This accreditation illustrates the efficiency of VINCI Airports’ environmental action plan in Belfast airport. Since joining VINCI Airports network, Belfast airport has achieved a -20 % decrease of its direct carbon emissions, with key actions including LED relamping of the airport terminal and improvement of the management of energy consumption.
VINCI Airports’ environmental strategy, the first global action plan in the airports industry, establishes preventive and corrective measures aimed at developing sustainable and environmentally responsible approaches to air transportation. 100% of airports from VINCI Airports network are already in the ACA programme.
Graham Keddie, managing director, Belfast International Airport said “The airport team have been focused and dedicated on the comprehensive management and mitigation of our carbon footprint. We are delighted to have achieved this accreditation and are committed to working towards the next levels.”
ACA is a program of Airports Council International. The accreditation recognizes efforts in these 6 levels: mapping, reduction, optimization, neutrality, transformation, and transition.
Olivier Jankovec, ACI EUROPE Director General commented: “I would like to warmly congratulate all of the team at Belfast International Airport and indeed VINCI Airports for their work and this great achievement that sees Belfast International Airport join Airport Carbon Accreditation directly at Level 2 ‘Reduction’. The demands of Level 2 certification are rigorous, requiring strategic engagement and diligent work from the airport operator to effectively reduce CO2 emissions from the daily operations of the airport. I commend their excellent efforts and look forward to witness BFS airport’s progress within Airport Carbon Accreditation, the industry’s global standard for carbon management.”
Belfast International Airport Managing Director Graham Keddie with Compliance Manager Kevin Napier
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