Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2014-2015, 2015-04 to 2016-03, 2016-2017)
Reporting Period: 2014-2015
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Economic Contribution
Social Achievements
- Launched ePROS, an electronic tendering system, reducing paper consumption and transportation of tender submissions.
Governance Achievements
- Updated the economic impact study on HKIA’s economic contribution to Hong Kong
- Established policies and practices for supplier selection considering cost, quality, technical performance and delivery.
- Established a corporate-wide Green Procurement Policy.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Explore the feasibility of facilitating intermodal passenger services from the PRD via express railway and highway
Short-term Goals:
- Conduct consultancy study on air cargo development at HKIA
- Expand HKIA’s catchment area by setting up remote city terminals in the PRD
Environmental Challenges
- Increasing competition in the region for airfreight.
- Limited capacity potentially jeopardizing HKIA development.
Mitigation Strategies
- Developing a strategy to strengthen HKIA's position as the airport of choice for airfreight.
- Providing essential cargo statistics to facilitate better analysis of future freight demand and business planning.
- Airport expansion plans (HKIA Master Plan 2030) to increase capacity.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Green Procurement Policy
- ePROS system
- Supplier code of practice (planned)
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2015-04 to 2016-03
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Airport safety & security
- Retention & turnover
- Occupational health & safety
- Ethics & integrity
- Employee well-being
- Attracting talent
- Information security
- Succession planning
- Air cargo strategy
- Carbon & energy management
- Facilities management
- Connectivity
- Branding & reputation
- Infrastructure development
- Waste
- Customer experience
- Contingency planning
- Capacity constraints
- Compliance with law & regulations
- Environmental management
- Air quality
- Green construction
- Noise
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Material use
- Climate change
Environmental Achievements
- Achieved "Optimisation" Level in Airport Carbon Accreditation programme
- Awarded CarbonCare® Label 2015 – Level 2
- Awarded GREENPLUS Recognition Award 2015 – Prestige Honour Award
- Awarded Hong Kong Green Organisation Certification (Wastewise, Energywise, IAQwise, Carbon Reduction Certificates)
- Awarded BOCHK Corporate Environmental Leadership Awards – Service Sector – Silver Award
- Awarded Power Smart 2015 – Biggest Unit Saver (Organisation) – Champion
- Awarded 2015 World Responsible Tourism Awards – Best Innovation for Carbon Reduction – Silver Award
- Awarded The Sustainable Business Award 2015
- Awarded Green Office Award Labelling Scheme – “Green Office” Label
- Awarded United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’ “Better World Company” Label
- Awarded 6th Asia Best CSR Practices Awards 2016 – Carbon Footprint Accounting category – winner
Social Achievements
- Awarded HKACE Customer Service Excellence Award 2015 – Service Appreciation Award – Bronze Award
- Awarded 2014 Social Capital Builder Award – Social Capital Builder Logo
- Awarded 6th “ERB Manpower Developer Award Scheme” – “Manpower Developer”,
- Awarded 2013/14 Family-Friendly Employers Award Scheme (Organisations Category)
- Awarded Employer of Choice Award 2015
- Awarded Caring Company Scheme (10 Years Plus Caring Organisation, Barrier Free Company/Organisation)
- Awarded Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme 2016 (Website Stream – Gold Award, Mobile App Stream – Triple Gold Award, Easiest-to-use Mobile Apps (HKG My Flight))
Governance Achievements
- Awarded 2015 Best Corporate Governance Disclosure Awards – Public Sector/Not-for-profit Category – Gold Award
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Capacity constraints
- Labour shortage
- Environmental management
- Air quality
- Local community engagement
- Economic contribution
- Infrastructure development
- Branding and reputation
- Facilities management
- Information security
Mitigation Strategies
- Five-year plan for managing sustainability matters in the supply chain (details in report)
- Various stakeholder engagement methods (details in report)
- Implementation of environmental management plans by contractors
- Comprehensive Aerodrome Safety Management System
- Service contracts requiring minimum wage and benefits, prescribed working conditions, and zero tolerance for corruption and bribery
- Regular staff training and internal procedures to prevent bribery and corruption in procurement
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Revised procurement policy, procurement procedures and procurement operating instructions
- Revised green procurement policy
- Drafted supplier’s code of practice
- Reviewed environmental specifications and terms and conditions for supplier contracts
- Incorporated sustainability performance criteria on contract-specific basis
- Considered mechanism and framework to establish common performance evaluation criteria across departments
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, Airport Operators Sector Disclosures: Core Option
Third-party Assurance: Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency; TÜV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd (greenhouse gas emissions data)
Awards & Recognition
- 2015 Best Corporate Governance Disclosure Awards – Gold Award
- HKACE Customer Service Excellence Award 2015 – Bronze Award
- Airport Carbon Accreditation programme – “Optimisation” Level
- CarbonCare® Label 2015 – Level 2
- GREENPLUS Recognition Award 2015 – Prestige Honour Award
- Hong Kong Green Organisation Certification (Wastewise, Energywise, IAQwise, Carbon Reduction Certificates)
- BOCHK Corporate Environmental Leadership Awards – Silver Award
- Power Smart 2015 – Champion
- 2015 World Responsible Tourism Awards – Silver Award
- The Sustainable Business Award 2015
- Green Office Award Labelling Scheme – “Green Office” Label
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’ “Better World Company” Label
- 6th Asia Best CSR Practices Awards 2016 – winner
- Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards 2015 – Asia’s Best Carbon Disclosure
- 2015 Business Traveller China Awards – Best Airport in China
- 2016 Best in Travel Poll – Second Best Airport (Worldwide)
- The 2016 ATRS Global Airport Benchmarking Report – Top Asian Airport
- ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards 2016 – Airport of the Year
- Air Cargo Excellence Award 2016 – Certificate of Excellence
- 2016 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards – Best Global Airport
- Best International Airport
- Asia Smartphone Apps Contest 2016 – Certificate of Merits
- Payload Asia Awards 2015 – Asia Pacific Airport of the Year
- Mob-Ex Awards 2016 – Gold Award
- 14th Hong Kong Occupational Safety and Health Award (Safety Performance Award, Safety Promotion Award – Bronze)
- 2014 Social Capital Builder Award
- 6th “ERB Manpower Developer Award Scheme” – “Manpower Developer”,
- 2013/14 Family-Friendly Employers Award Scheme
- Employer of Choice Award 2015
- Caring Company Scheme (10 Years Plus Caring Organisation, Barrier Free Company/Organisation)
Reporting Period: 2016-2017
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Safety and Security
- Environmental Sustainability
- Passenger Experience
- Sustainable Workforce
- Social Contribution
- Capacity Enhancement
- Economic Contribution
Environmental Achievements
- Adopted an ‘airport-wide’ approach to manage, reduce and mitigate HKIA’s environmental footprint, with particular focus on solid waste, carbon and biodiversity.
Social Achievements
- Continuing efforts to secure sufficient manpower for HKIA’s current operations and planned expansion through enhancing working conditions, and attracting and nurturing talent for the industry.
- HKIA contributes to the social development of Hong Kong through our strategic community investment and supporting the development of local technology.
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed