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Our journey to be the UK’s most sustainable airport
2015 Performance Summary
DECADE OF
CHANGE
Welcome
Stewart WingateChief Executive Officer
ABOUT THIS REPORT
This is the summary of our annual Decade of Change Sustainability Report for 2015. It presents our performance to date on our 2020 targets; our 2015 actions on each of our ten Decade of Change issues, and our KPI data tables. The full Report, with additional detail on these issues and our responsible business policies, is available as a PDF at www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/corporate-responsibility
As the single largest company in our region, Gatwick helps businesses to prosper and tourism to flourish, as well as generating employment for more than 21,000 people. In creating these extensive economic and social benefits, we also recognise our responsibility to manage a sustainable airport operation.
That’s why in 2010 we launched our Decade of Change strategy. This strategy describes how we aim to grow sustainably through responsible environmental management and performance coupled with strong community programmes. It also sets ambitious targets on all key environmental topics including energy and water use, waste management, carbon emissions, air quality and biodiversity for us to deliver by 2020.
As we move into the second half of our Decade of Change, we’re performing strongly – perhaps more so than is widely appreciated. As you’ll see on pages 4-5 of this Report, we’re on track to meet several of our 2020 targets ahead of time. This is all the more reason to push on – so now we’re mapping the key actions to take us to 2020 and beyond, including benchmarking and analysis to understand what it takes to be the best. We’re also adding resource to our community initiatives, and we’re raising the profile of Decade of Change internally so that everyone working at the airport understands this is one of our top priorities.
I am proud to say that Gatwick continues to be the most efficient single runway airport in the world. Our operational efficiency has enabled us to increase our passenger traffic to 40.3 million passengers in 2015. Through our Decade of Change strategy, Gatwick is also continually improving its environmental efficiency. As a result, Gatwick is one of a handful of companies to be awarded triple certification to the Carbon Trust Standards for our 2014-2015 performance in reducing carbon emissions and water use, and improving waste management. It’s also fantastic that Gatwick has been awarded The Wildlife Trust’s Biodiversity Benchmark Award for the second year in a row. The Biodiversity Benchmark is a nationally recognised standard for commitment to biodiversity and responsible land management.
The issues we are addressing in our Decade of Change strategy are also rising on the public agenda. This is evident from national news coverage, from dialogue with our stakeholders and communities, and in the government’s approach to these issues. Quite rightly, they also form an important part of the government’s decision making process on additional runway capacity. We are confident that our economic and environmental case for a second runway at Gatwick is very strong and we continue to participate fully in the government’s consultations and analysis on these issues.
Gatwick Airport is growing strongly and leading the way in enhancing the experience of our passengers; we are also a leader in managing a highly efficient and sustainable airport. Our Decade of Change strategy is fundamental in ensuring we continue to grow sustainably and in maintaining the ongoing trust of our stakeholders.
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Gatwick’s vital statistics
* At 31 December 2015
OVER
PASSENGERS TRAVELLING ON BUSINESS
48 AIRLINES
230 DESTINATIONS
IN 75 COUNTRIES
40.3*
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Carbon50% reduction by 2020 in GAL CO2 emissions against 1990 baseline (Scope 1 & 2). 25% of energy from renewable sources
2015, compared to 1990:
100% of electricity is from renewable sources 72.3% of total energy
Energy20% reduction by 2020 in airport gas and electricity against 1990 baseline
2015, compared to 1990:
Biodiversity Air Quality
Retained Wildlife Trusts Biodiversity Benchmark certification
Have a nationally recognised award for our biodiversity approach
Maintain current zero breaches of air quality limits
of annual mean limits for NO2 and PM10 Gatwick has never breached these legal standards
Information on data boundaries and sources is provided on page 21.
2020 Targets and 2015 Performance
ON TRACK TO REACH OREXCEED OUR 2020 TARGETS
Sustainability is a key part of Gatwick’s transformation since we became an independent airport in late 2009. We’ve grown from 31 million to over 40 million passengers per year. And as we move into the second half of our Decade of Change, we’re on track to meet our targets before 2020.
