Airports Council International (ACI) World today has announced the creation of a global framework to help improve airport ESG reporting.
Global aviation consultancies and leaders in sustainable aviation, NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants), a company of Royal HaskoningDHV, and To70, have been selected to lead the creation the framework.
Airports have the challenge of investing in infrastructure to meet future air travel demand, while also ensuring any new developments are designed, constructed, and operated in an economically sustainable, inclusive, socially and environmentally responsible way.
The creation of a global framework for ESG will build on the ACI World ESG Management Best Practice and the work of various ACI regions, and represents a further focus on ESG reporting in the industry.
It also supports the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, the global carbon management certification programme for airports.
The ESG framework aims to give airports a guide for governance, compliance, and stewardship, taking into account different legal and regulatory requirements from country to country and region to region.
Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director general at ACI World, said: “This project offers airports a useful tool as they consider ESG reporting. We are happy to have trusted industry experts working on the consolidation and synthesis of reporting mechanisms used across regions who will, with the support of our members and key actors in the finance community, develop a comprehensive, enduring framework for the sector.”
Last month ACI World launched a new airport assessment programme to help airports identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities, mitigate risks, and ensure regulatory compliance.