Birmingham Airport reach Carbon Trust standard
23.09.09
Birmingham Airport has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in recognition of its achievement in reducing carbon emissions by 4% over a three year period from April 2006. This has been done against a background of increasing passenger growth and expansion in airport facilities.
The Carbon Trust Standard is the world’s first carbon award that requires an organisation to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint, making real reductions year-on-year. Unlike other award schemes, organisations are rewarded for actions they have taken to cut carbon across their own operations, rather than by offsetting their carbon costs.
The reduction in carbon footprint has been achieved through investing in new technologies, changing procedures and improving staff awareness. Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s CEO, said: ‘Being certified with the Carbon Trust Standard is proof an organisation has taken genuine action to reduce their direct impact on climate change by cutting carbon emissions. We are therefore delighted to have achieved the Standard, which is a great way of showing that we are moving in the right direction.'
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