Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, received Airport Carbon Accreditation at Level 2 –‘Reduction’ for its efforts in managing and reducing carbon emissions.
The Airport Carbon Accreditation certification was presented to RGIA on 8th November during the 8th ACI Asia-Pacific Small Airports Seminar organized by ACI Asia-Pacific and hosted by GMR Hyderabad International Airports Ltd (GHIAL).
Mr. Vikram Jaisinghani, CEO of GHIAL, operator of RGIA, said “This accreditation is a significant milestone in the advancement of airport’s overall sustainability strategy as it involved calculating the carbon footprint of RGIA, using internationally recognised methodology and independent verification. RGIA has compiled an independently verified carbon footprint and succeeded in reducing their overall emissions and carbon footprint over the past number of years”.
Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific, Mrs. Patti Chau congratulated RGIA and said “It was this month last year that Airport Carbon Accreditation was introduced in Asia-Pacific and I am indeed very pleased to see that 6 airports in the region have been accredited and 3 are even accredited at Level 2 – ‘Reduction’, including RGIA.”
12/11/12 e Travel BlackBoard
