"Perspectives 2011" - Sustainability and Annual Report (pdf)

Introduction Company profile and strategyService portfolio Communication and social responsibilityDIN EN ISO 14001A standard created by the International Organizationfor Standardization (ISO). The standard establishes aworldwide foundation for certifiable environmentalmanagement systems.EBITEarnings before interest and taxes (and one-timecumulative effects, where applicable), commonly alsoreferred to as the operating result.EBITDAEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation andamortization.Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)A system for voluntary environmental managementand auditing, developed by the European Union asan instrument to enable businesses to continuouslyimprove their environmental performance.EmissionThe ejection, discharge or emanation of substances,energy or radiation into the surrounding environmentby a given source. Emissions can take the form ofgaseous pollutants, noise and dust, for example.Environmental impactsThe effects on humans, animals, plants and inanimateobjects caused, say, by noise, air pollution, vibration,radiation, heat and light. Environmental legislationaims to control such impacts as effectively as possible.Equivalent continuous sound level Leq3The equivalent continuous sound level Leq3 is thebasic aviation noise metric applied in current aviationnoise legislation. It is a direct measure of the soundenergy at the point of observation and is thereforealso described as the energy equivalent continuoussound level. Leq3 is measured over 16 hours duringthe day, from 6am to 10pm (daytime Leq3), or 8 hoursduring the night, from 10pm to 6am (nighttime Leq3).The six busiest months of the year are taken as thereference baseline.German Airports Association (ADV)The ADV is the umbrella organization of commercialairports in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Theorganization works to promote Germany as a strongand competitive center of aviation.Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)An independent organization which publishes guidelineson sustainability reporting. Its aim is to establisha common baseline for communications and toensure the comparability of sustainability reports.) www.globalreporting.orgGreenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol)The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is a globally recognizedinstrument used to quantify and manage greenhousegas emissions. The GHG Protocol defines requirementsgoverning the calculation of greenhouse gasemissions on an organization-wide scale and theimplementation of projects to reduce GHG emissions.Hub airportAn airport used by an airline company or allianceas a point of transit between short-, medium- andlong-haul services to enable the airline or airlines toconnect to a large number of destinations.IntermodalityIntermodal transportation involves the interconnectionof two or more modes of transport – rail, road, airand sea, for example – along a given transport route.International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)Headquartered in Montreal, the ICAO is an agencyof the United Nations. The organization has a totalof 190 contracting states. The goal of the ICAO andits members is to ensure the safe and sustainabledevelopment of civil aviation.Landing and takeoff (LTO) cycleThe LTO cycle consists of four phases: airport approach(including landing), taxi-in from the runwayto the parking stand, taxi-out from the stand to therunway, and takeoff (including climb-out). The cycleencompasses altitudes up to approximately 915 metersand distances from the airport of around 8 kilometersin the case of departing aircraft, depending onhow they climb out, and 17 kilometers in the case ofarriving aircraft.182