We’re around two-thirds of the way to our 2020 targets on carbon, energy and waste. So we’re now mapping the key actions to fulfil those targets and go beyond them. On water and on surface transport, we’ve achieved our initial targets and now we’re focused on meeting stretch targets. On our other Decade of Change issues, our targets are about best practice and we demonstrate this with benchmarked KPIs and certifications.
REDUCTIONREDUCTION16.6%
on-airport biodiversity volunteering
1,710 HOURSBREACHESZER02015:2015:
32.6%
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Water20% reduction by 2020 in airport water use against 2010 baseline
2015, compared to 2010:
Surface Transport 40% public transport mode share by the time we reach 40 million passengers
In 2015:
of 40.3m passengers reached Gatwick by rail or coach/bus
Noise Local Economy Community
21,000 airport employees
Be recognised as a best practice operator for noise management
Develop and fulfil our role as an economic driver of local regional and national significance
Contribute to the social, environmental and educational development of our community
£71.4m spent with local and regional suppliers
56% LOCALFROM THE
AREA
REDUCTION29.3% 43%
ZER0NOISE INFRINGEMENTSfor 4th straight year
2015: 2015: 2015:
32£175,000 fundraising by staff and passengers
141 local causes funded by Gatwick Airport Community Trust
COMMUNITYEVENTS SPONSORED
WasteNo untreated waste to landfill and 70% recycling rate by 2020
Since May 2015:
In 2015: 49% recycled/reused 47% recovered for energy 4% untreated waste to landfill
TO LANDFILLZER0
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2015 PERFORMANCE
Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions (GAL fuel and energy) were 6.2% lower than 2014, due to ongoing energy efficiency initiatives
CO2 emissions from aircraft landing and take off (LTO) were 1.4% higher than 2014, while annual passenger numbers rose 5.6% and annual air traffic movements rose 6.5%
Recertified to Airport Carbon Accreditation standard at Level 3 ‘Optimisation’
Recertified to the Carbon Trust Carbon Standard, recording the largest absolute carbon reduction for 2014-2015, compared to 2012-2013, in the UK transport sector
2016 PRIORITIES
Define action plan to reach 2020 energy and carbon targets, and look further out to 2025
Carbon life-cycle analysis for existing and planned new construction at Gatwick
Further develop our electric vehicles strategy
Carbon
Fuel & Energy CO2 CO2 from:
2/3rds of our energy and 100% of electricity is from renewable sources
CO2 from GAL fuel and energy 60% lower than 2010
Passenger travel to airport 10.3% less CO2 ppax than 2010
CO2 from aircraft LTO 13.7% lower ppax than 2010
1 Our 1990 baseline of 82,843.5 tCO2e was constructed using 1992-95 data. The 1990 baseline does not include emissions related to refrigerant gas losses due to non-availability of data. However, this data is included in our annual reporting on carbon emissions since 2008, and in our % reduction to date against 1990 baseline.
32.6%lower than 1990
baseline1
emissions
67% lower per passenger (ppax)
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2015 PERFORMANCE
The airport’s total energy use was similar to 2014, while passenger numbers rose 5.6%
Electricity use fell 3.2%, offset by a 10% increase in gas use
Energy efficiency works focused on Pier 5 refurbishment, North Terminal landside re-development, and lighting upgrades including car parks, aircraft stands and internal lighting
Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) audit conducted and submitted to Environment Agency
Energy
2016 PRIORITIES
Continue to invest in energy efficiency as part of the c. £200m per annum capital investment and asset replacement programmes.
