Stakeholder Communications
CAL understands that communication and interaction with stakeholders is the first step toward sustainable development, which is why we view stakeholder engagement as the basis for developing our sustainability strategies. To implement our sustainability commitment, we collect internal and external feedback through a comprehensive stakeholder management process, and continue to conduct self-diagnosis to ensure that CAL is heading in the right direction.
Engagement of Stakeholder
In accordance with the five principles of the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (SES), CAL has identified eight key stakeholder groups. To facilitate effective and meaningful engagement, CAL maintains a dedicated Stakeholder Engagement section on its corporate website and has established appropriate communication channels and engagement platforms tailored to the characteristics and expectations of each stakeholder group. CAL reports stakeholder communication and engagement outcomes to the Board of Directors at least annually, disclosing the content and frequency of engagement activities. The communication and engagement results for 2025 were reported to the Board on March 11, 2026.
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Employees
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Customers
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Investors
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Government
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Community
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Media
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Associations (including Aviation Organizations)
We view our employees as our most valuable assets. CAL has improved and optimized working conditions and the working environment to establish a safe and growing work place. CAL is dedicated to maintaining harmonious labor-management relations through unimpeded communication channels, thus creating a win-win situation
| Communication channels | Frequency |
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| Labor-management meetings | Four to six times a year |
| Labor Unions | On demand |
| Employee suggestion boxes | On demand |
| Employee feedback website | On demand |
| China Airlines newsletter | On demand |
| China Airlines Retirees Portal | On demand |
| Meetings of the Occupational Safety and Health Committee | As needed every month |
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Customers are our main source of revenue. CAL listens to customers and protects their rights and interests in order to meet customers' expectations
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| Customer satisfaction survey | On demand |
| Global business meetings | Once every year |
| Taiwan business meetings | Twice every year |
| Discussions with travel agencies | As needed |
| CAL's website, CSR website, Facebook / Instagram, e-mail, text messages, and In-flight entertainment | On demand |
| Customer-service hotline | On demand |
| Corporate customer visits | As needed |
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Regardless of amount, all investors are contributors to CAL. CAL treats all investors equally, and makes the information available to each investor as consistent as possible
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| Shareholders meeting | Every year |
| Shareholders hotline / mailbox | On demand |
| Road shows | Once every years |
| Interviews | As needed |
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| Operational results | Flight safety and passenger transport | Risk management model |
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The aviation industry is a regulated franchise sector. The China Aviation Development Foundation, a nonprofit foundation supervised by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, is the largest shareholder of CAL and exerts influence over the Company’s management.
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| Missives | As needed |
| Visits | As needed |
| Participation in projects | As needed |
| Participation in public hearings, seminars, and negotiation forums | As needed |
| Organization of or participation in business seminars and audits | As needed |
| Participation in initiatives | As needed |
| Audits | As needed |
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Service provided by suppliers and contractors is one of the key factors for CAL to provide services that satisfy customers
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| TEL | As needed |
| Coordination meetings | As needed |
| Site inspections | At least once every 6 months |
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| Business visits | As needed |
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Social support is the key to our success. As an economic entity in society, CAL continuously contributes to the economy while fulfilling our corporate social responsibilities
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| Charity events | As needed |
| Community activities | As needed |
| News releases | As needed, every month |
| Online mailbox | As needed, Daily |
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Media reports and comments on CAL affect CAL 's reputation and image
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| News releases | As needed |
| Press Conference | As needed |
| Interviews | As needed |
| Proactive Communication of Industry Information | As needed |
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CAL participates in association, international organization, and aviation alliance meetings and seminars, to exchange opinions and get an early grasp on changes to aviation-related laws and regulations, thus ensuring compliance of our business activities
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| Participation in project meetings | Monthly, As needed |
| Participation in work seminars | Regularly, As needed |
| Telephone, e-mail, and exchange platforms | Regularly, As needed |
| Organizing or participating in summits, executive summits, committees, and coordination meetings | Regularly, As needed |
| Participation in government-convened meetings | Regularly, As needed |
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2025 Materiality Analysis Matrix
CAL identified eight stakeholders in accordance with the five major principles defined in the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (SES), and followed the Reporting principles of GRI Standards (accuracy, balance, clarity, comparability, completeness, sustainability context, timeliness and verifiability) to evaluate the significance of material issues every year in terms of their impact on the economy, environment, and other social challenges. They are used as the basis for planning the sustainable development strategies to identify material issues of stakeholders’ primary concern. Different channels of communication are also established to respond to stakeholders’ needs and expectations.
