a result of these fuel efficiency initiatives. Thanks to various fuel saving projects implemented, Turkish Airlines continues to reduce its carbon footprint. Nearly, 43,975 tonnes of fuel have been saved which corresponds to a reduction of