Completion of the first of 14 high efficiency boiler houses serving South Terminal
Review ESOS audits to identify projects for investment
16.6% 34.5%15.9%total airport energy use
compared to 1990
airport energy use per
passenger 2010-2015
airport energy use 2010-2015
2020 TA
RGET
28%passengers 2010-2015
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Waste
2015 PERFORMANCE
OPERATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL WASTE
Significant jump in recycling/ reuse rate, from 40.29% in 2014 to 49.01% in 2015
Zero untreated waste to landfill achieved in May 2015 and maintained through rest of year
Labelling trial on category 1 airline waste to improve recycling rates
Secured funding and conducted tender for new waste management facility to substantially increase recycling/reuse performance and data
DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION WASTE
97% diverted from landfill in 2015
2016 PRIORITIES
Implement new waste management facility from May 2016
Improve construction contractor waste data collection and include in Decade of Change KPIs and reporting
Seek regulatory approval for Category 1 airline waste labelling
97%
28%passengers 2010-2015
construction waste diverted from landfill
untreated operational and
commercial waste to landfill since May 2015
for energy
RECYCLED OR REUSED
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Water
2015 PERFORMANCE
Continued to improve water efficiency, by a further 2.3% in 2015 compared to 2014
Maintained active leak reporting and repair programme
Further developed our airport water consumption map and sub-meter monitoring
Completed implementation of McMillan Report recommendations on flood resilience
2016 PRIORITIES
Stretching our Decade of Change target to 25% under 2010 baseline to spur further water efficiencies as the airport grows
Continue to build flood resilience into airport asset management and development
Water leakage surveys for two main water networks
Investigate remote de-icing to improve recovery of fluid at source
28%passengers 2010-2015
29% 45%airport
water use 2010-2015
airport water use per
passenger 2010-2015
McMillanIMPLEMENTED
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Noise
2016 PRIORITIES
Raising the CDO ceiling from 6 to 7,000 feet
Improving the daytime CDO rate
Review our complaint handling process
Working closely with the proposed Noise Management Board
4 YEARS
NOISE
* The Chapter 4 standard required all new aircraft type designs to have a cumulative margin of 10 EPNdB or more over Chapter 3 base levels as of 1 January 2006.
2015 PERFORMANCE
Zero noise infringements (day-time and night-time)
Night time Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) achievement rate greater than 95%
99.71% of departures on track
Release of upgraded Noise Lab tool
CHAPTER 4or equivalent category*
99% of aircraft in
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Air quality
2015 PERFORMANCE
Maintained current level of zero air quality breaches
All new or modified aircraft stands fitted with Fixed Electrical Ground power as standard
Maintained full implementation of Airport Collaborative Decision Making (ACDM) resulting in less ground holding of aircraft and increased use of single engine taxiing
Continued work with industry partners to identify operational improvements that will reduce aircraft fuel burn and so improve local air quality
2016 PRIORITIES
Maintain zero annual breaches of air quality limits
Independent emissions profile mapping of airfield commissioned to inform future air quality initiatives
Consultations with airport partners on timeframe and incentives for further uptake of electric vehicles
99.7%Fixed Electrical Ground Power availability during core hours
BREACHESof annual average limits
NO2
legal limits
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Community
2015 PERFORMANCE
Independent review of arrivals flight routes launched with emphasis on local community engagement about noise mitigation
Gatwick Airport Community Trust made awards to 141 local causes
Continued fundraising for our three nominated charities and match-funding of staff fundraising for charities of their choice
Gatwick Wildlife Day involved 150 staff and community volunteers in recording over 300 species on site
£175,000
141 LOCAL CAUSESFUNDED by Gatwick Airport
Community Trust
by staff and passengers
2016 PRIORITIES
Continue to build understanding and strengthen community relationships backed by comprehensive programme of activity
Implement recommendations from independent arrivals review
Extend our support of the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership Wildlife Ranger role to promote delivery of further community and environmental activities
Shortlist and staff vote on national and local charities to be our nominated charity partners for the next two years
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2015 PERFORMANCE
Strengthened regional partnerships, including 10 years’ participation in Crawley’s Local Economy Action Group
