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1 Summary of key findings The targets in the sustainability Report 2010 demonstrate continuing progress for London Stansted in managing and reporting on corporate responsibility issues. Highlights for 2010 include engagement with airlines to try new approaches to noise reduction, trials with alternative fuels for ground operations and significant on going investment in the airport’s water management infrastructure. • London Stansted is disclosing the key issues, opportunities and challenges facing the business for each topic area, which includes reference to the wider sustainability challenges facing the aviation sector. The airport has mature and developed sustainability management systems and programmes which continue to address these challenges • It is evident London Stansted is systematic in engagement with stakeholders, using diverse media to engage various groups. Stansted has developed a series of factsheets to help the local community understand about how flights, the airport and other aircraft operate • Overall London Stansted has achieved the majority of 2010 targets as planned. For areas where targets have not been achieved or where only some progress has been made, an explanation or justification for this is provided in the Sustainability Report 2010 • Stansted has published a Noise Action Plan in line with Government requirements. Although Government plans have been delayed, Stansted continued to develop the plan which sets out a key action plan which sets out a series of measures to ensure noise levels at the airport and most importantly, those emanating from aircraft on take off and approach are minimised • New measurement and data validation processes have meant that the airport has identified errors in the delivered energy reported in 2008. The sustainability report includes an explanation of the issues identified and the corrected data • The carbon footprint of the airport has been reviewed and verified and has been found to provide a fair representation of the GHG data. The footprint has been developed in line with GHG protocol requirements and is developed around the Operational boundary of the airport. We have identified that no errors or omissions are present that represent a material discrepancy of greater than 5% • The airport has developed a detailed strategy to reduce waste at the airport. They have had some significant success in diverting waste from landfill, International food waste which is classed as Category 1 has specific disposal requirements and still poses challenges for the airports recycling targets • Stansted has achieved the highest level of passenger transport mode share of any major UK airport and have exceeded the target of 43%, currently achieving 47.3% • Increasing employee public transport use is challenging. However, through the introduction of the Airport staff travel centre and car share scheme the percentage of staff single occupancy car journeys has fallen from 87% in 2002/03 to less than 72% in 2009. In comparison, the DfT 2010 National Travel Survey showed the average UK single occupancy rate for commuting was 86%. 6
Independent assurance statement continued Improvements and recommendations The following is a summary of the key areas for comment and improvement, highlighted within the scope of this assurance: • The airport should continue to look at a range of options for reducing energy consumption. While the Biomass boiler provides an excellent source of energy for the site; we would encourage the airport to continue to review other renewable energy sources in line with the recent energy strategy • In addition, as part of a wider energy management programme, we would encourage the airport to install further energy meters to improve their understanding of where energy is being used, especially the split between London Stansted and tenants consumption. This will assist the airport in reducing any double counting in reporting • It is recommended that the airport considers new approaches to dealing with the Category 1 waste from long haul flights, currently sent to landfill. This is particularly important if long haul flights at the airport increase • As London Stansted prepares for greater autonomy within the BAA operating Group, it is recommended that efforts are made to develop airport-specific data sources in some cases in order to improve the accuracy of the footprint. This particularly applies to the calculation of aircraft emissions in the annual carbon footprint • London Stansted relies on third parties for the provision of data, principally relating to waste disposal and scope 3 CO 2 emissions. Due to the limited control that the airport has over this data, it is important that data owners fully understand any assumptions and that they are regularly revisited to ensure their relevance. It is recommended that the airport carry out spot-checks or audits on this data to ensure accuracy • The carbon footprint has highlighted that while current data collection methodologies are robust and comprehensive, they may not be provided in a form that makes the identification of reduction strategies easy to determine and it is recommended that the methodologies are reviewed. Our assurance opinion Based on our assurance, our opinion is that the Sustainability Report 2010 for London Stansted provides a detailed and accurate representation of their activities for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. The Carbon Footprint for 2010 for the airport presents a fair representation of the GHG data and has been prepared in accordance with the GHG Protocol. Prepared by: Emma Bollan Associate Director July 2011 Authorised by: Andrew Bright Technical Director July 2011 Stansted Airport | Sustainability Report 2011 | August 2011 7
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