The Cambodian airport has received Degree 3 accreditation from the Airports Council Worldwide

The ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme, independently verified, has seven ranges of certification: Mapping, Discount, Optimisation, Neutrality, Transformation, Transition and Degree 5, a brand new addition following the twenty eighth United Nations Local weather Change convention (COP 28) in December 2023.

The programme requires the monitoring of the airport carbon footprint and the implementation of actions to scale back the footprint through the years. Phnom Penh Worldwide Airport’s improve to Degree 3 outcomes from bringing third events, comparable to eating places, gas suppliers and airways, into the programme, additional curbing carbon footprint emissions. 

Cambodia Airports has additionally deployed a complete programme aimed toward waste administration, streamlining water consumption, and defending pure sources and biodiversity. It consists of the constructing of waste sorting facility to get well recyclable wastes and separate meals waste from the remainder, and the alternative of waste bins to advertise waste segregation on the supply.

Cyril Girot, CEO of Cambodia Airports, stated: “Being a pioneer and a pacesetter in environmental actions is a key technique for Cambodia Airports, powered by VINCI Airports. Phnom Penh Airport was additionally licensed ISO 14001 in December 2023. These achievements display our robust dedication to dealing with the challenges of worldwide local weather change.”