Note: Based on the GRI Material Topics 2021 Reporting Principles, CAL has identified and ranked material topics through stakeholder perspectives and a double materiality assessment across three dimensions. These include the X-axis, which represents the impact on company operations (encompassing both negative impacts and positive influences), the Y-axis, which represents the impact on the economy, environment, and society, and the size of the circle on the Z-axis, which indicates the level of concern from eight key stakeholders. CAL has categorized the topics based on impact assessment into 3 major positive impact topics, 4 secondary topics, and 10 topics for ongoing attention; 3 major negative impact topics, 4 secondary topics, and 10 topics for ongoing attention, totaling 34 sustainability topics. Major topics are highlighted in red in the Major Impact Analysis Matrix.
Importance of and Changes in Material Topics for 2025
| Sustainability Issues for 2025 | Issues of Concern to Human Rights at CAL | Positive / Negative Impact of Sustainability Issues | Significance of Impact | Sustainability Issue Classification | Correspondence Regarding Changes in Material Topics in 2024 | ||
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V | + | Sound Corporate Governance | A robust corporate governance framework and sound ethical corporate management are fundamental to corporate sustainability. We must strength- en corporate governance, implement ethical corporate management, protect the company’s reputation and positive image, and gain the trust of investors and customers | Secondary | Declining | |
| V | - | Corruption | Corruption and unethical business practices or advertising may result in loss of assets or damage to the Company’s reputation or affect upstream and downstream suppliers or shareholders’ equity | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
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+ | Sound Economic Performance | The purpose of companies is to continuously improve business performance, increase profitability, and support capital market operations to contribute to the local, national, and global economies | Secondary | Maintaining | ||
| - | Poor Business Operations | Poor business operations will affect the Company’s smooth operations and even cause losses to investors | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | |||
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+ | Increase the Efficiency of Fleet Services and Fuel
Consumption (Note 1) |
We can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by launching new aircrafts and new services, improving fleet efficiency, and retiring older aircrafts that consume large quantities of energy | Material | Increasing | ||
| - | Outdated Aircraft | The inability to provide innovative services with new aircraft models would reduce CAL 's competitiveness, subsequently affecting revenue performance. This may also impact flight safety and hinder the achievement of greenhouse gas reduction targets. | Secondary | Declining | |||
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+ | Maintain High Customer Satisfaction Rate | Use comprehensive customer relationship management to optimize and improve the customer experience and increase customer retention and loyalty | Secondary | Increasing | ||
| - | Frequent Customer Complaints | Failure to meet customer expectations has led to complaints and even consumer disputes, negatively impacting CAL 's corporate image and sub- sequently affecting revenue performance. | Secondary | Maintaining | |||
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V | + | Sustainable Procurement | By implementing a fair and equitable selection procedures, we consider factors such as quality, delivery time, local raw material priority sourcing, and the ESG performance of suppliers to create positive feedback in the overall value chain | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | - |
| V | - | Sustainable Supply Chain Management | CAL selects suppliers with care to avoid environmental harm and human rights issues such as pollution, child labor, forced labor, workplace accidents, and poor labor relations. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
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+ | Comprehensive Information Security Management (Note 2) |
Implement robust information security management to ensure the company complies with government information security regulations, avoiding penalties from security incidents. Simultaneously, ensure the protection of trade secrets to safeguard the rights and interests of the company and its shareholders. | Material | Increasing | ||
| - | Failure of the Information System (Note 3) |
An inadequately equipped information security system may cause the entire system to crash or be vulnerable to attacks by hackers, which may result in the leak of information and interrupt all business operations | Material | Increasing | |||
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+ | Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Actions | CAL has identified climate change-related risks within the company and proposed specific adaptation measures to successfully mitigate the impacts of climate risks. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
| - | Exacerbation of Climate Risks | Failure to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions will exacerbate global climate change and increase climate risks, resulting in a deterioration of the business environment for the aviation industry | Secondary | Increasing | |||
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+ | Energy Conservation | The aviation industry consumes a vast quantity of fuel in its operations and it uses electricity in its ground operations. Energy management can help companies to effectively monitor the current state of energy use and adopt energy conservation measures | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
| - | Energy Consumption | A lack of proactive energy usage transition planning for flight and ground operations would lead to a continuous increase in energy consumption, hindering the achievement of net-zero targets. This situation would adversely affect the sustainability and operational competitiveness of the enterprise and have further negative impacts on the environment. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | |||
