1 / 18

Establishing Sustainable Airport Development and Operations

Establishing Sustainable Airport Development and Operations A Briefing to the Public Safety and Security Committee Steering Group Committee’s Role in the Sustainability Steering and Working Groups Gloria Bender (with compliments to James M. Crites) August 19, 2007. Presentation Outline.

emi-perez
Download Presentation

Establishing Sustainable Airport Development and Operations

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Establishing Sustainable Airport Development and Operations A Briefing to the Public Safety and Security Committee Steering Group Committee’s Role in the Sustainability Steering and Working Groups Gloria Bender (with compliments to James M. Crites) August 19, 2007

  2. Presentation Outline • Evolution of Sustainability and a Definition • ACI-NA’s Approach • Accomplishments of the Sustainability Working Group • Sustainability Steering Group • Forward Plan

  3. 1970’s – Environmentalism as Altruistic Deprivation • “Keep America Beautiful” • Crying Indian Ad Campaign • Environmental Protection Agency • Clean Air Act • First Earth Day • Greenpeace • 1973/78 Oil Crisis

  4. 1980’s – Need to Accept Responsibility • Chernobyl Disaster • Green Consumer Guide • Acid Rain is Discovered • Three Mile Island • Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

  5. Sustainability Defined Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. U.N. Commission on the Environment and Development (Report of the Brundtland Commission), 1987

  6. 1990’s – Environmentalism as Economic Win/Win • First Earth Summit – Promotes Sustainable Development • EPA’s “Common Sense Initiative” • First Energy Star Computer Award • U.S. Green Building Council • LEED Certification

  7. Sustainability Defined Robust triple bottom line solutions that clarify and strengthen a healthy and dynamic balance between environmental, social and economic prosperity U.S. Green Building Council

  8. The Essence of Sustainability A balanced approach to assessing products, services and business activities using the following criteria: • Financial Criteria • Economically sustainable • Technologically feasible • Operationally viable • Environmental Criteria • Environmentally robust • Generationally sensitive • Capable of Continuous learning • Social Criteria • Socially desirable • Culturally acceptable

  9. Sustainability for the 21st Century • Clarifies Holistic Mission • Addresses It’s not deprivation • Includes LEED but it’s not all “Green” • Requires Strategic Leadership • EmbracesTotal Cost of Ownership • ExpectsPro-active Management • ValuesNatural Resources, Human Resources, Financial Resources and Social Resources (our Community-at-large) • IdentifiesBest Business Practices for the Long Term

  10. Sustainability for ACI-NA A holistic approach to managing an airport so as to ensure the integrity of the Economic viability, Operational efficiency, Natural Resource conservation and Social responsibility of the airport. (EONS) Airports Council International – North America Aviation Sustainability Working Group A Joint Effort of the Environmental Committee and the Technical & Operations Committee ACI-NA Board of Directors form Sustainability Steering Committee

  11. ACI-NA’s Approach • Environmental and Technical Committees establish the Sustainability Working Group • Implementation of the Website and Best Practices Database • Identify need to to integrate activities of all ACI-NA Committees • Establishment of Sustainability Steering Group • Forward Plan: Identify sustainable opportunities aligned with Committee Work Plans

  12. Sustainability Working Group Products - Web Page(Holland Young, Jacobs)

  13. Sustainability Working Group Products - Best Practices Database (Eugene Peters, Ricondo & Assoc.)

  14. Sustainability Working Group’s Challenge • Sustainability is holistic and “more than Green” • Transformation to sustainable airport development and operations requires efforts of all ACI-NA committees • Website and Best Practices Database need to be populated with material from all committees

  15. Sustainability Steering Group • Sustainability Steering Group established • Representatives from all ACI-NA Standing Committees • Mission: Identify and promote opportunities for sustainable airport development and operations practices within each committee’s special scope of expertise • Met for the first time in early August • Resolution for consideration by Fall ACI-NA BOD - SIST and SIT

  16. SIST Forward Plan • Identify initiatives from Committee Work Plan that can be aligned with sustainable development • Incorporate relevant PS&S sustainability resource data into website • Highlight PS&S best sustainable practices and include in database • Promote opportunities for sustainable practices within PS&S Committee

  17. Role of PS&S Committee • Potential PS&S sustainability projects • Consolidated receiving • Long-term BSIS view of baggage screening • Vetting/screening airport employees • Identifying the sustainable layered security approach • Review work plan to identify sustainable project opportunities • Recruit interested PS&S committee members for SIT • Met for the first time in early August • Resolution for consideration by Fall ACI-NA BOD - SIST and SIT

  18. For more information and to volunteer contact: Gloria Bender TransSolutions 8187-359-2954 gbender@transsolutions.com

More Related