Environment and Sustainability
We believe the South Island is the best place in the world - the
best place to visit, live and do business.
We believe the South Island changes people's lives, for the
better and forever. We want it to prosper and be improved for
everyone lucky enough to live here.
Christchurch city, as the main gateway to the South Island,
exists in an area of unique, spectacular and beautiful geology. For
example, the Canterbury region contains 59% of New Zealand's
braided rivers and the Southern Alps provide water that is
naturally filtered, requiring no human intervention to make it
ready for people to drink here.
As citizens of the South Island, we consider it our
responsibility and privilege to be caretakers of this very special
place.
We are passionate about protecting the environment, minimising
the use of all natural resources and improving the quality of life
for our community. Compliance with regulatory and legal frameworks
is important, but is just the start for us. We want to enhance the
lives of all our stakeholders and we'll do this by concentrating
our efforts in five key areas - water, energy, waste, land and
noise.
The overarching philosophy guiding our approach to
sustainability is best captured by the Maori concept of
Kaitiakitanga.
Read our
2018 Sustainability Report here (on page 54 of our 2018 Annual
Review)
Read
our 2017 Sustainability Report here
We're proud winners of the 2017 Sustainable Business
Network Ricoh Efficiency Champion award and obtained silver
recognition from ACI
Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2018 for our giant coffee cup
bins.
We're the first business in the South Island to sign up
to a global initiative, EV100,
committing to transitioning our vehicle fleet to 100% electric by
2030.
The airport sits over an alluvial fan and we work hard to protect the city’s pure drinking water.
We are very focussed on minimising energy consumption through short and long term objectives for energy management.
The operation of an airport inevitably generates waste, which we actively focus on reducing, re-using, recycling, recovering and managing.
We are committed to taking great care of our uniquely beautiful natural surroundings, being mindful of our environment and the safety of our people.
We work to mitigate the impact of noise at the airport through developing noise management plans, to retain our 24 hour operating ability to support the economy of the region and New Zealand.