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+ | Effective Use of Resources and Circular Economy | If a lifecycle model is adopted to effectively manage water and waste resources, it would help reduce environmental risks and increase the benefits for the ecology in the Company’s operations | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
| - | Environmental Pollution Caused by Operations | Enterprises need to effectively manage various environmental indicators such as sewage, waste (general, hazardous, food waste), packaging mate- rials, chemicals, and toxins, as well as noise, air pollution (nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides), etc., to reduce environmental risks and prevent pollution of the environment and surrounding residents. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | |||
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V | + | Green Services and Sustainable Catering | Promote green consumption, implement green and local procurement, introduce innovative ideas to optimize services and operations to reduce the amount of product and food waste and its associated disposal costs, and remain committed to increasing the environmental friendliness of services | Ongoing Attention | Declining | - |
| V | - | Waste of Catering and In-Flight Supplies | Failing to promote green consumption and recycling leads to unnecessary waste of in-flight catering and supplies, causing higher handling costs and increased waste generation. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
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+ | Promoting Ecological Conservation | CAL accurately identifies the potential impact of its operations on the natural environment and actively engages in various ecological conservation activities to enhance its sustainability influence and corporate image. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
| - | Biodiversity Loss | If company operations impact biodiversity, such as through overexploitation of resources or improper resource utilization, and if there are no appropriate management measures in place, it can have adverse effects on natural ecosystems. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | |||
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V | + | Enhancing Flight Safety | With the aspiration to become one of the safest airlines, CAL continuously conducts safety assessments and personnel training to ensure the flight safety of our customers and crew. | Material | Maintaining | |
| V | - | Flight Safety Incident Risks (Note 4) |
The highest level of achievement in the aviation industry is having zero flight safety accidents. Any severe flight safety accident can cause tremendous losses in human life and properties as well as customer trust | Material | Increasing | ||
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V | + | Diversity and Equal Opportunity | CAL establishes a sound training system and structure to attract and train aviation professionals; we value the development of employee competency in order to promote sustainable employment | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | |
| V | - | Workplace Discrimination and Inequality | Create an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace environment, including equal pay for men and women, and a friendly work environment for minorities or disadvantaged groups | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
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V | + | Good Labor-Management Relations | There is an effective communication mechanism between labor and management at CAL, enhancing interaction and reducing conflicts, which effectively increases employees' identification with and trust in the company. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | |
| V | - | Deterioration of Labor-management Relations | If the Company cannot effectively communicate with employees and learn about their opinions, it will be difficult to maintain harmonious labor management relations and provide a secure work environment for employees | Secondary | Maintaining | ||
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V | + | Safe and Healthy Workplace | Creating a healthy work environment, CAL continues to promote employee health programs to assist employees in managing their health, ensuring their physical and mental well-being. | Ongoing Attention | Declining | |
| V | - | Occupational Hazards | Due to poor workplace environments and labor conditions, occurrences of occupational accidents or hazards to employee health may arise, potentially affecting service quality over time. | Material | Maintaining | ||
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V | + | Comprehensive Privacy Management | CAL has established a comprehensive personal data management mechanism to prevent the risk of customer or employee data leaks and misuse. This not only helps us avoid penalties but also increases customer trust. | Secondary | Declining | |
| V | - | Leak of Private and Confidential Information | If the Company fails to protect the personal information of employees and consumers and protect customer privacy, the security of personal information will be at risk and customer privacy will be infringed | Ongoing Attention | Declining | ||
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+ | Charity and Public Welfare | The Company uses its professional capabilities and devote themselves to social welfare and social responsibility to win the support of the society | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | ||
| - | Improper Use of Public Welfare Resources | The company has not established a comprehensive mechanism for selecting charitable organizations, leading to the allocation of resources to inappropriate or negatively perceived charities, which has resulted in a poor public perception of our corporate social responsibility. | Ongoing Attention | Maintaining | |||
Note 1:
This issue was identified through CAL’s internal survey as having a high impact on external economic, environmental, and social factors. Considering that CAL continues to plan the introduction of new aircraft fleets, it is recommended to include this as a major topic for 2025.
