Speaker Biograghy: Prof Dr Ehmer studied Business Administration at the University of Cologne, and Political Economics at the University of Münster. He was a member of the scientific staff at the Bureau of Research of German Economic and Social Development in Berlin. He was also a university assistant in the Institute of Transportation Science at the University of Münster. Since 1988 he has been a member of the scientific staff at the German Aerospace Research Center (DLR) and Transport Research Department in Cologne, Germany. Since 2002 he has been a Professor in Aviation Management at the International University, where he teaches Aviation & Environment, Aviation Policy and Ethics Management. His special field of research is how to deal with aircraft noise, political measures to reduce noise and strategic measures to handle noise at airports.


Day 3 - 17 March
Session: IASA Forum

09:15 - 09:45 - Airports as neighbours – the model of corporate citizenship
Synopsis: The presentation will discuss: noise as a problem of sustainability; the neighbours of airports – the traditional view; the neighbours of airports – the view of the antagonists; the social responsibility of airports; stakeholder value from the viewpoint of airports; beyond CSR – corporations/airports as citizens; the model of corporate citizenship; the role of the regulator – the public hand; regulation vs. self-regulation; concrete ideas of the application of CC; examples of different airports.

Audience will learn:

• Is noise a problem of sustainability?
• Why do airports have a social responsibility?
• Why is it better to self-regulate than to wait for regulation?
• How can corporate citizenship help solve problems?
• Concrete examples of different airports