Carbon Trust Standard achieved by airport
23.09.09
Birmingham Airport has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard to recognise itreducing carbon emissions by 4% over a 3 year period from April 2006. This has been done despite increasing passenger growth and expansion in airport facilities.
The Carbon Trust Standard is a carbon award that requires an organisation to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint, making real reductions year-on-year. Unlike other schemes, organisations are rewarded for actions they take to cut emissions across their own operations, rather than by offsetting their carbon costs.
The reduction in the airport's 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 by the Carbon Trust Standard is proof an organisation has taken genuine action to reduce their direct impact on climate change. We are 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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