Earthcheck

Auckland Airport and Earthcheck

Auckland Airport has been pro-active, over the past two to three years, in embedding sustainabiltiy into the way we do business.

We have been working hard in this area and felt it important, to those involved internally, as well as all our stakeholders, to seek independent, external recognition of our efforts and we are delighted to have been awarded Bronze Benchmarking in May 2010 and Silver Certification in December 2010.

Earthcheck is used by travel and tourism organisations around the world to validate their carbon claims and guide their sustainability initiatives.

It is the largest benchmarking, certification and management solution in use by the tourism industry and the leading program in-market.  There are many certification products available, but few cover both environmental and social performance and require a long term commitment before higher levels of achievement are rewarded.

For these reasons Earthcheck was a seen as a best fit for Auckland Airport.  We understand sustainability requires a long term view from our business, a long term view that takes into consideration the needs of future generations today.

By joining Earthcheck Auckland Airport is simply saying we are part of a global tourism industry, we are serious about sustainability and we are taking local action on many global issues.

You can see a brief video on what sustainability means to Auckland Airport and why we signed up to Earthcheck here: Auckland Airport and Earthcheck

We are encouraging our staff to get involved through a short video production involving some natural airport talent: Moving Towards Sustainability

Auckland Airport also continues to receive recognition for its approach to sustainability from external sources:

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) have produced a video and case study on our energy management programme:

Auckland Airport Inspiring Energy Leadership

EECA Auckland Airport Case Study Document

The Auckland Transport Agency have produced a short vidoe on our award winning travel plan:

Travel Plan Success Story

Earthcheck have also produced a case study on Auckland Airport that provides an excellent snapshot of our whole sustainability programme, achievements and potential to do even more.