London Southend Airport had been accredited the Airport Carbon Accreditation.

It’s the only institutionally-endorsed, global carbon management certification programme for airports.

It independently assesses and recognises the efforts of airports to manage and reduce their carbon emissions through a structured programme.

Glyn Jones, CEO, London Southend Airport commented: “This award reflects the work the airport continues to invest in addressing its environmental impacts. The airport recognises it has an important role to play in protecting the environment whilst creating economic benefits, connectivity and employment opportunities for everyone in Southend and the local area. This is a great first step towards carbon neutrality and another part of our plan to develop a sustainable airport.”

In 2019, the airport’s CO² emissions were 4,724 tCO²e¹ (down from 5,133 in the previous year). This represents a 36% reduction in emissions per unit revenue.

The airport has also made other significant environmental considerations including, its own solar farm which powers the terminal, air quality monitors (NO²) around the airport site which consistently remain below Government guidelines (lower in comparison to other monitoring sites in the local area) and zero waste to landfill.