Note 2:
This issue is one of the key concerns of stakeholders, with six categories of stakeholders ranking it among their top 30% of concerns. Additionally, information security is one of the significantly changing topic groups in S&P Global CSA for 2025. Therefore, it is recommended to include this as a major theme in 2025.
Note 3:
This issue is one of the key concerns of stakeholders, with six categories of stakeholders ranking it among their top 30% of concerns. Additionally, information security is one of the significantly changing topic groups in S&P Global CSA for 2025. Therefore, it is recommended to include this as a major theme in 2025.
Note 4:
This issue is one of the key concerns of stakeholders. A total of seven categories of stakeholders have listed it among their top 30% of concerns. Therefore, it is recommended to include it as a major theme in 2025.
- Impact on the Environment
- Impact on People
- Impact on the Economy
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:NegativeSustainability Issues Corresponded to GRI Standards
| Sustainability Issue | Sustainability Topic | Positive / Negative Impact of Sustainability Issues | Corresponding to GRI Topic-Specific Standards | Initiatives and Organizations | Position of the Sustainability Issue on the Value Chain | |||
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CAL Internal | Downstream (e.g., Customers and Travel Agencies) |
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Sound Corporate Governance | + |
GRI 2-9
Governance structure and composition
GRI 2-10
Nomination and selection of the highest governance body
GRI 2-11
Chair of the highest governance body
GRI 2-15
Conflicts of interest
GRI 2-17
Collective knowledge of the highest
governance body
GRI 2-19
Remuneration policies
GRI 2-20
Process to determine remuneration
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TAA, TCCS, United Nations Global Compact(UNGC) | ● | |||
| Corruption | - |
GRI 2-23
Policy commitments
GRI 2-24
Embedding policy commitments
GRI 2-25
Processes to remediate negative impacts
GRI 2-27
Compliance with laws and regulations
GRI 412-2
Employee training on human rights policies or procedures
GRI 205-2
Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures
GRI 206-1
Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices
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TAA, TCCS, United Nations Global Compact(UNGC) | ● | ● | ● | ||
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Sound Economic Performance | + |
GRI 201-1
Direct economic value generated and distributed
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Increase the Efficiency of Fleet Services and Fuel Consumption | + |
GRI 2
General Disclosures 2021
2-1
Organizational details
2-6
Activities, value chain and other business relationships
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IATA, SkyTeam, AAPA | ● | ● | ||
| Outdated Aircraft | - | ● | ● | ● | ||||
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Maintain High Customer Satisfaction Rate | + | ● | ● | ||||
| Frequent Customer Complaints | - | ● | ● | ● | ||||
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Sustainable Procurement | + |
2-6
Activities, value chain and other business relationships
GRI 204-1
Proportion of spending on local suppliers
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United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) | ● | ● | ||
| Sustainable Supply Chain Management | - |
GRI 308-2
Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken
GRI 407-1
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk
GRI 414-2
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken
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Comprehensive Information Security Management | + | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Failure of the Information System | - | ● | ● | ● | ||||
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Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Actions | + |
GRI 305-1
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions
GRI 305-2
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions
GRI 305-3
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions
GRI 305-4
GHG emissions intensity
GRI 305-5
Reduction of GHG emissions
GRI 305-7
Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides(SOX), and other significant air emissions
| Pacific Greenhouse Gases Measurement (PGGM), Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclo- sures (TCFD), Earth Hour, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), IATA, AAPA, AAP | ● | ● | ● | |
| Exacerbation of Climate Risks | - | ● | ● | ● | ||||
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Energy Conservation | + |
GRI 302-1
Energy consumption within the organization
GRI 302-2
Energy consumption outside of the organization
GRI 302-3
Energy intensity
GRI 302-4
Reduction of energy consumption
GRI 302-5
Reductions in energy requirements of products and services
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Effective Use of Resources and Circular Econom | + |
GRI 303-1
Interactions with water as a shared resource
GRI 303-2
Management of water discharge-related impacts
GRI 303-3
Water withdrawal
GRI 303-4
Water discharge
GRI 303-5
Water consumption
GRI 306-1
Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts
GRI 306-2
Management of significant waste-related impacts
GRI 306-3
Waste generated
GRI 306-4
Waste diverted from disposal
GRI 306-5
Waste directed to disposal
