Sustainability – an Overview • Brundtland Definition • Three Pillars

Sustainability – an Overview • Brundtland Definition • Three Pillars

Sustainability – an Overview rd 3 ACI Airport Environmental Xavier Oh Seminar Kuala Lumpur 18-19 Feb 2014 ACI World 1 Sustainability – An Overview • Brundtland Definition • Three Pillars – Economic, Social and Environmental • Permission to Grow • Communications – the link between Sustainability efforts and Permission to Grow • Reference Material 2 1 Definition of Sustainability The Brundtland Commission of the United Nations (1987) “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” 3 Three Pillars of Sustainability Meeting today’s needs Triple Bottom Line while allowing future ENVIRONMENTAL generations climate noise air Profits water land to meet their needs resources People Planet SOCIAL ECONOMIC mobility business trade connectedness employment quality of life wealth 4 2 Environmental Stewardship • Noise management • Local Air Quality emissions mitigation • GHG emissions reduction • Water use • Storm water run-off • Solid waste management • Land and soil management Welcome to the Third ACI Airport Environmental Seminar 5 Economic Development Airport as a business, Operations – sound business model Safety and Security Infrastructure – Life cycle analysis Air transport generates Trade Local Employment Regional Wealth Global See ATAG’s Aviation Benefits Beyond Borders 6 3 Social Responsibility Multiple Communities Employees (direct and indirect) Passengers (and users of air freight) People living near airports Global community Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Benefits of Aviation Regional and global mobility Personal and collective connectedness Rising Standard of Living and Quality of Life See ATAG’s Aviation Benefits Beyond Borders 7 Sustainability Meeting today’s needs while allowing future ENVIRONMENTAL generations climate noise air water land to meet their needs resources SOCIAL ECONOMIC mobility business trade connectedness employment quality of life wealth 8 4 Sustainability – Permission to Grow Growth Meeting today’s needs System capacity while allowing future ENVIRONMENTAL generations climate noise air expansion is water land continually needed to meet their needs resources to meet projected demand SOCIAL ECONOMIC mobility business trade connectedness employment quality of life wealth 9 Who gives Airports Permission To Operate? Who gives Airports Permission To Grow? Government (Local, Regional and National) . Planning permission for infrastructure . Environmental operational permits . Financial support of development projects Community . Support for development . Absence of environmental pressure / protest? . Absence of complaint? 10 5 Role of Communications Global and Aviation / Airport Local Permission to Sustainability Communities Grow Efforts and Governments 11 Resources Sustainability Practice • Sustainable Aviation Guidance Alliance (SAGA) – www.airportsustainability.org • Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis Report 10: Airport Sustainability Practices Sustainability Reporting • Global Reporting Initiative – Airport Operators Sector Supplement (GRI AOSS) www.globalreporting.org • Airport CSR Publications – eg Heathrow 12 6 Key Concepts of Sustainability for an Airport Manager 3 Pillars – Economic, Social, Environmental Airports need Permission to Operate and Permission to Grow Communications are the link between Sustainability efforts and Permission to Grow 13 Terima Kasih Thank You Xavier Oh [email protected] 14 7.

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