Air France-KLM sustainability score: 25/100
Better than 55% of Airlines / Aviation
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Air France-KLM is a Franco-Dutch airline holding company formed in 2004, operating intercontinental and regional services. With 80,730 employees and €33bn revenue, it ranks among Europe's largest carriers.
More about Air France-KLM
The group's sustainability performance is constrained by the physical reality of aviation: jet fuel combustion dominates its footprint.
Head office FranceStaff ~80,730 (2024)Revenue 33,007,000,000 EUR (FY2025)Website ↗
Air France-KLM's absolute emissions rose 17.5% in 2024 despite intensity improvements. An upheld Dutch court ruling found 15 of 19 'Fly Responsibly' claims illegal greenwashing. The airline pursues intensity-only SBTi targets while actively lobbying against EU climate policy via A4E and IATA board roles.
Air France-KLM scores 25/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified July 2026.
That places Air France-KLM joint 871st of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 8th of 23 in Airlines / Aviation.
What is Air France-KLM doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (6/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Energy Source (2/10, 3/10).
Where Air France-KLM lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain4/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Air France-KLM's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Air France-KLM's score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
43% of them were published by Air France-KLM itself; the rest come from independent sources.
8 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
“In 2024, Air France KLM reported Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions of 15,000 tCO₂e using the market-based method”
“Every year, KPMG verifies whether Air France's calculation methods of CO2 emissions are in line with principles”
“The Air France-KLM Group's SBTi-approved target covers well-to-wake jet fuel greenhouse gas emissions”
“group reports GHG intensity for 2025 was 913 gCO2e/RTK, representing an improved 1.6% decrease compared to 2024”
“Figure 2 shows historical KPI data, revealing a 3% emissions intensity reduction since 2019”
“SAF accounted for 1.25% of the group's total fuel consumption in 2024, marking a 13.6% increase from 2023”
“Compensation through nature regeneration is not possible. Your contribution to nature regeneration helps increase biodiversity”
“Protecting biodiversity: by joining act4nature international, Air France is strengthening its commitment to the fight against the erosion of biodiversity”
“reduced the number of liter of water used to clean a 777 from 12.000L to 150L and we are able to recylce the used water”
“SBTi has agreed that Air France-KLM 2030 emissions reduction targets are in line with the 'well-below 2°C' objective”
“sustainability statement has been prepared on a consolidated basis, on the same scope as the financial statements”
“Air France-KLM has disclosed a list of its industry association memberships, but it excludes its membership to Équilibre des Énergies”
“The court found 15 of KLM's 19 'Fly Responsibly' environmental claims misleading and therefore unlawful.”
“Negative climate lobbying efforts appear to be led by Air France-KLM (E+), International Airlines Group (IAG) (E+), Lufthansa (E+)”
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Among the 23 major airlines / aviation brands we've scored, Air France-KLM is tied =8th of 23, with 3 others.
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