United Airlines (UAL)

Overall impact
C (43)

Commentary

United Airlines is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 42.5 for overall impact (27th percentile compared to all companies), United Airlines ranks 28th out of 44 industry peers, behind China Eastern Airlines, Lufthansa, ANA and 24 others, and ahead of Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air Lines Co, Jetblue Airways and 13 others. On top material causes for United Airlines's industry (Passenger Airlines (New name)), United Airlines performs well in Disaster Readiness and Effective Aid (85.2 score), Technology Innovation (85.1), Technology Innovation (85.1) and 1 other cause where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Accountable Institutions (30.3 score), Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (38.9), Humane Treatment of Animals (32.0) and 29 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Anti-social publishing
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Conflict minerals
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Anti-social publishing
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Conflict minerals
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
Impact trend

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UAL Price
$101.16
Last available end-of-day price. Full disclosure
Revenue
$55.99 billion
Market cap
$32.98 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Founded
1967
Employees
106,500
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Passenger Airlines (New name)
Sub-industry
Passenger Airlines
SASB industry
Airlines
Headquarters
Il, United States
Share classes
UAL
Mission
Connecting people. Uniting the world.
Description
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional fleets. It also offers catering, ground handling, flight academy, and maintenance services for third parties. The company was formerly known as United Continental Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to United Airlines Holdings, Inc. in June 2019. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for United Airlines, based on its industry sub-industry Passenger Airlines. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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