Speaker Biograghy: Joeri is an Airport Planner & Project Manager for NACO, a company of the Royal HaskoningDHV, a Dutch Consultancy Group with expertise in aviation, ports, water, urban and transport planning, design and engineering. Joeri has a Master's of Architecture from Delft University and has spent over a decade in developing economies working on aviation and urban infrastructure projects for private clients, helping them with the sustainable performance of their assets. NACO was GRI’s appointed consultant for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) development of the Airport Operators’ Sector Supplement (AOSS) in cooperation with the multi stakeholder airport working group. Joeri is presently positioning the company to be the consultant of choice for airport companies to achieve GRI accreditation.


Day 1 - 10 March
Session: Energy, Environment & Sustainability

16:50 - 17:20 - New concepts in airport sustainability
Synopsis: Sustainability is (rightfully) moving up the priority list for airports, from the laps of environmental managers to management agendas. This can be attributed to an increase in regulatory demands, national policies, stakeholder pressure or simply consciousness in safeguarding the airport's future. Many sustainability managers at airports, however, find themselves cornered to justify how the three traditional circles of sustainability (economics, environment and society) function as part of a management business plan. This presentation shows how airports around the world have addressed these gaps through the creation of new circles to complete their sustainability agendas, and suggests new concepts to consider.

Audience will learn:

• Interpretation of sustainability around the world
• Limitations of the three sustainability circles where airports are concerned
• Sharing new circles to complement the three traditional sustainability circles