Sustainability recognition for airport
Glasgow Airport has been recognised as being at the forefront of progress towards a more sustainable future for aviation, for the second year running.
The site came third in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s (GRESB) UK Transport:Airport Companies category.
Glasgow was recognised, alongside sister sites at Aberdeen and Southampton - also owned by AGS Airports.
It was ranked third in the category, which saw Southampton clinch the top slot, followed by Aberdeen.
Glasgow also came fifth in the European category, with
Southampton taking second place and Aberdeen fourth.
The Inchinnan facility was also ranked ninth worldwide - below the south-of-England location in third slot and the Granite city in seventh.
Ronald Leitch, operations director for Glasgow Airport, said:“As one of the UK’s largest airport groups, we are committed to ensuring that we balance the undoubted economic and social benefits delivered by our airports with our climate responsibilities.
“How we do this has been set out in our Sustainability Strategy, which was launched last month and details a clear roadmap on how Glasgow can continue to support Scotland to not only recover, but prosper postpandemic while decarbonising.”
He added:“We are delighted to be recognised by GRESB once again for all the hard work staff and colleagues continue to do.”
Designed to provide business intelligence, engagement tools and regulatory reporting solutions for investors and the wider industry, the Netherlands-based GRESB hopes to help avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
Derek Provan, chief executive of AGS Airports Ltd, said:“At AGS we are committed to balancing the undoubted economic and social benefits of aviation with our climate change responsibilities.
“To have all three of our airports to be named as the top three performing airports for sustainability by GRESB is a great achievement.
“I am pleased to say we have already made significant progress in addressing our environmental impacts.”
The company has reduced direct carbon emissions by 52 per cent since 2018 and the trio of sites under their control have achieved carbon neutral status.