Fri, Oct 31, 2008
Approved For 'CarbonNeutral' Ops Status
ARINC Incorporated announced this
week its operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa have
been certified as carbon neutral, and accredited with CarbonNeutral
operations status.
The certification followed a comprehensive audit of ARINC EMEA
offices and operations by The CarbonNeutral Company, a leading
carbon-offset and climate consultant. ARINC's CO2 emissions were
measured in accordance with the WRI/WBCSD GHG protocol, and the
company immediately reduced its remaining CO2 emissions to zero
through the purchase of equivalent carbon credits.
"Our carbon neutral certification is a proud reflection of what
is important to all of us in ARINC EMEA, who are conscious of our
impact on the environment and regularly take steps to minimize this
as a business unit and as individuals," stated David Poltorak, Vice
President & Managing Director, ARINC EMEA. "With our focus on
becoming a carbon neutral business operation we are investing to
minimize the power consumption and carbon footprint of our
next-generation airport systems."
The audit process took into account the impact of the company's
offices, ground station operations, deliveries, business travel,
commuting, and waste. Plans to reduce CO2 gradually through
internal changes were also accounted for.
ARINC EMEA's CO2 emissions are reduced to net zero in accordance
with The CarbonNeutral Protocol, which assures the quality of
offset projects and carbon footprint assessments. The move will see
over 1,800 tons of CO2 removed from the atmosphere per year.
To attain carbon neutral status ARINC EMEA purchased the carbon
credits of two CO2 saving projects, the Sichuan Hydro power project
in China and Sterksel Biogas in the Netherlands. Sichuan Hydro
Power supplies clean energy that would otherwise have been
generated from fossil fuel, and the Sterksel Biogas project
converts animal waste into energy for heating buildings, replacing
the use of fossil fuel and avoiding the release of methane into the
atmosphere.
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