Lufthansa publishes sustainability report

The 2009 edition of Lufthansa's sustainability report Balance is now available. It contains extensive information on the group's commitment to ecological, community and societal issues in pursuit of its business activities.

In 2008, the group invested €194 million in the training and further education of its employees. Among others, it also took on 3,715 new service professionals. At year-end 2008, Lufthansa was employing a total of 107,800 people from 125 nations. Of the total, 35,536 were employed at the group's biggest base in Frankfurt am Main. Flexible work-time models have long since been an established element of corporate life. The number of staff on part-time now accounts for 26.5 per cent of the total workforce; 42.7 per cent of female employees work on a part-time basis.

In 2008, Lufthansa again invested immense effort in measures to protect the climate and the environment. Fuel consumption of the Lufthansa fleet now stands at 4.34 litres per 100 passenger-kilometres. The most fuel-efficient aircraft in the group with an average fuel burn of only 3.24 litres is the Airbus A340-300 operated by Swiss.

During the year, concrete measures were implemented in more than 120 environmental projects in order to reduce the impact of aviation on the planet. Lufthansa flight training, for example is saving 80 per cent of energy consumption by utilising new flight simulators.

Variable steering of cold storage equipment at LSG Sky Chefs has reduced energy consumption by 30 per cent. The new engine water wash method developed by Lufthansa Technik can reduce the fuel burn of the Lufthansa fleet by up to 25,000 tonnes of kerosene and thereby curb CO2 emissions by more than 78,000 tonnes.

A free copy of the report can be ordered online at www.lufthansa.com/responsibility.