ITA Airways sustainability score: 21/100
Better than 14% of Airlines / Aviation
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
ITA Airways is Italy's flag carrier, relaunched in 2020 to replace Alitalia. Operating ~106 aircraft across European and intercontinental routes, it carried 3.7 million passengers in Q1 2025 with €2.8B revenue.
More about ITA Airways
It is a full-service airline and Star Alliance member.
Head office ItalyStaff ~2,800Revenue ~€2.8BWebsite ↗
ITA Airways publishes only intensity-based emissions reductions while absolute figures remain undisclosed—a critical gap as fleet and traffic grow. The airline lacks Scope 3 data, credible climate targets (SBTi commitment lapsed), and SAF uptake verification. Offset marketing mirrors the greenwashing patterns ClientEarth flagged across European carriers.
ITA Airways scores 21/100 (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 ITA Airways joint 960th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 18th of 23 in Airlines / Aviation.
What is ITA Airways doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Transparency & Accountability and Resource Use & Waste (4/10, 3/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Carbon Footprint: Operations (1/10, 2/10).
Where ITA Airways 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
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain1/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is ITA Airways's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas ITA Airways's score changed?
ITA Airways's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 21.
- 21 → 217 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure; removed a related-company note naming a customer, supplier or partner without a source. Score unchanged.
- Scored 2118 August 2026
Re-classified Aerospace[38] -> Airlines / Aviation[28]; score 23->21
What evidence is ITA Airways's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
70% of them were published by ITA Airways itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“22.8% reduction in CO2 emissions per Revenue Passenger Kilometre compared with 2022”
“ITA Airways operated approximately 138 thousand scheduled flights during the year (+11% compared to”
“ITA Airways is committed to limiting aviation's environmental impact by reducing CO2 emissions”
“SAF, which is currently used on special flights, will gradually be used on our entire fleet”
“This project protects up to 200,000 hectares of tropical rainforest in Brazil — helping to reduce GHG emissions”
“Ten new aircraft joined the fleet; with the simultaneous withdrawal of three older-generation aircraft, this brought the total fleet to 106 aircraft”
“Pact for the Decarbonisation of Air Transport was created to promote and accelerate the achievement of the sustainability objectives”
“Company's growth strategy aims to exceed 80% next-generation aircraft by 2027”
“eco-sustainable and compostable materials with the aim of minimizing the use of plastic”
“IATA (E+) and Airlines for Europe have actively opposed key national and EU aviation climate policies”
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How does ITA Airways compare with other airlines / aviation companies?
Where ITA Airways sits among airlines / aviation peers.
Among the 23 major airlines / aviation brands we've scored, ITA Airways is tied =18th of 23, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Airlines / Aviation?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above ITA Airways.
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