Lyon-Saint Exupéry awarded ISO 50001 – the first certified regional airport in France
With sustained traffic growth and the continued development of its infrastructure, Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport has been implementing a transformative action plan for several years to reduce and improve its environmental impact. Presented today by AFNOR, the ISO 50001 certification provides a seal of recognition of the commitment made by Aéroports de Lyon to control energy management and the improvement of its energy performance.
Aéroports de Lyon works in accordance with AIRPACT, the global environmental strategy defined by VINCI Airports for all its airports and has adopted a robust action plan to reduce its environmental impact, including overall energy consumption.
Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport has also been developing rapidly to anticipate the changing needs of the surrounding regions. Over the last 10 years, passenger traffic has increased by 52%. To meet the rising demand, the airport has increased the surface area of its buildings by 46%.
All the efforts that have already been made by Aéroports de Lyon have allowed for the exponential growth of the airport's traffic, without compromising its overall energy consumption level. This level remains stable, despite continuous growth, with only a total increase of 6.9% recorded.
Since 2011, Aéroports de Lyon has only used 100% green energy and has been the first French airport to do so. In order to achieve this, profound changes have been implemented. These commitments stretch from a commitment from Aéroports de Lyon staff to turning off electrical equipment when it is not in use (PCs, lights, heaters, etc.), through to structural investments such as the design and insulation of buildings, transformation and overhaul of lighting terminals with LEDs coupled with a DALI control (sun sensors), or the ongoing overhaul of the exterior lighting on all car parks.
The ISO 50001 certification awarded today by AFNOR, rewards the careful management of energy by Aéroports de Lyon and its improvement in energy performance. Aéroports de Lyon is the first regional airport to receive this award and the third out of all French airports, after Paris CDG and Réunion-Rolland Garros.
Key Figures :
- 1st airport in 2011 to use 100% green electricity (produced by dams)
- 40 282 007 kWh of electricity consumption and ... 10 000 000 kWh of saving thanks to more than fifty different initiatives
- From 2006 to 2017: passenger traffic up 52% ; surface area up 46% ; energy consumption only up 6.9%
About Lyon Aéroport
Lyon Aéroport manages the operation of Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport for commercial aviation and Lyon-Bron airport, 3rd French airport for business aviation. As the leading airport in the VINCI Airports network in France with almost 9 million passengers in 2022, Lyon-Saint Exupéry offers more than 100 direct destinations in 2023 and is connected to the main international hubs. It is linked to the city centre in 30 minutes by the Rhônexpress tram-train. Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, VINCI Airports' centre of excellence for innovation, offers recent infrastructure and an innovation strategy focused on a quality passenger experience and operational excellence for airlines. Certified Level 4+ by the ACA (Airport Carbon Accreditation), ISO 14001 and ISO 50001, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport is developing in total control of its environmental impact.
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About VINCI Airports
The world's leading private airport operator, VINCI Airports operates more than 65 airports in 12 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Thanks to its expertise as a global integrator, VINCI Airports develops, finances, builds and manages airports by providing its investment capacity and its know-how in optimizing operational performance, modernizing infrastructures and managing their operations and environmental transition. VINCI Airports is the first airport operator to have committed to a global international environmental strategy in 2016, to achieve the goal of net zero emission across its entire network by 2050.