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| Environmental Pollution Caused by Operations | - | Buckingham Palace Declaration | ● | ● | ||||
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Green Services and Sustainable Catering | + | United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Waste of Catering and In-Flight Supplies | - | ● | ● | ● | ||||
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Promoting Ecological Conservation | + |
GRI 304-1
Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
GRI 304-2
Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity
GRI 304-3
Habitats protected or restored
GRI 304-4
IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations
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Buckingham Palace Declaration | ● | ● | ● | |
| Biodiversity Loss | - | ● | ● | ● | ||||
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Enhancing Flight Safety | + |
GRI 404
Training and Education
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FSFT | ● | ● | ||
| Flight Safety Incident Risks | - | ● | ● | |||||
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Diversity and Equal Opportunity | + |
GRI 404-1
Average hours of training per year per employee
GRI 2-7
Employees
GRI 2-8
Workers who are not employees
GRI 202-2
Proportion of senior management hired from the local community
GRI 401-1
New employee hires and employee turnover
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| Workplace Discrimination and Inequality | - |
GRI 405-1
Diversity of governance bodies and employees
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Good Labor-Management Relations | + |
GRI 201-3
Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans
GRI 401-2
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees
GRI 401-3
Parental leave
GRI 402-1
Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes
GRI 405-2
Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men
GRI 2-23
Policy commitments
GRI 2-25
Processes to remediate negative impacts
GRI 406-1
Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken
GRI 412-1
Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments
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United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) | ● | |||
| Deterioration of Labor-management Relations | - | ● | ● | |||||
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Safe and Healthy Workplace | + |
GRI 403-1
Occupational health and safety management system
GRI 403-2
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation
GRI 403-3
Occupational health services
GRI 403-4
Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety
GRI 403-5
Worker training on occupational health and safety
GRI 403-6
Promotion of worker health
GRI 403-7
Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships
GRI 403-8
Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system
GRI 403-9
Work-related injuries, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism
GRI 403-10
Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities
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United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) | ● | ● | ||
| Occupational Hazards | - | ● | ● | |||||
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Comprehensive Privacy Management | + |
GRI 418-1
Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data
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United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) | ● | ● | ● | |
| Leak of Private and Confidential Information | - | ● | ● | ● | ||||
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Charity and Public Welfare | + | ● | ● | ||||
| Improper Use of Public Welfare Resources | - | ● | ● | |||||
- Impact on the Environment
- Impact on the People
- Impact on the Economy
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Assessment of Climate-Related Lobbying Activities and Industry Association
CAL actively engages in public affairs in accordance with internal procedures, including the “Procedures for Joining Domestic and International Tourism Organizations” formulated by the Social Value Group under the Corporate Sustainability Committee's Corporate Communication Office, and the “Guidelines for Participating in International Initiatives” issued by the ESG Task Force under the Corporate Development Office’s Corporate Governance Value Group. These guidelines help evaluate whether participation supports ESG promotion, corporate strategies, and operational goals. To fulfill corporate social responsibility and promote industry development, CAL actively participates in industry association activities, voicing industry perspectives through these platforms and offering suggestions to international organizations and the Taiwanese government. An internal annual review and oversight mechanism is in place to ensure that organizational participation aligns with company objectives and policies. In addressing climate change, CAL adheres to the Paris Agreement and expects participating associations to do the same. In 2025, CAL continued to evaluate its involvement in external organizations such as IATA, AAPA, SkyTeam, TAA, FSFT, AAPT, TCCS, and others, ensuring alignment with global carbon reduction goals and sustainable development commitments. In 2025, CAL also joined the Demonstration Alliance for Circular Light Oil from Waste Plastic Packaging and Net-Zero Net-Zero Green Lifestyle Partnership, CAL will continue to collaborate with relevant organizations to help limit global warming to below 1.5~2 degrees Celsius.
