The Airports Sustainability Declaration, an initiative of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, will see airports worldwide collaborate for years to come with a view to becoming more sustainable. The agreement ties in with existing projects such as the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, COP21 and the ICAO convention on reducing aviation emissions.
The declaration read: "Our ambition is to strengthen a system of sustainable and resilient airports, worldwide, through collaboration, transparency, innovation and engagement. Together, we will ambitiously work towards our vision of airports voluntarily working together in a worldwide network to be socially, environmentally and economically prosperous and to be adaptable in the face of change. The Global Sustainability Goals will guide our sustainability ambitions with priority for our respective regional challenges."
By increasingly working together, sharing best practices and experiences, innovating and challenging their own organisations and business partners to act more sustainably, the airports intend to take significant action towards increasing their sustainability.
Among the signatories were Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Brisbane Airport Corporation, Chicago Department of Aviation, Dallas Fort Worth International airport, London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports and Munich airport.
