Southwest Airlines | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on Southwest Airlines

Location: United States

Industry: Transport & Warehousing

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Description Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is a major U.S. airline that focuses on low-cost airfare, emphasizing a high-frequency, point-to-point network.

Southwest Airlines Sustainability Performance

Climate

Renewable Energy

Southwest Airlines obtains 0,1% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Southwest Airlines emits 58,8 times its CO₂ budget of 353,779 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, Southwest Airlines emits 75,5 times its CO₂ budget of 353,779 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

Southwest Airlines recycles 23% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

79%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

Southwest Airlines issues 84% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Robert E. Jordan earns 173 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

Southwest Airlines has an employee turnover rate of 7,1%. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

Southwest Airlines meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

46%

Women on Board

Southwest Airlines has 25% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

No data available for Southwest Airlines. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

Southwest Airlines employs 23,9% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at Southwest Airlines is 54,8% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO name	Robert E. Jordan		2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	46
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	173,3	Ratio	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	74
Employee Turnover Rate
Employee turnover	7,1	%	2024	2024-One-Report-5-29-final.pdf	31
Glass Ceiling
Women in management	23,9	%	2024	2024-One-Report-5-29-final.pdf	31
Women in workforce	43,6	%	2024	2024-One-Report-5-29-final.pdf	31
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Number of employees	72 790	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	24
Scope 1 emissions	20 769 300	MT of CO2e	2025	SWA-Planet-Report-2025-2.pdf	25
Scope 2 emissions, location based	30 001	MT of CO2e	2025	SWA-Planet-Report-2025-2.pdf	25
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	50
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	27
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	CodeofEthics_FinalApprovedbyBoard091808.pdf	4
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	32
Renewable Energy
Total energy consumption	84	million MWh	2023	2023-One-Report_Online_Final.pdf	67
Total renewable energy consumption	58	thousand MWh	2023	2023-One-Report_Online_Final.pdf	107
Supply Chain
Number of employees	72 790	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	24
Scope 1 emissions	20 769 300	MT of CO2e	2025	SWA-Planet-Report-2025-2.pdf	25
Scope 3 emissions	5 920 194	MT of CO2e	2025	SWA-Planet-Report-2025-2.pdf	25
Scope 2 emissions, location based	30 001	MT of CO2e	2025	SWA-Planet-Report-2025-2.pdf	25
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	84	%	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	99
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste recycled	23	%	2025	SWA-Planet-Report-2025-2.pdf	25
Women on Board
Supervisory board size	14	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	91
Women on executive board	1	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	59
Women on supervisory board	4	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	91
Executive board size	6	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	59
Women in Management
Women in management	23,9	%	2024	2024-One-Report-5-29-final.pdf	31

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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