Public Affairs Participation Management Mechanism/Audit Organization
- CAL evaluates public affairs participation based on the “Procedures for Joining Domestic and International Tourism Organizations” (by the Public Affairs Department under the Corporate Communications Office of the Social Value Group) and the “Guidelines for Participating in International Initiatives” (by the ESG Task Force under the Corporate Governance Value Group of the Corporate Development Office). Proposals are submitted to the Corporate Sustainability Committee, chaired by the President, for approval.
- The Environmental Value Group under the Corporate Sustainability Committee, specifically the Corporate Environmental Committee, conducts semi-annual reviews and pre-assessments of climate-related lobbying activities according to the corporate environmental management system and TCFD framework. These reviews determine whether participating associations have clear climate policies aligned with the Paris Agreement.
- The results of these reviews will be reported annually to the Corporate Environmental Committee and the Corporate Sustainability Committee (both chaired by the President) to regularly assess and supervise participation in public associations.
Management Scope of Climate-Related Public Associations
CAL complies with the Paris Agreement and expects the industry associations it participates in to do the same. China Airlines is involved in various initiatives and organizations related to the development of the aviation industry both domestically and internationally, corporate sustainability, environmental issues, and other professional fields. The external organizations it participates in, including IATA, AAPA, SkyTeam, TAA, FSFT, AAPT, TCCS, Demonstration Alliance for Circular Light Oil from Waste Plastic Packaging, and Net-Zero Net-Zero Green Lifestyle Partnership are all included in the management scope of climate-related associations.
Evaluate Whether the Associations Participated in Comply with the Paris Agreement
Evaluation includes the climate change policy positions disclosed by public associations, relevant declarations and principles, adopted countermeasures, the implementation of action plans, and performance.
- The association publicly supports climate change policies that align with the Paris Agreement's climate change goals.
- The public declarations and principles related to climate change disclosed by the association set a 2050 net-zero carbon emission target to comply with the Paris Agreement climate change goals, and climate change countermeasures are effectively implemented in daily operations.
- Verify whether the public association has effectively implemented climate change action measures in its daily operations.
Response Measures for Association's Failure to Comply with Paris Agreement Targets
- For associations that have not complied with the climate change targets of the Paris Agreement, improvement recommendations will be proposed, and compliance with the Paris Agreement climate change targets will be facilitated through communication and coordination.
- If there is no improvement before the next evaluation, CAL will take appropriate measures, such as withdrawing from the association.
In 2024, CAL participated in industry associations related to aviation industry development and corporate sustainability. The climate-related associations adhered to the annual assessments and analysis results of the Paris Agreement as follows:
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| Publicly supports the Paris Agreement. | Unpublicized support for the Paris Agreement but declared alignment with the 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target. | No actions supporting the Paris Agreement were found. | ||
| International Air Transport Association (IATA) | ● | ● | ||
| Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) | ● | ● | ||
| SkyTeam | ● | ● | ||
| Taipei Airlines Association(TAA) | ● | ● | ||
| Flight Safety Foundation-Taiwan (FSFT) | ● | ● | ||
| Association of Atmosphere Protection in Taiwan (AAPT) | ● | ● | ||
| Taiwan Center for Corporate Sustainability (TCCS) | ● | ● | ||
| Demonstration Alliance for Circular Light Oil from Waste Plastic Packaging | ● | ● | ||
| Net-Zero Net-Zero Green Lifestyle Partnership | ● | ● | ||
External Advocacy and Evaluation Support
2017-2025
Buckingham Palace Declaration
At the 73rd IATA Annual General Meeting in June 2017, CAL signed the Buckingham Palace Declaration against illegal wildlife trafficking. CAL has worked with 79 other airlines to stamp out the transport of illegal wildlife in conformity with the UN's SDGs.