Improved stakeholder communication about airport issues of economic and wider interest
Conducted comprehensive research to support Gatwick’s future employment and skills strategy
Continued Meet the Buyers programme, participating for 14th consecutive year, extending links with Gatwick’s wider procurement activity
2016 PRIORITIES
Continue to play an active role in regional economic partnership work
Develop alliances to support airport staff recruitment, retention and development
Continue to promote local supply chain benefits through a programme of awareness, engagement and events, such as Meet the Buyers
Economy
21,000on airport jobs
employees live locally*
GAL employees
20£74.1m
graduate + apprenticeship positions
56%
*RH postcodes**BN, CR, GU, KT, RH, TN postcodes
with local and regional suppliers**
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Transport
2016 PRIORITIES
Continue collaboration with transport partners to deliver the Airport Surface Access Strategy and action plans
Staff travel survey and review of staff travel initiatives
Continue developing airport electric vehicle strategy
Full refresh of all staff and public travel leaflets planned for late 2016
Introduce QSM for rail
COMMUTE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
40.3m
40%OF STAFF
43.6%
bus routes
of passengers used public transport to Gatwick
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2015 PERFORMANCE
Funding and plans for new Gatwick station agreed with Department for Transport, Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway; and site preparations scheduled for late 2016
New regional bus routes launched for West London and for Kent
Enhanced collaboration with Highways England and contractors on roadworks and communications for passengers, airport staff and the general public
Quality Service Measures (QSM) undertaken for most modes
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285
1,710
1244days
hours
on-site volunteering
volunteersForest
school days
of biodiversity
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2015 PERFORMANCE
Gatwick retained the Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark certification for 2015, rating highly in several criteria such as partnerships and management systems
Gatwick’s Honeybees were registered as a sentinal apiary, and Dormice were detected for the first time in Gatwick’s woodlands
Two ecology work experience placements and a university student ecology project completed during Summer, contributing to our ecological surveying
2016 PRIORITIES
Deliver the same ecological surveys as in 2015
Maintain level and quality of work with Gatwick Greenspace Partnership
Retain annual Biodiversity Benchmark certification
Biodiversity
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As a major independent airport, competing directly with Heathrow, Stansted, and other UK and European airports, we have established a management system that ensures we have the people, policies and processes to maximise the benefits of competition and to operate a responsible, safe and sustainable airport.
For further details on how we run the airport responsibly every day, please see the Decade of Change Report 2015 (full PDF) at www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/about-gatwick/corporate-responsibility
Running a responsible airport
OUR PEOPLE
We achieved Investors in People (IiP) Gold accreditation at the end of 2015, having previously been awarded the Core standard in 2013. 15,000 businesses assessed in the UK hold the IiP accreditation and out of those only 7% (just over 1,000) achieve the Gold standard.
Implementing our Gen II change programme is a key highlight. Gen II is a physical and organisational change programme that supports Gatwick’s growth by enabling increased passenger throughput, better working conditions for our staff, whilst maintaining the highest levels of safety and security and delivering a great passenger experience. A case study on Gen II is included in our online 2015 Sustainability Report.
In 2015 we also launched our exciting new internal ‘Leading Leaders’ programme for our operational leaders and re-launched the Engineering Graduate Programme.
RUNNING A SAFE AND SECURE AIRPORT
Gatwick has improved its performance on all 9 of its key EHS metrics in 2015. Stand out improvements include; reductions to passenger evacuations by 56% and staff lost time incidents down 55% including 12 consecutive months of zero recorded incidents in our Construction and Development teams.
Gatwick received our third consecutive RoSPA Gold Awards for our continual improvements in Occupational Health and Health and Safety for both our Development and Operational teams. 2015 also saw the recertification by externally appointed auditors to ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
Development of a Gatwick EHS specific ‘App’, Gatwick Visa, has been a springboard for the launch of a dedicated EHS e-learning offering.
