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Positive results in KLM‘s annual report 2015

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 16:38:56 +0200

One of the main things KLM did in 2015 was to reconfirm the strategy of decreasing costs, investing in our future and transforming our organisation. As part of the AIR FRANCE KLM Group strategy Perform 2020, we took action throughout the year on all three fronts and began to see the first tangible results. Our costs are down, our productivity is up and our investments in customer and products are bearing fruit. KLM has continued to grow and show positive financial results. The report also details the year’s results according to the five pillars of KLM’s Flight Plan 2015: Customer and Product, Network and Fleet, Operations, People and Organisation and Finance.

KLM staff share in the company’s improved results
This year, all KLM staff with a Dutch contract will benefit from the company’s preliminary improvements in its operational results. The collective labour agreements from recent years have included arrangements to let the staff share in the profits. On 18 February, KLM published its 2015 annual results. With operational results of EUR 388 million, the profit-sharing scheme will now be paid out.

Furthermore, we did not give pay rises to management in 2016. This is in line with the business challenges that KLM now faces. The salaries fall far below the market average. Every year the KLM Supervisory Board evaluates KLM’s remuneration policy and the company’s actual results. As is the case for a large number of KLM staff, a system of variable income also applies for management. The KLM Supervisory Board sets this variable income based on the achievement of the company’s financial and non-financial targets. The size of this variable income is determined in part by KLM’s and AIR FRANCE KLM’s operational results (EBITDA).

(*) The annual report 2015 can be found by clicking on the image.

Reaction final report MH17

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:59:26 +0200

KLM is pleased to see the Dutch Safety Board’s final report regarding the MH17 tragedy, as it provides clarity to surviving family members and friends. KLM takes its conclusions and recommendations for airlines with utmost seriousness. KLM now plans to study the report and the recommendations more closely.

Air France-KLM CSR Report for 2014

Tue, 26 May 2015 17:38:30 +0200

The interactive report uses easy navigation tools and includes links to extra information and videos. Follow this link to open the complete CSR Report for 2014.

Some highlights

Each day produces new insights and technologies, enabling us to improve our performance. Our policy on the environment and society is constantly evolving. This will enable us to meet our goals for 2020 and to create opportunities for later generations.

Here are just a few of the results KLM booked in 2014:

We reduced onboard catering products using non-sustainable palm and soybean oil by 80%. In 2014, we introduced fifteen new products, including ASC-certified salmon and fruit juices bearing GLOBALG.A.P. certification.
KLM operated twenty flights from Amsterdam to Aruba and Bonaire partially fuelled by biofuel, thanks to the companies participating in the KLM Corporate BioFuel Programme.
We took a significant step towards reducing onboard catering waste by using less packaging. We also adapted the sandwich packaging, which has reduced annual waste by 20 tons.
39 tons of used KLM aircraft carpet was recycled last year to produce new carpet fibre and other material using carpet manufacturer Desso’s Take Back™ programme.
A number of divisions are reducing paper consumption by increasing digitisation. We are providing ground personnel with digital-format manuals, which will lead to 375,000 fewer pages of printed paper.

More details and examples can be found in the 2014 CSR Report at klmtakescare.com. Earlier CSR reports can also be found here under the heading White Papers and Reports.