IAG and its operating airlines regularly engage with key stakeholders such as governments and regulators, shareholders, lenders and other financial stakeholders, trade associations, customers, suppliers, employees, communities, NGOs and academic institutions to influence policy, drive action to meet our sustainability objectives and raise awareness of our programmes.
IAG’s participation in key industry groups
Sustainable Aviation (SA)
Sustainable Aviation is a coalition of UK airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers, fuel producers and partners all committed to delivering carbon net zero aviation by 2050 and to minimising the impact of aviation noise. IAG is an active participant in the membership’s different workstreams to advance low-carbon solutions.
Jet Zero Task Force
IAG supported the creation of the UK Governments Jet Zero Strategy in 2022 to deliver net zero UK aviation by 2050. The UK Government launched the JZT in November 2024 to provide strategic leadership and an outcome-focused approach to support the innovation, economic growth and decarbonisation of the UK aviation sector.
The British Airways CEO is a member of the plenary group and the IAG Sustainability Director chairs the expert group focused on SAF (known as the SAF Delivery Group)
Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) – Greener by Design group (GbD)
Executive Committee of GbD.
Grupo Español para el Crecimiento Verde
Iberia is one of over 50 corporate members supporting this green growth group.
Airlines 4 Europe (A4E)
Founding member, drove development of net zero roadmap, supported consultation responses and other work to advance green solutions.
Alianza para la Sostenibilidad del Transporte Aéreo (AST)
This group brings together the main stakeholders of the Spanish air transport sector with the objective of promoting the development of sustainable aviation. Three working groups have been established to respond to the main challenges that the sector now faces: operational efficiency, SAF and policy.
Operating airlines based in Spain are part of the alliance.
Coalition for Negative Emissions
Founding member in 2020, Steering Group member, active contributor to consultation responses to UK Government on how to scale up carbon removals.
Oneworld
In 2025, IAG was involved with other member airlines to provide funding in partnership with BEV, to launch a new investment fund aimed at addressing the limited availability and high cost of SAF.
Air Transport Action Group (ATAG)
IAG is an active contributor to ATAG’s global aviation roadmap to net zero.
World Economic Forum (WEF) – Cleaner Skies for Tomorrow Coalition
Regular contributor to reports on how to scale up SAF as a low-carbon solution.
IATA
The IAG Sustainability Director represents IAG at the IATA working groups to advance policies for low-carbon solutions. IAG has previously chaired the Safety and Environment Advisory Committee
Supply chain
The IAG Transform Sustainability team focuses on strengthening the Group’s approach towards sustainable procurement, with a goal to ensure that sustainability is embedded into purchasing decisions across the Group. To address material issues in its supply chain, IAG implements a proactive risk management approach, identifying high-risk regions and industries where such impacts are more likely to occur. IAG Transform launched its supply chain sustainability programme in 2024 to identify more prevalent negative risks in areas such as uniforms, catering, hotels and on-board products. IAG collaborates with its key suppliers by discussing challenges and providing targeted support and specific actions to enhance performance.
Supplier code of conduct