Reporting and communication

We report annually on our sustainability performance and challenges.

Ongoing engagement and consultation with a wide network of stakeholders helps us identify risks and opportunities and prioritise issues that are most important to our stakeholders and our business. Read more about our stakeholders.

We welcome reader feedback on our progress and targets to sustainability@airnz.co.nz.

Sustainability reporting 2024

View our 2024 Annual Report and read about our reporting approach and materiality.

In 2024, Air New Zealand published its first Climate Statement as required by the Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards (NZ CS). The 2024 Climate Statement is structured around the four mandatory sections of the NZ CS, which are based on the recommendations of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework that Air New Zealand has voluntarily reported against since the 2020 financial year.

View our Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report for 2024.

View our 2024 Metrics Table.

View our 2024 Gender Pay Report and information on our 2024 Workforce Profile.

View our 2024 Modern Slavery Statement.

The contents of the 2024 Annual Report and the 2024 Climate Statement have been informed, in part, by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting standards and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Standards for the Airline Industry (SASB). View our GRI and SASB content indexes, that provide an overview of the relevant GRI and SASB standards for the airline and where to find related information.

Previous sustainability reporting

2023

View our 2023 Sustainability Report and read about our reporting approach.

In 2023 we incorporated the following reports into the 2023 Sustainability Report:

2023 Climate-related disclosures
2023 Workforce Profile
2023 Gender Pay Report

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2023

View our 2023 Modern Slavery Statement

Note: In July 2024, Air New Zealand removed its 2030 science-based carbon intensity reduction target and withdrew from the Science Based Targets initiative. Work has begun to consider a new near-term carbon emissions reduction target that could better reflect the challenges relating to aircraft and alternative jet fuel availability within the industry.

2022

View our 2022 Sustainability Report and read about our reporting approach and materiality.

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2022.

View our 2022 Gender Pay Report and information on our 2022 Workforce Profile.

Air New Zealand was a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). Our 2022 Communication on Progress accompanies our Sustainability Report and shares how we are implementing the UNGC's Ten Principles.

Air New Zealand is committed to ongoing Climate-Related Disclosures using the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework. View our 2022 Climate-Related Disclosures.

Please note, in July 2024, Air New Zealand removed its 2030 science-based carbon intensity reduction target and withdrew from the Science Based Targets initiative. Work has begun to consider a new near-term carbon emissions reduction target that could better reflect the challenges relating to aircraft and alternative jet fuel availability within the industry.

2021

View our 2021 Sustainability Report and read about our reporting approach and materiality.

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2021.

View our 2021 Gender Pay Report and information on our 2021 Workforce Profile.

Air New Zealand was a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). Our 2021 Communication on Progress accompanies our Sustainability Report and shares how we are implementing the UNGC's Ten Principles.

Air New Zealand is committed to ongoing Climate-Related Disclosures using the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework. View our 2021 Climate-Related Disclosures.

2020

View our 2020 Sustainability Report.

We compile an index that provides an overview of our reporting against the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and where we are contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our 2020 Sustainability Report has been prepared with reference to the core option of the GRI Standards. View our 2020 GRI Index.

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2020.

View our 2020 Workforce Profile.

Air New Zealand was a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). Our 2020 Communication on Progress accompanies our Sustainability Report to share how we are implementing the UNGC's Ten Principles.

Air New Zealand is committed to ongoing Climate-Related Disclosures using the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework. View our 2020 Climate-Related Disclosures.

2019

View our 2019 Sustainability Report.

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2019 and a copy of Deloitte's Assurance Statement.

You can view our Gender Pay Report and information on our 2019 Workforce Profile.

Air New Zealand was a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). Our 2019 Communication on Progress accompanies our Sustainability Report to share how we are implementing the UNGC's Ten Principles.

2018

View our 2018 Sustainability Report.

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2018 and a copy of Deloitte's Assurance Statement.

You can view our Gender Pay Report and information on our 2018 Workforce Profile.

2017

View our 2017 Sustainability Report. You can also view the printable PDF version of the report.

You can read about our reporting approach in the following sections of the report: Our Reporting Approach, Our Stakeholders & Materiality, Sustainable Development Goals and GRI Content Index.

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2017 and a copy of Deloitte's Assurance Statement.

2016

View our 2016 Sustainability Report.

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2016 and a copy of Deloitte's Assurance Statement.

2015

View our 2015 Sustainability Report.

View our Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for 2015 and a copy of Deloitte's Assurance Statement.

Public submissions 2024

View our submission on the Climate Change Commission's Review of the Inclusion of International Aviation Emissions in New Zealand's Domestic 2050 Target.

View our submission on the draft Tourism Environment Action Plan – He Āhurutanga Taiao, Tourism Industry Transformation Plan.

Previous public submissions

View our 2021 white paper shared with the New Zealand Government: Sustainable Aviation Fuel in New Zealand. The paper provides information on the vital and immediate policy steps needed to realise absolute emissions reductions from sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in New Zealand, and outlines the broader co-benefits for our country.

View our submission on the Climate Change Commission's 2021 draft advice for consultation.

View our submission on Hīkina te Kohupara - Kia mauri ora ai te iwi: Transport Emissions: Pathways to Net Zero by 2050.

View our submission on Increasing the use of biofuels in transport: Consultation paper on the Sustainable Biofuels Mandate.