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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT
The effective and efficient delivery of our £1.4bn Capital Investment Programme (CIP) remained as one of our key strategic priorities during 2015. As our extended 7 year investment period evolves, we have continued to transform Gatwick throughout 2015, including increasing the capital programme with almost £190m.
The delivery of all projects continues to be reinforced by a robust emphasis on sustainability, safety and quality in construction by our delivery team and suppliers. We promote and follow through with our designers and project teams to encompass Sustainability within all new building and refurbishment projects.
For example, the replacement of the North Terminal IDL Roof provided opportunities for the use of more sustainable materials for the construction of the roof. The waterproofing product meets a number of environmental requirements, including a significant increase in recycled content with 25% of the polyester reinforcing fleece being made from recycled material. Moreover, the resin used within the waterproofing is sourced from tropical castor sugar, a renewable and sustainable material that has reduced reliance on non-renewable polluting alternatives. This was coupled with enhanced insulation offering a significantly lower U-Value of 0.14W/m2K, reducing energy consumption. Alongside adopting these sustainable construction materials Gatwick’s Principal Contractor for the project, Mitie, has recycled over 400 tonnes of ballast during the course of the project.
RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT
Procurement plays a major role in delivering our Decade of Change strategy. From the outset of any project that requires the purchase of goods, services or know-how, we work with colleagues across the company on scope definition and pre-qualification processes to ensure that Gatwick obtains maximum value for money for quality products and services. EHS considerations and supplier engagement are also at the forefront of our procurement process.
We provide a range of supplier engagement programmes, with a particular emphasis on local and regional suppliers. We also actively promote the importance of supporting our local economy with our first tier suppliers. In 2015, almost 30% of our £248m total procurement spend was with local and regional suppliers (East and West Sussex, Surrey and Kent), reflecting our active focus on improving opportunities for local business to supply to Gatwick (up from 23% the previous year).
Reuse and recycling of construction materials is also a high priority for Gatwick and our contractors. In 2015, 97% of construction-only waste was diverted from landfill. For example, following completion of the Pier 5 reconfiguration project, Gatwick and Carillion arranged for the donation/ relocation of temporary site cabins to Haywards Heath RFC, a local rugby club. This has provided much needed additional changing facilities for the youth teams.
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A summary of our Environmental performance data from 2010 to 2015 is presented here. Decade of Change targets are marked with•. 2015 data that has been externally verified are marked with ••Data boundary information is provided overleaf. More information about our performance can be found in the topic sections.
1 The variation in landfill performance is due primarily to shifts in supply chain waste recovery capabilities including Category 1 airline waste-handling. This supply chain expanded between 2011-2012, experienced constraints in 2014 and then expanded again.
