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Environmental Management Aena 2018 Contents Environmental management Aena 2018 Contents Environmental Energy Acoustic Environmental Communication commitment and climate impact protection with surrounding change management communities Scope CO2 Measurement, action Responsible Environmental emissions and vigilance use of water tours Main Energy efficiency Dissemination and Monitoring of Environmental Figures and renewable energies transparency air quality awareness Our Acoustic Biodiversity Dialogue and management isolation plans protection transparency Alignment Dialogue and Waste with the SDGs participation management Certification and Endorsements Environmental Commitment Did you know that the concern for our environment constitutes a strategic factor for Aena so that we integrate the environmental factor in all airport management decisions? Environmental Energy and Acoustic impact Environmental Comunicación with commitment climate change management protection the environment Currently, the conservation of the But, without a doubt, it is also us the companies that have to act to minimize our impact on environment is one of the main problems the environment, carrying out activity respectful toward our environment. At Aena, we join the faced by a society that is every time more concern for the preservation of the environment, and we apply measures that us allow manage the conscious, that demands a major effort resources we use more responsibly. by the governments to take measures To reach a development model that Is more Moreover, we want to be transparent in communicating what we do, with the purpose of We manage sustainable airports so that you sustainable and respectful in relation to demonstrating the indicated goals and making participants of stakeholders interested in our advan- can be close to what is most matter to you. the environment. ces, learning how we carry out environmental management environmental at our airport network. 2018 | Environmental Management of Aena 4 Environmental Energy and Acoustic impact Environmental Comunicación with commitment climate change management protection the environment Scope The present Report gathers information about the environmental performance of Aena in 2018, and it covers our 46 airports and two heliports strategically located throughout the national territory. The information reported in this document supplements and expands on environmental content in the Report on Corporate Responsibility (CR) 2018, published befo- rehand. To this end, the data compiled in this Environmental Management Report 2018 can slightly differ from the former. It is worth highlighting that the current report describes the material aspects of the company in relation to the environment and identified in the aforementioned CR Report, in addition to supplementing information about other aspects that without being material, comprise part of Aena's environmental management. Moreover, to secure the quality and accuracy of the Report, in its preparation we have based ourselves on the array of indicators proposed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in its edition GRI Standards, a framework reference that is recognized worldwide. Lastly, we also demonstrate how our goals and initiatives are connected to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations, in addition to being aligned to the ten principles defined in the United Nations Global Compact, of which we are partners. 2018 | Environmental Management of Aena 5 Main 2016 2017 2018 Environmental claims Requests Consumption Figures for environmental of water and complaints information (thousands 5,050.55 5,736.96 5,753.33 2016 2017 2016 2017 2018 2018 of m3) 3,398 5,556 3,555 788 1,674 1,376 2016 2017 2018 Number of people Breakdown exposed to noise of generated in 2018 Lday Levening Lnight waste Non-hazardous 47,588 63,984 69,928 65 dB (A) 65 dB (A) 55 dB (A) waste (tons) Hazardous 737 399 650 SNM phase III 3,219 2,337 5,083 waste 2016 2017 2018 Energy 2016 2017 2018 generated from Gas Emissions of the renewable Greenhouse Eect 349,909 264,057 242,789 sources 11,340 10,235 10,972 (Scope 1 and 2) (t COeq) (Gigajoules) 40 Environmental Energy and Acoustic impact Environmental Comunicación with commitment climate change management protection the environment We are the 263.7million passengers Our management first airport The more than 263.7 million passengers that passed through our facilities in 2018 Our activity is oriented on the management of Spanish airports and heliports of interest, operator are equivalent to more of a third of the which we carry out like a trade company operating under the name Aena EMS, S.A. We also population of all Europe. participate in the management of another 17 airports from Europe and the Americas, like in the world London-Luton, of which we own 51% of its capital. in terms of With an increase in the number of passengers with regards to 2017 by 5.8%, we keep positio- ning ourselves as the first airport operator in the world in terms of number of passengers. In number of 2018, airport operations increased by 5.8% and the cargo from goods by 10%. passengers Traffic from passengers, operations, cargo and transit Our airport facilities total more than: Formentera 1,012,064 2,300,307 167 = + island 919,913 2.174,424 263,754,357 km2 X2 249,218,316 through which every year pass millions of passengers, thousands of aircraft landing and taking off. 5.8% 5.8% 10.0% and some facilities for which more than 530,000 people 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 work (direct, indirect and induced Source: Statistics of Aena. Passengers Operations Cargo (t) Variation positions). 2018 | Environmental Management of Aena 7 Environmental Energy and Acoustic impact Environmental Comunicación with commitment climate change management protection the environment The context of our management We transform our material issues into opportunities to improve our management Air transport constitutes a strategic sector to the development of new technologies, in the global economy, due to Its economic which reduce the impact of aeronautic opera- impact and its social contribution in terms of tions, sustainability comprises part of our Management of noise connectivity, accessibility, connection and terri- management of the airport facilities. torial structuring. In the case of Spain, in 2018 An issue of maximum relevance that affects it occupied second place out of the most visi- This also us allows to comply with the the communities near to the airports, ted countries in the world, due to the fact from demands of a society that is every time for which we work to manage and minimize 4 out of every 5 foreign tourists use a plane to more aware, that demonstrate its clear con- its impact with the end of making our visit Spanish territory. In general, the worldwi- cern in the environment. At Aena, we listen to activity compatible with the aforementioned de increase in air travel is apparent, becoming your suggestions and work to apply them in communities. an important challenge for the aeronautical our environmental management system. sector, where sustainability is established as a need to ensure the continuity of this means of Likewise, the operations carried out at the Energy efficiency, renewable energies transport in the future. airports are governed by strict environmental and reduction of greenhouse gas regulations in issues like noise pollution, air emissions (GHG) Therefore, we understand that it is essential quality, protection of water resources and was- to continue strengthening our commit- te management. At Aena, we take on these Acting on these three key aspects, we ment with the conservation of the en- restrictions as opportunities to carry out a contribute to the fight against climate vironment, maintaining maximum levels of more efficient management and improve our change while attaining a more responsible quality in our services. To this end, in addition environmental performance. energy consumption. Environmental complaints Allow us to learn about the possible negative impacts resulting from our activity that we then analyse, and based on the results, we can develop strategies for their prevention and correction. 2018 | Environmental Management of Aena 8 Environmental Energy and Acoustic impact Environmental Comunicación with commitment climate change management protection the environment To gradually make progress and focus all our effort on concrete purposes, we have established goals in our environmental management that will bring our goals to life: Improvement of the image perceived by society and the communication channels with our stakeholders. Maximization of energy efficiency from our activity and boosting renewable energies, contributing to the minimization of CO2 emissions to reach carbon neutrality at our facilities. Compatibility of the management of airports relating to the environment where they are located. Reinforcement of a model that guarantees a sustainable coexistence with the communities and environment, especially the issue of noise. Answering the needs of society, going beyond the established legal requirements, through the implementation of Innovative solutions. Based on the opportunities and goals detected in relation to environmental management, we have defined a series of objectives to 2021 that we set out in our Strategic Plan 2018-2021, where environmental sustainability is established as one of its main strategic lines. By means of its application, we try to achieve a more sustainable air transport, carrying out our activity in a way that allows
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