Participants and potential participants should be aware that ALL data that is provided to the Administrator for any purpose will remain confidential. The Administrator will compile aggregated data for annual reporting to ACI EUROPE and ACI ASIA-PACIFIC but there will be no way that any part of this aggregated data can be dis-assembled and elements of it attributed to individual airports.
At the specific request of the Advisory Board, some individual airport–specific data as may relate to that airport’s environmental performance may, as needed, be made available on a need to know and confidential basis to members of the Advisory Board in their personal capacity for the purposes of ascertaining the overall veracity of the publicly available aggregate data.
For the purpose of ACI EUROPE and ACI ASIA-PACIFIC reporting on airport–specific best practice and case studies, permission will be sought from the relevant airport(s) prior to publication.
Participants and potential participants should make themselves familiar with the Participant Terms & Conditions, included in Admin Doc 1 (Application Assessment Form) a copy of which can be obtained from the Administrator.
3How to Participate
An airport can participate in Airport Carbon Accreditation at any level and can remain at any level for as long as it wishes – so long as the requirements for the specific level are met by the airport.
How to participate
becoming airport carbon accredited
If an airport wishes to participate, the Administrator will provide help to decide participation levels and to give details of the process that the airport should follow, if required. The Administrator contact details are provided in section 1.5. Whether an airport intends to become accredited for the first time, submit a renewal application, or upgrade to a higher level, the process for becoming accredited remains the same:
Identify participation requirements that have not yet been fulfilled and take steps to ensure that all requirements have been met
Choose a desired level of participation
Arrange to have information independently verified
(if required – see sections 4-7)
Annual Renewal
Submit application to the Administrator and pay participation fee
3.1 Procedure if an Application Does Not Meet Requirements If an application for participation, renewal or upgrade does not meet the minimum requirements at the level applied for, the Administrator will notify the applicant of what is necessary to achieve certification. 3.1.1Provision of support to comply The airport will be able to talk to the Administrator to further explore the parts of the application that do not meet the requirements and the Administrator will provide as much advice as reasonably possible within the terms of the Administrator role to ensure that the airport can amend its application or provide the missing information. If an airport decides that it wishes to downgrade its application to a lower level the Administrator will credit back the difference between the fee paid for the first application and that due for an application at the lower level, or the difference will be credited to the airport’s renewal fee for the following year. 3.1.3Withdrawal of an application If an airport decides that it cannot meet the requirements for any of the levels of the programme it has the right to withdraw its application altogether. In the case of complete withdrawal the Administrator will refund 50% of the application fee, recognising the effort that the Administrator has put into providing support and assessing the application even though it was ultimately withdrawn. 3.1.4Dispute resolution If an airport believes that its application fully meets the participation requirements and the Administrator does not, and if the two sides cannot agree, the airport has the right to appeal to the Advisory Board (via the ACI EUROPE offices in Brussels or the ACI ASIA-PACIFIC offices in Hong Kong). In the case of an appeal the application documentation and fee paid will be held by the Administrator without any further work being undertaken by the Administrator in respect of that application, pending the outcome of the appeal process. The outcome of any appeal to the Advisory Board will be final and will be binding upon both the airport and the Administrator.
4Level 1 Requirements 
Level 1 logo:
What airports have to do to attain Level 1
Basic Level 1 Requirements
The requirements of Level 1 participation comprise:
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Definition of the scope of the airport’s carbon footprint (i.e. the organisational boundary) which should include:
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A detailed list of activities and facilities which are under the airport’s direct control (identified as scope 1 and scope 2 emissions)
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For each emission source the department or function that has responsibility for the activity or facility
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A summary list of airport activities and facilities that fall within guide and influence (Scope 3) emission sources defining the body or bodies that has primary responsibility for these activities or facilities.
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Submission of a verified carbon footprint of those emissions within the airport’s direct control (all the identified scope 1 and 2 activities and facilities). Minimum requirements for footprint verification are provided in Section . Further guidance for calculating and reporting the footprint is provided in Section 7.
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The scope of greenhouse gases included as mandatory in the programme comprises CO2 only. Airports may include emissions of other greenhouse gases on a voluntary basis.
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Leased or rented equipment that is under the control of the airport or is under the control of a leasing company but is operated for the sole benefit of the airport should be included in scope 1 or scope 2 irrespective of the financial or legal arrangements. Airports should consider who the main benefactor of the equipment is. Examples may include leased vehicles or leased generators.
Airports can choose to report on emissions sources identified as Scope 3; however, this is not mandatory to report on these emissions for Level 1 of this programme.
Written evidence of commitment to carbon reduction at the highest (CEO, COO, Board of Directors) level(s) in the form of a policy statement attached to the application form. This may be an independent statement, or part of an existing policy statement, or detailed within a Company Annual or Environmental Report. For further details please see section 8.1 of this document.
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