2016-2025
S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)
China Airlines supports S&P Global in promoting global sustainable development information dis- closure. Since 2015, it has proactively completed the CSA questionnaire, disclosing management objectives, strategies, and practices in the environmental, social, and economic/governance dimen- sions. In 2025, CAL achieved the highest global score in the CSA and was honored in 2026 with a Top 1% ranking in the Sustainability Yearbook for the aviation industry.
2012-2025
Pacific Greenhouse Gases Measurement (PGGM)
Since 2012, the Company has participated in the PGGM by installing the In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (IAGOS) Package-1 in its aircraft cabins to collect trans-Pacific high-altitude gas data for global warming and climate studies conducted by science agencies around the world. To strengthen greenhouse gas monitoring operations and collect more data on the types of high-altitude air and changes for global atmospheric and greenhouse gas research, CAL commenced collaboration with National Central University, In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (IAGOS) of the EU, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to install Package-2, the add-on components for Package-1 in 2023. It will monitor changes in the concentration of NOx, CO2, and CH4. CAL became the second airline company in the world and the first airline company in Asia to be fitted with laser sensors for precision detection of CO2 and CH4. The project also promoted collaboration in scientific research between Taiwan, Japan, and the EU. By the end of December 2025, CAL assisted in collecting high-altitude atmospheric data from a total of 23,167 flights.
2012-2025
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
CAL supports CDP in promoting the global environmental disclosure system to enhance the manage- ment of issues related to carbon, water, and forests worldwide. CAL is Taiwan's first service provider to independently review greenhouse gas emissions generated from its operations and respond to the CDP questionnaire. Since 2012, CAL has conducted greenhouse gas inventory training and surveys of greenhouse gas emissions for its affiliates on a regular basis and disclosed its climate gover- nance, strategies, management of risks and opportunities, indicators and targets, greenhouse gas emissions, and reduction management and performance. CAL has been recognized as a benchmark enterprise. In the future, CAL will continue to review and improve carbon management strategies through participation in the CDP. For seven consecutive years, CAL has been rated at the Leadership level in the Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA) by the CDP organization.
2022-2025
Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
China Airlines actively responded to international carbon reduction initiatives by being the first to sign the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in 2022. The company continuously refines its carbon reduction targets according to the guidelines. In June 2024, China Airlines became the first transportation service provider in Taiwan to officially pass the SBTi organizational review. It was also recognized for aligning with the science-based pathway of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5°C, as outlined in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Paris Agreement. This demonstrates that China Airlines' carbon reduction goals are in line with international sustainability trends, establishing it as a leader in the domestic industry.
2008-2025
Earth Hour
CAL has supported the event since 2008 by working with the Group’ s partners, providing support through concrete actions, and urging the public to take notice of the impact of global warming and climate change through media outlets.
2018-2025
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) / Task Force on Nature-Related
Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
CAL became Taiwan's first airline to publicly sign and adopt the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in 2018. CAL works actively to make TCFD part of the company's management system. In 2019, we assisted in completing the translation of the TCFD guidelines into Traditional Chinese and participated in several industry-government-academia promotional activities. Since 2021, we have annually published an independent Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures report showcasing the results of internal management through press releases and social media channels. In 2024, we further followed the Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) to integrate the TCFD operational mechanism, enhancing the management of nature and climate issues. In response to Taiwan’s financial regulatory requirements and international sustainability disclosure trends, CAL launched the "IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards Implementation Project (IFRS S1/S2)" in 2025. Given the high consistency and continuity between the climate-related information disclosed under TCFD and the requirements of IFRS S2, CAL uses the TCFD management and disclosure framework as a key basis for aligning with the IFRS S2 climate.
