Monday, July 8, 2024 VINCI Airports has achieved a significant milestone by winning ACI’s Eco-Innovation Award for its exceptional environmental performance at Toulon Hyères airport, recognized for its ambitious action plan and achieving net zero emissions. VINCI Airports has once again demonstrated its leadership in environmental sustainability by winning the Airports Council International (ACI) Eco-Innovation Award for its outstanding efforts at Toulon Hyères airport. This accolade, awarded at the ACI Europe Annual Congress in Istanbul on July 3, 2024, underscores VINCI Airports’ commitment to environmental excellence and its ability to lead the environmental transition at its airports.

Toulon Hyères airport has made history as the first French airport to achieve net zero emissions within its operational scope and one of the first 14 airports worldwide to reach ACA Level 5, the highest level in ACI’s decarbonisation programme. This remarkable achievement highlights the airport’s dedication to reducing its carbon footprint and implementing sustainable practices. The success of Toulon Hyères airport in achieving net zero emissions is attributed to an ambitious action plan that included a series of impactful measures.

From 2018 to 2022, the airport reduced its direct emissions by an impressive 92.5%. This was accomplished through various initiatives such as enhancing energy efficiency, replacing standard lightbulbs with LEDs, installing heat pumps, transitionin.