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 % Change 2014-15
Data Source
Passengers 31,353,547 33,660,146 34,222,461 35,447,009 38,127,690 40,267,938 GAL
Carbon
Carbon scope 1 (tCO2eq) 16,499 14,579 13,202 13,589 10,759 11,151 3.64% RSK
Carbon scope 2 (tCO2eq) 79,106 54,902 48,867 45,791 48,711 44,626 -8.39% RSK
Carbon scope 3 (tCO2eq) 625,897 660,731 643,087 641,182 692,888 693,909 +0.1% RSK
Total Carbon emissions (tCO2eq) 721,502 730,212 705,146 700,562 752,358 749,688 -0.4% RSK
Total Scope 1 and Scope 2 (tCO2eq) 95,605 69,481 62,069 59,380 59,470 55,776 -6.21% RSK
• Scope 1 & 2 - Cumulative % change on 1990 baseline of 82,843.5 tCO2e (%) 15.40% -16.13% -25.08% -28.32% -28.21% -32.67% -- GAL
Total Scope 1 & 2 per passenger (kg tCO2eq) 3 2.10 1.80 1.70 1.80 1.40 -22.2% GAL
Energy efficiency
Total energy consumption (kWh) 237,955,708 220,443,201 221,459,900 217,423,082 199,885,353 200,138,669 0.13% GAL ••Electricity - consumption (kWh) 162,621,805 161,234,426 158,798,686 152,934,224 149,607,258 144,848,364 -3.18% GAL ••Gas - consumption (kWh) 75,333,903 59,208,775 62,661,214 64,488,858 50,278,095 55,290,305 9.97% GAL ••
• Total energy consumption - Cumulative % change on 1990 baseline of 240m kWh (%) -0.9 -8.1 -7.7 -9.4 -16.7 -16.6 -- GAL ••Total energy consumption per passenger (kWh) 7.59 6.62 6.47 6.13 5.24 4.97 3.85% GAL ••Renewable energy generated onsite (kWh) n/a n/a 54,555 52,338 55,758 53,086 -4.79% GAL ••
• % of total energy from renewable sources n/a n/a n/a 52.3% 74.8% 72.4% -3.21% GAL ••Water efficiency
Water - consumption (m3) 956,493 754,599 718,369 700,902 655,064 676,249 3.23% GAL ••
• Water consumption - Cumulative % change on 2010 baseline of 956,493 m3 (%) -21.1% -24.8% -26.7% -31.5% -29.3% -- ••Water consumption per passenger (litres) 30.50 22.42 20.99 19.77 17.18 16.80 -2.21% ••Materials waste management
Total operational & commercial waste collected (tonnes) 9,685 9,206 8,803 9,315 9,803 10,494 7.05% GAL ••
• Operational & commercial waste recycled/ reused (%) 41 54.6 40 38.7 40 49.0 22.50% GAL ••Operational & commercial waste recovered for energy (%) not known 15 50 52 39.6 46.6 17.68% GAL ••
• Operational & commercial untreated waste sent to landfill (%)1 not known 30.4 10 9.3 20.4 4.3 -78.92% GAL ••Operational & commercial untreated waste per passenger (kg) 0.31 0.27 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.00% GAL ••
New KPIs from 2015 2015 Source
Materials and waste management
Construction waste from Development projects (tonnes) 2,372 GAL
Diversion from landfill (%) 97 GAL
Environmental performance indicators
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Environment KPIs data verification: As in past years, Jacobs verified the accuracy and completeness of 2015 calendar year data presented in this report for Key Performance Indicators on Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Materials Waste Management, Air Quality and Noise. The indicators for verification were selected by Gatwick Airport Limited (GAL). The data indicators that were verified by Jacobs are marked •• in the tables above. Jacobs’ verification statement is included at the end of this report.
New KPIs: In 2015 we introduced additional KPIs, on Construction Waste Management, Biodiversity, Community and Local Economy. These KPIs are also reported here and overleaf. They will be included in the data verification of our next Decade of Change report.
Environmental data boundaries: explanatory notes on the data boundaries for our Decade of Change environment targets and reporting is provided overleaf.
