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Tuesday 21 March 2023

As part of AUA Airport’s corporate strategy and commitment to create more sustainable airport operations:
Aruba Airport receives Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 3

In Aruba Airport Authority ‘Mapping’, ‘Reduction’,
N.V. (AAA)’s vision, goals, ‘Optimisation’, ‘Neutrality’,
and objectives, sustain- ‘Transformation’ and ‘Tran-
ability is defined as one of sition’.
the most important strate-
gic pillars of the company. By achieving the Airport
AAA has the ambition to Carbon Accreditation Lev-
be the most sustainable el 3 – Optimisation, AUA
airport in the region and Airport engaged its third
proudly announces its lat- parties in carbon footprint
est achievement, the Air- management and wid-
port Carbon Accreditation ened the scope of its car-
Level 3. bon footprint to include a
range of Scope 3 emissions.
In 2018, AUA Airport en- Third parties include airlines
tered Airports Council In- and various service provid-
ternational’s (ACI) Airport ers, such as independent dustry”, were the words About AUA Airport
Carbon Accreditation ground handlers, catering “We congratulate Aruba expressed by ACI-LAC's AUA Airport is one of the
for being the first airport in
(ACA) program, which is companies, fueling com-
the only global, airport-spe- pany, and others working the Eastern Caribbean to Director General, Rafael busiest airports in the Ca-
ribbean region, with 22
achieve Level 3 "Optimisa-
Echevarne.
cific carbon management on the airport site. Actions
different airlines operating
certification program for taken to measure, man- tion" in the Airport Carbon AAA’s Director Health, into Aruba contributing to
Accreditation
program.
airports. It provides airports age and reduce its carbon
with a common framework footprint included data The management and em- Safety and Sustainability, processing over 2.5 million
passengers per year and
Angeline Flemming, indi-
ployees of Queen Beatrix
and assesses and recogniz- collection, inspections, au-
es the efforts of airports to diting, and calculations of Airport have demonstrated cated that “this achieve- providing air service to 22
ment solidifies the efforts cities and 34 non-stop des-
once again their leadership
manage and reduce their GHG emissions, amongst
carbon emissions through other efforts. and commitment towards and commitment of our tinations worldwide. AUA
a sustainable aviation in-
staff, airport community, Airport’s markets served
6 levels of certification:
partners, and stakeholders comprise of 77% from the
towards making AUA Air- United States & Canada,
port the most sustainable 11% from Latin America, 7%
airport in the region. This from Europe, and 5% from
certification is part of the Dutch Caribbean, year to
airport’s long-term strategy, date, January 2023. AUA
and we hope to encour- Airport attributes this to the
age other organizations to island’s stable economic
also embrace sustainable and political climate, hos-
practices in their daily op- pitable and multilingual
erations and pursue certifi- population, and safe envi-
cations that contribute to ronment. AUA Airport’s as-
a better more sustainable piration is to become one
way of doing business.” of the most Sustainable,
Safe, and Future Proof air-
Joost Meijs, CEO of AAA port so the Latin America &
stated “as part of our sus- Caribbean region, provid-
tainability goals and ob- ing a trusted workplace,
jectives, we aim to reach modern airport facilities
certain levels of certifica- and excellent customer
tions in the upcoming two service which reflects Aru-
years. ACA program pro- ban hospitality, contribut-
vides a unique common ing to a prosperous future
framework and tool for air- for Aruba.
ports to properly manage
its carbon footprint and Learn more about what’s
guide and support airports happening at AUA Airport
though the process of con- by visiting www.airporta-
tinual improvement and ruba.com and connect
partnership with stakehold- with AUA Airport on Twitter.
ers. Reaching Level 3 shows com/Aruba_Airport, Face-
the commitment of our book.com/ArubaAirport,
staff and other partners to Instagram.com/arubaair-
conduct business with re- port/ and Linkedin.com/
spect to our environment.” ArubaAirport.q