Farnborough Airport Wins the 2019 IEMA Sustainability Impact Award for Energy and Carbon Transition

Farnborough Airport (EGLF) has been named the winner in the Energy and Carbon Transition category at the newly launched IEMA Sustainability Impact Awards 2019, recognizing the airport’s achievements in energy efficiency and carbon management.

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is the largest professional body for environmental practitioners in the UK and worldwide, with nearly 15,000 members. 

In 2018, Farnborough Airport became the first business aviation airport in the world to achieve carbon neutrality and since then has continued to make further substantial reductions in its carbon footprint. With a 73% reduction in emissions under the airport’s direct control, carbon offsetting for the last year totalled 1,605 tonnes.

Underscoring its more recent work to address environmental impact beyond its direct control, Farnborough Airport hosted “Fuelling the Future” in May this year, a Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel initiative in support of alternative fuels for use in the aviation industry. The airport continues to work with industry partners to promote and facilitate this initiative and is a co-sponsor of the Sustainable Jet Fuel panel discussion event at this year’s NBAA.