New KPIs from 2015 2015 Source
Biodiversity
Annual conservation actions completed % 88.2 GAL
Annual conservation actions in progress % 11.8 GAL
Surveys completed (total number of different surveys) 19.0 GAL
Volunteering days undertaken (total number) by airport employees, community members and schools 44.0 Gatwick
Greenspace
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 % Change 2014-15
Data Source
Air Quality
Air Quality - Nitrogen Dioxide, NO2 annual average at on-Airfield site LGW3 (µgm-3) 37 32 33 32 31 28 -9.68% Ricardo
AEA ••
Air Quality - Air Quality - PM10 (VCM corrected) annual average at on-Airfield site LGW3 (µgm-3)
22 24 22 23 24 22 -8.33% Ricardo AEA ••
Noise
Percentage of Chapter 4 (or equivalent) aircraft (%) 98 96 99 99 99 99.7 0 GAL ••Noise - track keeping (%) 97 97.42 97.63 98.04 99.27 99.71 0.40% GAL ••Noise - total noise infringements 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 GAL ••Noise - daytime noise infringements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAL ••Noise - night-time noise infringements 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 GAL ••Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) compliance (%) 89.7 90.49 88.9 91.36 92.61 89.75 -3.05% GAL ••Public transport use
• Passenger public transport use (%)(combined rail, bus/coach use) 40.4 42 43.7 42.9 41.4 43.6 % CAA
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Local economy and Community performance indicators
New KPIs from 2015 2015 Source
Local Economy
Annual spend with local and regional suppliers (East & West Sussex, Surrey & Kent postcodes) £71.4m GAL
Meet the Buyers - number of buyers attending 45 managers from 23 buying organisations GAL
Meet the Buyers – number of suppliers attending 104 delegates from 79 companies
Total employed at Gatwick Airport – full site 21,000 GAL
GAL employees 2,704 GAL
% GAL employees from local area (RH postcodes) 56% GAL
Number of GAL graduates and apprentices 20 GAL
Community
Sponsorships: number of community events supported by Gatwick (includes non-profit, charitable and business events) 32
Nominated charity partners – fundraising total
Cancer Research UK £32,027 CR UK
Chestnut Tree House £42,004 CTH
TravelCare £23,315.50 TravelCare
In-terminal passenger donations (paid in calendar year) £49,600 GAL
Employee fund-raising and GAL match-funding for charities of employees’ own choice
GAL match-funding £17,528 GAL
Gatwick Pay as You Earn £11,218 GAL
Gatwick’s contribution to the independent Gatwick Airport Community Trust2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
200,000.0 194,000.0 £188,000 £182,000 £176,000 £170,000
Current accreditations and certifications
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Environmental data boundary notes
Carbon: Our Decade of Change target covers direct emissions (GHG Protocol Scope 1 and 2), i.e. emissions from GAL fuel and energy use. Indirect emissions, including airport third parties’ use of fuel and energy, travel by passengers and airport staff to the airport, and GAL business travel, are reported in Scope 3.
Energy consumption: Our Decade of Change target covers energy consumption by GAL and 3rd parties that are supplied and invoiced from GAL electricity and networks; and renewable energy generated and consumed on site.This consumption includes most but not all large energy users (e.g. the Hilton Hotel is not included). This boundary facilitates airport-wide focus on energy efficiency. The GAL and third party breakdowns are reported in the Energy pages of our report.
Renewable energy: Our Decade of Change target covers the percentage of total energy consumption (as defined in the Energy target boundary above) that is purchased from certified renewable sources or generated onsite.
Water consumption: Our Decade of Change target covers water consumption by GAL and 3rd parties that are supplied from GAL owned water networks. This includes all water used within the Gatwick Airport site boundary for terminals, piers, offices, car parks, airfield and most but not all 3rd party facilities. Rain water harvested on site is not included.
Operational & commercial waste: Our Decade of Change target covers operational and commercial waste for all facilities within the Gatwick Airport site boundary including offices, terminals, car parks, piers, airfield and some 3rd parties where the waste management of these facilities/companies is handled by GAL waste management
contractor. Excluded facilities include construction projects within the Gatwick Airport boundary and some commercial arrangements with 3rd parties operating on Airport Estate.
Construction waste: Data for construction waste tonnage and diversion from landfill is provided by contractors as part of contractual requirements. Data reported in 2015 is Development construction-only waste (i.e. excludes Development demolition and excavation; and refurbishment projects). In 2016 we are reviewing data collection and developing additional KPIs.
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Jacobs has conducted an independent assurance review of selected information presented in Gatwick Airport Limited’s (GAL’s) Decade of Change 2015 Performance Report. The intended users of this statement are the readers of the Decade of Change Performance Report.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The information and presentation of data within the Decade of Change 2015 Performance Report are the responsibility of GAL. This statement is the responsibility of Jacobs and represents our independent opinion and is written to be read in its entirety by readers of the GAL Decade of Change 2015 Performance Report.
