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LATAM Ranks Among the World’s Most Sustainable Airlines for the Second Consecutive Year, According to S&P Global

February 23, 2026

  • The Group was recognized as the fifth best-performing airline worldwide in sustainability and the leading airline in the Americas, and was also included in S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2026.
  • Additionally, it was distinguished as Top Sustainability Performer and Industry Mover 2025, a recognition that highlights the company with the greatest sustainability improvement within its industry.

Santiago, Chile, February 23, 2026.– For the second consecutive year, LATAM Airlines Group ranked among the airlines with the strongest sustainability performance worldwide, being recognized by S&P Global as a Top Sustainability Performer in the 2025 Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), placing fifth globally and first in the Americas, according to the evaluation published on February 18, 2026.

In this edition, LATAM achieved a score of 77 in environmental, social and governance performance, marking a historic increase of 10 points compared to the previous year out of a maximum of 100, representing a 15% improvement. As a result, the Group was recognized as Industry Mover 2025, a distinction granted by S&P Global to the company with the greatest improvement within its industry.

With this result, the Group ranked in the 92nd percentile of the global airline industry, surpassed only by airlines from Asia and positioning itself as the leading airline in the Western Hemisphere. This outcome reflects the Group’s consistent efforts to integrate sustainability as a strategic pillar of its business.

Additionally, LATAM Airlines Group has once again been included in S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2026, a publication that recognizes companies with outstanding sustainability performance. To qualify for the Yearbook, companies must rank within the top 15% of their sector and meet additional performance thresholds defined by S&P Global. In the 2026 edition, more than 9,200 companies were assessed globally, of which 848 were selected for inclusion. In the airline industry, only eight airlines were included.

“Ranking fifth worldwide reflects the commitment we have assumed as a Group to advance toward more sustainable aviation through concrete actions and measurable results. At the same time, it motivates us to look ahead with greater ambition. That is why we have strengthened our medium-term goals by incorporating a clear emissions intensity reduction target for 2030, which we aim to achieve through a more efficient fleet incorporating the latest available technologies, improvements in operational efficiency and the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels,” said Roberto Alvo, CEO of LATAM Airlines Group.

Looking ahead to 2030, LATAM has defined two key milestones on its path toward net-zero emissions by 2050. The first is to reduce emissions intensity by approximately 6% compared to 2019 levels, supported by three pillars: fleet renewal, which will allow 50% of its aircraft to be next-generation, doubling the current proportion; operational efficiency, driven by intensive use of data, artificial intelligence and incremental operational improvements; and the expansion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) use.

In addition, the Group estimates that it will manage 10.8 million net tons of CO₂ between 2019 and 2030, combining operational efficiencies, SAF use, fleet renewal, as well as offset projects with high strategic value for the region as a complementary measure.

Regarding fleet modernization, during 2025 alone the Group incorporated 26 next-generation aircraft that consume approximately 15%–20% less fuel, according to manufacturer data. This is complemented by sustained efforts in operational efficiency, which through initiatives implemented since 2010 have prevented approximately 6.5 million tons of CO₂ emissions, a volume equivalent to more than the combined annual emissions generated by LATAM’s operations in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.

Additionally, since 2019 the Group has offset more than 3 million tons of CO₂, supporting the conservation of more than 420,000 hectares of floodplain savannas in Colombia, a key ecosystem due to its high carbon capture capacity, and has reduced single-use plastics in its operations by 97%, equivalent to more than 1,700 tons.

Through its “Solidarity Plane” program, LATAM makes its connectivity and cargo capacity available free of charge to support health, environmental and emergency response causes across its five South American affiliates. Since 2021, the Group has transported more than 22,000 people and 1,700 tons of cargo free of charge, maintaining nearly 50 partnerships with nonprofit organizations in the region.

Finally, in line with its commitment to the sustainable development of the countries where it operates, LATAM commissioned Oxford Economics to conduct an independent study assessing the economic and social contribution of its operations during 2024. According to the analysis, that year the LATAM Group contributed US$28.1 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and supported more than 1.6 million direct and indirect jobs in those countries.