Speaker Biograghy: Rachel coordinates Gatwick’s Decade of Change sustainability strategy and reporting. She also coordinates Gatwick’s action plans on carbon and air quality. Prior to joining Gatwick in 2015, Rachel held sustainability consulting roles focused on the retail, real estate, technology and transport sectors. Rachel began her career in Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, specialising in international trade negotiations.


Day 1 - 14 March
Session: Energy, Environment & Sustainability

11:30 - 12:00 - Gatwick Airport: energy and water efficiency and innovation
Synopsis: Gatwick’s sustainability strategy, Decade of Change, was launched in 2010, shortly after the airport came into independent ownership. The strategy includes ambitious targets for 2020 on 10 key topics including energy, water, waste, carbon, air quality and public transport use. The strategy is being implemented alongside Gatwick’s 10-year £2bn investment to transform the passenger experience and operational efficiency. This, together with the airport’s robust EHS and asset stewardship culture, has empowered teams across the business to identify and deliver both innovative and incremental ways to meet the Decade of Change targets. As a result, by 2015 Gatwick had reduced its energy, water and waste footprint to mid-1990s levels, even as passenger numbers have doubled since that time.

Audience will learn:

• Gatwick's Decade of Change programme
• Energy- and water-saving initiatives
• Sustainability agenda