Source: ACI-LAC

  • Zurich Airport Brazil Receives ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation
The Airports Council International for Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) reports that Florianópolis International Airport, Vitória International Airport, and Macaé Airport, operated by Zurich Airport Brazil, have just received the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation, level 1 (Mapping).

“The certification demonstrates our progress in sustainability, one of the company’s pillars. It also encourages us to follow the path of planned actions to achieve increasingly relevant levels in the global commitment to the climate agenda,” said Ricardo Gesse, CEO of Zurich Airport Brazil.

ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation is the only globally approved carbon management certification program for airports. It independently assesses and recognizes airports’ efforts to manage and reduce their carbon emissions through 6 levels of certification:

Level 1 ‘Mapping’: the airport maps its carbon footprint, identifies sources and calculates annual emissions.

Level 2 ‘Reduction’: The airport demonstrates emission reductions with evidence of procedures and meeting carbon management targets.

Level 3 ‘Optimization’: The airport expands the scope of emissions reductions and involves third parties in the process.

Level 4 ‘Neutrality’: The airport meets the requirements of the previous stages and offsets the remaining emissions with carbon credits.

Tier 5 ‘Transformation’: The airport defines a long-term carbon management strategy aimed at absolute emissions reduction.

Tier 6 ‘Transition’: In addition to meeting the above steps, the airport offsets the residual carbon emissions over which it has control.

Currently, more than 400 airports worldwide are part of ACI’s airport carbon accreditation program. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, there are 57.

In addition to those operated by Zurich Airport Brazil, 6 other Brazilian airports are certified: Brasilia International Airport, Natal International Airport, Rio de Janeiro Tom Jobim International Airport and Santos Dumont Airport (at level 1 – “Mapping”), Belo Horizonte (at level 2 – “Reduction”) and Salvador International Airport (at level 3 – “Optimization”).

“We are pleased to certify Zurich Airport Brasil airports in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program. They are airports with different profiles, which demonstrates the possibility of implementing the program regardless of the size or location of the airport. The bottom line is that they are willing to join the industry with the common goal of making aviation more sustainable for the benefit of the industry, users, and society,” said Rafael Echevarne, Director General of ACI-LAC.