SCOPE OF THE VERIFICATION
Jacobs’ scope of work included the assurance of the accuracy and completeness of data presented in the Report in relation to the Key Performance Indicators listed below, for the calendar year 2015. These were selected by GAL and the following KPI’s were verified:
• Total energy consumption (kWh)
• Electricity - consumption (kWh)
• Gas - consumption (kWh)
• Total energy consumption - Cumulative % change on 1990 baseline of 240m kWh (%)
• Total energy consumption per passenger (kWh)
• Renewable energy generated onsite (kWh)
• % of total energy from renewable sources
• Water - consumption (m3)
• Water consumption - Cumulative % change on 2010 baseline of 956,493 m3 (%)
• Water consumption per passenger (litres)
• Total operational & commercial waste collected (tonnes)
• Operational & commercial waste recycled/reused (%)
• Operational & commercial waste recovered for energy (%)
• Operational & commercial untreated waste sent to landfill (%)
• Operational & commercial untreated waste per passenger (kg)
• Air Quality - Nitrogen Dioxide, NO2 annual average at on-Airfield site LGW3 (ugm-3)
• Air Quality - Air Quality - PM10 (VCM corrected) annual average at on-Airfield site LGW3 (ugm-3)
• Percentage of Chapter 4 (or equivalent) aircraft (%)
• Noise - track keeping (%)
• Noise - total noise infringements
• Noise - daytime noise infringements
• Noise - night-time noise infringements
• Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) compliance (%)
METHODOLOGY
This assurance engagement was conducted between April-May 2016 via meetings, telephone discussions and e-mail correspondence with staff responsible for collating and reporting the data. We also reviewed supporting evidence and data collection systems to substantiate the data.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
The team performing the verification has the appropriate experience and competency to do so and other than providing verification of the GAL Annual Monitoring Report, are not working for GAL in any other capacity. Jacobs has a Quality Management System (QMS) which is certified to BS EN ISO9001.
Verification Statement 2015
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FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The report provides an appropriate representation of GAL’s 2015 environmental performance data within the scope of this assurance engagement.
The Decade of Change Sustainability Strategy has received greater visibility within the business in 2015 and is now one of the four key agendas in the Managing Corporate Responsibility (MCR) meetings. These meetings are well attended by a range of staff across all business departments and levels including heads of departments and senior management team.
In addition, a Decade of Change working group whose purpose is to improve transparency and coordination around key deliverables such as reporting, certification and initiatives was set up in September 2015.
GAL has since completed a significant number of recommendations and suggestions put forward in last year’s report. Some of the noteworthy improvements include:
• Improving monitoring and reporting of their progress against the targets set out in the Decade of Change through action plan trackers, working groups and reporting performance at monthly meetings which are attended by other functions of the business and the senior management team.
• Updating all ten of the Action Plan Actions which covers the following issues – air quality, biodiversity, carbon, community, energy, local
economy, noise, surface access, waste and water quality and consumption.
• Introducing additional reporting metrics such as onsite renewable energy generation, materials and waste management, biodiversity, local economy and community.
• Revising GAL’s Decade of Change 2020 water targets target of 20% to a stretching target of 25% reduction in water use against the 2010 base line.
• Identifying further opportunities to reduce waste and increase recycling based on findings in the Waste Stream Analysis Audit completed in 2014. They are planning to install an integrated dryer and biomass boiler that can treat and process both CAT 1 ICW and general waste which will improve their recycling rates.
Several recommendation and suggestions relating to the verification of the GAL Decade of Change 2013 and 2014 Performance report have now also been addressed.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE REPORTS AND DECADE OF CHANGE STRATEGY
It is recommended that GAL:
• Ascertains whether additional water consumption or quality KPI’s can be reported e.g. Rainwater harvested;
• Reviews the KPI around noise standard in 2017 to include the new Chapter 14 noise standard;
• Develops a data collection procedure for noise and water and where possible, automate data collection to avoid manual entry.
Jacobs, London, May 2016
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