Source: Aruba Airport Authority
Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) proudly hosted this year’s Airports Council International (ACI) of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region’s annual Environment & Sustainability and Security Committee meetings earlier this month.
The ACI-LAC Environment & Sustainability Committee is the working group responsible for developing collective airport positions on issues related to the environmental management and sustainability of the airport industry and continuously promotes and highlights best practices in environmental management.
The ACI-LAC Facilitation, Security & IT Committee focuses on encouraging airports to continue implementing new technologies and best practices that improve processes, flows and accessibility, with the objective to continuously promote security measures based on their current risk context.
Over 50 committee members from Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Bogota, Argentina, Brazil, Curacao, Holland, Belgium, Greece and Aruba were warmly welcomed on Monday September 1, 2025, with a ‘Taste of Aruba’ event, where they were able to enjoy of local food and beverage options, local music, and local vendors with handmade products available. This year’s Environment & Sustainability committee meeting focused on a gradual path to circularity, biodiversity, adaptation to climate change, international waste management and workshops for the Airport Carbon Accreditation program as well as Airport Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change. The Facilitation, Security & IT committee meeting covered topics such as security equipment testing, mixed terminal concept, digital transformation in AVSEC security management and latest technological developments across different airports.
“We are extremely honored to have been the official host for this year’s Environment & Sustainability Committee meeting as it is an important opportunity to discuss regional, national as well as international environment-related developments, measures and opportunities”, said Ms. Christine Kaarsbaan-Leo, Sustainability & Health Manager at AAA and ACI-LAC Vice Chair.
Angeline Flemming, Director Health and Sustainability at AAA and ACI-LAC Board Director stated “ACI-LAC provides the member airports with an important platform to exchange knowledge, share best practices and creates opportunities for collaboration.”
