Environmental Sustainability

In 2021, the IATA declared the Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 target, which aims to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C. In response to this, in November 2021, EVA Air declared our commitment to achieve the goal of Net-Zero Emissions by 2050, eliminating at least 90% of our carbon emissions under Scopes 1 and 2 while implementing a carbon offset program for other carbon emissions. Our strategies include many initiatives: Aircraft and Engine Technology Development; Aviation Operations and Infrastructure Enhancement; Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF); Renewable Energy (Green Energy); and Carbon Offsets and Carbon Emission Trading. To align our carbon reduction goals with the path to Net-Zero, EVA Air signed onto the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in July 2022, setting our near-term targets in accordance with the SBTi’s Aviation sector guidance. In July 2024, our target of reducing well-to-wake scope 1 and 3 jet fuel GHG emissions 40% per revenue tonne kilometer (RTK) by 2031 from 2019 was formally approved, where scope 1 and scope 3 emissions are 6,103,936 and 1,467,072 respectively. Looking ahead, EVA Air will continue to track carbon reduction results to guarantee goal achievement.

In the meantime, using sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will be a major key to reducing aviation industry emissions. SAFs can reduce total life-cycle emissions by 80% as compared to traditional fuels. In May, 2023, a ferry flight for our new Star Alliance-liveried Boeing 787-10 was fueled with 30% SAF; and in August of the same year, one BR189 passenger flight from Haneda, Japan to Songshan, Taiwan used 40% SAF. Together, these two flights accounted for 90 tons in carbon reductions. May’s delivery was EVA Air’s first-ever flight using SAF; and August’s flight was the highest ratio of SAF used on national airlines. These two events mark important milestones on our journey to net-zero emissions. We aim to continue providing safe flights and outstanding service, while also using enhanced fuel efficiency and lower-carbon transport to do our part in slowing down global warming.

 

EVA Air’s Sustainability Committee, established under the Board of Directors, serves as the highest governing body for nature and climate-related risks. The committee’s members are the Company’s directors, and the Chairman of the Board serves as the convener, with the Corporate Sustainability Committee serving as the executive committee. The Sustainability Committee has further formed an Environmental Action Team (the Environmental Committee), to take charge of assessing nature/climate-related risks and opportunities, and coordinating formulation and implementation of the Company’s policy, management, and action plans on nature-related, environmental and energy issues. The Environmental Committee is divided into three task forces for different duties: Sustainable Aviation Fuel; Environment and Energy; and Carbon Credit. These task forces’ permanent members are the department/division heads. The Corporate Sustainability Committee convenes each quarter to evaluate performance in nature and climate-related issues, thus ensuring the effectiveness of the Company’s management and policies. Progress on action plans is also annually reported to the Board of Directors and the Sustainability Committee, to mitigate climate change and negative impacts on nature. Through our management systems, EVA Air has maintained an excellent record: Zero violations of environmental laws or regulations for the past five years.

Through the establishment of various management systems, EVA Air implemented our vision for the environment and energy in every aspect of our operations by adopting a motto: "EVA reaches for the sky with energy-saving: a pursuer of efficiency and a leader of environmental protection". This enables us to maintain an excellent record of zero violations in the past five years of environmental protection regulations. EVA Air's "Environment and Energy Policy" applies to all global operation sites, products, services, energy and resources management, waste management, and upstream and downstream of the value chain, including suppliers, joint ventures, transportation, warehousing and other business partners. 
Recognizing the importance of biodiversity and forest conservation for the global environment, we released our Biodiversity and Zero Deforestation Commitment in June 2022. We have also incorporated the concept of biodiversity into our Sustainable Supplier Policy and our Supplier Code of Conduct, expecting both our organization and all suppliers to avoid establishing or operating near important nature reserves or biodiversity-sensitive areas. In cases where our operations may impact the natural ecosystems, we are committed to taking actions to mitigate these impacts, including avoidance, reduction, restoration, and offsetting, to minimize our impact on biodiversity as much as possible.
EVA Air's headquarter is located in Taiwan, and our main facilities (Nankan Park, EVA Air Taipei Building, Bonded Warehouse Building, and Old Bonded Warehouse Building) are situated in urban or industrial areas. According to the Forestry Bureau's map of natural protected areas, these locations are not considered important habitats for wildlife. The operational activities of EVA Air have not had a significant impact on the local ecology, forests or biodiversity. EVA Air introduced the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework in 2023; we use this in our analysis on levels of dependence and impacts on nature with our primary operating sites and key suppliers. This framework aims to identify nature-related opportunities and risks in order to establish a nature-positive management mechanism.

EVA Air has introduced ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems verification. Based on our total worldwide EVA Air employee coverage rate, 82% of our employees have achieved third-party external verification for ISO 14001. The remaining 18% have completed internal environmental risk assessments. Over years of running our management system and building a task force (Environmental Committee), we have invested a great deal of person-hours into energy audit, waste audit and water use assessments. Via the P-D-C-A (Plan - Do - Check - Act) management process, opportunities to improve energy performance, water use efficiency, and waste treatment efficiency are identified; and based on this, we then formulate goals for energy conservation, waste reduction, and water reduction. By then implementing environmental protection measures, we reduce impacts from our operations. We have invested in innovative equipment and services, such as introducing an intelligent energy management system for our chiller machines, installing a water recycling system, and switching to cabin supplies that are more environmentally friendly. Through all these efforts, EVA Air aims to reduce energy and water consumption and waste generation. We have implemented environmental education to increase awareness of energy management, water resource management, and waste reduction among our employees, and to help them learn how our work impacts the environment. We have created an environmental feedback email address (environment@evaair.com) as a channel for internal and external stakeholders to file complaints, and provide suggestions necessary to improve our environmental protection practices. We have not received any complaints related to environmental impacts from stakeholders in the past five years.