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Find out here about the various commitments made and actions taken by Grenoble Airport and VINCI Airports to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions.
L’Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA)
irport Carbon Accreditation is the only institutional carbon management certification program for airports, with results that are subject to measurement. The voluntary ACA programme is run by Airport Council International (ACI). It recognises and accredits airport initiatives to manage and reduce carbon emissions, taking into account the site's operational activities, with a system of six levels of certification : Mapping, Reduction, Optimisation, Neutrality, Transformation and Transition.
In 2022, Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport obtained level 3 ACA certification, following on from its previous ACA certifications obtained since 2016.
This new accreditation is in line with the environmental policy implemented by VINCI Airports and rolled out across the network's airports (see below), and with the gradual decarbonisation of the Isère hub through a number of optimisations:
- Reducing electricity consumption by installing LED lighting in the aircraft car park, terminals and passenger car parks at the airport, and better management of lighting overall, such as switching off the passenger car parks at night.
- Extension of the electric vehicle fleet to include ramp and operating vehicles.
- Replacing the chiller system with the latest generation of energy-efficient equipment.
For more information, visit https://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org/
VINCI Airports’ commitments
As early as 2016, VINCI Airports initiated a proactive environmental approach across its entire network of airports worldwide and is a committed player in meeting the challenge of decarbonisation.
VINCI Airports' environmental policy focuses on three major areas :
- Reducing carbon emissions
- Saving energy
- Preserving biodiversity and natural resources
The ambition for 2030 :
- Actions to reduce our emissions within the scope of airport activities (energy-efficient renovation of infrastructure, LED relamping, electric runway equipment, etc.);
- Offsetting residual emissions through carbon sink projects;
- Halving water consumption;
- Achieving zero landfill waste through recycling and material recovery;
- Promoting and preserving biodiversity;
- Certify all airports ISO 14001.
This global and ambitious approach has already made it possible to reduce gross CO² emissions by 44% between 2018 and 2022.