CAL maintain political neutrality and avoid corruption risks, China Airlines (CAL) has never engaged in lobbying or made political contributions. Instead, CAL focuses on participating in international aviation and nonprofit organizations that influence public policy, aiming to promote industry exchange, development, and sustainability. In 2024, CAL invested approximately NT$50.33 million in organizational initiatives—NT$47.79 million (94.95%) in aviation industry operations and development, and NT$2.54 million (5.05%) in corporate sustainability, environmental, and related professional fields. Detailed participation expenses are disclosed in the ESG data and Appendix – Organizational Initiative Policy Donations and Other Expenditures.
Memberships
| Organization Name | CAL's Role and Participation | Contributions and Benefits in 2025 |
International Air Transport Association (IATA)CSR Work Group, Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation Work Group (CORSIA), Air Freight Carbon Footprint Work Group; observer of the Industry Affairs Advisory Council (IAAC) |
CAL kept in close touch with IATA headquarters and IATA North Asia and participated in meetings, industry committees and task forces (Member of the SEAC Operations Advisory Committee), and served as a member of Sustainability and Environ- ment Advisory Council. It was also involved in environmental discussions relevant to international civil aviation, and supports research and studies of related environmental subjects. |
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Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)Founding Member |
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SkyTeamAlliance Board and Executive Board Member |
CAL became the fifteenth member of SkyTeam on September 28, 2011, and was the first airline in Taiwan that joined SkyTeam. To optimize services and markets in the aviation industry, CAL attends working meetings at all levels, as well as annual meetings held by the Executive Board and the Alliance Board on a regular basis. |
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Taipei Airlines Association (Taipei Airlines Association, TAA)Director |
TAA was established in March 1990, and our company was one of the founding member airlines. We serve in an advisory and coordinating capacity, acting as a bridge of communication between the government and the industry. Participating in the annual Member Representative Assembly (once a year) and board meetings, CAL regularly communicates and implements government directives and participates in various government meetings to actively advocate for the interests of the aviation industry. |
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Flight Safety Foundation-Taiwan (FSFT)Managing Director, Director |
CAL serves as the managing director and the conveners of director, to participate in governance decision-making, establish government-industry-university-institute cooperation mechanism to promote international regulations studying, strategic research and engagement related to international aviation safety. |
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Association of Atmosphere Protection in Taiwan (AAPT)Executive Director |
CAL participates in the decision-making of organizational management, and promote the strategic engagement of the government-industry-university-institute in response to the issues of global atmospheric protection and climate change. | CAL helped facilitate the communication between the industry, the government, and the academia about policies, laws, academic research, technology research and development, counseling, and services pertaining to atmosphere protection and climate in Taiwan. |
Taiwan Center for Corporate Sustainability (TCCS)Advisory Director |
CAL acted as one of the advisory directors to participate in the training and operation of the Center for Corporate Sustain- ability. CAL served as the lecturer to communicate the Company’ s actions for sustainability from time to time based on the themes of the Center’ s meetings. CAL participated in a series of training courses on corporate sustainable competitiveness and seminars on the corporate sustainability report and related issues organized by the Center for Corporate Sustainability to improve its knowledge of industrial practice and latest trends. |
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Environmental Protection Administration Net-Zero Green Lifestyle PartnershipVice Chair and Advisory Group Member |
Participated in alliance activities by providing enterprises or related companies with information on waste plastics suitable for conversion into jet fuel, promoting the development of the SAF production industry chain and related technologies from waste plastics, and establishing a domestic low-carbon circular polyolefin raw material supply chain. |
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Demonstration Alliance for Circular Light Oil from Waste Plastic PackagingMember |
The “Net-Zero Net-Zero Green Lifestyle Partnership” is one of the 12 key strategies for Taiwan to achieve its 2050 net-zero emissions target. China Airlines has been invited to serve as a Vice Chair and a member of the Advisory Group, assisting the Ministry of Environment in connecting industries across sectors to promote green lifestyle concepts in various aspects of daily life and to build a net-zero sustainable lifestyle. |
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