SUSTAINABILITY
Navigating towards a low impact airport
At Copenhagen Airports, we acknowledge our impact on the environment and our adhering responsibility. Since the 1980s, we have worked towards reducing our impacts within areas such as noise and pollution. Additionally, we have worked on improving air quality and reducing emissions since the early 2000s. However, we need to continuously strive to be and do better.
Environmental programmes
Our sustainability strategy contains three main programmes related to climate and environment: Circularity, Environmental Impacts and Decarbonisation. Each programme encompasses a number of focus areas and targets, aiming at a more environmentally sustainable airport.
Let's rethink our resources
We want to operate and develop Copenhagen Airports with respect for the earth’s finite resources. We have set ambitious targets to drive the organisation towards a more circular operation and strive to use less, better and for longer durations.
One in every four cubic metres of water used at Copenhagen Airport is recycled (secondary) water, which saves around 120,000 cubic metres of drinking water annually
Let's reduce pressure on the environment
Environmental compliance serves as Copenhagen Airports' license to operate. However, we are committed to working beyond regulatory demands. We want to reduce both our direct and indirect impacts on the environment in all aspects of our operations, including impacts on noise levels, local air quality and nature.
Almost 2 out of 3 taxis going to/from Copenhagen Airport run on electricity or other propellants with low emissions
Let's reach net zero together
Decarbonising the aviation industry is a significant challenge, and the journey towards an airport with net zero emissions is complex with many unknowns. At present, we are actively working to mitigate the emissions directly associated with our own operations. We have also started to address the footprint of our entire value chain and how to best mitigate with the knowledge we currently possess.
